<p>the best hair straightener by far is the solia (folica.com).. its better than the CHI and i live by it. it is expensive, but its deff. worth it. the heat goes up to 450 degrees which seems like a lot but i use heat protectant spray and my hair is healthy. the spray is the CHI heat protectant spray and i got it from trade secret</p>
<p>Y'know that liquid stuff that comes out of your body every 3-5 hours? (and no. not the solid) That's the sh !t right there. Not only will your hair be straight, but it will also carry a nice scent as well.</p>
<p>Um. Good advice...</p>
<p>Your Welcome :) </p>
<p>I use it all the time! It works like a charm. And it's free! Chicks LOVE that p!ss scent. I get so many looks it's not even funny.</p>
<p>And a lot of chicks backing away in disgust too I'll bet. =P</p>
<p>There was a guy on my bus that smelled like pee. I always assumed it was his cat :(</p>
<p>if straighening takes a long time, do it every 2 days. ex. shower on monday and straighten, tuesday shower but dont wet hair. wednesda shower and straighten. it saves time and on the other days just run a straightener over if its gets a little wavy</p>
<p>so what's wrong with wavy and curly? how come everyone wants straight hair nowadays?</p>
<p>predictable: Curly hair, especially the frizzy, bushy variety, is a HUGE pain. Ugly, hard to take care of, impossible to style. It would be wonderful if we could all just embrace our natural locks, but unfortunately, with curly-haired girls, that's just not an option.</p>
<p>Well...I don't agree with you happypoo. I don't think my frizzy, curly hair is ugly nor is it impossible to style. I embrace it and find it easy to take care of. </p>
<p>Styling for straight hair is a choice, not a necessity. It is all about finding out what works with your hair.</p>
<p>Don't perm your hair. You can damage it and never get the strength and texture of your hair back. </p>
<p>I've had my hair permed for three years. The chemicals didn't break my hair, but they did change its texture. I regret putting the perm in my hair because now I wish it was back to its natural state. For some girls, that's great, but I loved my fro:) It was a part of me and my heritage. </p>
<p>So, choose wisely what you do to your hair. I allowed others to influence who I was, thinking that naps were ugly. Pssh. :)</p>
<p>i dont know if you hav a sally beauty supply in your town, but go there and get one of the good ceramic flat irons, like 40-50$ i use one maybe 4-5 times a week and i dont use anything else on my hair and it stays in relatively good shape, its pretty curly by the way</p>
<p>says the "blondgurl"...haha. jp</p>
<p>Yeah I have Asian hair...mine loves to be wavy. It looks great straight...just a pain to straighten it, so I do it maybe once or twice a week, when I need to. The rest of the days I put it up and it looks almost as good, its comfortable, and its easy.</p>
<p>Sorry, I don't know a thing about straightening hair. I do have to say though, straight hair is really nice and fairly easy. But... it's really annoying when you want it to curl.</p>
<p>YES, lablondie. my hair is pretty straight, it's easy to manage and all my friends want it. but it's absolutely impossible to curl. i've tried everything, curling irons, sitting in a salon for 5 hours, gel, mousse, everything.</p>
<p>it's a pain.</p>
<p>Actually mine's next to impossible to straighten! All it does is curl (with some gel) or frizz. But when I do try to straighten it I really do some major damage to it so I have this damage- repair shampoo, for damaged hair. It's worked well, so if I even do get the paitence to straighten my hair (or a friend has the paitence!) I won't have to deal with the damage it does.</p>
<p>I use Herbal Essences' "Dangerously Straight" shampoo and "None of your Frizzness" conditioner. They work well, and don't hinder my wavy/curliness when needed.</p>
<p>I miss the old Herbal Essences. But the Dangerously Straight stuff works... I use the hairspray and it keeps my hair from getting frizzy when it's humid outside without making my hair hard or sticky.</p>
<p>Yeah, exactly. It makes my hair so smooth and shiny when I do straighten it...plus, none of those annoying frizzes/bumps around the temples/ears.</p>