How do I quickly but effectively straighten my thick, curly hair?

My hair is really thick and also curly. It takes over an hour to straighten it and I prefer it straight to curly but it just takes up so much of my time.How do I quickly but effectively straighten my thick, curly hair?
Here are some steps to straighten hair in a LOT less time:





1. After you get out of the shower, wring your hair out and towel dry it to get as much excess water out. Comb it (don't brush it, it damages hair) and put in a frizz serum ( I recommend No Frizz brand) and a straightening serum ( I recommend L'oreal professionel brand). The straightening serum works with the heat of the blow dryer to help straighten your hair.





2. Divide your hair in 3 sections (more like layers) Clip the top 2 up and blow dry the bottom using a paddle brush. To eliminate frizz, use the cool air button and aim the blow dryer down. Do the same thing for the other 2 sections.





3. Once your hair is completely dry, clip it up in 3 sections again. Starting with the bottom layer, put some heat protector on your hair and flat iron in sections. Repeat with the other 2 sections.How do I quickly but effectively straighten my thick, curly hair?
1.Brush out hair before taking a shower. Get all the knots out of that super-thick hair of yours, and don't look in the mirror.


2.Wash your hair with a smaller-than-normal amount of shampoo, maybe a tablespoon, and use it mainly on your scalp to cleanse and get rid of grease/residue. Use a more-than-normal amount of conditioner to hydrate your hair and protect it from heat. Work it through your hair, from the scalp to tips of strands. Rinse it out with cold water. This helps to smooth the follicles. Now get out of the shower before you freeze to death.


3.Gather your hair and gently wring out the excess water over the sink. Comb, never brush, your hair to get tangles out.


4.Take a round brush that has some hold, or grip to it, and start blow drying. Always use the medium (never high) heat setting, but the air flow setting can be turned up to high or whatever you like, if you have those options. Section off your hair (horizontally of course) and begin with the hair at the back of your neck and work up to the crown of your head. Part hair into five sections if it's really thick, although you may only need two sections. start with the hair on the bottom and work to the top, pulling the hair taut with the round brush and following it with the dryer. Do this until your hair is completely dry, or you may totally fry your hair with the flat iron.


5.Turn the heat on your flat-iron up to the second or third highest heat for thick hair, and the lower settings for thinner hair. While waiting for it to heat up, apply a heat protection spray or serum evenly on your hair.


6.Section your hair once again and work up to the crown of your head. Clamp the flat iron on a strand of hair and pull to the ends of hair. Curling the iron slightly inwards at the tips will give your hair a softer edge. You may need to go over a section of hair up to five times, but go slow and it will straighten better. If you have gone over five times and that strand is still curly or wavy, wait and move onto another strand. Give it a chance to cool off and then attempt again. You may want to apply a serum or cream after each section to smooth it down and hydrate it, but don't use too much or your hair will look greasy and weighed down.


7.Enjoy your shiny, straight hair. You may want to have someone help you with the back of your head, or take a mirror and check to see if the back is wavy or curly. After you're satisfied, brush or comb your hair and apply a teeny bit of serum or cream to the top layer, but again don't use too much or your hair will be greasy.
was your hair with shampoo only and spray on some heat protecting spray. the rub it with a towel and brush it out. blow dry it while brushing it as straight as possible. then put on some hair cream (try sunsilk straighten up creme) , but only a dime sized amount. then, using a professional straightener like CHI, solia or sedu, straighten at a temp around 390 F. after that rub some hair serum on and use a tiny tiny bit of hairspray to make it stay then brush it out again
my hair is curly 2 and i get soooo annoied that most people dry and straighten there hair in half an hour! we will never do this but blow drying your hair straight then straighten, smaller sections work best as if one big section goes curly the rest of your hair will change to fit the same shape..use high heat straightners,always keep your parting in the same side as you natural wave goes+never try fringes or side fringes as your natural lick will bounce back.. after you have finally finished it!!! spray a strong hold hairspray on you hands then quickly onto ur hair especially the thinner ends as they will flick...get your hair thinned by the hairdresser as often as you can :)
straighten your hair while its wet and then blow it dry. straighten it again. my friend told me this a few days ago.


but you should probably do it in the morning because if you sleep on it......it wont be as straight.