Anyone ever permanetly straighten their hair?

I need straight hair! I have curly thick hair and im considering straightening it permanetly. I need to know what the cost is like and if it's worth it. And if I do it could I ever scrunch it to be curly for a day?

Anyone ever permanetly straighten their hair?

Trust me this works

I was one of the "unfortunate" ones born with naturally curly hair, and up until I learned how to make my hair cooperate, i hated it. I straightened my hair many times, only to watch it slowly break off or fall out sometimes in clumps.

However there is a solution to your angst. Yes I too was optomistic about this thick, mop that sat on top of my head, but if you learn how to manipulate your hair, you are the shiznet.

Heres how to do it.

What you'll need:

Sleek Look smoothing system sealing serum(found in walmart hair salon)$13.00

FX molding wax (walmart hair care aisle)$3.50

Round barrell brush (Walmart $3.00-$5.50) make sure the brush is about the diameter of a baby bottle and has good hard bristles.

Andis multi heat ceramic straightening iron ($12.50, walmart, found with blow dryers, curling irons, etc...) You'll want the bigger iron base, I think mine is a 2 and a half inch.

What to do:

After you wash hair,(I have shoulder length hair) Towel dry it and on your fingers pump 4 drops of the serum out rub on the opposit fingers and dump hair upside down and run fingers through all of your hair (trust me, seems like a little amount but it works).

Next blow dry your hair(with it still dumped upside down, make sure to get the roots dry)

Once the underside of your hair is almost dry, flip head to one side and dry hair, with finger tips pull hair over to the side there is no hair on, as to dry the roots, flip and do oposite side.

Once sides are complete, dump back upside down and finish drying focusing on any part that's still wet, until hair is completely dry.

I know it's how you normally dry it, huh.

Next dump head upside down and with two fingers dip into the wax and add to hair the same way you did the serum, it works to give the hair some plyability for the heat.

OK, now comes the work, but if you do it right it works or about a week

Pull your hair up into a loose ponytail on top of your head, like pebbles, and slowly pull sections out from the back (start at base of neck) and straighten it with the iron (pull hair from root to the end, You have to go kinda slow, to get hair straight, but it works)

You will do this to back, sides and front.

Once finished, hair (to me) looks a little to straight, so take the barrell brush and a blow dryer and get to work adding a little finess to your hair.

Part hair down the middle and start on one side of the part and brush a section into the brush, blow from the root out, you'll need to tip the hair to the other side of the part, once finished with one side, pull it all back to it's side and start on the other (hair will sort of flip up on the ends, giving you a real neat hair do).

Once finished with both sides, take the brush and roll some bangs down in your face and blow the roots, then grab them with your fingers and toss them back, blow them slightly, they should fall around the sides of your face, and frame your face.

Last, take a drop of the serum and run it through locks(doesn't take much, it can make hair oily looking).

If you get up every morning and yank your hair up in a ball, while you shower or bathe once you get out all you'll have to do is the brush and dryer part, adding some serum at the end.

Mine lasts about a week, that I don't have to get up, wash, dry and straighten it.

I'm not very active, don't work, if you are you may want to do it every three days.

It may take you a coupleof times to get it right, i gave up three times, but when i set my mind to it, got the kids out of the house, and all the distractions were out of the way, i was able to do it, and now I love it.

When I feel like curly hair, I just wash it and dry it.

I have the best of both hair worlds.

Anyone ever permanetly straighten their hair?

I've done it before, I used the CHI system and it costs $300 every 6 to 9 months, depending on how fast your hair grows.

I don't think that it was worth it, my hair was flat and broke off very easily. Also, growing the straightener out was torture, it was half curly and half straight for 2 years.

It practically impossible to make it go curly after you get it done, unless you use a curling iron it will be straight.

Anyone ever permanetly straighten their hair?

Okay. I have straight hair, but bear with me. I know what I'm talking about.

So, there's this thing called Japanese straightening. You know how a lot of Japanese women have very sleek, stick-straight hair? Oftentimes, it's not just genetic. For about $400, you could have hair EXACTLY like that-- smooth, sleek, and very straight. Unfortunately, it only lasts for about 6-12 months, but it works for everyone. So, if you're willing to pay a steep price, I'd try it. I can promise that you won't be disappointed by the results.

Oh, and sadly, you can't make it curly again until the stuff wears out. The products they use are VERY effective.

Good luck!

Anyone ever permanetly straighten their hair?

Take it from a curly hair for lifer... You'll spend tons of $$$ and wind up damaging the @#$%*%26amp; out of your hair. Keep your hair curly and healthy with some good products out there for this type of hair...

Good luck!

Anyone ever permanetly straighten their hair?

...I have had a permanent straightener before...and although initially it seems worth it, but it can damage your hair along with it laying limp and flat and leaving a smell on your hair that exudes every time it's wet...also you might be able to wear it curly but it won't look the same because the hair has been permanently altered...I say might because the curl may be so loose that it doesn't look right when you try that style...think wisely...I think you should just use a flat iron or something...but not alot because they can even damage hair with excessive use...