Each owner of charming curls at least once in her life wanted to get rid of them, even for a while. No matter what the girls tried to straighten their hair in the old days: with various decoctions, henna, masks with alcohol and other rather stupid than effective methods. Even if the hair evened out, then quite a bit. For modern girls, the process of straightening hair is much simpler, because there are straightening tongs, they are also irons.
What is a hair iron
You won't surprise anyone with straighteners right now, and we can say with confidence that all the girls know about them, and not only them. Let's see how it works.
It's no secret that this type of straightening spoils the hair, although it is the fastest and most effective. The principle of its action is that when the hair is heated, excess moisture from it evaporates, and due to this it becomes smooth. However, together with moisture, the protein of which it consists also disappears, which leads to the destruction of its entire structure.
In order to minimize such a destructive effect of the styler on our hair, it is very important to choose the right iron, and at the same time to get good heat-shielding products.
How to choose the right hair straighteners
The best hair irons must be ceramic coated. And if you purchased a tourmaline styler, this is even better.
It is worthwhile to understand how these irons differ from each other and from other forceps.
The ceramic coating of the hair straightener makes it less dangerous, moreover, such a styler glides better through the hair, which affects the duration of the alignment procedure. Such devices are most common, their cost does not exceed 3,000 rubles.
Tourmaline hair straighteners can make your hair smooth and shiny. Due to tourmaline, which covers the plates, the temperature of the iron does not affect the hair structure so much, and it does not deteriorate so much.
The best hair straighteners - tongs with a temperature regulator. For example, keratin straightening and other procedures require high temperature, and for home daily straightening, you can set a minimum, so you will reduce the risk of split and broken hair.
Now let's take a closer look at some rectifiers of leading manufacturing companies.
Hair irons BabyLiss
With a clear conscience, we can say that BabyLiss PRO stylers are the best hair straighteners, and there are many reasons for this. Firstly, this is a professional product, and its quality exceeds all expectations. One of the most successful examples is the BabyLiss PRO Inkwe Pulse hair iron. In this model, there is everything that a girl can dream of: there is a temperature regulator (which ensures that you do not set the temperature too high), a tourmaline coating (so that your hair looks smooth, as if after visiting a beauty salon), and the ergonomic design is for sure everyone will like it. Also, the styler has a fairly long cord - almost two meters. The power of this iron is 25 watts. Although its cost is quite high, it is quite justified by the quality - 4200 rubles.
Another example of the quality of BabyLiss PRO is top notch is the BabyLiss Pro Silken Touch hair iron. Its price is slightly lower than the previous model (3200 rubles), but this styler is not inferior in quality.
There is also a tourmaline coating and a temperature controller, it seems that these two integral quality attributes are present in all BabyLiss products. This model boasts floating cloves on the nozzle for better straightening. The cord length of this product is almost three meters, and the power is 38 watts.
Hair straighteners Ga.Ma
Another representative of quality professional products is the Ga.Ma CP3M LIT hair straightener. The plates of this model are coated with tourmaline, but not only this provides a healthy look to your hair. This is something new for stylers, this model is a rectifier with a laser-ion system.
What does it mean? This technology has appeared recently and implies that your hair will be uniformly charged with ions, which prevent magnetization and give them a neat appearance. Manufacturers promise smoothness, shine and softness, as well as a long effect of smooth hair, right up to their washing. The cost of this ironing is 3600 rubles.
Hair Irons Remington
Remington rectifiers are notable for their low price and reasonably good quality. This is an unprofessional line, but for home use it is quite suitable.
The collection even has a mini-model that you can take with you on a trip. The length of this wonderful ironing is only 15 cm, and the cost is 700 rubles.
A good rectifier of this company is Remington S8590. It contains a unique sensor for protection against overheating, which itself determines the degree of moisture in your hair and selects the appropriate temperature for it. Isn't it a miracle? This is not the only advantage of this model - it is worth taking a look only at the button auto-lock function during operation so that you do not accidentally change the temperature of the iron. Keratin has been added to the ceramic plates of this rectifier. According to manufacturers, it restores hair.
Well, and, of course, we can not add that this iron has a rotating cord and automatic voltage selection in the network. And it automatically turns off after an hour of work.
Hair straighteners
Not all stylers have ideally smooth plates, they can be with a small wave or even very wavy, especially to obtain the effect of "corrugated" hair. In most cases, these plates can be purchased for each rectifier separately, they are simply worn on top of your iron, and that’s all.
However, there are stylers that are available only with wavy plates. In terms of quality, they are not inferior to ordinary irons, and their only difference is destination.
Such an ironing is more suitable for creating a unique hairstyle, maybe even for every day.
But do not forget that he does the same harm as a regular iron, and in this case no one has yet canceled the means for protection.
Reviews about hair straighteners
The most popular among buyers is the manufacturer Remington, as its products are aimed at ordinary customers, and not at hairdressers and beauty salons. Reviews about Remington irons are only good, devices are of high quality and last a long time.
In second place in popularity - BabyLiss forceps. Almost all modern beauty salons have products of this company. Praise. Quality corresponds to the price.
Ga.Ma hair straighteners are not that low-quality or very expensive; rather, they are not very common in Russia, in comparison with BabyLiss straighteners.
How to use the iron
We think it’s not worth explaining the hair straightening technique to you, this is clear to everyone. Let's just find out a few important points:
- Always use thermal protection.
- Do not take too large strands, let you take longer to straighten each small strand, but the result will be better.
- Never straighten wet hair! Dry and nothing more!
- Do not straighten in the first few days after staining or any other procedure using chemistry.
- Do not apply any thermal protection product to wet hair.
- Always set (if possible) the lowest temperature that the styler can only set.
You will probably be surprised, but you can not only straighten them with an iron for straightening hair, but also curl it. To do this, you need to make a flagellum from two strands of hair and walk along it with a styler. In general, these things are useful - hair straighteners. The photo posted here is proof of that.
Funds worth buying with ironing
We have already mentioned what damage hair straighteners can do to your hair. In order to avoid this, purchase thermal protectants along with the styler. Usually these are sprays, but there are also mousses, shampoos, conditioners, etc. These products contain UV filters and many vitamins that protect the hair from high temperatures and restore them. For maximum effect, it is recommended to combine the means of one series. If you straighten your hair with an iron every day, then in your arsenal you should definitely have shampoo, conditioner and at least a spray with thermal protection. So you provide the hair with the necessary care, and they will not dry out under the influence of high temperature.
Remember that thermal protection can be applied only to dry hair.
Also, such funds can be made at home, without spending a lot of money. A hair mask from one egg, a spoon of vegetable oil and a spoon of honey helps well. Combine all this, put on your head and put on a shower cap (in extreme cases, just wrap your head with cling film). Like this for about 15 minutes and rinse. After the hair has dried, you can begin to straighten it.
Hair restoration after using the ironing
Unfortunately, many girls have not even heard of such means as thermal protection for hair. The consequence of using the iron without protective equipment is split and brittle hair, which lose their shine and become dull. Yes, they don’t expect such an effect from stylers. But what has been done is done, and it remains only to repair the damaged hair.
Try recovery masks. You can make them at home, or you can buy finished products. Home methods are not suitable for hair straightening, but they are very suitable for their restoration.
Be sure to try the kefir mask, it is very effective. And even better, if instead of kefir there will be mayonnaise, no matter how funny it sounds, it acts, after it you simply do not recognize your hair.
There are times when it makes no sense to restore hair by any means, in this case, do not despair anyway! Try keratin straightening. The procedure restores hair and straightens them at the same time, the effect of it lasts about three months.
Hair Iron: Pros and Cons
Everything seems to be very clear here. Even the best hair straighteners cannot fail to damage your hair. Therefore, if you decide to buy a styler and want to use it without any related means for thermal protection, you can say goodbye to beautiful hair.
However, there are pluses: nothing will straighten your hair as efficiently as a styler, you can not even try.
Do not forget to look after your hair, and they will amaze you with their beauty!