Q&A for How to Have Beautiful Silky, Shiny, Straight Hair

People that struggle with taming frizz or fighting wavy hair will love keratin treatments. Your hair will appear shinier and healthier, air drying will become easier, and heat styling is a lot more efficient with a keratin treatment. The results last 2-3 months and can be done continuously without any compromise to the hair.

No. Alcohol is drying and sulfates are harsh irritants. Avoid both.

It's better not to do any heat straightening on a child, as they are too young to start damaging their hair. If you really want to straighten your child's hair for a special occasion, you can use the same tips as above. Try to stick to blow drying, however, and always use a heat protectant spray.

Take a hair dryer and any brush/comb then gently put the heat of the dryer and brush down at the same time.

Tame fly-aways with a small amount of smoothing serum. Then set your hair with hairspray or finishing spray.

Use sulfate-free shampoos and conditioners.

You can try using straightening products and serums to avoid ironing it. However, flat ironing it will give you the sleekest style.

If you want to have soft, shiny hair, yes. The very purpose of conditioner is to nourish your hair and make it look and feel better. If you don't want to buy one, you can make one at home.

The effect of this can last at least a day or more, depending on your hair type and products used. It could last up to couple days for naturally curly hair and even longer than that for naturally straight or wavy hair.

Look for shampoos that are all natural at the health food store, such as tea tree shampoos. But if you are not able to pay much money on shampoo, make your own. Mix a cup of warm water and a cup of baking soda and mix. Use in the shower, place of sulfate shampoo.

You can buy items like shampoo and conditioner in the toiletries section of your local supermarket. You can buy higher-quality shampoo/conditioner, hairdryers, and flat irons in a beauty supply store.

This will help you get a straight hairstyle that looks natural and healthy.

Some examples include Aveeno Pure Renewal Shampoo, Curls Curlicious Cleansing Cream, L'Oreal EverStrong Sulfate-Free Fortify System, and Living Proof Full Shampoo. Most sulfate-free shampoos will specify that they are sulfate-free on the label. If you're unsure, check the list of ingredients on the back for any ingredients that have "sulfate" in the name.

Yes. Just the protector helps with the heat.

Flat ironing your hair will generally make it smoother. There are also many smoothing serums and oils that can be used to smooth out frizzy or unruly hair. Also make sure that you are blow-drying your hair with the nozzle of the blow dryer facing down the shaft of the hair, which will flatten the cuticles of the hair. Blow drying against the shaft of the hair will make it frizzier.

Yes, it is much better for your hair than not using one.

Aveda has a wide variety of choices for damaged/dry hair and it's 100% natural. The brand also sells many other hair products, but it is a little pricy.

Conditioners can be used every time you used shampoo. You can use it every day depending on your specific needs.

You can always try a coconut oil treatment. It is where you put coconut oil evenly throughout your hair and leave it on for at least two hours. You then wash your hair. Put on a heat protectant spray, then blow dry your hair with a hair dryer. This will make your hair silky smooth and straight. Also, make hair masks at home to improve the condition of your hair and to repair it. Some hair masks are: yogurt and vitamin E oil mask, coconut oil and argan oil mask, and avocado, banana and yogurt mask.

I really like Tresemme Smooth and Silky shampoo and conditioner system for sleek hair. As for dandruff, there are lots of shampoos that are designed to reduce it. They can, however, have a chemical odor, so try the tea tree variety.

Argan oil is really good for nourishing hair, so it will work to make it soft.

The best is your own sebum. Synthetic products try to mimic it, but they only deposit residue and weigh the hair down. Aside from your own sebum, oils like coconut oil come close, but it has to be used very sparingly. You rub a small amount between your palms so that it appears like a sheen on your hands, then you distribute it through your hair from mid-length down. Pay special attention to the back of your head, which rubs against pillows during sleep, causing friction and damage.

Herbal shampoos are natural shampoos; they are made from plants.

Yes, heat protectants are just chemicals that protect you from any kind of heat used for styling your hair. Therefore, you can use it for the blow drying, for hair straightening or flat ironing.

Try a shampoo that specifically says it's for damaged hair. I recommend Rahua Shampoo, which instantly repairs hair that is damaged from dryness, sun, chlorine, or dyes.

Blow dry your hair while using a round brush to lift and brush the curl out of the hair. Alternately, use a flat-iron after blow drying your hair. Be sure you use a good conditioner and a straightening serum to avoid damaging your hair. A semi-permanent straightening treatment is an option, and is available at most salons.

You can put conditioner and good oils in your hair, and also wet your hair and brush it.