What is good professional hair straightening irons

In the traditional sense, if the equipment is classified as professional, then it is intended for such use. With regard to professional irons, this is only partly true. Of course, beauty masters use the highest quality and best equipment in their work, but women who want to create hairstyles of their own creations at home can purchase professional hair irons and successfully use them.

Plates are known under other names: straighteners, stylers, tongs.

The difference between professional and domestic irons

Determine what is all the same professional hair straightener is different from domestic?

Multifunctional. If for home use it is possible choose household hair straightener with parameters suitable for a particular type, then a professional iron should be able to cope with any strands: short and long, thick and sparse, straight and wavy. Professional hair straighteners perform maximum functions: curly - straighten, straight - curl into spiral-shaped curls, make strands with the effect of the corrugation.

Power. The greater the power of the rectifier, the faster it heats up, and the higher the heating temperature of the plates. In professional irons, it reaches 230 degrees, and some models are heated in just a few seconds. Whereas it takes from three to five minutes to heat a domestic rectifier, and the maximum temperature is 100 degrees.

amount additional nozzles. Professional hair straighteners are equipped with additional nozzles. The more of them, the more different hairstyles can be performed. Domestic hair straightenerAs a rule, does not have additional attachments.

Surface of the working plates. The coating of working plates of professional models, as a rule, is made of expensive materials:

1. Ceramic coating having the property of uniform heating and sparing effect. The disadvantage is the long-term heating of the plates.
2. The tourmaline coating is made of a semi-precious tourmaline stone with healing properties.
3. The coating of jadeite, healing mineral also provides a gentle and gentle effect.
4. Teflon coating properties similar to ceramic.
5. The titanium coating uniformly heats up, quickly reaching a high temperature.
6. Antibacterial silver coating is a surface with fused silver microparticles. Silver is considered a noble metal, its healing and bactericidal properties have long been known.
7. The ionic coating, when heated, emits negative ions, which have a healing effect, restoring the hair structure.
8. Plates of tungsten are famous for perfectly uniform and fast heating, almost a few seconds. Models with a tungsten coating are considered the most expensive. According to many professionals, this model is the best professional rectifier.

The expensive coating provides the safest and sparing mode for the hair.

The presence of a long swivel cord. This is a mandatory attribute of a professional styler. When winding the strands, the cord is not confused and is not wound on the iron, due to the swivel mechanism.

The presence of a temperature controller. The ironing professional has a temperature controller. It allows you to set the required heating temperature of the working plates, selecting the optimum for each type of hair and different styles. How to choose the optimal temperature will prompt the instructions for use. Each model has its own recommendations for regulating the thermal regime.

Availability of functions: cold airflow, moistening, conditioning. Additional features of the equipment provide a more gentle effect on the hair. 

How to use a hair straightener

Any thermal effect can adversely affect the health of the hair. Therefore, even with the best equipment, you should follow the rules for using a rectifier.

1. Ironing is necessary before use. carefully to wash hair. It is advisable to treat the hair with a special thermal protective agent.
2. Do not use the iron if the strands are wet or wet.Pre-dry them well.
3. It is impossible to carry out manipulations on dirty hair or with applied cosmetics. Remains of cosmetics at high temperatures can be sintered and turn into hard lumps, which will be very difficult to remove.
4. Should refrain from daily use of the rectifier. And if it is necessary to do this, then you need to set the lowest possible heating temperature.

Compliance with these simple rules will help maintain the health of your hair.

Ways to use

Professional irons are used for straightening hair, curling curls and shirring strands:

1. Straightening strands. A straightening professional iron is able to straighten not only wavy strands, but also African curly hair. It is also used for straight strands, which, after straightening, become smooth and smooth, acquiring natural gloss and silkiness. Straightening is performed with flat plates. The strand should be grabbed with plates at the root itself, clamped, and hold the forceps in a smooth and uniform movement along the strand - to the tips. The straightener can not be held in one place for a long time, so as not to damage the hair structure.To achieve a voluminous hairstyle, you should straighten only the upper strands, and the lower, not straightened, will create volume.
2. For hairstyles with curls used forceps with nozzles rounded shape. Curls can be obtained in different forms - soft waves, elastic spirals. It depends on the thickness of the treated strand and the time of exposure.
3. For creating ruffled hair used tongs with special nozzles with a corrugated surface. The strand needs to capture and hold the plate in one place for 5-6 seconds. Then move the tongs below.

Conclusion

Before deciding in favor of one or another method of styling, critically approach the assessment of your hair: which way is acceptable for you? If you are the owner of thin and brittle hair, it is better to refrain from styling using a professional straightener, you should choose other ways. However, in a special case, you can use the installation using professional equipment, but only following the recommendations for use.