Smooth, straight and frizz free hair is simple to achieve with a good flat iron and these Professional tips on How to Straighten Hair.

1. Apply a heat protectant to damp hair. If you have super curly or ethnic hair choose a heat protectant that will also help temporarily relax the curl in your hair such as Lanza Strait-Line Smoother Straightening Balm.

2. Using a flat paddled hair brush, smooth and straighten your hair as you blow dry.

3. Section your hair so that you can work from the back, bottom layers first. as you straighten your hair you will work your way to the side sections of hair and upwards.

4. Take a section of hair 1-2 inches wide and using a fine tooth comb, place the comb at your roots and comb the section of hair down about an inch so that you can place your flat iron right above it.

5. Slowly glide the comb, followed by your hair iron, down the section of hair. The comb helps to detangle and smooth the hair while the heat of your flat iron works to set the style.

6. Repeat until all sections of your hair are complete.

Once your hair is straightened, you may wish to apply a shine serum or polishing gloss to add shine and fight frizz.