| Unless you have been living under a rock or in | | | | tendency to pull hair and do not distribute heat as |
| some remote cave odds are you have heard | | | | evenly as the more popular ceramic plate designs |
| about one of the most popular hair styling trends | | | | which allow for a much smoother styling |
| sweeping the world today. Of course, Im talking | | | | experience and more even heat distribution and |
| about straight hair and the easiest way to get this | | | | control. This results in safer, quicker straightening |
| new look is with a hair straightener. | | | | which often takes less than 10 minutes from initial |
| In the good old days (remember them?) people | | | | heating to putting the finishing touches to your |
| would use clothes irons to straighten their hair and | | | | newly straightened hair. |
| I dont need to tell you that seeing someone with | | | | As far as pricing is concerned you can pay up to |
| their head on top of an ironing board ironing their | | | | several hundred dollars for top end models that |
| hair looked pretty ridiculous. | | | | have all the bells and whistles but for most people |
| A few years ago some genius invented the | | | | these high end models are not really necessary as |
| modern day hair straightener that makes taming | | | | many mid-price models in the $39 - $99 range will |
| that curly frizzy hair a snap and now there are | | | | do a great job on your hair. |
| hundreds of different models to choose from | | | | If you are concerned about safety rest assured |
| each with their own pros and cons. | | | | that unlike blow dryers and curling irons when |
| Looking like a curling iron a hair straightener is | | | | used properly a hair straightener is safe and will |
| tong shaped with each tong having a heating | | | | not damage your hair but it is best not to use |
| element in it. Hair is placed between the heated | | | | one every day to let your hair rest and recover |
| tongs and pulled through in a motion similar to | | | | from the heat treatment. |
| combing or brushing your hair and the result is | | | | Picking out a hair iron can be a bit overwhelming |
| wonderfully straight hair that will stay straight | | | | so first pick a price level you are comfortable |
| throughout the day. | | | | with and then look at the various features |
| When it comes to which hair straightener is the | | | | available in all of the models in that range. For |
| best if you asked 100 people you would probably | | | | instance, a feature like instant heating may not be |
| get 100 different answers. Some straighteners | | | | as important to you as having the ability to |
| can be used on wet or dry hair; some have metal | | | | control the heat settings on the iron. If you can |
| plate heating elements while others have plates | | | | afford it you will definitely be more pleased with a |
| made of ceramic and some even have particles | | | | ceramic plate flat iron as these seem to give the |
| of tourmaline embedded in the ceramic plate to | | | | best overall results in the shortest period of time |
| generate ions that help condition the hair. | | | | while making your hair perfectly straight, smooth |
| Less expensive straighteners usually have the | | | | and beautiful. |
| metal plates mentioned above and they have a | | | | |