Forced to Flat Iron

**gillybeanxo3921** · October 29th, 2012, 11:30 AM

I had a cheerleading competition and they forced me to flat iron my hair. This is probably going to sound very stupid, but as a team, we all have to wear our hair exactly the same way, and I was outvoted on the flat ironing.

First they flat ironed it on 400 degrees, painfully slowly and thoroughly. Then a couple hours later it started to unstraighten, so they did it again. It unstraightened again, but thankfully we didn't have enough time to fix it before we competed. They were all very amused by my unruly curls.

My splits don't seem too bad, but we have another competition next weekend, and I'm hoping I can convince them to do something else with our hair. If I can't, I might have to get a trim -_-

**minnieblond** · October 29th, 2012, 12:04 PM

Ugh, sorry about that!! I model and I have my hair straightened about 3 times per photoshoot

I always insist they use heat protectant spray, but nothing totally protects you! Good luck!

**gillybeanxo3921** · October 29th, 2012, 12:12 PM

That's terrible! Yes, I made them douse my hair in spray and wait for it to totally dry before ironing, but I was cringing the whole time. Thanks for the reply!

**Dandelion6** · October 29th, 2012, 12:15 PM

Sorry to hear that! Doesn't seem fair. I know my hair definitely could not withstand flat ironing.

**laceyfairy** · October 29th, 2012, 12:17 PM

Would they let you wear it in a high bun? I think I've seen cheerleaders wear them.

**floralgem** · October 29th, 2012, 12:42 PM

I know that feel. My first competition is next week, and I'm going to start straightening after going..what....8 months without doing it. Just keep your hair off the heat for the time you aren't competing and you'll be fine.

**HintOfMint** · October 29th, 2012, 01:11 PM

That sucks, I'm sorry. When I was in cheerleading, we had to have curly ponytails, so most girls put their hair in curlers for the day or used an iron. I put my hair in a bun and clipped in a curly ponytail extension. I wonder if the reverse can be used for you. My hair was pretty short at the time, so I had to use the ponytail extensions regardless.

**jacqueline101** · October 29th, 2012, 01:15 PM

Hopefully you won't have to do it again but in case you do I'd get heat protector.

**222toogoodforu** · October 29th, 2012, 01:53 PM

Originally Posted by gillybeanxo3921

I had a cheerleading competition and they forced me to flat iron my hair. This is probably going to sound very stupid, but as a team, we all have to wear our hair exactly the same way, and I was outvoted on the flat ironing.

First they flat ironed it on 400 degrees, painfully slowly and thoroughly. Then a couple hours later it started to unstraighten, so they did it again. It unstraightened again, but thankfully we didn't have enough time to fix it before we competed. They were all very amused by my unruly curls.

My splits don't seem too bad, but we have another competition next weekend, and I'm hoping I can convince them to do something else with our hair. If I can't, I might have to get a trim -_-

You should take a trip to any corner beauty supply store you have and buy something called a drawstring ponytail. A cheapo one is only $15 bucks maybe and would save you a hell of a lot of trouble with a flat iron!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MefqvW0HCOw

Here's a video on how a drawstring ponytail works.