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How long does it take to flat iron your hair?
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LunadeMiel
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About 30-40 minutes.
BeautifulFlower
Well-Known Member
From wash to complete strengthen hair, about 2 to 3 hours.
LaFemmeNaturelle
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I airdry in braids so I have to spend time combing my hair after each braid that I take down. But it takes about 2.5 hours. Still trying to get that number to 2 hours or less.
mostamaziing
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About an hour.
ChristmasCarol
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About 30 minutes.
outspokenwallflower
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If youre talking about just the flat ironing process itself, about 40 mins or so but no more than an hour.
If you're talking about the blowing out process+flat ironing process, then it takes almost 2 hours.
My hair is pretty short, so I can only imagine how much longer it would take someone with shoulder length or longer (I'm about 2-3 inches away from shoulder length). I'm very precise and particular about the whole process though; when I blowdry, I like my roots to be straight and the length to be mostly straight and when I flat iron, I do tiny half inch sections.
If you're talking about the blowing out process+flat ironing process, then it takes almost 2 hours.
My hair is pretty short, so I can only imagine how much longer it would take someone with shoulder length or longer (I'm about 2-3 inches away from shoulder length). I'm very precise and particular about the whole process though; when I blowdry, I like my roots to be straight and the length to be mostly straight and when I flat iron, I do tiny half inch sections.
MsKikiStar
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about 45 minutes
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Nonie
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I didn't see a choice I could pick (Was looking for "other").
When I do my hair, I don't time it. I don't do my hair if time is going to matter, like when I have a schedule to attend to, so to be honest I have NO idea how long it takes to straighten my hair. I usually pick a day when I have nothing planned, nowhere to be, no work to do, and just then lose myself in it. When I'm done, I curl up and watch TV or might go out for some air on no one's time.
TBH it wasn't until I joined forums where folks keep asking "how long" that I started to pay attention to how long it takes to do certain things. And I don't flat-iron my hair often enough to have the opportunity to remember to time it. I think hobbies start to feel like work if you're always paying attention to how long they take. I don't time how long it takes to swim a length of the pool, or to address an envelope in Calligraphy, or to listen to a jazz CD, or dance.... Catch my drift? I enjoy life when not worrying about time.
When I do my hair, I don't time it. I don't do my hair if time is going to matter, like when I have a schedule to attend to, so to be honest I have NO idea how long it takes to straighten my hair. I usually pick a day when I have nothing planned, nowhere to be, no work to do, and just then lose myself in it. When I'm done, I curl up and watch TV or might go out for some air on no one's time.
TBH it wasn't until I joined forums where folks keep asking "how long" that I started to pay attention to how long it takes to do certain things. And I don't flat-iron my hair often enough to have the opportunity to remember to time it. I think hobbies start to feel like work if you're always paying attention to how long they take. I don't time how long it takes to swim a length of the pool, or to address an envelope in Calligraphy, or to listen to a jazz CD, or dance.... Catch my drift? I enjoy life when not worrying about time.
LongLeggedLife
New Member
Ohh about 30-45min, I have my chase method down and have already blown the roots straight.
ETA: the parting and the sectioning method makes a huge difference....I make sure I part and section the same width of the flat iron so I can just part and roll.
ETA: the parting and the sectioning method makes a huge difference....I make sure I part and section the same width of the flat iron so I can just part and roll.
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thaidreams
New Member
It takes me 2-3 hours to flat iron my hair. There's no speeding up this process for me without damaging my hair in some way.
nessasita
New Member
Wash, blow out and flat iron in about an one hour if I don't do a deep conditioner. I've got it down to a science now.
I use a blow dryer with a brush attachment. Section hair into 6-8 sections and go to town. After that's done, I'll either flat iron one half then the other, or I'll start from the back and work my way up to the front.
I use a blow dryer with a brush attachment. Section hair into 6-8 sections and go to town. After that's done, I'll either flat iron one half then the other, or I'll start from the back and work my way up to the front.
theLovelyStyle
Well-Known Member
For relaxed 4ab hair
30min after a rollerset (1-10 weeks post)
45min-1hr on air dry hair (1-6 weeks post)
1hr-1.5hr on air dry hair(6++ weeks)
30min after a rollerset (1-10 weeks post)
45min-1hr on air dry hair (1-6 weeks post)
1hr-1.5hr on air dry hair(6++ weeks)
keepithealthy
Well-Known Member
Still takes too long for me 
~~HoneyComb~~
Well-Known Member
The last time I flat-ironed my hair it took about 2-2 1/2 hrs.
I look at that clock because I do like like to spend a lot of time on my hair and I'm always hoping I can cut my time down.
I look at that clock because I do like like to spend a lot of time on my hair and I'm always hoping I can cut my time down.
godsflowerrr
New Member
it takes me about 45 minutes
danigurl18
Active Member
It takes me about 30 minutes to get it done..
