Men using hair straighteners

how come I can't get it straight by blow drying like they can in the salon? I wish i could because i hear blow drying is less damaging then flat irons. I use small round brush and try to turn it like they do in teh salon but I never get the same result. its just puffy dry and still wavy after blow drying and i use a conair cermaic ionic one.

I use hot tools flat iron as it was easier to find in supply store then buying online. It is ceramic and supposed to be pretty good. supposedly its the one they used on ryan seacrest.

I find the less product i use the better but is there something good to put in the hair before using the iron to help protect the hair?

how do you get the root? it tends to still have a wave as its hard to reach with iron and only the thinnest ones will get all the way to the root.

putting any wetter product in hair messes it up. I have some recovery complex whatever brand spary for pre heat styling but it has alcohol in it and doesn't seem that great. I mostly use dry serums before and after flat iron but i'm thinking there is better stuff i've seen to seal in moisture and protect from the heat.

anyone get any salon relaxers and is guys medium length hair usually too short for ionic or rebonding expensive permanent straighteners?

also it sucks that even after taking a long time to blow dry and flat iron hair, it will last as long as you dont get it wet and/or sweat. If you seat like going for a run for instance it ruins your hair and you have to start all over. any way to avoid this?

I'm growing it out. It has about a month worth of growing to do. I don't wash hair daily, usually every other day. Is it safe to use the straighteners daily or can you only use them after washing your hair?
I may consider getting some better quality ones as the ones I have do leave it a bit sticky out at the ends, I'd prefer the hair to be straighter.

Is your hair long or are you growing it out? If you are keeping your hair short you can use your straightner more often because you'll end up cutting off the hair that you straighten.