Ionic Permanent Straightening

[Chicken351]

Hi All,

I've wanted to get my hair permanently straightened at a salon for a while but have never done it. Due to cost and the fact that I heard it pretty much kills your hair after having it done - and apparently it doesn't last as long as you hope for. I'm so sick of having to completely straighten my hair every day. It is frizzy and out of control when not straightened, and no matter what I do at night I will still wake up with kinks, waves and major fuzz. I don't even know if it's curly or wavy or what. It just sticks up and fluffs out, doing what it wants and this is why I straighten every day.

So, because I'm strapped for cash, and just plain over not being able to just touch up my hair I jumped on Ebay to try and find a cheap solution. I was able to find a number of Ionic Creams. I have a fair idea how they work with blow drying and straightening with a flat iron, and I'm pretty sure it's fairly time consuming.

Here is a link to one of the cheaper ones; ON SALE 2010 NEW PERMANENT HAIR STRAIGHTENING CREAM SET - eBay, Extensions, Hair Extensions, Beauty, Health. (end time 02-Sep-10 14:06:55 AEST)

Sorry about the ramble, but my question finally is;

Has anyone here used Ionic Straightening before? Does it decrease frizz, and most of all does is actually work?

Thanks for your time!!

:]

 

[Chicken351]

Bump - Can no one help?

 

[xjackie83]

I would be cautious of anything that can permanently straighten your hair and can be bought online. It sounds like it could be a disaster!

If frizz is one of your problems, why not look at a shampoo or conditioner with keratin in it? Also, dry shampoos. Keratin (even just the conditioners) are great at reducing frizz. And with a dry shampoo you will only have to wash and straighten your hair 1x-2x a week. It's not a permanent solution, but it's better than potentially putting something extremely damaging in your hair.

I just wanted to add too that I know what it's like to deal with extremely frizzy curly/wavy hair. I've dealt with it my whole life and it can be a nightmare! Part of the problem was my mom has the exact opposite type of hair I do (hers is thin and straight) and she would always just use the product that worked in her hair on mine. Then she would get frustrated that my hair was a mess. I really researched how to take care of my type of hair. Now instead of having a knotty frizzy mess, my hair has a really nice curl/wave to it. All I do is brush it with a wide-tooth comb after I shower, then after letting it air dry for around 45 minutes I put mousse and a shine serum in. Voila!

It's not as quick as people with straight hair who can roll out of bed and just go. But curly hair doesn't have to be a pain if you can find the products that work for you.

 

[Chicken351]

Thanks so much! I'll defiantly look into the shampoos!

I hate having curly or wavy hair. Be nice to not have to get it under control every morning!

:]

 

[divadoll]

Having bone straight hair, I would trade for curly. Everyone wants something they don't have. Definitely something with silicone will keep the frizz away. I LOVE biosilk. It makes my really coarse hair feel soft.

 

[xjackie83]

Originally Posted by divadoll /img/forum/go_quote.gif Having bone straight hair, I would trade for curly. Everyone wants something they don't have. Definitely something with silicone will keep the frizz away. I LOVE biosilk. It makes my really coarse hair feel soft. A lot of people are actually anti-silicone if you have curly hair because it can weigh down the curl. So if you're curly but wanting to go straight, silicone could help take away some of the curl.

 

[divadoll]

Originally Posted by xjackie83 /img/forum/go_quote.gif A lot of people are actually anti-silicone if you have curly hair because it can weigh down the curl. So if you're curly but wanting to go straight, silicone could help take away some of the curl. But in the original post, she wanted to permanently straighten her hair so less curl would not really be a concern. In my situation, I hae straight straight, asian straight hair, the silicone does make my hair shiny.

 

[clarissa]

I'm not a fan of trying to do your own hair.

I used to do it as a kid and now I work in a hair salon having rightfully seen the error of my ways when I cut myself a ridiculously awful fringe...and then had to live with it.