How to Straighten your Hair Without Using Heat

Heat is one of the leading causes of hair damage. Hair dryers and flat irons can cause hair to become dry and brittle. There are safer ways to straighten hair that don’t cause heat damage. It’s not as impossible as it seems! Continue reading to learn how to achieve silky, straight hair without making it look terrible.

How to Straighten Your Hair Without Heating

Studies show that hairdryers can cause hair to become dry and rough. Styling tools can damage hair’s integrity and make it fragile.

Here are some tips that will help you achieve straight hair. These tips will work best for wavy hair. These tips may not be as effective for curly hair. However, you can combine them to get the desired results.

• Straightening and Smoothing Products: These products include ingredients such as keratin, which smoothen hair. These products can also reduce frizz and improve hair management.
• Jumbo Rollers: This is a technique that works well with type 4 hair. Wrapping your hair with plastic jumbo rollers overnight will give you straight, smooth hair. This styler straightens and smoothes type 4 hair, and gives it sleek jumbo curls.
• Silicone Products: Silicones can be used in many hair products to smoothen hair. Silicones in hair care products, such as dimethicone or polysiloxane, seal the hair cuticle and prevent any friction between the cuticle and the outside. The hair is left silky and smooth. Silicone compounds are also heat resistant.
• Hair wrapping: This is another technique to straighten type 4 hair. It requires an elastic band, bobby pins and a scarf. You will have straight hair the next morning if you leave it alone overnight. This will protect your hair from frizz and keeps it looking great.
• Cool Drying Your Hair: Most modern hair dryers come with a cool setting. Regular hair dryers use a lower setting. Select the cool setting if your dryer has one. To straighten your hair while you cool dry it, use a flat or round paddle brush. When drying your hair, use a dryer with a low setting. Keep it at least 15 cm from your hair. Before you dry your hair, use a hair straightening spray.
• For type 4, this is another option that involves hair ties. Let your hair air dry after washing it. Next, style your hair in two pigtails by dividing it down the middle. Secure your hair with hair ties placed at every three inches. This hairstyle can be left overnight.
• Hot oil treatment: Heat a tablespoon coconut oil and add a tablespoon castor oil. You can adjust the amount depending on how long and thick your hair is. After oiling your hair, let it sit for at least 45 minutes before you wash it off. Massage your scalp with the oil to increase blood circulation and stimulate hair growth. Coconut oil is proven to reduce frizz according to a study.
• Deep condition your hair: Deep conditioning your locks allows them to relax. It makes it much easier to straighten and detangle your hair. Deep conditioning masks that contain moisturizing ingredients such as aloe vera and hydrolyzed proteins, coconut oil, and coconut oil are a good choice. Cosmetic hair conditioners such as leave-in and regular conditioners are also available. These conditioners are designed to reduce frizz, smoothen hair, reduce friction, and detangle hair.
• Use straightening masks: Straightening masks are made with ingredients such as biotin, collagen and keratin which strengthen hair and increase its elasticity. This allows your hair to stay straighter for longer. These hair straighteners can smoothen hair and prevent frizz.
• Cold water rinse: This seals your cuticles and makes your hair straighten. If you are using a straightening shampoo, conditioner, this works even better.
• Brush damp hair: After a head washing, towel-dry your hair using a soft, absorbent cotton towel. Let it air dry for a while. When your hair is 75% dry you can gently straighten it by brushing it in sections. Continue to brush your hair until it dries completely. This is a tedious process that leaves your hair shiny, straight and smooth.
• Frizz Control: Frizz can occur in wavy hair, straight hair, and even curly hair. Frizzy hair occurs when static electricity causes friction between hair strands. A frizz-control serum can smoothen your hair without the need for heat. Natural remedies are also available to eliminate frizz.
• Humidity: Hair can become frizzier and less manageable due to the humidity. You can protect your hair from the elements with humidity control products.
• Natural ingredients: You can straighten your hair with natural products such as oils, masks, and packs that are made from natural ingredients. Coconut oil, honey, and lemon juice can not only straighten your hair, but also improve it’s health. Below are some DIY natural remedies.

Coconut Milk and Lemon Straightening Hair Mask

What You Will Need:

• 1/4 cup coconut milk
• 1 tablespoon of lemon juice

Procedure:

1. Combine the coconut milk with the lemon juice.
2. Place the mixture in the fridge overnight
3. Apply the mixture to your hair, starting at the roots and ending at the ends.
4. It should be left on for at least 30 minutes.
5. Use cold water and mild shampoo to wash it off.

Prep Time:

Overnight

Processing Time:

30 minutes

How Many Times:

Every week

How it works:

Coconut oil softens and conditions hair while lemon juice removes frizz. Coconut oil can penetrate hair strands and straighten them, making hair silky smooth. These effects are not supported by scientific evidence.

 Milk Serum Spray

What You Will Need:

• 1/4 cup milk
• Spray bottle

Procedure:

1. Put the milk in the spray bottle.
2. Apply the milk to your hair.
3. It can be left on for between 30-45 minutes.
4. Rinse the area with cold water.

Prep Time:

2 minutes

Processing Time:

30-45 minutes

How Many Times:

Twice per week

How it works:

According to the evidence, the proteins in milk may strengthen and fortify cuticle surfaces, reducing frizz.

Apple Cider Vinegar Rinse

What You Will Need:

• 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• 1 cup water

Procedure:

1. In a bowl, combine the apple cider vinegar with water.
2. Use a mild, sulfate-free shampoo or conditioner to wash your hair.
3. Use the ACV water to rinse your hair.

Prep Time:

2 minutes

Processing Time:

2 minutes

How Many Times:

Every week

How it works:

Apple cider vinegar is good for hair. It removes oil, dirt, and grime. It’s said to reduce frizz and remove clogging particles.

Are the effects permanent?

The effects of the suggestions above are temporary. Extrinsic factors such as weather can cause 3C-4C hair to revert to its coily nature. Although smoothening products can alter the hair’s structure over time, there isn’t any evidence.

Although hair styling technology has advanced, there is still no permanent method to straighten your hair without causing heat damage. These tips will help you achieve the straight and smooth hair you want. These tips will not only remove frizz, but they also reduce hair damage and make your hair more healthy.

P.S. Consult your doctor and hairdresser before using any of these methods!