We all love to have silky smooth, glossy straightened hair. To achieve stunning results without losing volume, our team started experimenting with different techniques and collected all the ways how to give hair volume after straightening.
You just can’t go wrong with straight, long hair. This style instantly gives a modern, edgy vibe to any outfit, no wonder why it’s such a popular choice.
Although it seems easier than curling, avoiding the flat look can be tricky. Luckily, you don’t have to say goodbye to volume! There are various tricks that you can try, even with chemically straightened hair.
Before straightening…
The Right Products
Everything starts with good hair care. If you would like to have extra volume, look for the words texturizing, volumizing, and high-shine. The texture is key throughout straightening, and it is easier to get the results you are looking for if your hair is ready and full of volume even before grabbing the flat iron.
Thickening and volumizing shampoos are ideal for every hair type, especially if you tend to have thin hair because these products will lift your hair up.
Prepare Your Hair
After washing and towel drying your hair, lift up the roots even more with some mousse. Hair mousse is not only good if you are looking for beachy waves or big curls, but it also helps with straightened hair.
Use a small (approx. pea-sized) amount and apply it straight to your wet hair from the roots to the end and brush out the excess. The mousse will leave you with texturized and soft locks, ready for straightening.
During straightening…
Extra Lift
There are various techniques that can help you maintain your hair’s volume throughout straightening, so you won’t have to struggle with flat locks after.
The first trick is to leave the roots volumized. Select small sections of your hair and start from the upper middle section down to the end of your locks. With this tip, instead of harshly pulling down the hair, you will straighten without flattening your hair too much.
Be Gentle
Don’t try to pull your hair too hard down while straightening…instead, lift it from the scalp. Although it can be tempting because it looks the most effective straightening way, you don’t have to fry your hair to get that needle straight result.
Being too harsh can also damage your hair more, and if you are pulling down too hard or holding on to the straightener too hard, no heat-protection spray will be able to save your locks.
Say Goodbye To Oils!
I know, we all want to bath our hair in luxurious, shiny, and gloss oils (especially after straightening), but it can weigh the hair down. If you decide to apply a bit, use the tiniest amount to the end of your hair, but leave the roots alone.
As an alternative to shine oils, apply a light texturizing finishing spray to your hair during straightening and let it do its job. Besides giving your hair the same glossy effect, it will hold the straight locks throughout the day as well (you can also replace hair spray with that.
After straightening…
Texturizing
One of the golden rules is never leaving the house without using hairspray, but it’s time to break the rules a bit. Applying hairspray to flat ironed hair can easily make it look greasy and sticky and it can weigh your hair down, so we recommend using a very light hand with it.
Only spray the smallest amount and make sure to comb it out precisely. Another option is switching it up with a texturizing finishing spray (also mentioned as an alternative to shine oils).
Tease it!
The most popular remedy for flat hair is teasing, but instead of going too overboard with it, rely on a reinvented, gentle teasing technique.
Once you are finished and your hair is straight as can be, turn your head upside down, separate small sections of hair towards the end of your scalp, and start combing from the middle all the way up to the roots.
Chemically Straightened?
You decided to go for a permanent straightening to say goodbye to frizzy hair and welcome smooth, silky, and straight locks for a longer time. Whether you experimented at home with a DIY 7-day straightening treatment or went to the salon for a permanent chemical treatment, you can still add a voluminous finish to your hair.
It might be a bit more difficult and but don’t worry – the key is to treat your hair (and especially roots) with a lifting spray and try to avoid oils as they will only make your hair flatter. Besides the extra lifting spray, blow-drying upside down and extra volume shampoo will also become your hair’s best friends.
Getting straight and voluminous hair isn’t an impossible mission at all! If you take care of your hair before, during, and after straightening with a few products and ou super easy tips, you can say goodbye to the flat, oily look that is usually associated with straight hair.
Even if you have generally curly hair, don’t be afraid to experiment with having straight hair, because besides looking super chic, it also frames and emphasizes the face beautifully.