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| Start at the front or the back - I chose the back because it takes the longest to straighten. Ty's hair is curliest in the back. His hair doesn't look very curly in these pictures and that is because after he washed it we blew it out with a brush and blow dryer to help with the process. This helps a lot! I've tried it with out and it takes almost twice as long. |
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| Use any kind of hair clips to keep each section separate from the one you're trying to straighten. As you straighten each section with your hair straightener put another clip in when it's still hot and this will help keep hair together and prevent any fly-aways or strays. You may need to run the straightener over it a few different times or until you start to smell the hair burning. Keep doing this until every piece has been straightened. |
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| You don't have to leave the hair clips in for very long and if they leave any lines in the hair you'll want to run the hair straightener over it again to get those out. |
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| Once you have taken all of the clips out you can start to spray it down to keep it in place. I use my pump hair spray bottle to spray my fingers and then run them along the hairs and any strays or fly-aways there may be. You can use pomade or hair glue to do this too. |
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| When you feel like it's all in place then freeze it all with some hair spray. I like to finish it off with aerosol because it's not as moist. Curly hair does not lie moisture and sometimes it will go right back to being curly if it gets too much moisture. I may not have an afro but I have curly hair and know this all too well myself. I don't straighten my hair because I am lazy and I get really pissed off when it gets wet after I do. After it has been set we like to put coconut oil on the parts of his head where his scalp is showing. It helps with the dryness that can occur after it has been shaved. |
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