i can't get staight hair to save my life! :sad:

[lea86111]

i was meeting a friend today so i decided to flat iron my hair, just cause. I co washed my hair with aussie 3 minutes miracle then i blow dried it with the cool shot button and used fantasia ic hair straightening heat protectant spray. I then proceeded to flat iron my hair with the croc 2 (no infrared). At the end i was pleased with the results (even though the very very roots in the crown area weren't straight you couldn't see them. I am 2 months post and have about .5 to almost 3/4 inches of new growth. I am extremely tightly coiled 4b meaning i have super duper tiny cork screw curls about 2mm in diameter NOT radius)
i moisturized the ends with qb brbc then sealed with hot 6 oil. soo i get to my friends house and after a while she goes "are you still relaxed?" i was so mad i mean geez i AM relaxed and i just spent a long a$$ time flat ironing this darn hair...blahh i was soo through
are any of you like this too? What's up with my hair man? Fyi: i did use the comb chase method

 

[westNDNbeauty]

how moisturized was your hair? do you think you dc-ed long enough? with enough moisture?

 

[Ijanei]

I am having the same problem. I was just complaining about this in the other thread. I'm using the same method that I always used to use that got my hair straight but now that I'm 3 months post, it's not working. I don't get it. Hopefully we get some answers...

 

[lilsparkle825]

i don't think you used NEARLY enough moisture in your regimen. all you did was cowash, and you didn't use any kind of moisturizing leave-in before blow drying. then on top of that, you used a water-based moisturizer on your hair AFTER flat ironing it.

 

[jennboo]

i was meeting a friend today so i decided to flat iron my hair, just cause. I co washed my hair with aussie 3 minutes miracle then i blow dried it with the cool shot button and used fantasia ic hair straightening heat protectant spray. I then proceeded to flat iron my hair with the croc 2 (no infrared). At the end i was pleased with the results (even though the very very roots in the crown area weren't straight you couldn't see them. I am 2 months post and have about .5 to almost 3/4 inches of new growth. I am extremely tightly coiled 4b meaning i have super duper tiny cork screw curls about 2mm in diameter NOT radius)
i moisturized the ends with qb brbc then sealed with hot 6 oil. soo i get to my friends house and after a while she goes "are you still relaxed?" i was so mad i mean geez i AM relaxed and i just spent a long a$$ time flat ironing this darn hair...blahh i was soo through
are any of you like this too? What's up with my hair man? Fyi: i did use the comb chase method

Nothing is wrong with your hair, it's not meant to be straight.

 

[classychic1908]

The water based moisturizer after the flat iron probably caused some issues.

 

[lea86111]

@westndnbeauty
my hair wa dry prior to flat ironing. It felt a little better after flat iron prior to moisturize. It was ok after i moisturized.
i didn't dc i co washed with aussie 3 min (even though the label says deeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep conditioner i don't consider it such)

 

[lea86111]

i actually did use a leave in prior to blow drying, i didn't mention it cause i don't think it did anything in regards to moisture. It was the soft n beautiful hair tonic. Also i guess the water based moisturizer afterwards didn't help but i haven't found anything to help moisturize my hair other than qbbrbc and hs14n1. Any suggestions?
also i am not ready to go natural as of now so i gotta do what i can with what i got =)

 

[Kash]

not everyone can get naturally kinky-coily-nappy hair straight with heat. if your technique is poor,then your hair will never get straight regardless of the products you use.

you may have to find someone at a salon who knows what they're doing.

 

[westNDNbeauty]

@westndnbeauty
my hair wa dry prior to flat ironing. It felt a little better after flat iron prior to moisturize. It was ok after i moisturized.
i didn't dc i co washed with aussie 3 min (even though the label says deeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep conditioner i don't consider it such)

Have u seen the thread about getting "Perm-Straight" hair?

 

[lea86111]

^^ nah i haven't seen it. I'll look it up, thanks

 

[Chantelle09]

It's something you have to get used to doing, flat ironing, straightening... Making sure to do it regularly & touch ups are a must. Make sure to use a good ceramic flat iron with tourmoline & ions in it going up to 400 degrees.

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[Grand Prix]

Try shampooing to remove build-up and a good long moisturizing DC next time, I'm sure it will make a difference. Don't get discouraged!

 

[Grand Prix]

It's something you have to get used to doing, flat ironing, straightening... Making sure to do it regularly & touch ups are a must. Make sure to use a good ceramic flat iron with tourmoline & ions in it going up to 400 degrees.

100% silk & satin pillowcases, hair wraps, silk du rags & more...

Plenty of naturals/stretchers who straighten their hair a few times per year and use lower temp settings achieve silky straight results.

 

[hothair]

Seems to me it was the regimen that did it. You have to wash and DC before flat-ironing especially when you've got new growth and to get the nice swing to your hair. A good heat protectant's good but really it's the wash and DC...