My hair is really curly and I like to straighten it sometimes, especially because it makes me look a few years older.

Every time I straighten it, it lasts for about 5 minutes then gets a little frizzy and matted. I have tried many products, and many straightening techniques, but it just won't stay smooth. I can't even run my fingers through it, it's that icky.

My friend straightened it once, and hour and a half later it was amazing, and lasted overnight and all day through humidity! But I cannot reproduce that outcome.

Does anyone have any suggestions on what I can do??

Have you tried a ceramic flat iron?

Have you tried Bedheads control freak extra extra straight?

I have had that problem many times especially when I was living in Hawaii:(. I have found the easiest thing to do is find a salon that will chemically straighten your hair. Don't be frightened of the word chemical. All it is, is basically a perm solution that they comb through your hair instead of putting your hair in curlers. The hair dresser will continually comb through your hair for the same time that you would have the curlers in your hair. Then daily after that during your routine of getting ready in the morning apply a silk serum to your hair. I prefer Silk Botanicles. Give that a try. Good luck!:cool:

Well I thought about that but
1. My mom won't let me
2. I don't want to have straight hair all the time. I like it curly also

Any other suggestion?

The flat iron and the Bedheads would not be permanent. Once you wash your hair it goes back to the curly.

If I really want my hair super straight, I start with a leave in conditioner. I usually go for the light weight kind but if its humid out I go for something a little heavier or put a little extra in. then I blow dry it straight in sections. Don't worry if it's not totally straight. Because next comes the flat iron. Divide my hair up into sections. I start with the parts underneath first and work towards the top of my head. Just a little bit of hair at a time. It's time consuming. And all of that heat can damage your hair. But if you're only straightening it sometimes anyway it shouldn't be a problem. You just might want to use a damage control shampoo and/or conditioner.

OK then try to put the silk protiens in your hair before straightening it. The protiens will smooth out your hair and give it a little weight in the humidity. The great thing about silk protiens is you can put it on your hair when it is wet before you blow dry, after you blow dry before you straighten or even after you straighten your hair. You can even keep a small bottle in your purse when you start to have the frizzies. Another good product to try for silk is the Kiwi brand. It has a wonderful smell as well.;)

You can get a flat iron from Wal Mart for around $30. And Bedheads is around $6.00

I would also use the conditioner that just curious suggested and then the Bedheads and then the silk proteins and then the flat iron if your hair is extremely bad. Try different combinations of all the products though and see what works best for youl.

If you're patient and look around sometimes you can find them for even less. I found one at rite aid the other day on sale for $16 or $20, really cheap. Usually it was about $30.

Thanks all.

I have heard that the more expensive the hair straightener, the more effective. Is that true, or just a selling point?

Also, I have heard that the hotter it gets, the better. How do I know how hot the straightener gets?

I only had to get a new straightener because I lost my old one when I moved. I had bought my old one at longs on sale (I'm cheap. I almost always wait for sales. Lol) it lasted years. And would have continued to last if I hadn't lost it. My new one, like I said, was cheap. So far I'm happy with it. My mom bought one that was about $80 I think. It was really good. But I wouldn't say it was any better than the one I have now or my last one. Look for a straightener with adjustable heat settings. Since your hair seems to be difficult to straighten, you probably will need one that gets really hot. The manual it comes with should tell you what setting you need.

Nohelp makes a good point, if its too hot it will damage your hair very quickly. You don't want to fry your hair. Start with the lower settings and only turn it up as much as you have to.

Mkay thanks all!

Try using a thermal round brush. It has flimsy metallic bristles that heat up when using a hair dryer. You van get at any store that has brushes. Then use a hair straightener to straighten the rest of it. Make sure that when you brush your hair you don't yank hairs and knots and break them in half because this can give you frizzy hair. Pantene leave in conditioner it good to use. You should also try using a small amount of baby oil in your hair before you straighten it.

OK I think its just a little bit more expensive than 100$ but its called a sedu. Its amazing. I think its like 130$ but I'm not sure. And there's this amazing hair product for straightening that makes your hair super soft and doesn't get frizzy its called
Goldwell diamond gloss
Just Google it and check it out...
Hope this helps