Try these expert tips and easy-to-follow guide to do silk press at home and achieve the perfect silky and bouncy straight hair every time!
What Is Silk Press?
Silk Press is a technique with which your curly hair or wavy hair is straightened using a set of products that add volume and movement to your hair while making your hair perfectly straight and silky. In simple words when your hair is pressed using a flat iron and certain hydrating products your hair is straight and silky for weeks.
How To Do Silk Press At Home?
To do the perfect silk press at home every time, you will need the following ingredients:
- Clarifying shampoo
- Hydrating shampoo
- Deep Conditioning mask
- Micro-fiber towel
- Leave-in Conditioner
- Thermal steam cap
- Heat protectant
- Hydrating mist or hydrating serum
- Blow dryer
- Flat Iron
- Boar bristle brush
To get the perfect silk press:
- Start by washing your hair with a clarifying shampoo. This will remove any extra sebum or product build-up from your hair strands and your silk press will come out perfect and last longer.
- After removing the excessive build-up and sebum from your hair, wash your hair with a hydrating shampoo and follow up with a good deep conditioning mask. Leave the mask on for 15-20 minutes so your hair is hydrated enough and has better elasticity for better outcomes.
- To make your hair more nourished and better hydrated, use a thermal steam cap to give some steam for the next 5 minutes before rinsing off your deep conditioning mask with cold water. Use cold water to rinse the mask as it will help lock in the moisture from the mask in your hair shafts.
- Use a microfiber towel to remove excess water from your hair before you proceed with blow drying your hair. Microfiber towel will be gentle on your manes and won’t cause wear and tear while you dry your hair.
- Apply a good heat protectant and leave in treatment then blow dry your hair using a boar bristle brush. This will ensure there is no excess moisture in your strands and your hair will appear more sleek and straight.
- After blow drying your hair, again apply a good heat protectant and a hydrating mist or serum to your manes and start by parting smaller sections of your hair. The smaller the sections the better your silk press results.
- Now using a flat iron straighten each section with patience using a boar bristle brush. After you are done flat ironing all sections, your silk press is done.
- To make it last longer you can use a good non-alcoholic hair spray. But this is an optional step.
If you followed all the steps the right way, your silk press would last for 2-3 weeks with proper care. Do Give it a try and you will have the perfect silk press with a voluminous body that you will not stop flaunting!
