Without the flat irons, your hair strands will grow wild with the frizz and flyaways dominating whenever a wind touches them. For smooth, glossy hair flowing in a tamed manner towards your shoulders, the flat irons are the perfect heat styling devices in your makeup kit. Click here to diversify the range of hairstyles with the use of the best flat irons in India. Choose the most suitable one according to
- Your hair styling needs
- Texture of your hair
- And of course the budget
Carry out the Do’s
What advertisements do not tell is how to use the flat irons correctly and lessen the damage posed to your dry hair upon heat styling.
- The heat protectants are the best hair cosmetic to lessen the toll of heat on the hair strands. Spray it on when your hair is still moist and let it dry.
- Regular cleansing and nourishing with conditioners before heat styling. The shampoo opens up the hair cuticles and the conditioner calms them to be further treated by the heat applications.
- Your hair must be bone dry in order to apply the flat irons. Never apply flat iron on moist hair. If you smell fumes, see steam rising from the heated plates with hair in between them, stop immediately.
Choose flat irons with caution. Do not fall for expensive ones that are great and the downsides too are dangerous as the cheaper models might have compromised materials that do not last long and damage your hair.
Now focus on the features of the flat iron, to relate its uses on different hair types to reduce the damage of heat treatment.
- Plate length, material used and temperature ranges in the heat settings.
- Barrel size for curls of different sizes.
For short hair and long hair the difference in length is evident with the flat iron plates. Then, the material for coarse hair is titanium and gold, while fine hair is safer with ceramic heated plates of flat iron for delicately handling the thin hair. Similarly, the temperature needs to be strictly monitored for styling without the scary damages posed because of excess heat. Look for the auto off feature in them for home based, safer styling.
The Don’ts for Flat Ironing
- Do not use the flat iron repeatedly on the same sectioned out hair. Let it cool down on its own and then apply them again.
- Do not spray in any sort of moisture, while styling.
- If you are a frequent user of flat irons, do not keep using the dirty plates as your hair gives out deposits and builds up germs on the plates. Thus clean it with a bit of alcohol dabbed on a clean cloth when the plates are hot.
- Do not use hair care products with sulfates and parabens which are damaging to your hair, dragging away the healing properties. And when the heated plates are applied on your hair, then this only worsens the situation.
Protect the integrity of your hair with the correct ways of heat styling, as in case of hot irons, the heated plates directly come in touch with the hair strands.