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Shampoo and condition your hair in the shower as normal. You may want to try using shampoos and conditioners that prep hair for straightening (John Frieda makes one, I believe it's in the frizz ease collection, which'll be perfect because of the humidity). I've found that when I use Lo'real Paris' Sudio Line Hot Straight heat-activated straightening cream, I get amazing results, which is awesome because it's super cheap. Redken also makes several products to help, and if you go to Redken.com you can get answer a frew questions, and have them tell you what products are right for you.
Blow-dry your hair (I blow-dry upside down for added volume, since straightening my hair always leaves my hair flat and sometimes limp) with a paddle brush. Straighten your hair, and after, apply some hair cream, like John Frieda Sheer Blonde Dreme Cream. It can be used no any shade of hair, but is part of the John Frieda line because it does not leave behind dulling residues in blonde hair to darken the hair, and it'll also create some shine. If shine is mainly what you want, however, try some of Garnier Fructis' products.