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What to Look out for in a Fake GHD

GHD flat irons are one of the most popular straightening irons on the market, used in salons, on the runway and by celebrity stylists. By 2007, GHD styling tools had topped $19 million in sales. GHD...

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Home Remedies to Straighten Hair

Straightening the hair, especially when it's coarse hair, can be laborious and expensive. Nowadays there are techniques you can do at home that won't cost you an arm and a leg. From oil treatments and...

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How to Use a Pressing Comb

A pressing comb can straighten any type of hair with ease. Doing this correctly can protect your hair from breaking and will give you a straightened and luscious look. It is important that you do these...

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Who Invented the Hair Perm?

The permanent wave, called a perm, is a popular hair treatment that makes the hair curly and wavy. The perm lasts until the your hair grows out completely.

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How to Get Japanese Hair Straightening Treatments

Japanese hair straightening, also known as thermal reconditioning, is one of the best -- if not the absolute best -- way to currently straighten your hair permanently. Unlike with the Brazilian keratin...

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Do Ceramic Hair Straighteners Damage Your Hair?

Ceramic flat irons are marketed as a damage-free way to straighten hair. While gentler than traditional flat irons, ceramic hair straighteners can cause damage. Iron quality and effective straightening...

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Recipe for Hair Relaxer

The best hair relaxers are natural, gentle and will not strip your hair of its essential moisture. Many store-bought hair relaxers contain chemical ingredients like lye and ammonia which damage your...

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How to Deep Condition Your Hair Using Olive Oil

Hair can become dry and brittle from heat sources such as curling and flat irons as well as overprocessing during color treatments. When the hair become unmanagable, it's time for a deep conditioning...

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Japanese Thermal Heat Hair Treatment

Japanese thermal heat treatments are used to relax and straighten hair, with results that last for at least 4 months with proper upkeep. Because this type of hair treatment lasts so long, the actual...

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How to Make Your Hair Straighter

Straight hair rarely comes naturally. Even those with seemingly straight hair have some curl or wave to their hair. Making your hair straighter is a process and one product or method might work for...

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Steam & Conditioner Flat Iron Technique

If you want the sleek and straight look for your hair, you will need to purchase a good flatiron. A good flatiron won't damage your hair, doesn't have to be expensive and isn't hard to find. If you...

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Types of Flat Irons

Flat irons straighten hair and come in a variety of surfaces, sizes, shapes and widths. Although they are all designed for straightening hair, proper selection of a flat iron depends on the thickness...

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How Often Should You Straighten Your Hair?

Flat ironing hair has become a core staple in the styling world and people are using flat irons not only to tame unruly hair, but also to create sleek styles in a matter of minutes. However, flat...

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How to Turn Damaged Hair Into Straight, Silky Hair

You'll need to invest time and money to turn damaged hair into straight and silky hair. Though some chemical products can instantly straighten and slick your hair, they tend to be too harsh for damaged...

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Hair Loss Caused by Heat Straightening

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How to Straighten Hair After Taking Out Dreads

Anyone who has ever worn dreadlocks for an extended period of time knows that it's not a simple task to remove them. In most cases, you must cut dreadlocks off as the hair has locked and matted upon...

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How to Choose an Ionic Ceramic Hair Straightener

This review of 3 types of ceramic hair straighteners should put you on the path to choosing the right one. Let's examine the Chi GF1001 1 Inch Ceramic Ionic Flat Iron Hair Straightener, the Pro Select...

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How to Apply Japanese Hair Straightening System

Are you interested in a hot new look? Then consider Japanese hair straightening. If you have course, or frizzy hair, this chemical technique might be right for you. While this procedure should only be...

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How to Hot Comb Hair

A hot comb is a very thin metal picked comb with a heat resistant handle. The forks of the comb are heated up to be brushed through the hair. The heat straightens the hair while the comb is able to...

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How to Clean Ceramic Hot Irons for Hair

Hot irons are also known as hair straighteners. Some of the best hot irons use ceramic plates, which make it safer to straighten hair because they lock in moisture. This keeps your hair from drying...

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How to Maintain a Wave Nouveau

Wave Nouveau is an easy style to maintain and can encourage hair growth. A Wave Nouveau perm can make your hair care routine quick and easy with shiny defined curls. This chemical perm system should...

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How to Tell When You Have New Hair Growth

Each of your hairs has its own very short life span. As long as you aren't going bald, a new hair will take the place of an older hair that has fallen out. Your hair grows approximately 1.25...

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The Best Ways to Perm Your Hair to Make it Lay on Your Head

Hair perming or chemically relaxing the hair to achieve a straight result, is a common hair styling option for women with wavy or curly hair. Relaxing the hair increases its manageability and often...

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How to Straighten Nappy Roots With a Blow Dryer

Looking to straighten out the kinks in your nappy roots? Straightening your roots is a fairly simple process. Straightened hair is more manageable and flexible than nappy hair. There are only a few...

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Types of Hair Relaxers

Hair relaxing is a major part of the hair industry. Some relaxers are more damaging and dangerous than others, and some are used for different purposes, such as for hair straightening or hair softening.

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How Hair Relaxers Work

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CHI Flat Iron Models & Benefits

CHI straighteners have been a leader in the hair care market for many years, and over the years, CHI flat iron models and benefits have evolved to meet a range of consumer needs. Your particular type...

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How to Put a Hair Relaxer in African American Hair

A hair relaxer is a treatment that is commonly used on African American hair to change its texture. Chemicals in the relaxer permanently straighten out tight curls. There are several African American...

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Japanese Silk Straight Hair Treatment

Japanese silk straight hair treatment is known by many different names, from Yuko, to thermal reconditioning to rebonding. The treatment is supposed to make hair as straight and smooth as silk....

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Homemade Chemical Hair Treatment

Regularly treating your hair with chemicals is a good way to ruin your hair. Many women opt for chemical relaxing, a process that makes naturally curly or coarse hair become straight. At first, this...

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What Is Children's Hair Texturizer?

A texturizer is a type of hair relaxer that loosens the hair's curl without completely straightening it. There are many different brands of texturizers for children, however most children's texturizers...

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What Is the Effect of Hair Texturizer?

A texturizer is a chemical hair straightening product that loosens the hair's curl without making it completely straight. Because it is a chemical hair straightener, it has many of the effects of a...

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How to Do a Dominican Blowout

A Dominican blowout and Doobie (Wrapping the hair) is a technique that is done mostly at Dominican hair salons to straighten the hair and make it shiny and smooth. A Dominican blowout is a very good...

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Raw Materials Used in Hair Straighteners

Hair straighteners, or hair irons, have been used for decades by women looking to give their hair a chic and sleek appeal. They are applied directly to the hair, and when heated, work very much in the...

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Are Hair Straightners Bad for Your Hair?

Although many women--and men, as well--covet straight, silky hair, the processes required to achieve this look are not without risks. According to Paradi Mirmirani, M.D., assistant clinical professor...

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How to Create a Curl With the Chi Flat Iron

A Chi flat iron is a versatile hair styling tool that can help you create a variety of different hairstyles. Many people assume that a flat iron will only straighten hair into long and flat hairstyles....

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How Can I Get My Hair to Stay Straight After I Straighten It?

Straight hair is a popular hair trend. For many, straight hair comes naturally, but often maintaining a sleek, frizz-free straight style is difficult. For those with naturally curly hair, hair can be...

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How to Use Serum in Relaxed Hair

Hair relaxers often are used to straighten coarse or curly hair, but relaxing products often may lead to dry, brittle hair. Hair serum is a great product to use on relaxed hair, especially if...

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How to Straighten Naturally Kinky Hair

Women of color often have kinky or tightly curled hair that resists styling efforts. While curly/kinky hair can be a fun style, sometimes women want that pin-straight look for sophistication or for...

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How to Straighten Hair Layers

There are a number of different ways to straighten hair. Layered hair is slightly more complicated to straighten than hair with a single layer. Using one or more methods, any one should be able to...

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How to Keep a Straightening Iron From Ruining Hair

Straightening your hair with a straightening iron is an effective way to get sleeker, straighter hair, but it also does a number on your hair. The high heat of the iron can severely damage your hair,...

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The Best Ways to Apply a Relaxer to Coarse Hair

To straighten and manage their hair, many women of African descent use hair relaxers or perms. Unlike other methods of hair straightening, hair relaxers permanently alter the structure of hair by...

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How to Straighten Short Hair for Men

If you are man with short hair and you want that stick-straight look, you can generally achieve this yourself without too much hassle. Straighteners aren't just for girls, and will help you get that...

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How to Straighten Wet Hair While Sleeping

For many people, some form of straightening technique is needed to achieve a straight hairstyle. In order to get straight strands, many search for alternate methods that do not require excessive heat...

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How to Straighten Your Hair Step-by-Step

There are many different personal preferences on how people straighten their hair, but there is one step-by-step method that works the best, and you will need the proper tools and appropriate products...

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Instructions for Applying Brazilian Keratin Treatment

Brazilian keratin treatment is a specific type of hair treatment that uses chemicals to straighten curly hair. The treatment uses various chemicals and acids, making it an intense procedure that...

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Different Hairstyles With Side Bangs

Side bangs, or side-swept bangs, work well on both men and women. They soften the face and bring a more modern look to your hair as whole. They have been seen on celebrities of all ages and are...

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How to Style Your Hair Using the Chi Flat Iron

Flat irons made by Chi are some of the best flat irons on the market. The flat irons are made with ceramic plates that are more gentle on your hair compared with non-ceramic plates. Chi irons get very...

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How to Straighten Your Hair With a Straightener

Need to know how to straighten you hair with a straighter? Follow these steps.

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How to Use The Dominican Technique to Straighten Your Hair

The Dominican technique for straightening hair is one of the most popular techniques used for straightening hair. The Dominican technique works on African American, Latino, Caucasian or any other hair...

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