Things You'll Need:
- Blow dryer
- Hair spray
- Flat brush
- Clip or hair tie
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Step 1
Apply straightening product to wet hair and comb through slowly from the ends upward. Make sure the product is evenly distributed. Separate the lowest layer of hair, about 1/2 inch thick (up to 1 inch). Pull the remaining hair up into a clip or hair tie, leaving the bottom portion of your hair hanging free.
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Step 2
Use a medium-high heat setting on your blow dryer and your flat brush to dry the first layer of hair. Hold the blow dryer far enough from the hair not to burn, but be sure to allow the dryer close enough to heat to mold your hair straight along the line of the flat brush.
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Step 3
Keep the hair taught with the brush as you work the dryer from the top down. Angle the dryer downward along the hair instead of perpendicularly to it. Beginning with the front sections is a good idea since layered hair may dry faster than the back, and if your hair is curly or wavy, straightness will be harder to achieve.
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Step 4
Work around the complete bottom layer of hair until the bottom of your hair is dry and straight. Change the heat setting to cool, and brush through the dried hair with the flat brush. Feel your hair for wet spots and restraighten these portions on the heat dry setting until you have a completely straight bottom layer.
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Step 5
Pull down a layer 1/2- to 1-inch-thick above your dry layer and repeat the process described above. As you near the top of your head, you may want to form your part or blow dry the sections framing your face separately and before the corresponding back portions. When your hair is completely dry, you may chose to use a high heat setting to quickly reseparate and reheat each layer of hair with the flat brush to reinforce the straightness. Use hairspray to hold your part or tame fly-aways.
