bubba tail & diffuser question; ways to straighten my wavy hair?

**Teacherbear** · December 20th, 2008, 08:41 AM

Are you wanting to straighten your hair for a special occasion? If so, then JUMBO (and I mean humongous-jumbo) curlers will do that. Get the "magnetic" ones from Sally's. Your hair will come out straight, with the tiniest of upturn on the bottom. Very pretty. But it takes a while for your hair to dry.

If you are looking for daily-straightened hair, I have not advice.

I've used a diffuser to make my waves/curles more prounounced. I scrunched while using the diffuser, though I guess if I were to brush/comb while drying my hair it would make it straighter . . . until I hit humidity - then it wouldn't matter what I did to my hair - it would wave/curl back up.

I gave up fighting my hair's natural tendency (to curl/wave). I get many more compliments when I let my hair wave/curl than I ever got when I attempted straightening my hair.

**Sissy** · December 20th, 2008, 10:15 AM

Originally Posted by Heidi_234

How funny, I was just pondering if I should start new topic here on my crown wrap method I invented myself, which relaxes curly hair. I did it yesterday, and my hair's straight at most parts. The method is not perfect, and I wasn't sure what hair types could find use in it like I did. Should I?

Yes, please do

I would love to know your method.

**Sissy** · December 20th, 2008, 10:17 AM

Originally Posted by Teacherbear

Are you wanting to straighten your hair for a special occasion? If so, then JUMBO (and I mean humongous-jumbo) curlers will do that. Get the "magnetic" ones from Sally's. Your hair will come out straight, with the tiniest of upturn on the bottom. Very pretty. But it takes a while for your hair to dry.

If you are looking for daily-straightened hair, I have not advice.

I've used a diffuser to make my waves/curles more prounounced. I scrunched while using the diffuser, though I guess if I were to brush/comb while drying my hair it would make it straighter . . . until I hit humidity - then it wouldn't matter what I did to my hair - it would wave/curl back up.

I gave up fighting my hair's natural tendency (to curl/wave). I get many more compliments when I let my hair wave/curl than I ever got when I attempted straightening my hair.

Thanks for the reply. Maybe I should give up fighting my hair too LOL. I have never tried magnetic rollers... about how long would it take to dry that way? My hair doesn't take too long to air dry normally. Also, are magnetic rollers damaging at all to the hair?

Regarding diffusers... what is their purpose? Are they meant to reduce damage or make hair straight? I'm not sure if I understand them.

Also, I was thinking a lot this morning... it would be fantastic if you could buy a blow dryer that only had COOL setting. Is there such a bird? (Perhaps these questions would be better suited in a new post)

**lora410** · December 20th, 2008, 10:23 AM

You know as a wavy I was dying for straight hair. Now with henna and it getting longer my hair is almost and 1a. I have a tiny bit of wave left and to be honest I miss the body the wavy gave me as well as the uniqueness.

**Sissy** · December 20th, 2008, 11:04 AM

Originally Posted by lora410

You know as a wavy I was dying for straight hair. Now with henna and it getting longer my hair is almost and 1a. I have a tiny bit of wave left and to be honest I miss the body the wavy gave me as well as the uniqueness.

That is very interesting. I long for darker brown hair... but do not really want red. What does Henna do exactly? Is it drying or damaging at all like other dyes?

Mostly I'm wondering, would Henna help my hair become sleeker/straighter??

**Boots** · December 20th, 2008, 11:07 AM

This is how I straighten. However, I have big spirally curls and I'm going for waves. So I put the elastics farther apart and loosen them so the segments in between get sort of wavy- like the whole pony sort of waves all the way down, like an S pattern. If I do more elastics close together and make the pony "stiff" I will get straighter hair. HTH!

**Dreamernz** · December 20th, 2008, 11:08 AM

Loooool ok here's the thing, the problem is that a diffuser is definitely great in not damaging your hair as much.......but it's designed to bring out the natural curl in your hair without too many products or extreme heat...i.e. not for straightening hair...hope that helps

**Heidi_234** · December 20th, 2008, 11:10 AM

Originally Posted by Sissy

Yes, please do

I would love to know your method.

Here you go.

**Sissy** · December 20th, 2008, 11:40 AM

Originally Posted by Heidi_234

Here you go.

Thanks, especially for including the illustrations as you're speaking to a girl who's never even attempted a braid in her own hair LOL.

I'm printing it all5 pages of instructions and pictures and am going to have my sis and husband help me attempt it over Christmas Holiday!

**Sissy** · December 20th, 2008, 11:50 AM

Originally Posted by Dreamernz

Loooool ok here's the thing, the problem is that a diffuser is definitely great in not damaging your hair as much.......but it's designed to bring out the natural curl in your hair without too many products or extreme heat...i.e. not for straightening hair...hope that helps

haha, that definitely helps

Sorry for being so clueless about hair care equipment LOL