How to choose best hair straightener

When it comes to choose tool for your hair, it will be good to invest in hair straightening iron. It is very important for you to choose best hair straightener and not an easy job.

If You have concern about at-home straightening then it become very important to choose the right hair straightener with right technique. After all, you're clamping your precious, pretty hair with an iron that's at the temperature required to bake a whole pizza!!!!.

Here are some tips which could help you to choose the right type of hair straightener.

1) Choose the Right Size Flat Iron For Your Hair:

The size of flat iron depends on the length and thickness of your hair.

· For short hair: If your hair is short, whether it is thick or fine, you will need a flat iron with narrow plates. The size of the plates should be half inch to one inch thick. With narrow plates you can iron even shorter sections of your hair.

· For long hair: For a long hair, use wide plated flat irons. You can choose an iron with the plates sized from one-and-half inch to two-inch thick. With this you can cover more hair in shorter time and you can complete the task quickly and avoid hair burn.

2) Select the Right Heat Settings:

Your hair texture and type determine the heat setting. You should purchase an iron with a variable heat setting, so that it caters to your specific hair needs and less likely to damage your hair.

Different hair textures need different heat settings.

· Fine/ Damaged Hair: If your hair is either fine or damaged, then you should select a low-wattage iron—about 40 watts—that will not burn your hair, or if you have a flat iron with variable heat settings, then use it with a temperature between 250 to 300 degrees.

· Medium/ Average Hair: It the thickness and texture of your hair is average, then it is ideal to use flat iron a temperature between 300 to 350 degrees.

· Thick/ Coarse Hair: If your hair is very thick or coarse then you will need to set your iron between 350 to 400 degrees.

3) Choose Flat Irons of Right Material:

It is very important to choose a flat iron with plates made of ceramic, tourmaline ortitanium. These materials become heated in less time and spread the heat uniformly to avoid burning of hair.

These materials release negative ions that reverse the damage causing positive ions on heating. They protect the hair cuticle from getting damaged and also the moisture from getting escaped while ironing. Do not choose irons with ceramic “coating” or teflon “coating”.

Things to remember:

· You should not use straighten on wet hair unless you have a hair straightener specially designed for this purpose.

· Many products like anti- frizz sprays, serums that are designed to protect the hair from heat damage and also keep the hair straight for a longer period. Some of these products should be applied to the hair before straightening and also after straightening.

· You must avoid moisture and water for as long as possible after the hair has been straightened.

· Dry shampoo can help to keep hair straight after it’s been styled by reducing the moisture, oil and buildup in the hair. Sprayed on to the roots of the hair, dry shampoo is brushed outwards removing the oil from the hair and keeping the hairstyle straight, long after it has been treated with a flat iron.

· Do not use a flat iron everyday.

· Always clean your hot tools with an iron cleaner or lukewarm water and a cloth once the iron is cool, to remove any product buildup on the plates.

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