Straightening Short Hair

Many women with short hair, get a particular haircut and hair style they like, only to realize that it is very hard to maintain it. Whatever short hairstyle you might sport, without proper maintenance and styling, hair will look either frizzy and rough or fall flat against your scalp. Those with fine hair are lucky, since it is not difficult to straighten short fine hair. But those who have rough, coarse and dry hair, do have to struggle a lot to straighten it. Here we are going to teach you how to straighten short hair effectively, so that you can style it the way you want it.

Tips to Straighten Short Hair

There are a number of ways in which you can straighten short hair. One is by blow drying and the other is by using a straightening iron. To straighten short hair through blow drying you will need a good quality round or paddle brush and a blow dryer. Do invest in good quality products if you want to get results that are professional. First wash your hair with a volumizing shampoo if you have fine and limp hair or an anti frizz shampoo if you have coarse and wavy hair. Follow this up with a shine enhancing conditioner. Now let your hair air dry and then start blow drying your hair from the brown area. Use a paddle brush or round brush to firmly lift your hair from the scalp towards the ceiling and then direct the blow dryer over this particular section of hair.

If you are having trouble managing your tresses, then section your hair with the help of clips. This will allow you to work each section of your hair, one at a time. When you are done with the front of your hair, blow dry the back sections, making sure that you do not let the blow dryer come too close to your hair. Once all your short hair has been straightened, style your hair into the hairstyle of your choice, apply a bit of shine serum to your hair. Following these hair straightening techniques for short hair, will give you the desired results.

If you find blow drying hair straight to be difficult, then you can straighten short hair with a hair straightening iron. However since your hair is short, a conventional ceramic straightening iron like a sedu flat iron won't work for you. You need to purchase a mini hair straightener that is made specially for straightening short hair. This kind of mini flat irons are the best straightener for hair straightening and are even used by guys for straightening short curly hair. These mini flat irons comes with different plate attachments to suit all lengths of hair. A narrow plate which is about one inch in thickness will allow you to effectively straighten short hair. Make sure that your hair is completely dry before you start ironing your hair. Apply a serum to protect your tresses from drying while you iron it. You should also section off your hair, and start ironing each individual section with the flat iron. Once all your hair has been straightened, apply a shine serum and style hair as desired.

For more permanent results you can try the permanent straightening of hair which is done in good salons. Remember that short hair also requires some care, and regular hair massage and spa treatment for hair will keep it in the best condition.