Is your hair too tangled, frizzy and unruly? If so, then straightening it with a vise is one of the easiest and quickest rescue efforts! However, if you don't want to be patient and careful, scary risks such as burning your hair or scalp, and making your hair more tangled and damaged must be ready for you to accept! To prevent this from happening, make sure you are well prepared and apply a heat protectant before starting to straighten your hair with a flat iron.
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Part 1 of 2: Setting Hair Condition
Step 1. Wash and dry hair until it is half dry
Shampoo, then dry hair naturally or use a hair dryer until half dry. Dryer-dried hair is straighter than naturally-dried hair; as a result, you don't need too long to straighten your hair with a vise.
Step 2. Comb your hair
In addition to ensuring that there are no tangles or clumps of hair, a hair vitamin or similar heat protectant will also spread more evenly over the hair that was combed first. Be careful, straightening tangled hair can make these sections of hair even more dry, frizzy, and tangled together.
Step 3. Apply a vitamin or similar heat protectant to all sections of your hair
After that, comb your hair quickly to distribute the vitamins throughout the hair.
- Hair that is still damp or semi-dry is better at absorbing vitamins or similar products. However, you can still apply vitamins to dry hair.
- If possible, use argan oil or other natural hair protection products; however, make sure your straightener is set on a low temperature to keep your hair well protected. The risk, the results of hair straightening will not be too effective.
Step 4. Dry hair completely
Dry your hair with a blow dryer or let it dry naturally. Be careful, using a flat iron on wet hair risks damaging the health of your hair!
Step 5. Heat your vise
Plug the cord into the power outlet and let it sit for 3-5 minutes or until it is hot enough to use. Adjust the temperature of the straightener according to the condition of your hair:
- For very thin hair, use the lowest temperature setting.
- For medium-thick hair, use a medium temperature or around 150–177°C.
- For very thick hair, use a temperature of 200-232°C. To be safe, set the vise to the lowest temperature for the first straightening process; anyway you can raise the temperature whenever needed.
- If you don't use hair vitamins or heat shields, use a low temperature flat iron to reduce the risk of burning your hair.
Step 6. Divide your hair into sections
The thicker your hair, the more sections of hair it will form. If your hair is thin, skip this process or simply divide your hair into two equal thick sections. Pin or tie every section of hair, except for the lowest layer of hair near the nape of the neck.
- Each section of hair can be further divided into several smaller groups, as long as the process does not complicate the process of straightening your hair. Preferably, each section of hair is pinned or tied with a thickness of 2.5-5 cm.
- In addition to the bottom layer of your hair, lift all sections of hair up high and tie them in a ponytail. Make sure you can straighten the bottom layer of hair easily.
Part 2 of 2: Using the Vise Tool
Step 1. Divide the hair into sections
Start by dividing the bottom layer of your hair into a bunch of hair about 2.5-5 cm thick. This should be enough thickness to be clamped with a vise and straightened in one try.
Step 2. Pin the section of hair close to the roots
Place the vise approximately 2.5-7.5 cm apart. from the scalp and pin your hair gently. Be careful, applying the vise too close to the scalp can potentially injure your skin.
- Don't pin your hair too tightly, as this could potentially make the hair on the top of your head curl. Remember, pinning a section of hair for too long risks making the section tangle and look wrinkled.
- If any hair falls out during the straightening process, remove the straightening iron and reduce the amount of straightened hair.
Step 3. Pull the flat iron to the ends of your hair
Slowly, pull the flat iron to the ends of your hair with equal force. When pulling the flat iron, make sure your hands are steady so that none of your hair ends up getting tangled or curly.
- Don't worry if you see a lot of steam coming out of your hair; The steam is caused by the hair vitamins that evaporate when exposed to the heat of the iron, not from burning your hair.
- If too much steam is generated, or if you smell burning hair, remove your flat iron immediately.
- If your hair is very frizzy or frizzy, try straightening the section closest to the top of your head a few times before pulling gently.
Step 4. Repeat the process if necessary
If your hair isn't straight on the first try, repeat the process again. If after repeated attempts your hair doesn't stay straight, try reducing the thickness of the straightened hair or increasing the temperature of the straightening iron.
Straightening your hair at low temperatures is much more dangerous than straightening your hair at high temperatures a few times
Step 5. Repeat the same process for the remaining sections of hair
After straightening one section of hair, unscrew the bobby pins and straighten the other section; remember, straighten your hair starting from the bottom layer!
Pay special attention to the area behind your head. Trust me, reaching the hard-to-see is not as easy as you might think
Step 6. Make your hair look slicker and neater (optional)
If there are some hairs that are difficult to straighten, try using one of the methods below to smooth them out:
- Apply a small amount of vitamin or hair oil to areas that are less tidy (about the size of a pea or smaller).
- Spray a little hairspray onto the flying hairs, then trim them back with a comb. If you want, you can also spray hairspray all over your hair to protect it from wind and damp air. Spray hairspray at least 30–38 cm. from your hair.
Step 7. Done
Tips
- If you have bangs, try straightening them in a different direction than usual to give them more volume. For example, if your bangs have always tilted to the left, try pulling them to the right using a vise and then turning them back to the left.
- Be patient. Straightening your hair without rushing will produce maximum and satisfying results.
Warning
- Don't straighten your hair every day. No matter how many vitamins and conditioners you use, using a flat iron every day will still threaten the health of your hair.
- Be careful when using a vise; using it too close to the scalp is prone to injure you.
