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jenniepepsi · Apr 28, 2010, 09:24 PM

My hair is very frizzy and curly and thick. I straigten it but its hard sometimes when I'm running late in the mornings. I've looked into the japenese straightening thing that spas do, but I just can't afford that kind of treatment.

If I straighten my hair every day for long enough and leave it that way all the time, will it eventually stay that way?

tickle · Apr 29, 2010, 04:34 AM

Hi jenniepepsi, no I don't think that straightening your hair every day will eventually make it that way. Your hair is that way from genetics, so nothing is going to change that unless it is a permanent change, and even then, will only last until your hair grows out.

Tick

jenniepepsi · Apr 29, 2010, 07:00 AM

OK thank you tick.

ZoeMarie · Apr 29, 2010, 07:10 AM

Hi Jennie, I have the same problem, well used to have the same problem, until I stopped fighting the curls. Don't you get complements from the curly hair? I had people ask me why I would straighten it. What I found to work the best was towel drying my hair when I got out of the shower and putting any kind of mousse in my hair that was for curly hair and scrunching it. Then I would do my makeup and get ready for work, just so I could let it air dry a bit and then I would blow dry it on low just for a few minutes, not so that it was completely dry. It wasn't frizzy at all after I started doing that.

jenniepepsi · Apr 29, 2010, 12:52 PM

Lol no I don't get compliments zoe. It is so frizzy and terrible and oily and out of control it just looks dirty and unbrushed all the time unless I straighten it.

tickle · Apr 29, 2010, 01:05 PM

Actually zoe had a good point, but it's a lot of work to straighten it and blow dry at the same time. Have you thought of having your hair thinned ? That could actually work in your favour, jenniepepsi, or start wearing an attractive short hair cut.

Tick

jenniepepsi · Apr 29, 2010, 08:56 PM

I've thought about a short cut again recently. But every time I do cut it short, I miss my long hair. When I straighten it, its so pretty and soft. Its just when its not straightend that its really course oily and frizzy.
I probably will end up cutting it. We live in Arizona, so it works out good anyway :P

ZoeMarie · Apr 30, 2010, 11:18 AM

Originally Posted by jenniepepsi

lol no i dont get compliments zoe. it is so frizzy and terrible and oily and out of control it just looks dirty and unbrushed all the time unless i straighten it.

It might not be as frizzy though if you give it a rest from all the heat damage. The transition period won't be very fun, but if you just let it be for a while I think you'd be surprised. I was.