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Stopping Flat Iron Fires!
Then you notice a few rebellious strings of hair trying to escape from the clutches of your hair-spray. So you whip out your ceramic flat iron from your purse, set it to max heat, and try to flatten it all away. And then the smell of charred hair wafts across the room. It’s a nightmare every woman dreads when using a hair iron: burning your hair. Actually, it’s not only burnt hair that a misused hair iron will cause: there’s clumping, stickiness, broken hair, dead hair, split ends and hair fall. These are just some of the consequences that a misused iron will bring to its woeful owner. A ceramic flat iron is a great help in maintaining your straight hair, but there are risks involved if you misuse your flat iron. Here are a few pointers on how not to damage your hair when using a hair iron: 1. Beware of chemicals – Like the unfortunate lady’s predicament illustrates, be careful of what you put on your hair. Not all hair-care products will respond positively to high levels of heat. Most of them don’t respond well at all. 2. Get high-quality flat irons – aluminum flat irons, though cheap, will kill your hair and mess it up in the process. The best of the lot so far is a tourmaline flat iron, but those cost a small fortune. A good balance between cost and quality is a ceramic flat iron. Ceramic flat irons are smooth enough to prevent the excessive hair damage of aluminum flat irons, but don’t cost as much as tourmaline flat irons. 3. Make sure the iron heats evenly – again, this is where tourmaline and ceramic flat irons have an edge over aluminum flat irons. Evenly heated flat irons will make sure that your hair is evenly straightened out. Constantly ironing out the missed spots may also damage the already-ironed portions of your hair, so be careful. 4. Clean your hair – little bits of dirt and sweat exposed to high heat will form ugly little blots on your hair, not to mention that they’ll act as heat conductors that will help make your hair singe more easily. That’s why ironing is best done after taking a bath. 5. Watch out for water – There are flat iron models that can operate with damp hair. These are called “wet dry” irons. But unless you know that your own ceramic flat iron is a wet dry iron, thoroughly dry your hair out before even thinking of ironing it. The presence of water will ‘cook’ the hair, not straighten it. 6. Check hair thickness – the thicker your hair is, the higher the temperature is needed to effectively straighten it out with an iron. Thinner hair needs lesser heat. The safest bet would be to get an iron with adjustable heat levels and test it out on a strand of hair if it will singe or not under the different heat settings. 7. Comb your hair – before and after each pass of the ceramic flat iron, make sure you comb your hair with your fingers or a wide-toothed comb. Tangles caught in an iron’s strips are not healthy for your hairstyle. 8. Clean your iron – stuff sometimes gets stuck in between your iron’s strips. So make sure to wipe it clean before you start it up. Even the minutest piece of dirt will have serious effects on your hair. You don’t need to fear about burnt or singed hair as long as you keep your cool and know what you’re doing. So go on and take care of your crowning glory that is your hair! Article Directory: http://www.articledashboard.com Kristy is a professional hair stylist and writer for My Hair Styling Tools, a leading supplier of the Ceramic Flat Irons. |
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