Will hair straightening work with my type of hair?

Question

I am 17 years old.

My hair is very, very dry, curly, and frizzy, it makes me look very old.

When I staighten my hair with a iron it gets really frizzy, but still looks better than my original hair.

I went to a hair stylist about 6 months ago,, and I showed them pictures of what I want my hair to look like and they said they can do it.

I told my Mom and she insisted I go to another hair stylist.

This new hair stylist refused to straighten my hair, saying only black people get that done.

She said it might fry my hair.

So instead, they cut and died it, the dye came out very white and people always said I had gray highlights.

My hair is about long enough to get the style I want.

My Mom is telling me now that I can't get it done. It's immpsoible.

Something so little made me so mad, because I always hated my hair and when the lady said they can give me that style it made be so, soooo happy.

Now my Mom is telling me it's immposible and they just want to steal my money,

im male, i want it permanently staightened, I dont want it to ruin my hair and force me to cut it all off. if u email i can send u a pic of my hair and a pic of some styles that i would LOVE to have. how much would this cost, i am paying for it with my own money. 100 dollars?

Answer 1

read tips and articles on hair-straightening on this site

Answer 2

I know you said you tried an iron, but before you get it chemically relaxed, I would suggest going to a beauty product store (NOT a grocery store or anything that doesn't SPECIALIZE in beauty) and finding the best iron. I would recommend ceramic or ionic. The ionic ones can get up to $80, and the ceramic one I have is $40, but it is so worth it cuz it works so well. Also try using a straightening gel or spray when you use the iron, that should help too. If you do decide to get it relaxed, DON'T do it yourself, go to a stylist. Tell your mom you would rather have it professionally done than risk hurting it, and that you have tried everything! Maybe if you make a point to pay for it yourself she will compromise with you. Good luck! :)

Answer 3

ok my hair used to look just like your saying your looked and i had a stylist that also would not do mine so i me and my mom found someone else it is not the best ides to perminately get it straighten but your stylist can do a relaxor mine is by CHI but you stylist may use another i will not damage your hair and if yoru stylist know what he or she is doing it will work now keep in mind that when you wach and dry your hair it will look the same culry frizzy hair but what this does is makes it soooooo much easier to straighten it used to take me 2 hours to do mine now it only takes about 15 mins one more thing if you get your hair highlighted or colored or anything you have to wait about a month before getting it highlighted something to do with the chemicals if you do it too close together it is not good for your hair
hope this helps

Answer 4

There are ways to straighten curly hair...I would recommend a relaxer. I am not sure what the ladies were showing you, but if you want your hair not to be dry try a hot oil treatment, or a deep conditioner at least once a week, also to straighten it make sure you are putting product on it. You are most likely drying it out, causing it to be worse when you straighten it, without product on it, also use a professional shampoo and conditioner to let with anti-frizz.

Answer 5

Why don't you just get some wrap lotion and blow dry your hair yourself. It may not be permanent, but it should work and you can save the bulk of your money.

Wash your hair with a detangling shampoo & use a good conditioner. After you rinse the conditioner out, while the hair is still damp, apply the wrap lotion and blow your hair dry. It should come out nice and straight without the high cost of a salon style.

Answer 6

First how old is that sylist? Yes, you can straighten regular hair. Although now that they have taken your hair to extreme it may dry it or as your mom says fry it. Find a youthful stylist with new ideas in your area maybe they can help. There are all kinds of new straightening product.

Answer 7

It's possible. My mom has the same hair. Curly. frizzy... The white woman's afro, pretty much. They can do it. She gets it permed monthly. Then she straightens it daily. I have naturally board straight hair, and with the straight perm and the treatments, which condition her hair to keep it soft and moisturized, it looks like mine. They can do it. You just have to get the right shampoos and conditioners. You should also get hair treatments done every few months.

Buy a CERAMIC straightener. Not a metal one. Metal ones fry your hair. The ceramic ones don't.

Answer 8

before trying anything drastic try straightening it w/ the Ultra Chi Ceramic Iron. i'm 14 and i have extremely curly, frzzy, hair too. but i'm not white. my parents are from india. so try that first, cause you don't want to lose all your hair or damage it beyond repair. it takes me a good hour and half. and actually right now i'm looking into easystraight. but if it takes you less than that then just stick to the iron. i'm just trying to find something different to cut down my time.

Answer 9

i comprehend the way it is, i'm 0.5 black, so i comprehend, no longer all flat irons artwork on that form of hair. I surely have in no way used the CHI yet my hair stylist, who does especially black hair, swears by utilising it. She even instructed me that she gets her hair permed each and every 4 months extremely of each and each month via fact the CHI works so stable on her hair! Ive heard basically stable issues approximately that flat iron, Im even questioning approximately getting one myself. I say decide for it, if it dosent artwork they way you will like it to you are able to consistently return it. :)

Answer 10

Yes girl any body can get their hair straightened or permed as we say it.It doesn't matter what type of hair you have.Girl if you want to get your hair permed and you know somebody that will do it for you go for it.

Answer 11

hair straighteners with pins in the clamps work good and you can get it chemically straightened that's not just for black people you should go back to that salon and they say that again tell them your never coming back.