Flat-irons Are A Godsend!

[Guest Robin Winter]

Ok, I'm in the process of growing my hair, and I'm sure you all know how unmanageable it can be when you're in between. My hair is thick and without a lot of length it just goes everywhere. So...even keeping it trimmed, which I'm not very on top of, I have a difficult time getting a feminine look. Well I figured out how today! Ok, so it's not THAT feminine, but it's the best I've managed so far, so that's something. I pretty much just flat-ironed the bangs, almost curling outward a bit. it kept it from going in all those directions it likes going, and gave it a very neat and feathery look. I wish I could describe it better, but yeah, I really liked it.

So yeah, flat-irons are worth their weight in gold.

But for those of you who don't have much experience with them, you get what you pay for. Don't ever buy the cheap ones with the metal plates, you'll be causing more damage to your hair. Always go with ceramic plates. I wouldn't even recommend the ceramic coated ones, always solid ceramic. They cost more, but they're much safer for your hair.

*Hugs*

[Guest nymphblossom]

Thank you for the tip! I was having a terrible time keeping my hair managable as it is growing out. I tried everything; deep conditioning, pin straight shampoo/conditioner, leave in straight hair conditioner- nothing worked! And all the gels and goos they sell to put in your hairmight as well be glue In desperation, I remembered that 30+ years ago before the "Dry Look" came into vogue I used to use a product called "Wild Root" and decided to get a bottle. I worked a quarter sized glob into my hair after I shampooed. It felt heavy and oily at first, but after two weeks, my hair way soft and manageable and pretty with no greasy feel. I use Wild Root once a week and daily straight hair leave in conditioner. If you can get yourself to use a "mens" product, I would defintely recommend giving it a try.

Blossom

[Guest Joanna Phipps]

I am curious, is what you actually mean a straightening iron, I cant see someone using an actual flat iron on their hair. The flat iron was an early for of iron used for pressing clothes, it weighed upwards of 10 lb and was made of iron.

[Guest Sakura_Stingray]

it is like a curling iron for hair except it has a tong clasp set where the ends are flat plates of ceramic heating pads.. you pretty much comb out a small portion of hair and use the iron on the hair section clasp down and slowly pull out... ofcourse with my hair it sounds easyer than it looks lol

[Guest Robin Winter]

LOL, yes, I mean a straightening iron. Flat iron is a common term for it, at least around here.

[Guest nymphblossom]

Yes, they call them flat ions today:

http://www.homorazzi.com/article/hair-fashion-hair-trends-red-head/

Blossom

[Guest Lizzie McTrucker]

As thick as my hair is, I've pretty much given up trying to flat iron it. I've had my hair straightened twice and it looked so pretty to have long straight hair but the process (since my hair is so incredibly thick) takes forever.

So I've just learned to embrace my curls. I still have my flat iron tucked away just in case I want to try it again! lol

[Guest angie]

Just remember that they use one heck of a lot of heat.

You can see your hair smoking when running it through.

Make sure you use a good conditioner to keep damage

to a minimum.I have one but use it rarely.

Angie

[Guest Danielle J]

One trick my wife has if you have real curly hair you can use a perm and instead putting it up in curlers you comb it out

straight. She used to do it on the daughters hair.

Danielle