How many DU women straighten their hair? (Or guys, too.)

[Mutley]

With those scary hair iron thingys?



:scared:

I just know I would burn myself, make my hair fall out, or burn down the building with one of those things.

[riona]

1. Is this something you would like to try?

[Mutley]

3. I don't know.

I don't think I really need it.

I was just watching a friend of mine use it a couple days ago and couldn't help but think of all the bad things that would come of me owning one. :D

[riona]

8. Well, you adjust the heat

according to your hair type. Run it over a piece of hair - near roots to end. Unless you keep it in one place too long, the hair will be okay. I use one that shuts itself off in case I forget.

[Mutley]

10. Sounds simple enough.

Looks simple enough. Still scary. :P

[riona]

22. Suggestion

There are ceramic flat irons that are smaller (I like 1") than the one you pictured. If it's a frizz day, use a product with dimethicone and cyclomethicone - Biosilk, Silk Therapy is a light weight one. There are a ton of products out there. As for using an iron, if your hair is curly or frizzy, it will only stay straight on a fairly dry day - iron or no iron.

[Mutley]

52. I've given up on the rainy days.

I just put it up when it's wet outside.

[riona]

55. Amen

[AirmensMom]

2. Nope!

My hair is straight as a board already. :shrug:

[Mutley]

4. Mine is a bit wavy...

but I can make it straight enough with a blow dryer, if that's what I'm going for.

[Arkansas Granny]

28. Mine too. When I think of all the time I have spent trying to get

a little curl in my hair knowing that a little wind, a little humidity or a couple of passes with a comb will erase any efforts I have taken.

[NewWaveChick1981]

5. I have only used a flatiron on unruly parts of my hair

My hair is naturally wavy with a tendency to be frizzy, so I use it in one or two spots to tame things down. My hair is not naturally straight and looks terrible completely straight. I don't use a flatiron on a regular basis---only when it is ridiculously frizzy, and only on the parts that really need it.

[Mutley]

6. I suppose I'd only need one in humid or rainy weather

when my hair is very unruly.

They just kind of scare me. :D

[Pithlet]

7. My hairstylist has used it on me.

But, I'd never attempt it, myself. I can't even manage one of those round brushes when drying my hair.

[Mutley]

9. My friend tried to come after me with hers the other day but I ran away.

Those round brushes do absolutely nothing for me. What are they supposed to do?

[Pithlet]

16. It's supposed to smooth your hair and add body.

You can turn your ends under or flip them out. Unfortunately, it's hard to use one on yourself.

[Mutley]

18. I see. I must have been doing it wrong when I tried it.

[Alleycat]

11. Yes I occasionally use one

Usually when I have more time to get ready. During the week before work-forget it. My hair has a slight wave to it, so usually I just wash, use some scrunching gel and run.
I have used it on days when it has rained and in little more then a few hours my hair started to wave up again! Most of the time I just don't have the time or patience.

And yes they get very hot so be careful.

[Mutley]

12. I generally don't feel like doing much with my hair.

Most of the time I just dry it and let it flow free, waves, frizz and all.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

13. My older son uses one of those

I like my curls.

[Mutley]

14. Your son, eh?

I never thought guys might like those.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

19. He has pretty hair.

He frets over it though...Thinks it's too frizzy. I dread when he starts to lose it; which will most likely happen since male pattern baldness runs in my family.

Hair today, gone tomorrow.

[Mutley]

47. It's nice that he cares about it.

Too many guys barely manage to even brush it in the morning.

[huskerlaw]

15. I do.

Just did about an hour ago, actually.

My hair hasn't fallen out yet. Though burning oneself is a definite possibility.

[Mutley]

17. I used to constantly burn myself on the curling iron

back in the day. Then I decided the little burn mark on my forehead wasn't worth the curly hair. :D

[azmouse]

20. My hair is stick straight all on its own.

I have to use a curling iron just to add some texture, not curl, otherwise my hair lays flatter than a pancake.

[Mutley]

36. I always wanted really straight hair.

[NewJeffCT]

21. My wife is Asian - so, no

She is obsessed with curly hair, though. She's thrilled that our 3 year old daughter has a bit of curl to her hair.

[Mutley]

37. Curly hair is a major pain, though.

:P

[ScreamingMeemie]

23. This licensed and former hairstylist would not touch one.

Most people don't realize that their hair is not strong enough to put up with the constant and intense heat of those things. Every once in a while I will roll my daughter's hair on soup cans to straighten it out, but those "things" aren't allowed in my house. :)

[Mutley]

35. That's good to know.

My poor hair is fragile enough as it is.

[Hissyspit]

24. You mean the hair on my head?

[Mutley]

38. Or wherever.

:evilgrin:

[Radio_Guy]

25. I wish I had enough hair to straighten

I'm looking more like Jim Cramer all the time.

[Mutley]

39. You could always shave your head.

:D

[In_The_Wind]

26. My hair is naturally straight.

It won't hold a curl for very long no matter what I do.

[Mutley]

40. My hair won't hold much of anything no matter what I do.

It's got a mind of its own.

[fudge stripe cookays]

27. I've spent a lifetime with this

straight shit, trying to make it boing boing ringlets, so no.

[Mutley]

41. Boing boing ringlets

:rofl:

[fudge stripe cookays]

54. Hee...hee...

I read too many Ramona books by Beverly Cleary when I was growing up. :D

[RockaFowler]

29. I use a blow dryer

I have never used a flat iron. I usually blow dry my hair straight. If I let it dry by itself, I look like Shirley Temple. My husband hates it!

[Mutley]

42. I blow dry mine, too.

When I don't dry it I look like a lion. :7

[Iniquitous Bunny]

30. My teenage daughter does sometimes.

She has very long, thick, naturally wavy hair. It hasn't seemed to harm her hair. Lately though, I've managed to convince her that it's darned gorgeous the way it is, so she throws a little gel in when it's wet, tossles it, and it looks gorgeous.

Mine? Strait as a board. (I remember attempting to get perms back in the 80's and it didn't even work. :cry:)

[Mutley]

43. I think straight is the style now, if that's what you care about.

The one time I got a perm it looked just awful.

[GirlinContempt]

31. I do

Most of them are set up so you'd have to be trying to burn yourself, and you'd have to hold your hair in it for a couple of minutes for it to burn through. They're safe.

[Mutley]

44. They look like instruments of torture, though.

[GirlinContempt]

50. I don't think so

[Nikia]

32. My sister does

She tried it on my hair. It worked, but I didn't like the straight look for my hair.
I use Redken Smooth Down products. They are expensive but they have helped my hair look healthier and less frizzy.

[Mutley]

45. I should try that.

Do you have to get Redken somewhere special?

[Nikia]

53. I get mine at Cost Cutters

I think that it is sold mostly at salons. It is expensive, but does seem to go further than cheaper stuff so if you get some, use only a small amount at first and more if you need it.

[Cobalt Violet]

33. Some days I do, some days I don't.

One thing that is very important to know about flat irons is that they are not all alike. Don't use a metal one, it will burn and ruin your hair(and don't work that well either). Use one that is ceramic or tourmaline.

They sell iron spray that protects the hair.

If there is any kind of edge between the hot plate and your scalp, you most likely will not burn yourself.

Good luck.

[Mutley]

48. Thanks.

I might give one of these a try at some point if I get the nerve.

[Kathleen04]

34. Not anymore

That was my life's mission when I was in my early teens..to have straight hair. I used to have one similar to that but it used steam, which I would think is a bit more gentle.

I also had my hair straighted professionally twice..hair went back to normal the first time I washed it. Eventually I gave up, figured out the curls and now embrace them!

[Mutley]

49. Curls can look great if done right.

But I have this silly half-curl wavy thing going on and it just looks like a mess unless I sit with a hair dryer. :P

[Ava]

46. i have really curly hair, so i've tried several times

but after about an hour my hair starts popping back into curls.

plus, i'm too lazy to do it often :P it takes too much time and i'm not one for playing around with my hair and/or makeup

[Mutley]

51. Me either.

I imagine I'd only do it when I was going out or something.

[tammywammy]

56. I do

I have naturally curly hair that I can wear straight or curly.
It's all about technique.
First have freshly washed hair, and make sure it's completely dry.
Then what I do is, I section my hair out. The top and middle (separately) go into a clip, and I leave the very bottom loose.
Then I start straightening with the bottom and go up.
Also you need a good straightener, not a cheaper Conair one (I have a Wigo).

I use Matrix Sleek.Look shampoo & conditioner. They also have some serum you can put in your hair before you blow dry, but I don't use it. I have also used their stuff you spray in your hair afterwards and I'll use that on really humid days to keep the frizzies at bay. In general I don't get much frizz when I just use the shampoo and conditioner.

I've used a flat iron twice a week (sometimes three times) and a blowdryer as much and I have perfectly healthy hair.

edited to add: I also sometimes just blowdry with a big round brush and I do leave it curly occassionally. I just find that it's more work when it's curly, adding gel and all that. It's easier to just brush it when it's straight.

[Cobalt Violet]

57. It's all about a descent iron.

I've seen many a dead head of hair from cheap irons. Hair split almost all the way to the root.