im a dude, i cant stand my blonde curly hair. i used a straightener for a while (however gay that sounds, im not) Texas humidity says no straighteneing unless its chemical. im seriously wanting to get it chem straightened this summer.

I'm 12 years old and I have very thick and wavy hair. If i dont blowdry my hair after i get out of the shower and if i go to bed with my hair wet, ill wake up and my hair will be really wavy and I HATE it! I wake up and immeadiatly I have to plug in the straightener. I used to put it on 15. But now I have to put it on 23 for the heat. If i straighten it by taking my time it will take me about an hour and a half to straighten it perfectly but it will be frizzy. Ive heard many different stories about chem. straightening and my mom said she did it and when she was brushing her hair, it came out in handfuls and then i go on line and it says that its better than the straightener. is this true. and would it be good for temporary dyed hair and my age?

one more thing, what is the cost to get this done? and where can i go to get this done?

i have hair that is a little past my shoulders! it is wavy and curly and i hate it! although it only takes 15-20 min. to straighten it....i do it almost every day, so it gets pretty annoying and time wasting! but i want to know straight up yes or no not maybe i want a yes or a no if my hair will fall out, have color change, and if it ACTUALLY, HONESTLY works good?!?!?!?!?!?

I came across this blog while looking for help to IMPROVE my hair now that I have had a chemical straightener. I have had it for about 3 months now and HATE it. I have always had naturally curly hair with no rhyme or reason to the curls. People thought I had a perm. I straightened it all the time with a flat iron, and like many of you, got sick of that. I finally decided to do the chemical straightener and if I could take it back, I would. My hair looks like hay all the time. Even when I dry it, it is still not straight. It is fuzzy and I still have to use my flat iron. So, it's still a lot of work. I also had my hair darkened a few weeks after the chemical straightener and the color faded very quickly. If someone would have warned me, I would have done it anyway b/c I'm hardheaded. Be careful what you wish for. If anyone has any advice as to what I can do to help my hair now while waiting forever for the straightener to grow off, please reply.

Ok, so i have naturally REALLY curly hair, and i hate it. Im finally going to get it chemically straightened. But im not totally sure. i mean im not worried about the cost. but my hair. im afraid it will break. I've only hilighted it a couple times.
what are the chances it will break?

I am 12 and have to straight my hair EVERY morining or it will look bad!!!!!!!!!!! I am thinking about geting it chemical straightened. I have heard ALOT a different thiNG!!!! Sooo i have some questions: Will it change my dirty blond hair a different color??? Will it hurt my hair???How much is it if i get it done at wal-mart??? and if there is anything else i need to know PLEASE tell me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My hair is wavey, and down to my shoulders when not straightened and i HATE it. Im only 14 and i have to get up every morning at 6:00am just to straighten it! It takes me about 2 hours to get my hair how i like it, and im quite fussy about my hair. I heave been toying with the idea of chemically straightening my hair for a number of months now, and i have been reserching it alwell. I have a few questions i would like answered about the whole process, The first; How much will cost? The second; Will my hair fall out? (asking this as many reveiws have stories wear people's hair has fallen out, and want to knoow a definate answer, will it or not.) Third; Will it acctually work? and Fourth; Is it advised at such a young age?
If anyone knows the ansers to any of my questions, they would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks =]

I have long very thick and brittle hair, it takes my about an hour and a half to straighten it! but i have gotten my hair chemically straighten a few times! it cost me about $350 but it was worth it my hair was so straight and silky and i don't even have to straighten it after i get out of the shower! after ur 1st time straighten it its cheaper to maintain cuz u can just go into the salon after ur hair has grown a few inches they'll only have to use a lil bit of the product! but make sure u go to someone that knows what their doing or else they can damage ur hair really bad!

I'm 50 yrs old and have always hated my curly hair. I have straighten my hair with at home straightners and still had to spend at the very least 40 min. every morning. I went to a salon for a strand test and it went well....so I did it had it chemically straighten at a salon, It actually is in better condition then when I went in and now I spend 10 min. drying it. I love it and will continue to have it touched up in 6 months or so. I have to tell you it is expensive and a rather long process. The cost was $250.00 and the time about 3hrs. Do I regret the cost not at all it was worth every penny, my only regret is I didn't do it sooner. I love it.

i'm 15, I have very very thick curly hair, that is very dry and brittle, longer than shoulder length, i have not dyed it but i do straighten my bangs everyday and often flat iron all of it. For the loonngestt time i've been planning to get my hair chemically straightened, now i am able too and looking forward to it..but i've heard many negative about it. I've been told my hair will break or fall out because it's so dry, could this happen? I was wondering that if i get it professionally straightened once, how long would it take for roots to grow in? would my curls come back the way they were before, or broken? i asked at a salon how long it would take to do my hair, they said about 5 hours... and 100 dollors an hour.. soooooo expensive.. and if i have to do that twice a year.. im broke! i would appreciate some feeeedback=)

im wanting to get my hair chemically relaxed but i just have not had the guts to do it yet ! All my friends are telling me it will kill my hair and that i should not , but i am SICK! of straightening my hair everyday. im just scared my hair will get messed up but i really want it done hairdressers tell me if they under do it then it wont cause breakage and other places say my hair wont fall out im gettin mixed msgs will u please help me with this will my hair get messed up if i used a milder formula or will it not? yes or no thanks alot =]

i have done the japanese straightening thingy and well im not happy with it because 1 its super expensive 2 i dont like how it's pin straight and you cant seam to do anything with it like yea ok its straight but thats it and 3 my natural hair is extremely curly so when my roots started to grow out i would have to keep straightening the top. so my advice is if you want to have pin straight hair for ever and you are sure that you will be able to do the process once or twice a year then go for it.
and this is just based on experience so hope it helps =]

hi there i am 13 and i have been straightening my hair for almost a year and a half it has become all broken frizzy and spilt at the ends its really hard for me to have confidences in myself when i look in the mirror and see something im not happy about, i always watch tv or look in the mags and think gosh why cant my hair be like that why me?, i was thinking about geting it chemically straigthened but i dont want it completely straight i do want it to have some curls but not over the top like it is now i really need a answer to how much it will cost

I got my hair chemically straightened around November. About a month after, I started to have breakage on the top of my head. I didnt go to a professional, but to a chain hair place. I do love having it straight. The first couple of weeks it was so flat, but now it has volume along with the horrible breakage. There are pros and cons to it

Im getting this done,
but will it go curly when i wash it?

hello!!!
i had curly-ish hair n just a few days ago ...the hairdresser straightened ot and i loved it!!!! wanted straight hair 4 like ever now but i can't staighten my hair it just doesnt work it sort of just goes fluffy....so i realy wan to get my hair chemically staightened! so...do you knw were of any hairdressers in london that would do it? and how much would it cost? oh and also i'm 13 is that ok?

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I just came across this board. Like an earlier poster, I had chemo 1 1/2 years ago, and my hair has grown back curly. I am 63 years old and all my life had stick straight fine hair. I am finally learning how to care for it, and I am having so much fun with it. I love it! I feel like this is part of my reward for having breast cancer. We always want what we can't have, and now I have curly hair.

ok i am realy confuzzled! i'v just looked on some other sites and some people are saying its like £400 some people are saying its £250 and then ther was like £25 wots going on i need to knw how much it is cos if its £400 its going to take FOR EVER to save up!!!! plz help!!!
thnx (:
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My Daughter is 15yrs old and it takes her about a hour and a half to straighten her hair, she wants to get it chemicaly done, she has thick frizzy hair, is this safe for her age and which treatment is best for her