Q&A for How to Straighten Your Hair With a Flat Iron

Apply a heat protectant spray to your hair before you start straightening it. Be careful though since you can still damage your hair if your flat iron is too hot.

Yes! You can use a flat iron to straighten your curly hair. Flat irons work on both curly and wavy hair.

Yes, it's best to use heat protectant when you're using heat to style your hair. If you don't have a heat protectant, stick to low temperatures to avoid damaging your hair.

Use the lowest temperature you can while getting the results you want. This will avoid damaging your hair.

You can use hair ties or clips to separate parts of your hair and let each section down to straighten one at a time.

Using low heat or passing the iron through your hair too quickly can cause this. High humidity in the room might also be the culprit. I suggest you use a hair serum when you finish straightening your hair to prevent frizzing.

Depending on your hair type, different temperatures will work. If you have super curly hair, you might want a higher temperature and for wavy hair, not as high. Your hair will straighten without a heat protectant, you just risk burning it and over time it will probably get dry and burnt.

Try first flat ironing your hair from the roots on the lowest temperature on your flat iron, and straighten your hair normally. When you are comfortable with the way that you are straightening your hair, then you can start straightening your hair with the temperature that you would normally straighten your hair, but don't forget to use a heat protection spray so that you don"t damage your hair.

No, this step is optional, but it may be easier for you to brush/comb out your hair. If you'd rather skip the extra step of washing and drying hair your with a blow dryer, you can easily just continue with the rest of the process.

You do not have to use a blow dryer. In fact, I recommend not using one at all, as it could save extra damage to your hair and the extra heat isn't needed. After a shower, you could put your damp hair in a braid, let it dry in the braid, and when you want to straighten, your hair won't be as puffy or frizzy. That ultimately leads to straight, sleek hair.

Use a flat tongue clip and clip it downwards, and flat iron the top in that same direction.

It depends on how thick your hair is. Look on the packaging of the straightener and see if it says anything about the kind or thickness of hair it straightens.

Your hair will most likely stay straight for about a day and a half.

Rinse your thumb and pointer finger with a little bit of water and squeeze them over the dents, then comb.

Yes, absolutely. It doesn't damage your hair as much that way. You can even try straightening once a week. Make sure you keep your hair well-nourished through oiling and conditioning.

Do this about 3 to 4 times. If necessary, do it for few more times but always remember to use a heat protector.