How to straighten, very kinky hair?

If your son is like most boys, he probably wont use a flat iron everyday if you buy him one. He'll probably use it once or twice, realize how time consuming it is, and then be done with it. So I recommend booking him an appointment at a local salon for a relaxer. Relaxers are now very mild and non-damaging to the hair if used correctly. It's worth it to take the money that you would have spent on a flat iron, and use it for a professional to relax his hair for him, so that all he has to do is wash it and let it dry. No extra work required. Just be sure to call a few different salons and go with the one that sounds most knowledgeable on chemical straightening.

-Becki Croft, Hair Stylist

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Flat ironing works, but TRUST ME !!! -don't go on the cheap side when you buy it !!! THATS WHEN YOUR HAIR GETS DAMAGED !! or else theres no problem ! And if you buy one thats good quality it'll not only last A LOT longer, but it'll take A LOT less time, less struggle and it just does a WAY BETTER job :D Haha, I think you got the point ^^ I personally use Amika, but I heard Chi is also a good brand :) To give you an aproximate, it costs about 100 to 200 $ (That's why you might want to consider it a birthday or christmas present ^^) Another think that helps is Hair Serum :D I use HerStyler :) A little goes a long way !

Well, with all that said, I wish you and your son good luck ;)

You could always go to your hairstylist and ask their advice on this. They are experienced on these kind of matters. Make sure you have a really good hairstylist you can trust and really enjoys doing hair and is not all about the money. As far as a hot iron, you can find a product to spray in the hair that is a heat protection and try the low setting.

Get the straight perm! You can go to about any salon and get it. It's like a perm but instead of making your hair curly it makes it pin straight! Good luck!

if you are going to try to flat iron it, use a CHI. works wonders on very tight hair.

get a relaxer. it chemically straightens your hair. or i suggest Smooth Infusion from Aveda. It helps smooth and straighten your hair.