Hair straighteners or not

Mine's quite thick and I've just had it cut shorter into a short layered bob.

I dry it with a hairdryer and round brush then use a hot air curling brush to give it a bit of oomph.

How about a Pixie cut. I would go to a good hairdresser and ask their opinion, it's no good trying to continuously make hair do the opposite of what it wants.

I thought a few more ladies would have shared their views on hair but maybe thread not interesting enough. I'll have a look at photos online of hairstyles that may suit me

My hot air curling brush gives my limp hair a boost. Try different products, too, polomint - there's lots to choose from.

I've tried all sorts of hairstyles,I have a curly kink in my hair so when I had a bob cut I was everyday with the straighteners.I live at the coast so go out with one hairstyle come back with another so now my hair is a short pixie cut,which I do use straighteners on if needed but if it curls it curls.I have mine cut every 6 weeks,

Perhaps ask the advice of a good hairdresser. I find Plantir shampoo makes my hair look more full. This is what it claims to do and I think it works.
I use straighteners every day as my hair tends to curl and I hate it. But my hair has definitely got thinner over the years and I do wonder if the straighteners are making this worse.
Good products are essential.

I have very fine hair and am afraid I now have a perm twice a year to allow me to just wash it and rough it up a bit.

It's long though.
I can't be bothered with styling it.
A little curl product run through with my fingers is sufficient.
I have been using "kinky muk curl amplifier"
www.mukme.com/products/kinky-muk-curl-amplifier

It is so easy that if I later run damp fingers through my hair it will perk it up again.
Obviously with it being long I can do things with it - a sort of messy twist can be achieved without even looking.

Easy is my preference.

I’ve fine hair, so it’s a bob for me. Towel blotted, roots sprayed with product first then all blow dried with a round brush. I’ve recently bought a round curler to soften the hair around my face, which I use as a finishing touch on dry hair.
My Sis-in-Law and a friend go to their hairdressers weekly, the former because she enjoys it. The latter has to, as her RA means she can’t managed to wash or dry her hair herself.

Thank you gransnetters for your tips. I've been thinking of buying a cordless hair brush/ straightener. I use aussie shampoo and a hairspray which is supposed thicken hair and I use mousse after washing. Trying to find a good hairdresser is not easy

Mine's a plug in one, it's Vidal Sassoon but there are other good makes too.
They are good for giving hair lift and bounce but also for taming unruly hair (like mine) without straightening it.

Aussie shampoo is best for my hair too

My hair is curly and can be frizzy when damp .
I used to spend hours styling it now it's long and swept up .
I dye it with Nutrisse .
I tried it grey and I looked washed out .
I trim the ends myself.

Another Bob. Had a few layers in the back. I just finger dry then use a natural round bristle brush to turn under.
Now & again I use straighteners & just do the outer layers, not underneath as I don’t like it too flat.

If your hair was a reasonable length I'd advise what we did to straighten hair way back in the Sixties.

Get your best friend to iron it using a bog standard domestic iron, thick brown paper and a sturdy ironing board.

Jean Shrimpton and Cathy McGowan started the fad for dead straight hair, I think. Remember them?

I find some straighteners very harsh. I have some ghds and some Cloud Nine ones (the CN ones are mini ones for when my hair is/was short) and whilst they both make my hair shine I find that straightened hair can be a bit flat, and I like bounce, plus the heat isn't great. I've ordered a set of gentler ones that claim to glide through the hair rather than clamp onto it, so the plates don't press directly onto the hair. They should be here tomorrow I think, so if anyone's interested I can report back.

mae13

If your hair was a reasonable length I'd advise what we did to straighten hair way back in the Sixties.

Get your best friend to iron it using a bog standard domestic iron, thick brown paper and a sturdy ironing board.

Jean Shrimpton and Cathy McGowan started the fad for dead straight hair, I think. Remember them?

😂

One of our lecturers was a very straight-laced, stern and humourless.

One day he told us he had a teenage daughter and she used to get him to iron her hair.
We were flabbergasted - not about the hair ironing but that he seemed quite human 😁

My hair is very fine and extremely straight. I’d like to keep it very short and spike it with gel but all products irritate my scalp. Therefore I have it just below jaw line and can pull the top back off my face. Styling is easy with a barrel brush, hairdryer followed by gas tongues.

That's sounds interesting doodlebug. Please keep us informed as to how good they are. I agree that some straighteners clamp on to your hair. I don't suit really straight hair, I prefer it a wee bit fuller

I got my thick wavy hair cut into a shortish shag and it looks great when the wind blows! I’d forget about a bob and go for a shortish layered cut that looks a bit messy. It has to be low maintenance at my age (68.)

polomint

That's sounds interesting doodlebug. Please keep us informed as to how good they are. I agree that some straighteners clamp on to your hair. I don't suit really straight hair, I prefer it a wee bit fuller

My first impression is that they are good. The brand is Keeo Genius Pro, and they came with a heat mat which doubles as a protective wrapper for packing/travelling, and a 'free gift' of a hairbrush, a silk scrunchie and small bottles of fancy shampoo and conditioner. They heat up in 20 seconds, and you can select both temperature (3 settings) and tension (high or low).

I had just been to the hairdresser when they arrived, so didn't want to mess about too much, and my hair was already smooth and styled much more than usual, but I couldn't resist having a play with them. They don't grip the hair in the way that ghds do, so do feel gentler, but I'd have to use them a lot more often to have a real opinion.

I'll try to remember to report back after a while, but if I forget and anyone wants to know, feel free to PM me to remind me.

If you can afford it, do go to your hairdressers, if you hair is thin don’t attempt to straighten it, buy a thick round hot hair brush and wait till hair is damp, rather than dripping wet, and finish it with the brush. Also use producers before drying that add volume, loads on Amazon, but I tend to use both a foam and hair heat protector.