We have come a long way in our search for straight hair. While the first straightener was invented in 1909 , there were days of using an ironing board to smooth out the frizz , and now we have pretty much any tool and product under the sun promising sleeker strands whenever we want. But if you’re looking for a more permanent solution, a.k.a. a break from using a hot flat iron regularly, there’s one chemical treatment you can turn to: Japanese hair straightening.

Japanese hair straightening can be a solution to your styling woes if you want to cut your routine down and stick to one hairstyle for months on end. As a child of the early aughts and mid-2010s, I got this treatment twice a year, every year, up until I graduated college. Just as I was never stressed about what to wear to

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