You can get super straight hair at home, without using heat! Learn these 4 tricks to straighten your hair without a straightener or dryer:
If you like to walk around with straight hair, you’ve probably already noticed that, in addition to progressive treatments and other chemical treatments, the best-known methods for achieving this effect are using heat. And yes, anything that heats your hair also ends up damaging your strands.
But what not everyone knows is that it is possible to straighten your hair without using a straightener or hairdryer. And best of all: they are cheap and easy tricks to apply at home!
Of course, if your hair is very curly or frizzy, the tips listed below may not work very well, as they do not alter the structure of the hair, as heat does. However, if your hair has a straighter texture, these tricks for straightening your hair without a straightener or blow dryer will work well.
As you will see, most of the secret is daily hair care. Keeping them hydrated and nourished are good ways to eliminate volume and frizz, for example. But the icing on the cake is grandma’s little trick, which you’ll love to know.
Check out 4 tricks for straightening your hair without a straightener or dryer:
1. Shampoo and conditioner for straight hair daily
It may sound silly, but it’s not. The formulas of these shampoos and conditioners designed for straight hair are rich in vitamins and micro-sealants, which help maintain the flat effect of your hair, even if you don’t use heat to straighten it.
2. Masks with vitamins and micro-sealants at least once a week
Moisturizing your hair every week helps to recover nutrients from the strands and make them smoother, especially if there is chemical treatment. Choose intensive masks, specifically for straight hair and that help reduce volume.
NOTE: Even if you use quick-apply masks during the week, like the 3-minute ones, take a day to apply more powerful hydration.
3. Sleeping cap with clips
This trick dates back to grandma’s time and is what women used at home, before straighteners became fashionable. If you don’t know what it is, it’s simple: it involves wrapping dry hair around your head and securing everything with clips. The longer you stay like this, the smoother your hair becomes.
To make the cap with clips, you just have to divide your hair in half and comb it clockwise, as if it were a headband. Remember to always place the wavy part of the clip downwards, otherwise the hair will be marked.
If you don’t have clips at home, cut the waist of a pair of pantyhose and tie a knot in the part where the legs would be, forming a cap. Then just curl your hair, as we just taught you, and secure everything with the sock. The pores in the fabric let the strands breathe, while keeping the hair straight throughout the night.
4. Nourishing oils to reduce frizz
Once again, the secret is in nourishing the hair. In addition to taking care of the hair’s structure from the inside, some finishing oils reduce frizz, which are those little strands that stick up (especially when the hair dries naturally) and that hinder the straight and aligned effect.
You can apply the oil, for example, when you take off your cap in the morning or after washing, always on the ends and just a little along the length, so as not to weigh it down. In addition to straightening your hair without a straightener, this tip also serves to help protect your hair against daily damage, such as split ends.
So, how many of these tips for straightening your hair without a straightener or dryer did you already know? Have you tried the hairpin or sock cap, for example? Be sure to tell us in the comments!
Now, speaking of hair, be sure to also read: How to make your hair grow in just 2 weeks.
Source: Vix
