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Summary: Straightening is not bad for the hair when it is done properly by a licensed professional, using high-quality relaxer products and good hair styling tools. Straighten out curls in a healthy way to prevent damage with professional advice from a hair designer and color specialist in this free video on hair care.
Liz Muller is the owner of Liz's Hair Design in Hollywood, Florida. As a professional hair designer and color specialist since 1985, she is one of the top Internet gurus on hair care,...read more
"Hi I'm Liz Muller from Liz's Hair Design, in Hollywood, Florida. This clip is about why straightening hair is not bad for you. This is a perfect example of hair that's been previously straightened. She had coarse hair, you probably can't tell how shiny it looks, here's a nice head of hair right here. And if it's done again right and properly, you shouldn't have any problems with the relaxer or any problems with the customers hair. Her hair ended up being very soft, you can comb through it, it's wonderful. She got a, wanted a little bit of blow drying. She left, I left a little bit of a wave in there actually because she, you know, first time relaxers. But if you notice that her hair, she wanted a little bounce to it, she got it still and her hair is silky and it's shiny and it doesn't show any damage at all. So if you do a good job of the hair and you take your time with it, you should be able to get a great relax in the hair and nice strong head of hair, with no split ends. This has been Liz's Hair design."
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