What can I do about my naturally curly hair...straightening-wise? [Picture link included.]?

I can't straighten it but with a salon straightner that heats up to 420 degrees; it more or less fries my hair straight and costs 70 bucks, that I don't have every couple of days. Because after I straighten it, then wash it...it just frizzes out again.

It's worse than you think; here's a link: http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff257...

Excuse my face.

I just need advice on what to do with this mop. :

What can I do about my naturally curly hair...straightening-wise? [Picture link included.]?

|Hey...my hair is exactly the same as yours. There are two options. FIrst you can opt to get a perm to chemically relax your hair. The pros are that it will be easier to blow dry and style but the cons are that long term it will destroy your hair and you can't keep doing it forever b/c you hair will break. also you still have to use a flat iron-it doesnt take the curl out completely it just makes it easier to style.

Second, you could just invest in a really good professional ceramic straightener yourself and a good round brush and blow dryer. It would be a big cost upfront but would save you going to the salon either for a perm or for a blow out and straighten. Make sure you get a ceramic one because that helps to seal your cuticles of your hair and will not damage your hair as much as a perm would.

Trust me, I feel your pain-curly hair is both a blessing and a curse haha. Just think, ppl would die to have the best of both worlds, and you do!!

GOOD luck

Oh also, when you use the flat iron yourself, get a good silicone serum to protect the hair

What can I do about my naturally curly hair...straightening-wise? [Picture link included.]?

ask ur salon about getting a perm.....a straight perm. my husband got it done and it looked good. they just put i chemicals in ur hair to relax it. it lasts for a few months or however long.

What can I do about my naturally curly hair...straightening-wise? [Picture link included.]?

You need permanent straight, sweetie....that hair would be disaster everytime you woke up from bed...

What can I do about my naturally curly hair...straightening-wise? [Picture link included.]?

It depends.

If you're looking for a more permanent solution then I would suggest relaxing your hair. But if it's just a once or twice a week thing then buy some straighteners, put some kind of a buffer on your hair (so it doesn't fry so badly) - this could be a light grease/oil or creme.

You've got great hair by the way.

What can I do about my naturally curly hair...straightening-wise? [Picture link included.]?

i agree with her

What can I do about my naturally curly hair...straightening-wise? [Picture link included.]?

I actually like your hair ^^

I love big hair like that. Like Claudio Sanchez =]

look him up =]

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What can I do about my naturally curly hair...straightening-wise? [Picture link included.]?

wow ill try my best to help you.. first I would say get your dead ends trimmed. Curly hair is very easily broken. We are more likely to have split ends and breakage throughout our hair. So ya deff. get regular haircuts about every 6 weeks sometimes i get them sooner if i straightened my hair since the last time. Alright heres another tip..... DEEEEEEP CONDITION!!!! i cant say for sure but your hair LOOKS dry so i would definatly invest on a really good deep conditioner, I use aussi because it moisturizes and gets rid of a lot of frizz. TRY NOT TO STRAIGHTEN YOUR HAIR ALL THE TIME!!!! it will seriously dry out your hair and pretty much end up where you are now so try to do it only for special occasions. Ok for styling you should use a liquidy gel with a little of really thick creme conditioner. My gel i use works AMAZING! i use, Paul Mitchell express style, Round trip whitch is as i said, a liquid curl definer. The thick creme i use with it is from Garnier Fructis. It is called soft curl cream and it jsut gets rid of frizz. What i do it about 1 pump of the gel and a finger tip of the cream, i just work it throughout my hair then scrunch and if you need to but a little more of both to grab your hair from roots and pull down so it looks more tamed. BUT on rainy days you might be saying im screwed but I also sometimes bring Bedhead Ego boost so that if I have frizz during the day I can soften them and tame them. When you shamppoo, first of all you want a shampoo that is for your hair type which based on the picture is most likely frizzy and dry so get a moisturizing and frizz shampoo. Dont shampoo every day I do it about every 2 days and it seems to work great. Always condition!!!! even if you dont need to wash your hair condition anyway!! And when you get out of the shower, pat dry your hair and let it air dry. Well hope i helped if you hav any questions email me =]=]

oh ya and you might need more than 1 pump of gell and a fingertip of cream because your hair is longer and thicker than mine... but dont overdo it you dont want to end up with your hair as hard as a rock.