10 Natural Ways To Straighten Your Hair

10 Natural Ways To Straighten Your Hair

Straight hair will never go out of style. A lot of people yearn for the simple, sleek, and extremely chic look that straight hair can give you. Especially when you are riddled with frizz and bad hair on most days. However, styling your hair too often or even opting for permanent straightening can be detrimental to your hair’s health. Using natural methods to straighten your hair may take longer to show results, but it will definitely leave your hair looking and FEELING like a million bucks. Following, I’ve put together, a list of 10 natural ways to straighten your hair at home.

How To Naturally Straighten Your Hair At Home

Note: These remedies will not give you pin-straight hair. However, they will help calm frizz and make your hair smooth and healthy, making it look straighter.

10 Natural Ways To Straighten Your Hair At Home

• ¼ cup Coconut Milk
• 1 tbsp Lemon Juice

Overnight

30 minutes

1. Combine the coconut milk and the lemon juice and mix well.
2. Refrigerate the mixture overnight.
3. In the morning, apply the mixture to your hair, from the roots to the tips.
4. Leave it on for about 30 minutes.
5. Wash off with cool water and a mild sulfate free shampoo.

Once a week.

Lemon juice helps straighten your hair. In combination with coconut milk, it conditions your hair while giving your scalp a vitamin C boost. This mask will leave your hair feeling silky and soft, and you will notice that your hair is smoother right after the first treatment.

2. Hot Oil Treatment For Hair Straightening

• 1 tbsp Castor Oil
• 1 tbsp Coconut Oil

2 minutes

45 minutes

1. Combine the oils and heat the blend for a couple of seconds until it is slightly warm.
2. Apply the oil to your scalp and hair.
3. Once your hair is completely saturated with oil, massage your scalp for about 15 minutes.
4. Leave the oil on for an additional 30 minutes.
5. Wash your hair with cool water and mild sulfate free shampoo.

Twice a week.

Castor oil conditions and repairs your hair like no other ingredient. It helps control frizz while leaving your hair feeling soft and hydrated. Using this ingredient helps smooth out your hair and add shine.

• ¼ cup Milk
• Spray Bottle

2 minutes

30 minutes

1. Pour the milk into the spray bottle.
2. Spritz your hair until it is saturated with milk.
3. Leave the milk in your hair for about 30 minutes.
4. Rinse with cool water.

1-2 times a week.

The proteins in milk help fortify the shafts of your hair, controlling frizz and making your hair appear straight.

4. Eggs And Olive Oil For Hair Straightening

• 2 Whole Eggs
• 3 tbsp Olive Oil

2 minutes

1 hour

1. Whisk the ingredients together until they’re well combined.
2. Apply the mixture to your hair.
3. Leave the mixture on for about an hour.
4. Wash your hair with cool water and mild sulfate-free shampoo.

Once a week.

Eggs are packed with proteins which help nourish and smoothen your hair while olive oil is an excellent hair conditioner. Combining these ingredients will give you soft, frizz-free hair.

5. Milk And Honey For Hair Straightening

• ¼ cup Milk
• 2 tbsp Honey

2 minutes

2 hours

1. Mix the milk and honey until they are well combined.
2. Apply this mixture onto your hair until it is fully covered.
3. Leave the mixture on for about 2 hours.
4. Wash your hair with cool water and a mild sulfate-free shampoo.

Once a week.

While the proteins in milk help nourish and fortify your hair, the honey acts as an emollient which helps seal moisture in, further controlling frizz. This mixture will help make your hair super smooth and shiny.

6. Rice Flour And Egg Mask For Hair Straightening

• 1 Egg White
• 5 tbsp Rice Flour
• 1 cup Fuller’s Earth
• ¼ cup Milk

5 minutes

1 hour

1. Combine the ingredients until you get a smooth mixture. (You can add more milk in case the mixture is too thick, and more fuller’s earth if it is too thin.)
2. Cover your hair with the mask.
3. Leave the mask on for about an hour.

Once a week.

All the ingredients in this pack work together to eliminate buildup and leave your hair feeling smooth and squeaky clean. The pack nourishes your hair, eliminates dirt, and repairs damage, giving it a healthy and straight look.

7. Banana And Papaya Mask For Hair Straightening

• 1 Ripe Banana
• 1 big piece of Papaya

5 minutes

45 minutes

1. Make sure you have equal parts of papaya and banana.
2. Mash the ingredients together until the mixture is free of lumps. (Optionally, you can blend them together to get a smooth paste.)
3. Apply this mixture onto your hair.
4. Leave it on for about 45 minutes or until the mask is dry.
5. Wash off with cool water and a mild sulfate-free shampoo.

Once a week.

Banana and papaya work together to improve the tensile strength of your hair while nourishing and conditioning it. This mask will give you soft and shiny hair that looks and feels healthy.

8. Aloe Vera For Hair Straightening

• ¼ cup Coconut Oil/Olive Oil
• ¼ cup Aloe Vera Gel

2 minutes

40 minutes

1. Warm up a quarter cup of either coconut or olive oil.
2. Combine the oil with aloe vera gel and mix well.
3. Apply this mixture to your hair.
4. Leave it on for about 40 minutes.
5. Wash the mixture out with cool water and a mild sulfate-free shampoo.

Once a week.

Aloe vera is packed with enzymes that help keep your hair smooth and soft while promoting hair growth. The ingredient penetrates your hair shaft, hydrating it and smoothing out frizz and kinks.

9. Banana, Curd And Olive Oil For Hair Straightening

• 2 Ripe Bananas
• 2 tbsp Honey
• 2 tbsp Olive Oil
• 2 tbsp Curd

5 minutes

30 minutes

• Blend or mash the bananas until they’re completely free of lumps.
• To the mashed bananas, add the rest of the ingredients and mix well.
• Apply this mixture onto your hair.
• Leave it on for about half an hour.
• Wash the mixture out of your hair with cool water and a mild sulfate-free shampoo.

Once a week.

This straightening hair pack doubles as a deep conditioning treatment which helps improve the quality and texture of your hair. It will help get rid of most of your frizz while also making your hair straight and strong.

10. Apple Cider Vinegar For Hair Straightening

• 2 tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar
• 1 cup Water

2 minutes

2 minutes

1. Dilute the apple cider vinegar with water and set it aside in a jug.
2. Wash your hair with a mild sulfate-free shampoo and condition.
3. Pour the diluted apple cider vinegar through your washed and conditioned hair as a final rinse.
4. Do not rinse your hair any further.

Once a week.

This apple cider vinegar rinse is great for getting rid of excess oil, dirt, and buildup from your hair. It helps dislodge any dirt from your cuticles, smoothing them down. This gets rid of any frizz and leaves your hair looking straight with a healthy sheen.

Now that you know how to naturally straighten your hair at home, what are you waiting for? With these home remedies, you can say goodbye to frizzy hair and welcome straighter, softer, and healthier hair. Have you tried any of these natural hair straightening products? How did they help you? Tell us about your experience in the comments section below.

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