What's a simple and inexpensive way to tame my hair and make it look good?

Question

Whenever I blow-dry my hair, it looks like a tornado blast through it. I was not blessed with beautiful and well behaved hair, so I need help in knowing how to keep it looking nice for an entire day or even just a few hours. What products to buy, what stuff I should put in my hair, whatever.

I am willing to spend a couple hours a day to work on my hair.

PLEASE, do you have any tips, suggestions, or what's your method with your hair?

Answer 1

I know what you mean about the tornado-hair!  Have you tried a flat iron after?  I use one even when I do not want perfectly straight hair.  There is a conair flatiron for about 20$ at Target that is a curling iron and flat iron in one.  It works really well!  I use Got2b Crazy Sleek smoothing lotion (orange and pink bottle) before I blow dry.  I comb it through and dry hair section by section moving the dryer from root to tip (not side to side).  After I blow dry, I use Sunsilk Straighten Up (purple bottle) before I flat iron if I am making my hair straight, or Matrix heat therma protection (clear orange bottle) if I plan on making it wavy.  There are tons of smoothing lotions and creams to put on hair after it is dry, but I think they just make hair look greasy after a couple hours.  I use Got2b Dazzling Shine spray.  It adds just a touch of sheen so that hair doesn't look dried out, but wont turn you into a grease mop!

Good luck!