Hot comb and relaxed hair

Well, there's something I've tried, and it seems to work well for me. You WILL have to get a good flat iron, though, and it takes time, so please don't use this method if you've got somewhere to go anytime soon.

Once I've washed my hair and toweled it gently until it's damp, I separate it into six parts (you may do more or less, depending on your growth) and make a small twist of hair before clamping them down with a butterfly clip. I do something else for about thirty minutes, before checking on the clips that hold the least hair. Once the hair begins to feel semi-dry, I unclip and comb it flat with my widest-toothed comb, a big wooden comb. Any hair that's still kind of damp is resectioned and reclamped. This method has my hair air-dryed in about an hour and a half with no heat. My hair is shoulder length, but pretty thick.

Next, tie the hair up in a silk or satin bonnet/scarf/wrap whenever it's bedtime. The heat of the head will help make the hair softer, and if it's wrapped to lie flat, in the morning it'll be pretty flat.

Now for the flat iron! A few people have stated that they own a Wigo. I myself have a Solia. And a few people on the 'Straightening' Board have the "True Ceramic Pro". The point of these flatirons that they are ceramic, that is, coated with a ceramic layer, or in some cases, claim to be completely ceramic. They're easier on your hair than a metal iron, plus ceramics heat up really, really fast. Like, 30 seconds fast.

Now, section off a pretty thin piece of hair. (You'll want to go thinner because you want to get as much of your roots as possible. Later on in the week you can do bigger chunks because the roots will already be a little flatter than otherwise. ) Clamp it with the iron and slide straight down for straight hair, or in or out for curls and flips respectively. And when you're done, your hair will look great!

I'm washing my hair today, so I can post pictures of all of this later on if you'd like. But please make sure your hair is completely dry before you put any sort of hot metal on it!

Now, there's another way that is alleged to work, but I've yet to hear anyone talk about it on these boards. Go here to look at it: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=18788&item=6727478015&rd=1

I do wrap my hair up in a silken scarf. I don't use wrapping or setting lotion, though. I just comb it down and wrap it up.

As for what I use on my hair, I use Aphogee Leave-In Conditioner. It's an alcohol-free, thin sort of liquid that I drizzle on my hair and work in. I also use Biosilk's Silk Therapy for heat protection, but very sparingly...it smells fantastic, but can make hair feel brittle and stiff if you slather on enough to 'coat'. As for shine and moisturizing, a little of Hollywood Beauty's Carrot Oil works great on my ends. The rest of the shaft is tough enough to take care of itself, in my case.

Hope that helps. Good luck!

Was that question to me Layla? If so, I haven't posted pictures. I need to though.

Hi,
Use a blow dryer with a comb attachment and use your favorite hair oil when it is half way dry. This will stop the drying out. Also, noting dries your hair out worse than hot combs.
DMC

I tried a blow dryer also but that dried my hair out alot so I had no choice it seems but to use a hot comb. What is the best blow dryer to use and what kind of brush do you use to get straight and not frizzy dry hair? Also, right after you blow dry, do you curl it or flat iron it?