How to Get Pin Straight Hair

You can get pin-straight hair.

Do you ever see a girl who has super-sleek hair and wonder how she got it so straight? It doesn't take a lot of effort, really. With a few hair products and the right tools and technique, you can get super-straight hair too.

Things You'll Need

• Heat protectant
• Hair straightener
• Hair clips or ties
• Blow dryer
• Brush

Instructions

1. Shampoo and towel-dry your hair. Brush your hair to detangle it, starting from the bottom and working your way up to your roots so it doesn't break too much.

2. Apply a heat protectant all over your hair. You only need a very tiny amount; otherwise your hair will look oily. If it's a spray, about one or two sprays should be enough. If it's liquid, apply a tiny amount to your hand and start applying it from the bottom of your hair, working your way up.

3. Blow-dry your hair.

4. Section off your hair to make it easier to straighten. Section the top half of your hair as if you're going to make a half-ponytail and use a hair clip or tie to keep the section in place.

   For the loose bottom hair, you can section it in either two or three sections (depending on how thick your hair is).

5. Remove the clip or tie from one of the sections. Don't start with a section that is too thick because the heat from the hair straightener might not go through the hair and straighten it.

6. Put the hot straightener around the hair section close to your roots, but not close enough to your head that it's going to burn you. Glide the straightener down, slightly turning the straightener outwards as you're reach the end of the hair. This way, the bottom of the hair does not go in, since you want pin-straight hair. Make sure that you don't curve the straightener too much, because you can also curl your hair with a straightener. Depending on the thickness of your hair, you may need to do the same section a few times.

7. Straighten the remaining sections of hair. You may need to make smaller sections depending on the thickness of your hair. Just remember as you're moving the straightener down your hair to pull it outwards just slightly to create super-straight tips.

Tips & Warnings

• This article works great on wavy or straight hair. It has not been tested on curly hair. Let me know if it works on curly hair.

• Be careful when working with hair products and tools. A straightener can cause painful burns, so be careful.

References

• Bellasugar; Here's Why You Should Never Heat Your Flat Iron All the Way Up; Miriam Lacey; March 2011
• VS Sassoon: Hair Straightening Iron Techniques