Straight hair without heat!

[Hollyfire3]

Ok so, i really want straight hair, but my hair is curly/wavy. My hair is very thick and i enjoy the volume i get with my curls, but i hate the curls. Any way to get straight hair and keep the volume? Its not that my hair looks bad or thin at all when straight (it is actually just as thick, but i alwasy miss the volume), i just want straight hair wiht volume. Yes, i know i can easliy get out the flat iron or blow fryer but then i deal with TOO big hair, frizz, cones and damage! So please, help me wiht this.

[LeninCap]

Big rollers. Like big enough to fit your wrist inside. I've had my hair straightened with rollers before. Roll in the hair upwards for more volume.

[twopoints]

Hair wrapping (which you can search for on youtube). The only ways I know of straightening hair without heat is letting your hair dry while it's flat somehow. So another way is if you can make a ponytail and add ties every couple of inches to let your hair dry flat.

[Hollyfire3]

Thanks, i will try the rollers tonight and the wrapping sometime soon. Any other suggestions?

[Orangerthanred]

I second the rollers idea! I've done it before and it works. :D People did it back in the 1960s, apparently. Wrapping would also work, but it doesn't work on very layered hair.

Here are some articles/videos:
http://www.ehow.com/how_4441084_straighten-curly-hair-heat.html
http://www.perfectlocks.com/blog/how-to-wrap-hair
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omGqvaDVGTo (personally this doesn't work for me at all, it would probably work on finer and thinner hair)

[Hollyfire3]

I second the rollers idea! I've done it before and it works. :D People did it back in the 1960s, apparently. Wrapping would also work, but it doesn't work on very layered hair.

Here are some articles/videos:
http://www.ehow.com/how_4441084_straighten-curly-hair-heat.html
http://www.perfectlocks.com/blog/how-to-wrap-hair
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omGqvaDVGTo (personally this doesn't work for me at all, it would probably work on finer and thinner hair)


I will try rollers and report back! I have tried the last video with no success, my hair must be too thick also. and i have long layers so no wrapping, even at current BSL for me. Thanks though, the roller article is sure to help!

[PraiseCheeses]

I've had a lot of luck with hair wrapping, but it can make my hair a bit flat. (You have a ton more hair than I do, so you might be able to keep your volume!) Another thing that works really well for me is putting my damp hair into a lazy wrap bun on the top of my head to dry overnight. This might work well with your layers. :) Any bumps left by the hairstick or fork go away within an hour, or sooner if I brush my hair out and then re-bun in a more normal position. I get lots of volume this way and my hair is straight, but not so pin-straight as to be completely flat. My signature pic was taken with hair dried this way. :)

[Hollyfire3]

I've had a lot of luck with hair wrapping, but it can make my hair a bit flat. (You have a ton more hair than I do, so you might be able to keep your volume!) Another thing that works really well for me is putting my damp hair into a lazy wrap bun on the top of my head to dry overnight. This might work well with your layers. :) Any bumps left by the hairstick or fork go away within an hour, or sooner if I brush my hair out and then re-bun in a more normal position. I get lots of volume this way and my hair is straight, but not so pin-straight as to be completely flat. My signature pic was taken with hair dried this way. :)


Your siggy pic is very nice :). I think a bun would take too long to dry, maybe is i put it in damp hair? The only reason i say it would take to long is because if i go to bed with my hair damp and loose, it is still wet in the morning. I really need to be able to dry my hair before bed which is why, despite the damage and poof, i used to blow fry frequently. And yes, i do have a ton of hair, and it frizzes too on top of all that! So, anything to help tame it is welcome! I will try the bun thing when i am not pressed for time, it maybe beautiful, it certainly was on your hair!:)

[Mommyof4]

I oil mine while it's wet, and comb it. When it dries, I BBB it and run my fingers through, and it gets slightly wavy..

It might work :)

[Hollyfire3]

I oil mine while it's wet, and comb it. When it dries, I BBB it and run my fingers through, and it gets slightly wavy..

It might work :)


Oddly enough, i tried oil and it was icky, (made my hair tangly and yucky looking) maybe it was because i used olive oil? Maybe i used too much? My hair loves the BBB, only the bristles kinda just skim the top (too much hair to go through i guess?) that makes me wonder if i'm doing it right...maybe if i use some leave in conditioner and a BBB to brush though (after detangling of course, boy is that fun!:D) the curls will be wavier?

[natnatsmama]

When I was young my mother use to roll my hair in huge rollers. I would have to wait until my hair dried on them but I could go a couple of days with straight hair.

[Hollyfire3]

When I was young my mother use to roll my hair in huge rollers. I would have to wait until my hair dried on them but I could go a couple of days with straight hair.


How long did it take to dry? My hair takes close to 5 hrs to dry without anything holding it.