How to you straighten your hair perfectly straight?

To straighten your hair perfectly, wash and condition it, towel-dry it, apply straightening balm, blow dry the hair, flat iron it, and apply smoothing serum. This one-hour process requires shampoo, conditioner, a towel, straightening balm, a blow dryer, a round brush, hair clips, a flat iron and smoothing serum.

1. Wash and condition the hair

   Shampoo and condition the hair with gentle, moisturizing products. Rinse your hair with cool water, wring out excess moisture, and wrap your hair in a towel. Squeeze the towel to hasten water absorption. Keep the towel on your hair until it is moderately damp, then remove it.

2. Apply straightening balm

   Apply straightening balm, and brush it through your hair.

3. Blow dry the hair

   Blow dry the hair in 2-inch sections. Hold the dryer above the head so the air stream flows from the roots to the tips. Lift each section with a round brush as you dry it.

4. Flat iron the hair

   Preheat the flat iron. Gather the top half of the hair in your hands, pile it on the crown of the head, and secure it with a clip. Separate a 2-inch section of the remaining hair, pull it tight, clamp the flat iron near the roots, and pull it down the length of the hair. Straighten the same section a second time, and repeat with the rest of the hair. When you finish straightening the lower half of the hair, unfasten and straighten the top section with the same technique.

5. Apply smoothing serum

   Rub smoothing serum between your hands, and rake it through the hair with your fingers.