The Best Way To Straighten Your Hair

Natural girls always seem to struggle with frizzy hair especially after just flat ironing it. but no worries; I'm here to show you how I keep my hair from frizzing the before and after process.

1. Only condition (co-wash) your hair (Make sure you detangle your hair before this step. try detangling w/ either your fingers or a wide tooth comb and with a product on your hair like a leave-in conditioner). I typically co-wash because shampoos strip African American hair from essential oils. I prefer to deep conditioning. The product I like to apply to my hair before I detangle is Cantu Shea Butter's Leave-In Conditioning Repair Cream. I co-wash is Shea Moisture's Raw Shea Butter Restorative Conditioner. For deep conditioning, I use Shea Moisture's Deep Treatment Masque. 

2.  With your hands, gently squeeze up your hair, so the excess water can be removed. 

3. Add a heat protectant, oil (olive, coconut, shea), or leave-in conditioner to protect the hair from drying out and being damaged. 

4. Then, blow dry your hair. it may be easier to do in sections. The blow dryer setting should range from cool to warm (if on hot, it should be on low/medium speed versus high. Use the diffuser attachment if you have one.

5. After hair is dried, separate hair into at least 6 big sections. Add another light layer of heat protectant to each section.

6. With each big section, separate them into smaller sections and slide the flat iron down your hair from root to end. Continue until all the hair has met your desired style.