AHH! My hair!
Susie Q
magazines and stuff for blow drying hair straight. I have very curly
hair (almost exactly like Sarah Jessica Parker's from when Sex and the
city first started) and whenever I try to blow dry it straigh using a
brush and sectioning the hair I just end up with lots of frizz. What is
the best way to blow dry hair straight?
Kthy
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I have straight hair, but I would think a very big round brush would help.
After that, use a straightening iron. I had a friend growing up who had
wavy hair and she hated it, so she would roll her hair every night and big
huge rollers. I always felt sorry for her having to sleep on them.
naffi
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> > Okay this is a silly question but I always find instructions in
> > magazines and stuff for blow drying hair straight. I have very curly
> > hair (almost exactly like Sarah Jessica Parker's from when Sex and the
> > city first started) and whenever I try to blow dry it straigh using a
> > brush and sectioning the hair I just end up with lots of frizz. What is
> > the best way to blow dry hair straight?
>
hi
i also have very curly hair and have tried blow drying it with a round
brush, but it doesn't seem to sit as flat as they do at the hair dressers. i
think Blunshun suggested that a large puddle brush was easier to straighten
hair withthan the round brush, i haven't tried this as yet.
At present i wait until my hair is dry and use a muster straightening iron
with a hair protectrant, and it leaves my hair nice and straight, well for a
while any way. by the end of the day it usually has a slight wave, nature
always finds a way!
naffi
Richard Hunter
(Susie Q) frothed violently at the mouth and spat the words:
continue with what you're doing but use some Glass (by Redken) or some
Biosilk to help reduce frizz.
david
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Kthy
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I was talking about a really large round brush, not the ordinary one you
might think of using.
Here's a good article for both of you:
http://dede.essortment.com/howdoyoufix_rzkt.htm
How do you fix dry and frizzy hair?
Curly or frizzy hair can often be very hard to manage. Harder still is
trying to turn your frizzy, curly hair into a smooth, straight and silky
looking hairdo. One way of turning curly hair straight, is to get it
professionally straightened; however this is fairly drastic option and not
one for everybody. The easiest way to achieve straight and silky hair is to
blow dry it this way yourself at home. It may take you a little longer than
you would usually spend doing your hair and it may take a little practice
before you get the results you desire, but the outcome will be well worth
the effort.
To blow dry your hair straight yourself, start with wet clean hair. It is a
good idea to use a good conditioning treatment or conditioning spray prior
to straightening your hair. This will help assure the hair is in its best
possible condition. Towel dry hair and apply a small amount of mouse or gel,
working it through the hair and concentrating it on the ends of the hair.
Blow dry your hair until it is almost dry and just slightly damp. This will
not only save time during the straightening process, but also is better for
the hair as it places less tension on the hair itself.
Start by sectioning off your hair and pinning back the top bits. Always
start with the underneath hair first and then work your way through the hair
to the top and front sections. Each section of hair should be a manageable
amount for you to handle straightening. This will depend on the thickness of
your hair and what you can manage. It is best to start with a small amount
and increase the size of the sections, as you become more experienced with
the process.
Gather the hair in the section and using a large round brush, roll the hair
round the brush and then pull it back out, holding the brush at the ends of
the hair. Blow-dry the hair down towards the brush on low heat, while
continuing to pull the brush through the hair. Once that section is dry and
at the straightness you desire, continue the same process section by section
with the rest of your hair, leaving the front bits around your face until
last. As more and more hair gets straightened out, you may need to go back
over a few sections to help them sit nicely in with the rest of the hair,
but this shouldn't take long. Pay special attention to the front sections of
hair and style them the desired way you would like them, so that the hair
fall to the side you want it to etc.
Once all the sections of hair are straightened out, get some kind of
finishing wax or hair polish and rub it between your hands and then lightly
rub your hands over your hair. You have to be careful not to apply too much
as this could make you newly straight hair look greasy. Then brush, comb, or
style your hair in the style you want and you're ready to go with your new,
very straight and non-frizzy hair!
Another way to straighten hair is to use the above process but instead of
blow drying and using the round brush to straighten out the sections, you
could use a straightening iron. Straightening irons work well, but on most
occasions you will still need to blow-dry the hair at the end to achieve
your desired style. Straighten irons can also be very harsh on the hair, so
it is a good idea not to do it too often.
You could also use very large Velcro rollers and roll each section of hair
up in them and then let it dry naturally. This method works well and is
probably the least harsh to the hair but it takes longer. The rollers will
also tend to curl up then ends of the hair slightly, but if that is not the
look you desire you could use the round brush and blow dry them straight
out. Once again finish off with a hair wax or polish to protect the hair and
make it look shiny.
Kthy
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Here's another good article on brushes and which to use:
http://www.virtualhaircare.com.au/virtual%20salon/blow%20and%20style/whichbr
ush.html
Which Brush should I use?
There are five types or classes of brush, each designed for a specific
purpose. What often happens is that we have this "old favorite" brush that
we use for all things imaginable and expect it to be a jack of all trades
when in fact it's the master of none (sorry about the cliché).
To help you choose the best selection of brushes for your styling needs it
is a good idea to check out what each of the brush types are really for:
The Vent Brush
So called due to the open "vents" through which air can flow. It's used to
create root lift and volume for your hair and to give some direction and
movement.
If your hair tends to be a little flyaway this is not the styling brush for
you as it is the simplest brush to use but gives only the simplest of
effects, as it is not far removed from using your fingers to dry your hair.
It is a great brush for easing out tangles on medium to thick hair and men's
or children's short simple styles or to give a little more height and lift
to a style that you might normally dry with your fingers.
The Styler or the "Denman"
"Denman" is a brand name often used to describe this type of brush. They
have no vents and a solid cushion backing. The bristles are on one side only
and form a slight half circle bend. They are best used on bob shape cuts and
mid length hair to achieve a little root and to smooth and straighten the
lengths and ends of the hair. Like the vent brush, they are easy to use, but
if you can't get the smoothness you want form this type of brush it is
because it cannot provide enough tension that is lacking and you will need
to a large round bristle brush.
The Cushion Brush
These have a soft cushion base with bristles on one side, often slightly
curved and are used to smooth, without lift or volume, short to medium hair
lengths that aren't too thick or dense. They are very simple to use and are
popular with men to create neat smooth shapes without creating lift.
Round Brushes
The name "round brush" describes itself but the most important thing to
realise about it is that it's not just for creating curl. The more open
bristle type is used for achieving maximum height and lift. The densely
packed real bristle round brush is great at smoothing and straightening your
hair with the tension needed for hair that naturally has a wave or curl. The
size of the brush you need depends on the length of your hair and the effect
you want. Your hair needs to be long enough to rap around the brush once. As
a general guide:
For short hair (up to 15 cm or 6") the center barrel of the brush should be
approximately 3cm or 1" diameter or less.
For mid length hair (15 to 20 cm or 6 to 8") the center barrel of the brush
should be approx. 3 to 4 cm or 1" to 1 1/2" diameter.
For long hair (20cm or 8" plus) the center barrel of the brush should be
approx. 4cm or 1 1/2" diameter plus.
These are only rough guides and for all our brushes they we stock are
classed small, medium and large for a simple choice for your needs.
To get it right with a round brush:
You need to practice, but think of the workout your arms are getting!
Invest in some sectioning clips, so that you can work with only a small
piece of hair at a time.
Angle the flow of air from your dryer, so that it flows from roots to ends,
(not across or back towards your head, therefore making the hair frizzy).
Next time ask your hairdresser to give you a demo on how to do it then ask
them to watch you and put you right. They really won't mind showing you.
If you have tried a round brush and it failed to straighten your hair
effectively there is this great new brush on the market that is easy to use
at home. It looks like a pair of tongs with bristles facing towards each
other. You simple clasp a section of hair near the scalp between the
bristles and then dry your hair as you slide the brush through the hair
towards the ends.
The Paddle Brush
These are distinguished by their size and cushion type base from which the
bristles protrude and are larger and flatter than the cushion brush and are
used when you have lots or long hair to deal with. They are great to smooth
naturally straight hair or to finish off after using a round brush to
straighten wavy or curly hair.
Simply sweep the brush down the length of your hair with a paddle type
motion. This way you won't create volume or highly stylized looks with this
type of brush.
The Thermal Brush
Not a brush type but a version really. You most commonly find round thermal
brushes but they also come as vent or styler types. If time is your concern
then a thermal brush could be what you need. They work by using a metal or
heat conductive material as the center of the brush, this gets hot using the
heat from your hair dryer. Therefore as you increase the heat that is drying
your hair it will be working not only on the surface of the hair, but
internally as well. You can get effects that are rather like setting your
hair on rollers when you get really good with one of these!
Be very careful though, it is easy to scorch your hair if the brush gets too
hot! We would recommend that if your hair is fine, chemically treated or
damaged that you use a good old-fashioned non-thermal brush and not a
thermal brush.
Bennie Tognini, top stylist, president of the Australian Fellowship of
Hairdressers and owner of the famous salon "Tognini's" in Brisbane, gives us
a few good tips about brushes: " For long hair, Mason Pearson brushes are
renown for the pure boar bristles which don't tear hair or leave static.
They are extremely expensive but are excellent quality and good for hair.
Otherwise, any brush that contains a high percentage of boar bristles with a
mix of nylon are also good whether they are flat or round"
Puggysgirl
do a search for that particular type. I am a 3a.
What works for me is a professional hair dryer. any silicone product and the
REVO hair spinning brush. Good Luck!
BethFlhttp://hometown.aol.com/puggysgirl/myhomepage/index.html
Stevie
products. They will all help as well. You need to condition hair a lot!
Also there are some great straightening products called flat press from Webb
and some other lines. Check those out too
btw, I have hair like yours and I just let it go curly. Why fight mother
nature?
Stevie
Susie Q
stocking up on all the suggestions and spending tonight experimenting.
Stevie, I love my hair curly but sometimes its nice to have a CHANGE and
I don't look that great with my hair up so I try to leave it down and
straight would be nice sometime. This came about while watching Sex and
the city reruns I saw Sarah Jessica Parker with straight hair and I was
like....if SHE can have straight hair so can I. lol. I"ll let you guys
know what works best!