How to choose a hair straightener?

Hair straightener is still known as ironing . This is how the device was christened by girls and women who already can not do without this wonderful device. Which straightener for hair is worth choosing, because the models are very different? We need such an ironing to suit both curls and straight hair, leaving them smooth and smooth after smoothing. Every year the choice of these devices increases, modern hair straighteners equipped with ceramic plates, ionization, but which of these options will be useful to you specifically? From this material, you can get comprehensive information about whether the rectifier is harmful to damp hair, and many other useful tips that will help make the right choice when purchasing this device.

Selection and Use Guide

  1. Before using the hair straightener , you need to know how to select the correct mode, temperature, and how many times a week it is recommended to use this device.
  2. Do not use the hair straightener daily, even if it is steam (with the function of styling wet hair).
  3. It is recommended with regular use of the iron to apply several times a week a strengthening mask on the hair.
  4. Even if you have an expensive hair straighteners with attachments that align smoothly, still use cosmetics for damaged hair.
  5. If possible, try to choose a rectifier that allows you to work with wet hair (depends on the particular model). If you do the laying of damp hair, then they are damaged much less.
  6. Adjust the temperature of the ironing, depending on the type of hair. For fine hair, a temperature of 140 ° C is suitable, and for curly and hard hair it will be necessary to increase it to 230 ° C.
  7. To create creative hairstyles, you can use a hair straightener, which creates a corrugation effect. The relief that creates such an ironing does not harm the hair.
  8. The safest coating plates is considered ceramics with tourmaline coating, hair straighteners with such a spray have the effect of ionization, which guarantees the hair chic shine.
  9. The width of the plates ironing for hair styling should be chosen based on the type of your hair. Choosing a straightener for hair with wide plates, it is desirable to have a thermoregulator in the device. This iron allows you to set the temperature, optimal for gentle laying of your hair. Models ironing with narrow plates allow you to quickly style short hairstyles. Especially the wireless hair straightener will be convenient, the lack of wire in this model makes it very mobile.

Elementary safety rules when using hair iron

If you have made your choice in favor of a device that heats up to a temperature exceeding 200 ° C, then such a hair iron requires increased attention to the rules of its operation. The auto shut-off function in case of overheating will help maintain the device in the optimal temperature regime, and it will also turn off the ironing every 20-30 minutes, which saves electricity and prevents accidents. In order to make hair styling as comfortable as possible, you should pay attention to the hair straighteners who have cold zones thanks to inserts made of a different type of material. Usually these zones are located at the edges of the plates, or their tips do not heat up. It is quite convenient, if the device includes a cover, resistant to high temperatures. Then do not have to wait until the iron cools down to be removed after use. And yet such a cover prevents accidental ignition if the iron is put in a hurry on easily flammable objects.