Q&A for How to Straighten Your Hair Without Heat

Try sleeping with a satin pillow if you want to maintain your hairstyle for a couple of days and not have it go frizzy. Then the next morning when you take a shower, try not to use too much hot water so you don't frizz out your hair and dry it up.

The humidity from walking home and sweating from P.E. will determine how long your straightened hair will last. If your hair is wavy or tightly curled, the humidity will definitely affect it and cause your curls to revert.

Shampoo and condition your hair with products meant for smoothing and straightening hair. You should use hair ties to encourage straightening. It will help stretch out your curls. From there, use jumbo rollers, let your hair dry, take the rollers out, comb your hair, and it should be visibly straighter.

There actually is a hack for frizzy hair. Take a bounce sheet and poke your brush through it and brush away!

Have you tried deep-conditioning once a week, or applying coconut oil before washing? If your hair does not hold that much moisture, it means you have high porosity. You can deal with that by using apple cider vinegar, which will flatten the cuticle, or protein treatments. You can also use Jamaican black castor oil to seal all the moisture into your hair.

Mix water with two tablespoons of brown sugar in a spray bottle and spray your hair. Let your hair air dry and it should work.

Try rinsing your hair in cold water after you finish washing it. This seals the cuticle and prevents frizz.

No, they will increase frizz, because they are meant for enhancing body, not smoothness. At least that's my understanding.

Blow-drying your hair in alternating directions with a round brush and cool setting on the hair dryer will straighten the ends of your hair without heat.

While you're taking a shower, apply some mayo to your hair and leave it in for 5 minutes. Then wash out with cold water and your problem is solved.

Part your (wet or dry) hair in half one-half over one shoulder one-half on the other shoulder. Then put one hair tie on both sides making pigtails. Next, put hairbands all the way down the ponytail until there is no hair left. Leave in overnight then take out in the morning.

No, you could just leave it dry naturally. These are just for urgent situations.

Here's the hack: Take a toothbrush or a comb and spray hairspray on it. Take the toothbrush or the comb and brush it in the front or on the parts where it gets frizzy.

All of these methods will work but only for a short period of time. If you want to keep your hair straight for a longer period of time and use those methods, it would be best to stay away from humid atmosphere and avoid touching your hair.

Apply straightening mask again at the bottom and blow dry it on cold temperature.

I would recommend you not using any heat products to straighten your hair as they can damage your hair. The best method is slightly damping your hair and using hair ties to secure it as described in the article above.

Wet your hair. Then, pin it at the bottom, making sure it is stretched tightly before securing pins.

No, it should stay straight until you either put a crease in it by pulling it up, or until you wash your hair again.

You can get a keratin treatment, which will straighten your hair for several months.

Try switching shampoos and conditioners. You may also want to try using a shirt to dry your hair instead of a towel. Also, hairspray is a lot of help.

Use alcohol-free gel. Apply a small amount directly to your hair, but not your scalp. It will be temporarily straight.

No. Putting your hair in a ponytail after your hair is dry actually helps maintain straight hair.

If your hair is dry you should deep condition it. Check out the article on deep conditioning your hair .

Dry it with the hottest setting on your hair dryer. Brush it out. Repeat until your hair is just frizz and no curls. Then straighten out your hair with straighteners. This works for people with rat's-tail, frizzy, curly hair.

If you want to use heat, then get a really good straining iron and use that. Otherwise, you could blow dry your hair straight in an hour.

It will not be as effective or straight because the idea is that it sets when it dries. If you can't properly wet your hair, try spraying some water and combing through your hair till slightly damp and then use above methods.

Yes, though you should be aware that it may not work as well as it would if your hair was longer.

No. Keratin makes the hair stronger and healthier. There are lot of hair products which contain keratin, like shampoos, conditioners and hair masks.

You should have at about 3 - 5 cm of space between each hair tie. I recommend keeping them on overnight, or for at least 5 hours.

Try using the Fructis hair masks by Garnier. Anything with keratin in it would also be effective.