Bangs are good in many ways: they complement the haircut, hide the imperfections of the face, and give the image a style. But those who constantly cut their bangs know firsthand how difficult it is to put it at times.
And if this problem is relevant for you, then we suggest you familiarize yourself with ways to straighten your bangs. There are several possible options, so choose the most suitable.
How to straighten a bang with an iron?
The first way is to use an ironing straightener. This thermal appliance will easily straighten a naughty lock. However, before you straighten your bangs, you need to take care of protecting your hair.
The safety of the strand will be ensured by a device with a ceramic coating, which, unlike a metal one, does not overheat the hair. Also, a huge plus will be if the iron is equipped with the ability to control temperature. This will significantly protect the already dry strands from overdrying.
Before proceeding with the procedure, it is worthwhile to apply a little thermal protective agent to the bangs. This is an additional protection against overdrying.
The technique for smoothing bangs with an iron consists of several stages:
- The bangs should be clean and dry, without the presence of any styling agents. Otherwise, the hairs will become split and brittle.
- Thermal protective agent is the only thing that can be sprayed onto a bangs before smoothing it. However, it is necessary to wait a few minutes or seconds for the product to dry and the bangs to become completely dry.
- After this, the strand is combed several times with a comb with frequent cloves.
- Allocate a small lock (a couple of cm) from the bangs and pass along it with an iron from the roots to the ends. The iron is stretched a couple of times. If there is no desire to make the bangs perfectly straight, then at the ends it can be twisted a little inward, towards the forehead.
- Similar actions are carried out with the remaining locks from the bangs.
- After that, the bangs are combed with a comb or comb with rare teeth.
- Finally, the bangs straightened with an iron are fixed with varnish.
If the described action is supposed to be carried out daily, then it is necessary to take care of regular care for the bangs. More details on how to care will be described later.
Hair dryer as a straightener
The next way to straighten your bangs is with a hairdryer. With this device, you can both wind and straighten the front strand. But it is worth considering that it will not be possible to achieve ideal evenness, there will remain a basal volume.
So, how to straighten a bang with a hairdryer?
- If in the case of ironing one of the conditions was to leave the bangs dry, then in the method of straightening with a hairdryer, it is necessary to moisten the strand.
- You will need to apply a thermal protective agent.
- After this, the bangs are well combed several times with a comb with frequent cloves.
- Then they take a brush-comb and throw a small lock of hair from it on it and pour a cool stream of air over it, without having to scroll the comb. Repeat all this with the rest of the strands.
- After that, strands are thrown over the brush and pressed them to it with a hairdryer. Turn on the hair dryer for hot drying and stretch simultaneously with a comb from root to tip. Or you can just throw a strand on the brush and, scrolling and blow drying, stretch from root to tip.
- At the end of the procedure, make sure that the bangs are completely dry. Otherwise, the straightening effect will disappear after 20 minutes.
- At the end of straightening, fix the strand with varnish.
The result will be a bang that is smooth with a rounding to the forehead, which will look natural. Fix with varnish, the effect will last until the end of the day.
How to straighten a bang without ironing and hairdryer?
Many girls complain of excessive dry hair. Therefore, thermal devices for laying curls are not suitable for them. Then how to straighten a bang without ironing or the same hair dryer?
Here are some ways:
- After washing your hair, distribute your favorite balm not only over the main mass of hair, but also over the bangs, after having retreated a couple of centimeters from the roots. After drying the curls, the front strand will be straight and smooth.
- After washing the hair, the hair is slightly dried. The bangs are well combed, combed to the side and secured with a special hairdressing clip (it is better not to use the hairpin because it will squeeze the hair and after drying it will leave traces of the hairpin). After the hair has dried, the bangs will become straight.
- The wet front strand is greased with styling mousse and wound on large Velcro curlers. Leave the bangs to dry completely and remove the curlers. The question of how to straighten a bang without a hair dryer has been resolved.
- Curls that are naturally curly from nature, or rather bangs, can be straightened with the help of special straightening gels and other cosmetics that are applied to the hair and do not wash off.
In order for the bangs to always give in to styling, to be even and smooth, it must be kept in shape, that is, a certain length must be constantly observed. The regrown bangs are already difficult to straighten.
Keratin straightening
Salon way to bring the bangs in a suitable form - keratin straightening. They resort to his help if the hair structure is broken, and the bangs are already difficult to straighten, as they say, "at home."
If the hair is curly, bleached, lifeless, porous, then keratin is used. There are 3 options for straightening bangs with keratin:
- Traditional, which involves the use of substances of an organic nature with a high content of keratin. This product is distributed through the hair, including the bangs, and then held on them with an iron, so that the protein begins to curl and envelop each hair, filling its voids. After that, the hair becomes smooth, shiny, light.
- Nanokeratin. This straightening option is distinguishable from the traditional one only in that the composition of the substance used contains nanokeratin, which has even greater strength.
- Straightening the bangs and the entire head with Cocochoco substances. These are the products of the Brazilian brand, developed on the basis of natural ingredients. The effect of them is amazing, the hair becomes almost like that of girls from advertising.
Thanks to keratin straightening, it will be possible to forget about home "torment" with the bangs aligned for 3-4 months.
Folk ways
Here are some recipes for smooth and obedient bangs from our moms:
- Mix 10 ml of honey, high fat kefir and coconut oil. Distribute the mass over the bangs and the rest of the hair, insulate your head and wait 2 hours. After such a mask, the bangs will not only straighten up, but will also acquire a healthy look.
- A mixture of 30 grams of colorless henna, 60 ml of water and a teaspoon of castor oil is applied to the bangs, warm it and wait 3 hours. After washing off the mask with water and shampoo.
Chemical straightening
Another salon way to straighten the bangs is chemical. The procedure is carried out exclusively on healthy hair. The method consists in the use of special chemicals that strengthen and heal the hair, while straightening them.
The advantage of chemical straightening is the duration of its action: for half a year you can forget about laying bangs.
Caring for straightened bangs
- Once a month, cut off the growing bangs, because long strands are more difficult to style.
- Once a week it is worth applying caring masks.
- When straightening a bang with an iron or hairdryer, do not neglect the use of a thermal protective agent.
- At the end of installation, be sure to fix the result with varnish, better than strong fixation.
- For styling with a hairdryer, it is worth using a brush comb with thick bristles. So the process will become much easier and faster.
- When using a hair dryer, it is better to use double bangs drying: cold and hot.
- And, of course, the constant content of the bangs, and the hair as a whole, is clean.
Reviews
Girls, whose daily job is to straighten the bangs, have tried all the ways of alignment. And as many reviews say, straightening with iron and keratin is the most effective. Although the latter method is expensive for some. And even owners of natural curls praise the iron.
Conclusion
Bangs give style and beauty to the hairstyle and the image as a whole. But only a straightened and well-laid bang. Straightening options we presented in the article. But in pursuit of beauty, do not forget the health of your hair. Therefore, do not forget to properly care for straightened bangs, then its smooth effect will last a long time.