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Broken, brittle and dry hair were just some of the side effects of the early hair straighteners. This could be the reason why in the’80s it was all about crimped hair, as this was less harmful. Straighteners didn’t come on the scene until the technology was good enough, in the’90s, and girls wouldn’t get burnt scalps after using their Mothers ironing board and iron to achieve the straight look.

The required style was shiny and styled hair. So to try and obtain this, hair would need several minutes between the hair straighteners before it became more manageable. But unfortunately, the hair would then become heat damaged, dry, brittle and unmanageable.

Thank goodness time and technology has moved on. Nowadays, although hair straighteners have a hefty price tag, it is because they have the technology that supposedly styles your hair without damaging it.

Ceramic heating elements are used in hair straighteners these days, making them much more less damaging to hair. For hair to get straight, the hydrogen bonds in the hair need to be broken. These are the bonds that make hair curly. The quicker these are broken the better as then less heat damage will happen. Ceramic can heat up really quicker and get to very high temperatures, making the time the straightener has to be in contact with the hair a lot less. Infra red and ionic technology that some brands have, means natural oils are sealed in the hair making it healthy and shiny.  Read more...

You are probably reading this because you, like I, are tired of spending hundreds of dollars on hair flat irons that time after time disappoint you.

Buying a new hair flat iron every year is ridiculous and consumers shouldn’t have to buy them that frequently. We should be able to buy a great flat iron with the satisfaction of knowing it is going to work properly for years to come. Sadly, that seems to be wishful thinking. None of my flat irons make it past the 2 year mark.

After I had it out with my last flat iron, which resulted in it being tossed in the garbage can, I decided to do some research in preparations on replacing it. I didn’t want to get a recommended one from my hair stylist because let’s be honest; they make a commission off of the sale so its only naturally they will push the most expensive one on you. I fell for that once and look how well that turned out. I found nothing but positive reviews for Sedu hair flat irons so I decided to give it a try.  Read more...