How to Straighten Curly Hair

There are two ways of straightening curly hair: to get it professionally straightened or to blow dry it yourself at home.

To do it yourself:

1. Wash your hair;

2. Towel dry your hair;

3. Apply evenly throughout your hair a small amount of curl relaxer or straightening balm;

4. Comb through your hair with your fingers while drying it on a low setting;

5. Blow dry your hair until it is almost dry;

6. Section off your hair in three parts, two at the sides and one at the back. Clip the two sides up;

7. Select a small portion of the hair from the unclipped section;

8. Using a large round brush, roll the hair round the brush;

9. Pull the hair away from your head, holding the brush at the ends of the hair.

10. Stretch and straighten your hair as you go;

11. Blow-dry the hair down towards the brush on low heat, while continuing to pull the brush through the hair;

12. Always point the dryer down as you are blow-drying the hair;

13. Keep the tension consistent and evenly distribute heat;

14. Continue the same process section by section;

15. Rub between your hands finishing wax or polish;

16. Lightly rub your hands over your hair;

17. Do not apply too much;

18. Brush, comb, or style your hair in the style you want

If you have wavy hair, you can emphasize your natural curl with styling tools.

1. Shampoo and condition;

2. Towel dry your hair;

3. Apply body builder volumizing mousse or gel;

4. Start at the roots using fingertips, then work through the rest of hair;

5. Comb hair to distribute evenly;

6. Blow dry;

7. Lift the hair away from the scalp, focusing the blow dryer at the roots;

8. Use your fingers to keep hair moving while drying;

9. Dry your hair in the opposite direction it normally lays; it helps to hold your head upside down.

10. Apply a little more body builder volumizing mousse or gel to the roots;

11. Section off dry hair with clips;

12. Use a round brush;

13. Pull each section of hair straight and roll it toward your chin;

14. Heat section with blow dryer for approximately 15 seconds;

15. Use cool setting to cool hair and unroll brush;

16. Repeat in all sections;

17. Mist a small amount of volumizing hairspray; or

18. Use a curling iron to add curl;

19. After releasing curling iron, let curls cool before brushing or finger-combing; or

20. Use large velcro or hot rollers to create additional volume;

21. Start at the top of your head;

22. Pull sections of hair straight up and roll straight down;

23. Mist curls with volumizing hairspray before removing rollers.

To set your style

1. Lift sections of hair;

2. Mist at the roots;

3. Allow spray to dry before releasing hair;

4. Flip head upside down and lightly spray all over to get fullnes