STRAIGHTENING AFRICAN AMERICAN HAIR (NO CHEMICALS)

 If you are an African American who does not use a relaxer, you are probably looking for ways to straighten your hair. The good news is that there are many ways to straighten curly and kinky hair without the use of chemicals. The results don't last as long, but they are normally safer and don't damage your hair and scalp.


STEP 1: Shampoo hair with specified shampoo and conditioner. For African American hair its best to use a mask treatment once a month at the least. 
STEP 2: While you have conditioner on wrap hair in saran wrap and sit under hooded dryer for 10 minutes. You don't have to always sit under dryer. (this step can be skipped, instead of going under dryer you can sit with conditioner for 5 minutes.
STEP 3: After washing out conditioner, towel dry hair and comb thru with large tooth comb.
STEP 4: Apply a leave in conditioner and a small amount of serum and run thru the hair
STEP 5: Sit under dryer to dry out scalp and dampness from the hair
STEP 6: Use a small amount of blow dry lotion mixed with lite serum to blow dry hair. Use a paddle or blow dry brush so that you can get the roots straight. Also, blow dry in the opposite direction of how your hair grows, this will give added volume. 
STEP 7: Part hair into 4 sections. With a ceramic flat iron make small parts and flat iron. Trick when flat ironing use a fine tooth comb and place after the flat iron, this detangles the hair. Go over hair 2 or 3 times with flat iron. 
STEP 8: For a silky, satin finish add a small amount of serum and style it like you desire

TREATING YOUR COLORED TRESSES

TREATMENT OF COLORED HAIR:

1. Getting Bi monthly deep conditioning treatments. These are necessary for keepng the hair healthy

2. As color begins to fade add a clear gloss, it will give additional lift from your color.

3. Add a small amount of serum (Paul Mitchell Super Skinny, Mocorocan Oil, or John Frieda) to your wet hair after conditioning.  Serum provides a silicone coating to the hair which gives it a great shine, and still enable the hair to have movement.  

4. Adding serum to hair color mixture it will also give additional shine to final results.