What hair products do I need??

Question

My hair naturally looks like this if you can see:

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m176/sid3214/l_5a8ee04fde14bd1fd3395d7c997b6ae6.jpg

But with a good perm and 3 hours of flat ironing, it looks like this:

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m176/sid3214/Your_Mom_021.jpg

(those are pictures of me)

My dad is Mixed - Black/White and my mom is White, so i have bi-racial hair.

What products can I use to make the flat ironing stick or to make it less fuzzy?
What is the hottest type of flat iron you can get for under $70?

Answer 1

I have the same hair as you and it use to look like that when I would straighten it for shampoo and conditioner I use SoftSheen Carson OPTIMUM Oil Therapy it repairs and smoothes out our type of hair you can find it in the ethnic hair care section. For protection and extra smoothness and shine I use Paul Mitchell Super Skinny Serum and you can get this at a salon. All these products work great the help with the frizz, smoothness, shine and poofyness.
As for a flat iron I use SOLIA I got it at www.folica.com and it works great on bihair. You can read the reviews on it and it was $88, but tax and s&h where free. My hair is like yours but longer and it took me I promise you 8 mins it use to take me like 30 mins sometimes longer

Answer 2

personally, I would enrich your natural curl with products before I would fry my hair trying to straighten it everyday. But, I know flat hair is what you want.

You are a prime candidate for a straightening perm. Talk to a salon professional, but I would suggest you look into it. Otherwise you will damage your hair with the flat-iron everyday.

Answer 3

any thing w/ lost of protein also try this method helped me alot
well when ur younger ur hair grows nice n faster b/c of the exercise n deit u've grown up with...i had the same problem u have i use to have long hair down where my bra strap is and i choped it to ear length and it took awhile to grow back...but now its past my clavical...took 2yrs to find the best way to grow it back...what i do is i use oil base condionter n shampoo and precondition my hair b4 i wash it like hot oil treatments or put cond. on the ends of my hair then i wash it and i leave a lil put of cond. on the ends to keep it perfect from the heat n also from brushin it like crazy..i also take prenatal vitamins which help b/c of the folic aicd and vitamin b...also just trim the ends where u see a split end not to much just enough so it won't go ne higher...if u try this method it should help the hair to come back nice b/c i told my friend the same thing n she can't stop tellin me thank u

i use this flat iron the best http://www.maxiusbeauty.com/
if u live in the city u could get one in bed bath n beyond cheaper then gettin it online

Answer 4

A good Flat iron is made by Curlmaster. I get it by a Sally's Beauty Supply by my house. 40 bucks and its great for all types of hair. KeraCare has good products too.

Answer 5

Go the the website Redken.com. There is a questionnaire you can fill out and it will rec amend the right products for your needs.