We girls are so complicated, aren’t we? ;) The ones with Straight Silky hair want Curly hair with gorgeous waves, and the ones with super adorable Ringlets want Straight hair! In this conquest for the other hair type, we try a million things – sock curls, beach waves with salt water, paper curls, permanent straightening, perming and more! But these chemical treatments for damage hair in the long run and we don’t prefer ruining hair for style do we?
The need for a hair iron thus arises. They are perfect for temporary straightening effect and coupled with hair sprays, they are a god send.
a. The plate material – ceramic, titanium or tourmaline
b. Temperature – Below 360 degrees, 360-380 degrees, 380-410 degrees
c. Heat settings – whether it allows you to set heat or just has an off-on button
Thicker and frizzier hair needs higher temperatures and thinner hair needs lesser. Also, a wide plate ensures you don’t go over ironed hair again and again to straighten it, damaging it in the process.
1. Always use a heat protectant while you iron your hair.
2. Never over straighten hair – don’t go over the same slice of hair repeatedly as it damages hair.
3. Straightening hair implies you are basically using heat on it to style and this dries it out. So moisturize your hair deep enough to keep it in good condition.
4. Limit straightening to occasions to avoid split ends and hair fall.
So now let’s look at the top 5 flat irons, shall we? ;)
This brand makes the best of the flat irons with a rating of 4.9/5. The most colorful and effective flat irons are found on Babyliss. They are easily available in most countries.
This baby costs $129.99 and comes with a set of features. It heats upto 450 degree Fahrenheit with LED temperature settings. It has digital ion technology with emits natural ions. With its ultra smooth titanium plates and ceramic heaters, it is one of the best! Babyliss is easily available on Healthkart.com, Medplusbeauty.com.
This is also one of the best buys for hair straighteners with a user rating of 4.7/5.
Sedu Revolution Tourmaline Ionic Styling Iron comes at $159.99 and is available in many pretty colors. It has variable setting of 180 F to 450 F and also 2 year warranty. It effectively straightens all kinds of hair textures with its 1” ceramic tourmaline plates. You can get it shipped easily from Amazon.com.
Hair straightening irons from this brand are the most used ones and most revered hair straighteners.
ProCare HP8339/00 comes with patented Dual Care plates and EHD technology. With ceramic coating and an LED to indicate whether the iron is ready to use or not, at Rs.3000/- it’s a deal! The heating time is 15 seconds.
My experience: I myself use one of these and totally love it. I bought mine from Stylecraze.com; You can buy from any major Indian shopping portal – medplusbeauty.com, urbantouch.com to name a few. It heats up in 10 seconds and provides good heat in little time. I usually start with straightening the hair from bottom and back and move upwards and end with my bangs. I have never experienced any problem technically nor any hair tangles or burns with this J
One of the leading hair straighter brands in the market, Solia is known for pretty colors that attract women.
Solia Tourmaline Ceramic Flat Iron With variable temperature settings of 140 F to 400 F,comes with tourmaline ceramic plates and has a width of 1-3/4” plate. Buy your Solia from Amazon.com.
Being one of the most affordable brands, Braun makes the most sleek and stylish hair straighteners.
Braun Hair Straighteners ES 3 Satin Hair, known as the best flat iron for hair, has a limited heat setting set-to 200c to make sure you don’ texpose your hair to higher temperatures and damage it. It comes with Nano glide ceramic plates that emit satin ions to maintain satin like soft hair. You can easily find these on urbantouch or ebay.
These flat irons will keep your hair happy, rest assured ;)
Let me know what you use girls
Stay Gorgeous
This is also one of the best buys for hair straighteners with a user rating of 4.7/5.