Straight hair without a straightener or excessive heat? Yes, it is possible! Here, then, is how to get super smooth hair, in a few (more or less) steps and without damaging it.
Although wavy or curly hair is really beautiful, every now and then it happens to everyone wanting to see each other a little different, smoothing your hair and experimenting with new hairstyles. And there are so many ways to do it, even without resorting to the skilled hands of a hair stylist. If the idea of using a straightener, however, does not make you particularly enthusiastic, fear not. To have straight hair, in fact, you don’t necessarily need heat.
But a whole host of other super effective tricks can be used smooth even the most rebellious hair. Tricks to try comfortably at home to get smooth and silky hair in a few simple steps. And without stressing them with temperatures that are too high which would only damage them. Here, then, how to straighten your hair without using heat, to get super straight hair whenever you want.
Shampoo and conditioner for more straight hair
As simple as it is often overlooked. To have silky-smooth hair without necessarily having to rely on a straightener, the first trick is to use smoothing products (shampoo and conditioner) during the shower. A practical way to give your hair a different shape from what you are used to but without using heat.
One method fast and undemanding and which, thanks to the smoothing properties of the shampoo and conditioner that act directly on the hair fibers, is able to stretch the hair for a smooth effect to be touched. A temporary result, of course, but still of great effect. To spend a day with a totally new look preserving the health and beauty of your hair.
Straighten hair with inatural packs
Always remaining on the subject of straightening “products” or that help to detangle and loosen the waves of the hair, it is good to know that you can also opt for 100% natural packs. As a kind of mask, to be prepared with common ingredients and easy to find and apply to the hair for about 30 minutes. To smooth them without having to rely on a plate. Obviously by following the right steps:
- first you will have to sprinkle the hair with the compound, being careful not to leave out any part of the lengths;
- the hair, then, will be wrapped in della transparent film, leaving them on for about 30 minutes;
- once the time has elapsed, the hair must be washed with shampoo and conditioner (as usual);
- finally, we proceed with drying, taking care to comb the hair and not to use too hot air.
An important thing to know, however, is that a remedy of this type, precisely because it is very sweet, will never give the same result for every type of hair (for too curly hair, for example, you will almost certainly have to add a few more steps ).
Types of masks for straight hair
A quick and easy trick to try comfortably at home with the use of natural and healthy ingredients. Here are some examples.
Milk and honey
Preparing this pack is super easy. Just combine a cup of coconut milk (but cow’s milk is fine too) with a spoonful of honey. And mix well until the two ingredients are perfectly blended together. A super moisturizing and smoothing mask.
Milk and eggs
To make it, simply combine two cups of milk with an egg, making everything homogeneous. Once done you will have to leave the hair a soak in the mixture for about ten minutes and only then wrap it in plastic wrap for the classic 30 minutes mentioned above. A mask capable of leaving the hair, nourishing and fortifying them.
Try essential oils
If you thought that essential oils are used only to perfume or relax the environment or at most give a touch of originality to your desserts, you are wrong. Due to their innumerable properties there are oils (such as that of linseed, argan, almond or coconut) capable of making the more docile hair, penetrating between the fibers and also playing an important role restorative action.
Just go through a few drop of oil on the hair (already dried properly or treated with straightening shampoo or masks). Taking care to warm the palms of your hands first to facilitate the drafting and guarantee the hair to remain perfectly smooth and (which should not be underestimated) super scented.
Wet Wrapping
This is a very old method (when obviously there were no plates), which requires some time and patience, but perfect for guaranteeing straight hair for one or two days, depending on the type of hair. The procedure begins when i hair is wet (so after shampooing), and then model them in such a way that, once dry, they are perfectly smooth (or almost). Obviously by following all the steps correctly:
- first divide i hair in two strands, combing them separately;
- at this point with the help of hairpins and clips, take one lock at a time (even dividing it further), fixing it from the root to the tips with the clips, so that every part of the length remains straight. And it goes like this for the whole head;
- from here, wrapping the hair with a hair net, it is left to rest for minimum 5 hours (the ideal would be to do it overnight);
- at the end of the time, remove everything and brush your hair gently, taking care to apply an anti-frizz serum if necessary.
Thanks to this way to straighten your hair (even if a bit cumbersome) you will get a fabulous hair, very more docile and silky. All to be caressed.
Straight hair and bigodini
Well yes. Also the classic curlers with which you may have always imagined your grandmothers can come in very useful if your goal is to get straight hair but without heat. Obviously they will never be like spaghetti, but more like one hair with soft lines, smooth but with movement. Just use the right curlers, in plastic, sponge or silicone.
To create the much desired look, therefore, you will have to:
- divide the wet hair into locks, one central and two side, as similar as you can in size;
- divide again only the central lock into other smaller ones and roll them up on curlers;
- take one of the two side locks, comb it and turn it from the forehead to the nape of the head, fixing it with the clips and repeating everything with the other lock as well.
At this point, about four hours passed, your hair will be dry and smooth. Effect that you can improve by passing cold air on the hair with the help of a comb and brush.
Belt smoothing
A similar principle for having straight hair without heat is the ribbon (or Kardoune, typical fabric of the Algerian culture). In practice, the still damp foliage is collected in one ponytail, on whose length a ribbon is wound. The important thing is that it is tight to allow the hair to be pulled and straightened.
This hairstyle must be kept for a whole night, giving way to the hair to take the desired shape in a natural way. By helping her only with a fixing serum once dissolved, to keep the smoothness as long as possible.
Straight hair? Try the rSwedish wheel
Changing latitude another good aid to straighten the hair is the Swedish wheel. A method that is not exactly simple to perform but rather effective. In this case, the wet hair is divided into locks, starting from the forehead or the nape. Each strand comes combed and “flattened” on the head in the opposite direction to its natural one, until it wraps around it. As if you were wearing a helmet. Securing the hair with bobby pins.
At this point we need to wrap the hair in a towel or in a light scarf and wait for it to dry completely. Even throughout the night. Upon awakening, your hair will be as smooth as you’ve never seen it (or almost). For a really wow effect, in fact, it is good:
- abound with conditioner when washing (better still make a nice mask);
- pass the hair with oil on the lengths to smooth it even more thoroughly.
Brush and hairdryer
One of the most practical and used methods to ensure beautiful straight hair in a few simple steps is to dry it with a hairdryer and a wide and round brush. The air must be hot or lukewarm to guarantee the style. But nothing to do with the heat of a griddle.
To do this, simply wrap your hair on the brush, drying it from roots to ends, unrolling it. Then go over again with the brush by pulling the hair. This way the hair will instantly become straight, and with one fixative spray, you will guarantee a lasting and perfect result all day long (and at least until the next wash).
Use cold air
No heat? No problem, with a twist of anti-frizz serum and cold air del phone, you can straighten your hair and get the look you’ve always dreamed of. Obviously it is good to underline that, using cold air, it takes some time to reach the desired result. But you know that who wants to appear smooth… Maybe he won’t necessarily have to suffer, of course, but be patient Yup.
After washing your hair with a smoothing shampoo, pat dry and apply the serum. Then, dry your hair with cold air, combing each strand several times, slowly and along the entire length. And once finished (it may take a long time) apply the serum again and comb through once more. And voila, smoothing is done!
Straight hair with keratin
Finally, for those who make smoothness their reason for living and would like to enjoy it a little longer, it is possible to undergo real long-term treatments, like those at the keratin. In this case you will have to rely on a hair stylist, banishing the do-it-yourself from your mind.
In addition, it is good to know that this treatment involves the use of heat. Of course, then you won’t have to use it for a long time anymore, but at least at the first application you will necessarily have to accept the idea (or avoid proceeding in this way). And always trusting you only in expert and trusted hands.
So many different ways to straighten your hair for an occasion or much more. Never forgetting that smooth, curly or wavy, your hair is always beautiful and makes you unique and special. Exactly as you are.