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How To Achieve The Perfect Silk Press That Will Have Your Hair Looking Stunning

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Girl, there is nothing like a silk press!

The silk press is one of the most popular styles today.

People have so many questions about the silk press. For example, people often wonder, “What is a silk press?” "How long does a silk press last?” “Does a silk press damage your hair?” “How to do a silk press at home?”

In this article, I am going share with you how to achieve the perfect silk press that will have your hair looking stunning.

When I see women with an amazing silk press, I just want to scream that . . .

What is a Silk Press?

To begin, let's first understand what exactly a silk press is.

Most people think it is the same thing as a press and curl.

Well . . . not exactly.

An old fashioned press and curl would require the use of an oil based substance (my grandmother used Blue Magic back in the day) to apply to dry hair before applying the hot comb.

The heat from the pressing comb, combined with grease/oil would help straighten the hair.

However, there is a problem with this: it can leave your hair feeling heavy, stiff and downright greasy! Ugh!

So what then is a silk press: it is a hairstyle in which titanium or ceramic flat irons are use to “silk out” the hair or straighten it.

But just applying flat irons to dry hair will not give you the results that you want with the silk press.

So let me share with you the steps to doing a silk press because you may be wondering . . .

Tips to Doing a Silk Press at Home

To get your silk press right there are eight important steps that you’d need to take. Take these steps to achieve the perfect silk press.

Washing hair with a clarifying shampoo, followed by a hydrating shampoo.
Hydrating the hair (with either a steam treatment or hot oil treatment)
Deep conditioning the hair (with either a conditioning mask or deep conditioner)
Rinse the conditioner out of your hair
Add a few drops of an all-natural light oil to seal in moisture. We highly recommend using an excellent and nourishing hair oil.
Blowing out the hair while wet (getting the hair very straight)
Silk Pressing the hair with titanium flat irons, using one pass at a time.
Cutting & styling the hair.

The key to getting the hair silky is applying moisture back into the hair before straightening it.

If you have moisture in the hair, you don’t have to work as hard to straighten it.

However, this is a step many many people, even stylists, skip, which may result in heat damage on your hair.

Having the Right Process and Product

The key to making your silk press work is having the right products. In other words, getting the silk press right is not only about using the right process but also the right products.

Also, sometimes if your hair is not as tightly curled you don’t need multiple pass throughs with a flat iron. Some of the products that are best used are the VoiceOfHair Elixir. Now you know how to achieve the perfect silk press.