Finding a girl who is 100 percent satisfied with her appearance is almost impossible. Owners of straight hair all the time want cool curls, and those whom nature has endowed with stubborn curls, on the contrary, strive to make hair straight and obedient. And just like that every day I want to be able to create the perfect hairstyle. Moreover, the arsenal of hair styling products is huge: hair dryers, electric curlers, curling irons and hair straighteners or hair straighteners. The reviews here are very different, and figuring out what is suitable for a particular case is not so simple. Let's try to consider all the pros and cons that should be considered when buying a hair straightener.
First of all, you need to pay attention to what the work surface is made of. Professional hairdressers advise giving preference to tourmaline ceramic coating. Almost all the irons for beauty salons are made using this material. Tourmaline during heating emits negatively charged ions. This effect reduces the electrostatic properties of the hair, due to which the negative effect of heating is significantly reduced.
If it is not possible to purchase a rather expensive tourmaline hair straightener, user reviews recommend choosing a ceramic iron.
To create a hairstyle, using a straightener with a metal surface is extremely undesirable. You can turn beautiful live hair into tow at one time.
Often, various nozzles are included in the kit to create the effect of “corrugation” or romantic curls. Such hair straighteners will allow you to fantasize and do a variety of hairstyles every day. Here, the choice entirely depends on the capabilities and needs of the customer.
The plates themselves are different in width. It is best to choose a medium width for home use. It’s not very easy to manage with wide ones, and narrow ones will force you to go through the same strand several times, which is not very good in itself. On the other hand, if the hair is thin, then only narrow plates will give the desired result.
You should also pay attention to the body from which the hair straightener is made. Reviews say that the ergonomic properties of each model are very important. Hold the selected model for several minutes in your hands, close and open the mechanism. It should be comfortable and not slip out of your hands. Turn on the device, see how much the handle heats up, check all functions.
The temperature controller allows you to make the work of ironing optimal. On average, their temperature range is from 80 to 230 degrees Celsius. Unfortunately, determining the optimal temperature for a particular type of hair is only possible in practice. Some use a higher temperature, others lower. The time to reach the required temperature is no more than half a minute, no matter which hair straightener is selected. User reviews say that most often for wavy and naughty hair requires a higher temperature than for direct and obedient.
Additional options can be an automatic shutdown system and an ionization system, thanks to which the microflakes of each hair are closed, an additional shine appears, the hair looks healthy and alive.
Whichever of the models you choose, expensive or cheaper, you should not make such a purchase thoughtlessly. Often, by the price tag alone you cannot understand all the possibilities that the selected hair straightener has. Reviews on various sites deserve the most careful study and attention. The warranty period is also an important component when choosing a particular model.