I used to get that same result when I first started. What I do know is take a sheen spray, comb out a small section and go down the section with the flat iron with the comb. Hope that helps!
I have thick hair as well.
Oh my damn!! You have to put a warning in your title
Thats some big hurr right thurr!!!
Yous a fool!
OP, you have a looooot of hair! Sorry, but I had to laugh, cause I know you spent HOURS straightening it. Poor thing
Everyone has given good advice. A heat protectant serum will protect your hair while making it sleeker and smoother. Also, some folks hair just don't respond well to airdrying followed by the flatiron. They need HEAT! (aka blowdryer)
Have you tried a higher setting on your iron? For the longest, I couldn't get my hair very straight, until I cranked up that heat
It was frustrating. I'm scared of the higher setting on the flat iron. But I might need to turn it up.
1.I shampooed and dc my hair today.
2. I let my hair air dry and I detangled it.
3. I decided to put no products in my hair b/c I thought it would weigh it down.
4. Flat-ironed my hair and I end up w/ this mess.
My roots are still puffy(I think my new-growth is resistant to heat) and my hair is not sleek.
How do you achieve salon quality flat-ironed hair at home? Is it products or technique? I need help. I can't show up to church tomorrow like this.
Those pics cracked me up though March!
You playin' right? You did not flatiron this.
Here are my suggestions:
1.) Freshly conditioned, clean hair- nice ends. Makes the straigtening go much better. The conditioning phase also protects the hair from the heat. Nice ends keeps the ends moving so that they arent catching on each other.
2.) Very little product after the hair has dried. I usually spray in my leave in and add just a teensy bit of serum through out-- then either roller set or let airdry. Once it's dried, I don't put anything on it.
3.) Use a good quality flat iron- preferably ceramic. It'll distribute heat evenly and continuously. My last flat iron used to heat up HOT, HOT but by the time I was finished, the heat had fizzled out. I have an FHI and I use it between around 325 ish.
4.) Small, thin sections. And I mean paper thin sections that don't extend out past the plates of your iron. And to me this is like the most important thing. I don't send chunks of hair through the plates. Thin, thin thin sections.
I make the sections and then go over each micro sectioned piece with a fine toothed comb to make sure it's detangled. The better its smoothed out before the heat, the sleeker it will be after the heat has passed over it.
5.) Two passes-- I send the first passing about an inch or two down the shaft, and send another passing all the way down to the ends. That reduces the heat on the most vulnerable parts.
That's all I can think of now.
Thanks for the tips.
March girl I'm sorry to laugh but I just wasn't expecting all of that hair when I scrolled down your post. And I know exactly how you feel because I have not been successful at straightening. In fact if you turn your hair upside down, it will look exactly how mines comes out. My roots are straight but the rest of my hair is big.
1.I shampooed and dc my hair today.
2. I let my hair air dry and I detangled it.
3. I decided to put no products in my hair b/c I thought it would weigh it down.
4. Flat-ironed my hair and I end up w/ this mess.
My roots are still puffy(I think my new-growth is resistant to heat) and my hair is not sleek.
How do you achieve salon quality flat-ironed hair at home? Is it products or technique? I need help. I can't show up to church tomorrow like this.
Look at you showing off all that thick, juicy hair!!!!!!!. Girl are you sure you wanted advise or just showing off your thickness
You have beautiful hair...rock it girl!!!!!!!!!!!!
erplexed...Sorry!!!!!!!
. For me if I need stick straight hair I need to do some type of smoothing prior to flat ironing such as rollersetting or blow drying. Rollersetting gives me the best results. Another thing that helps bring some of the volume down wrapping it, when I do the saran wrap trick it flattens it out even more. Also, it helps if the hair is well conditioned and has a small coating of heat protectant.
I have no better advise than that
She ain't foolin' nobody with that lush hurr!That's what I do.
Sista that's excactly what I do lol.You playin' right? You did not flatiron this.
Here are my suggestions:
1.) Freshly conditioned, clean hair- nice ends. Makes the straigtening go much better. The conditioning phase also protects the hair from the heat. Nice ends keeps the ends moving so that they arent catching on each other.
2.) Very little product after the hair has dried. I usually spray in my leave in and add just a teensy bit of serum through out-- then either roller set or let airdry. Once it's dried, I don't put anything on it.
3.) Use a good quality flat iron- preferably ceramic. It'll distribute heat evenly and continuously. My last flat iron used to heat up HOT, HOT but by the time I was finished, the heat had fizzled out. I have an FHI and I use it between around 325 ish.
4.) Small, thin sections. And I mean paper thin sections that don't extend out past the plates of your iron. And to me this is like the most important thing. I don't send chunks of hair through the plates. Thin, thin thin sections.
I make the sections and then go over each micro sectioned piece with a fine toothed comb to make sure it's detangled. The better its smoothed out before the heat, the sleeker it will be after the heat has passed over it.
5.) Two passes-- I send the first passing about an inch or two down the shaft, and send another passing all the way down to the ends. That reduces the heat on the most vulnerable parts.
That's all I can think of now.
I must say though, I think your hair is really beautiful as is.
I have no better advise than that
Hey I know exactly how you feel I have ginormous hair and it tends to look poofy. As others have said airdrying is probably part of the problem. I have a pic. of my airdried hair in my fotki and it's a scary sight
1.I shampooed and dc my hair today.
2. I let my hair air dry and I detangled it.
3. I decided to put no products in my hair b/c I thought it would weigh it down.
4. Flat-ironed my hair and I end up w/ this mess.
My roots are still puffy(I think my new-growth is resistant to heat) and my hair is not sleek.
How do you achieve salon quality flat-ironed hair at home? Is it products or technique? I need help. I can't show up to church tomorrow like this.
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The lighting was bad so it is hard to see the style. It came out really pretty.
pretty lady!! hair, makeup, and outfit are all on point!
