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Summary: To straighten relaxed hair, use a flat iron close to the root and pull it down to the tip no more than twice to prevent future damage. Straighten hair that's been previously relaxed, only using a 350-degree iron, with tips from a professional 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 this is Liz Muller from Liz's Hair Design in Hollywood, Florida. In this clip I am going to show you how to straighten out with a flat iron previously relaxed hair. First I am going to turn around and take my flat iron and bring it close to the root take it all the way straight down like so and she wants a straight strand down. She wants straight hair today. This is how it would look like completely straightened down. Again you take the piece and come straight down like that. Only do it once or twice because the hair has been previously relaxed. You don't want to go ahead and put it over and over the hair because then you are going to have breakage and damaged hair and you don't want to do that to this beautiful head of hair. Remember it has been chemically treated so too much heat can apply some pressure and some problems to the strands and the hair shaft and the hair itself so nice and easy when you are doing it. You want to go ahead and again take it and bring it down soft. You don't need 450, use 350 degrees on this hair, 450 is a little too much. You want to use 450 in a natural head of hair, not relaxed and this is what you get here, straight hair. Thank you. This is Liz Muller."
eHow Article: Straightening Relaxed Hair With a Flat Iron