| The Hair straightener or some may call them | | | | user with the ability to adjust the heat |
| hair tongs either way they have become the | | | | settings and the sizes of the straightener. |
| modern day must have hair accessory for women | | | | |
| and now many men. The humble hair | | | | Most of his design techniques are still used |
| straightener some say can date right back to | | | | to this very day in the modern day hair salon |
| 1872 to a Parisian gentleman called Marcel | | | | or home and the reliance on his invention has |
| Grateau. His early invention which was | | | | become second nature to most people. The |
| basically heat rods which were used with | | | | most common straightener today would be the |
| chemical lotions which were then added to the | | | | ceramic ones with the heating elements. The |
| hair to straighten it. Like many early day | | | | technology remains the same, however has |
| inventions there were many draw backs and | | | | become more sophisticated. The ceramic ones |
| many people would find their scalp and hair | | | | became the chosen type for many for a number |
| became damaged and in many cases burnt. The | | | | of reasons which include the fact that they |
| first registered hair iron patent was in 1906 | | | | are less damaging to the hair to use and the |
| by a chap called Simon Monroe, his invention | | | | ceramic heating elements heat up quickly. |
| was basic and in a different format. The | | | | |
| hair tool he created consisted of metal teeth | | | | It was proven by the early models that using |
| which the user would use to comb through the | | | | straighteners can be damaging for the hair if |
| hair; these worked but would not be | | | | not used correctly or too much, this still |
| considered the same product as the hair | | | | applies today and the chances of getting |
| straighteners that are used today. | | | | split ends, or brittle and broken hair is |
| | | | increased. Unlike in the early days though |
| The first real hair straightner design that | | | | there has been advancement in many of the |
| could be considered would have to be in 1909 | | | | hair tools to prevent this from happening. |
| by Issac Shero, he patented and invented the | | | | Products such heat protection sprays and |
| first heated hair care tools. The first | | | | creams will reduce the amount of damage |
| designs were basically hot metal plates that | | | | caused by excessive use. There have been |
| were used to slide through the hair, the | | | | some other advances since the early invention |
| products were a great improvement on the | | | | by Issac Shero and the addition of having |
| early day inventions and provided the user | | | | straighteners that allow the user to |
| with a much reduced risk on damaging the | | | | straighten wet hair is one good example. |
| hair. He then advanced the designs at a | | | | Overall though the ceramic ones are the most |
| later date and introduced more advanced ones | | | | common and remain the brain child of the |
| which included the ceramic straightener and | | | | early day inventors and will be around for |
| electrical straighteners. Not only this, but | | | | many more years to come. |
| he was also the first person to provide the | | | | |