How to Straighten Your Hair with a Flat Iron

Do you want to cure your frizzy hair or straighten out your curls for a day? Using the Barbar flat iron can successfully leave you with silky and smooth hair in a matter of minutes. Here are a few tips to make this process easy and efficient.

For best results, get yourself Barbar shampoo and conditioner to help with the flattening process and invigorate your hair. You may probably want to try the Barbar hair treatments - Barbar Crystal Seals and Ionic Resuscitating Treatment - to prevent frizziness and keep your hair silky and shiny for a longer period. To get greater results when straightening your hair, stick to ceramic or titanium plated flat irons with ionic components. These help keep your hair from over drying, while still straightening to perfection. There are plenty of Barbar flat irons to choose from that come with ceramic and titanium plates. Choosing an iron with high heating power is the best thing for your hair - most Babar products will heat up to 420° Fahrenheit.

As a first step, shampoo and condition your hair. If your hair is dry or damaged, it may be wise to let your conditioner sit in a few extra minutes before washing it out. Make sure you wash your hair thoroughly before stepping out of the shower. Use a towel to wrap and dry your hair as much as possible. Apply about 6 drops of Barbar Crystal Seal and spread it evenly throughout your hair. Use more or less depending on how much hair you have. This will keep your hair shiny and will prevent it from getting frizzy.

Comb your hair and make sure to get out all tangles and knots. Use a blow dryer to get the rest of the wetness out of your hair because ironing your hair while it is wet can damage it considerably. Tie up the top half of your hair so you are able to concentrate on the bottom half first. Part the bottom half of your hair into three or four smaller sections, that way it is easier to get each strand straightened successfully. The sections should be about 1 to 2 inches wide and about ½ thick, so you may have to do multiple sections if you have a lot of hair.

Hold a section of your hair from the tips and clamp the ceramic or titanium iron of your choice as close to the roots as you can. Run the iron slowly down the shaft of your hair until you reach the end and then repeat the motion until you hair is straight to your satisfaction. Do this with every section of the bottom half of your hair and then tie it back and work on the top half in the same way. The iron may sizzle or produce some steam but there is no need to be alarmed, this is only the heat of iron reacting to your damaged hair.

After you have straightened all of your hair, make sure to look it over for any missed spots. Run the iron over big portions of your hair to eliminate any excess frizziness or missed strands.

If you want to go for a little style, you can use the iron to create flips or big curls. To do an inward or outward flip at the tips of your hair, pull a section of your hair through the iron starting at your roots and as you reach the tips, curl the iron around your hair. To create an inward flip, curl the iron inwardly and if you want an outward flip - do the opposite. Curls are done in a similar fashion. Twist the hair around the iron and hold it in place for a few seconds before releasing it.

Once your hair gets wet in the shower or the rain, it will go back to its normal state. In between straightening, use a deep conditioning treatment to keep your hair nourished and healthy. The Barbar Resuscitating Treatment and the Ionic Protein Treatment, are great ways to moisturize you hair. Remember to use flat irons with ceramic or titanium plating! For traveling convenience, you may choose the Barbar flat irons with universal built-in adapters allowing voltage of up to 240V so you can plug it in wherever you go!

And that's it! Once you have gotten the hang of the flattening process, you can begin to create many new hairstyles. Have fun!