How to choose a hair straightener?

Each girl knows such feelings as self-confidence and comfort, more often we feel them when we go out of a beauty salon with a beautifully laid hairdo. Naturally, we all want to always look like that. Fortunately, today there are a huge number of special devices for creating and modeling any hairstyle that allows you to always look charming without using the services of a hairdresser or stylists. Such a popular device is a hair straightener, due to its ease of use and its versatility. Today you will learn how to choose a hair straightener, taking into account the most important factors.

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Features of irons - pros and cons

Why is this device necessary? The iron allows you to quickly even out even the most naughty hair, put it at your own discretion, give the desired shape, and these hairstyles last long enough. After this styling, the hair looks shiny, perfectly even, like a satin canvas. The advantages of the rectifier, of course, are convenience, speed, excellent results.

But they have drawbacks - due to heating to high temperatures, the hair suffers, they begin to split, dry out, lose their appearance.

Important! The main task of ironing is to free hair from moisture, because because of it, they become curly and naughty. Plus, this device solders exfoliated flakes, that is, the hair comes back to life, becomes shiny, vibrant.

Now we will consider how to choose a hair straightener, taking into account the most important factors that affect not only their work, but also their useful life.

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Plate Coating Options

When choosing an iron, you must first pay attention to the coating of the plates. You can’t save on this, because it is the quality of the plates that determines what condition your hair will be in after short use. Let’s figure out which coating is best for a hair straightener.

Today produce devices with the following options for coating plates.

Metal

Such devices are the most harmful, they have a detrimental effect on the quality of the hair. Metal is considered dangerous for their structure. The fact is that such plates are heated unevenly, that is, at certain points it overheats, due to which the strands are destroyed, dehydrated, broken, broken off.

Important! This appliance cannot be used daily. Yes, they are inexpensive, but health is more important.

Ceramics

This is the most common coverage option:

• Ceramics, unlike metal, warms up evenly, keeps the temperature at the required level.
• Using such a device is easy, along the strands it glides perfectly, while not burning them.
• They have minimal negative impact. Ceramic plates in their structure have a complex of vitamins, conditioners, moisturizers.

They have disadvantages:

• In the case of using cosmetics, they stick to the plates.
• They cost more than metal models, but it is better not to save on this.

Important! This is ideal for daily use.

Teflon

Such an iron glides perfectly along the strands, without confusing them, without pulling them out, prevents sticking, even when using cosmetic preparations. They warm evenly, so the hair is damaged minimally.

Important! It is better for owners of thin and soft hair to choose just such devices.

Their cost exceeds the price of ceramic devices, but if the budget allows you, it is better to opt for them.

Important! Unfortunately, over time, the Teflon coating is erased, it is difficult to determine by eye. Because of this, the device becomes hazardous to health.

Tourmaline

The most modern material, when heated, it emits negative ions that contribute to the neutralization of static electricity. Through the use of tourmaline plates, the hair flakes are closed, moisture is retained inside, the hair is not damaged during styling.

The only negative is the high cost.

Important! We draw a preliminary conclusion that in terms of quality and price, ironing with ceramic plates is the best.

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Ionization

Naturally, when answering the question which hair iron is better to choose, it is worth mentioning this wonderful function. The plates of some devices are coated with an ionic layer, which during the process of heating releases negatively charged ions. Hair is enveloped by them, due to which their water balance is restored. Due to this, they are revived, not electrified, become shiny, healthy, obedient.

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Temperature regulator

On sale today you can find two types of rectifiers with temperature controllers and models without it. Is it really necessary or can it be completely dispensed with? Let's figure it out.

All people have different types of hair: for some, they are hard, thick, unpainted, for others, on the contrary, soft and thin, there are also owners of hair that survived a lot of experiments, as a result of which they became brittle, dry, overdried. In order to protect yourself, you should select a certain heating mode for hair of a particular type.

Use the following recommendations when choosing a rectifier, given this factor:

• For split ends, thin, dyed hair, a temperature of no higher than 150 degrees is suitable.
• Hard colored, normal and unpainted can be straightened at temperatures up to 180 degrees.
• Hard, unpainted hair can even survive temperatures up to 200 degrees.

Important! A device without a temperature regulator can afford to purchase a girl with hard hair, which has never been painted.

The regulator is located directly on the handle; it is quite convenient to use. As a rule, it is a switch with two or three positions, allowing you to select the minimum, average or maximum heating level.

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Maximum temperature

What does this parameter affect? The straightening speed directly depends on the temperature level, in particular it concerns curly and thick strands. High temperature is detrimental to weak and thin hair. That is, the greater their thickness, the higher the temperature will be needed.

What maximum temperature should a rectifier have?

• 180 degrees are enough for daily use.
• If your hair is too stiff and thick, then it is better to style it at a temperature of 200 degrees and above.

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Heating rate

This indicator can vary greatly in different models - from a few minutes to seconds. Household devices heat up for a long time, while professional ones take only 5-10 seconds.

How to choose an iron for straightening hair with the optimal heating rate, what should it be? Of course, the faster the warm-up occurs, the better. Therefore, it is better to give preference to high-quality models in which the plates heat up as much as possible in 10-30 seconds.

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Plate width

When buying, you should also pay attention to the width of the plates, since they are:

• narrow - from 1.5 to 3 cm;
• wide - more than 3 cm.

First you need to understand what this indicator affects. Naturally, the length of straightened strands, the thicker and longer the hair, the wider the plate should be. How to choose the perfect width? It all depends on the length of the hair:

• Length to shoulders - width 2-2.5 cm.
• To the blades - 2.5-4 cm.
• Below the shoulder blades - 7-8 cm.

The principle of choice is understandable.

Important! It is better to align the bangs with narrow plates, they are more convenient in operation, have a lot of advantages. With their help, you can even wind curls if the edges of the plates are rounded.

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Household or professional ironing?

If you still do not understand how to choose a good hair straightener, then take a closer look at household options from reliable manufacturers. They are sold in any household appliance stores, are inexpensive.

In order not to miscalculate, consider the following:

• If your choice fell on a cheap option, then be prepared for the fact that after a while your hair will look worse. They are heated for a very long time, their power is often not enough even for ordinary straightening. That is, planning to use the iron every day, you should not save.
• It is better to purchase a professional device that heats up almost instantly, has quality plates that reliably protect against damage. Such models have a long rotating cord, which means that you will not be tied to a specific outlet all the time. In addition, they have special covers, additional nozzles.

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Additional features of rectifiers

Modern models of irons may have additional functions and features that are guaranteed to be useful to you:

• Uniform distribution of heat throughout the strand.
• Air conditioning supply during installation through plates.
• Due to the processing of the plates with silver, the hair is saturated with it, which is incredibly useful.
• The presence of the cold blow function allows the hair not to overheat, to cool faster.
• Hot moisturizing. Hot steam affects the hair, they are instantly equalized.
• The rotating cord prevents it from twisting.
• Hinge for convenient hanging and storage of the device.
• Storing the optimum temperature with a digital thermostat.

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Using the above tips, you will choose the perfect straightener for quality and cost for your hair, taking into account their features, your own needs, requirements, tastes.