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There are many brands of Hair Straightening devices on the market making it difficult
to choose. I hope the following will be of some help.
Ceramic
Plates
Metal plates can be fine for your hair, but ceramic plates are
microscopically smoother and kinder to your hair. They can be heated quicker
and the temperature can be maintained more accurately. Ceramic also gives even
heat distribution.
Ion
technology
Uses negatively charged particles which break apart water molecules into
smaller ones. These smaller particles can be absorbed more easily by the hair
leaving the hair moister and less brittle. If when using a hair Straightener
you find that your hair is dryer and/or more brittle then using ion technology
should greatly improve the condition of your hair.
Infra Red technology seals the moisture in the hair preventing drying out
due to the heat from the appliance.
Rapid heat means that the straightener will heat up faster and therefore
use less electricity. This also preserves the life of the appliance. Rapid heat
can half the total time it takes to straighten your hair. Rapid Heat needs more
expensive, fast acting control over the temperature so that the heat doesn't shoot
up straight past the desired temperature. This is one of the differences between
Straighteners when it comes to price. A cheap Straightener can take up to 10 minutes
to reach the desired temperature. Top of the range Straighteners can reach operating
temperatures in a matter of seconds.
Temperature can be too cold or too hot for your hair, I recommend an adjustable
temperature to control the irons heat. If your iron is too cool for your hair
then its results will be less effective and last shorter. If the iron is too hot
for your hair then it will dry the hair and the condition of your hair will deteriorate.
You could go for an iron with Automatic Sensor Control.
As with the adjustable temperature control except the temperature is set automatically
by sensors in the iron.
My ceramic hair Straightener is from Hairtools UK and after 2 years
of use even my hairdresser of 11 years complimented the quality and look of my
hair.
Now, I couldn't ask for a better compliment than that!
My next hair Straightener purchase will be the Sedu Ionic Straighteners,
also known as the ceramic flat ionic iron.
I have just tried a pair of IONIC hair straighteners with Tourmaline Plates
and find they make the hair much softer.
I can thoroughly recommend Overstock as a great online supplier of Hair Straighteners.
They carry the following brands:
Bellissima,
FHI,
Ambico,
3dfx,
CHID at terrific discounts.
Good luck !
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