Curly and puffy to straight and heavy hair?

I've always wanted to know what its like to have hair that softly falls down upon my shoulders, and i see sooo many girls that have that and ruin it by straightening their hair so much that it doesnt elegantly fall over their shoulders. Anyway, i have curly hair, but its also big and puffy, some people say how wonderful it is but lately i'm so sad. When i try to straighten it, its looks horrible (straight and puffy!? Yuck!). Can hairdressers make my hair like natural straights? Or can any stuff do it?

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Thankyou

Curly and puffy to straight and heavy hair?

Unfortunately the photo of that girl is COMPLETELY unnatural hair. Ashely Tisdale dyes and styles her hair that way- it used to be brown and curly!

Try wearing your hair naturally.

- Read the book and visit the sites below about curly hair. I did and my once horrible curly hair is now well defined and healthy. Now I get compliments on my hair all the time! Straighten your hair- be happy for a day, learn to manage your curly hair- be happy for life! But if this is completely uninteresting to you, disregard.

- To style your hair using the curly-girl method you will need gel and conditioner at the minimum. Some less useful, but still nice stuff would be a blow dryer, a diffuser (reduces frizz in curly/wavy hair when used with dryer), and a micro fiber hair turban/old t-shirts (to dry wet hair while sleeping or in the morning).

- The main philosophy of the curly-girl method is to not use shampoo. This may sound unhygienic but it has actually made my hair less oily and dandruffy. Most shampoos contain some of the same chemicals found in laundry detergent (aka sulfates). They dry out curly hair. Also you shouldn't brush your curly hair dry because it damages the hair and makes it poof.

- Massaging of the scalp with conditioner to remove dirt is all that is needed. It will clean everything but super clingy silicones (avoid these- ingredients will end in -xane, -conol, or -cone). Then rinse and spread conditioner on the outside layer of hair and the hair at the nape of your neck. Gently comb tangles out with your fingers or a wide toothed comb and rinse. It is also important to use gel on sopping wet hair and scrunch the hair. Dry it gently by scrunching with paper towels or t-shirts- not towels. Then let your hair air dry or use a blow dryer with a diffuser.

- Use a cheap, silicone free conditioner to scrub your scalp such as Suave naturals or Vo5. Use a moisturizing conditioner, such as Kenra Moisturizing Conditioner (salon) or Nature's gate\Desert Essences conditioners (health food stores) for your hair. I recommend using a gel (LA Looks, Herbal Essences, La Bella) over a leave in (L閳ユ┉real Out of Bed Instant Texturizer). Experiment with whatever products you wish, but there are more conditioners, gels, etc. on the websites.

- You may be able to get away with some silicones (such as amodimethicone) if you clarify with a sulfate free shampoo. Try Devacurl no-poo (salon) or Cream of Nature (drug store). Feel free to find your own but always check the ingredients for sodium/ammonium lauryl/laureth sulfate.

- Your hair may seem worse at first, but it is just adjusting. This takes 2 to 4 weeks begin working. This is hard to do if you don't read the book, or at least visit the websites. Naturally curly hair can be beautiful! I hope you consider this- email me if you have any questions!

based on the book- http://www.ylcf.org/gotcurl/

curly forum, shopping, and info. (link is to explanation of book)- http://www.naturallycurly.com/curltalk/v...

book- Curly girl by Loirane Massey

another page- http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Frizz-Into-C...

Curly and puffy to straight and heavy hair?

my hair's puffy and kinda wavey..so i straighten it...it looks hott!!!

hah..and yeh they can...

Curly and puffy to straight and heavy hair?

If you're straightening your hair yourself, that may be the reason why it's comng out "horrible". Go to a professional who knows how to work with your type of hair. She should apply some serum (i.e. frizz ease) to keep it from looking puffy. You can also consider getting a Japanese straightening. It's like a perm to straighten your hair. I've been thinking about getting one of these myself but I don't know where to find them in my area. :-|

Good luck!

Curly and puffy to straight and heavy hair?

Trying getting a straight iron like CHI and use a straightening serum like CHI from a salon it is the best.

Good Luck!!

Curly and puffy to straight and heavy hair?

I agree with the other poster. The chi is great, my best friend is a stylist and she got me one for 60.00. I think they normally run about 100+. And remember to always use serum, Garnier works well and is inexpensive or you can purchase something from a stylist.That way you don't get frizzy ! If your still having trouble try going to a reputable salon and having a stylist do it for you. That way you can hopefully get the look you want and see how you can do it at home. Good Luck !