Wednesday, May 10th
I decided to do some research after school today because of my inability to decide if I should chemically straighten my hair or not. It would be nice to never deal with frizzy, curly hair again, but I would pay the price with the upkeep of it. Well, I
looked up chemical hair straightening on my computer and found out some things Susan neglected to inform me of. Erosion and damage of the cuticle can occur during the chemical processing, making breakage more liable to occur. Also, if the chemicals are overlapped during the chemical
straightening touch up process breakage can result. If this special care is not taken my hair could become brittle and stiff and possibly break off easily. After reading all these articles about my hair possibly falling out, I was extremely turned off my chemical hair straightening.
I would rather have curly hair than no hair at all. If I chose to have my hair chemically straightened I could not go back to having it curly until it grew out. In short, I would be chemically altering my hair, breaking the bonds that make it curly. It would be a big commitment and
probably a burden to keep up with. I have decided to rule out the option of chemically straightening my hair and ask Ashley about how she would straighten my hair for prom.
Thursday, May 11th
Today I talked with Ashley at school during study hall. She said that
she would still be willing to do my hair for prom, but she would be using a much different method. First she would wash and towel dry my hair in her studio. Using a mild shampoo and a strong conditioner. Then she would apply a straightening balm to allow the heat to pass through my
hair quickly. Next she would be using a hair straightening iron. Her iron is a professional tool with ceramic coated plates that allow the heat to be evenly distributed, preventing damage to my hair. This sounded much more safe than chemically straightening my hair. She said she
would use a nylon brush to pull my hair taut while straightening it so we get better results. A low to medium heat setting would be used for my hair because it is blonde but also coarse. Then we could style it from there or leave it the way it was, securing my chosen style with hair
gel. I agreed to let Ashley do my hair for prom night. I feel much better now that I made a decision a week before prom. By choosing to straighten my hair with an iron opposed to chemically straightening it I won't be damaging it as much and I can still go back to my natural curls.
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