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Hey my hair lovers, I know how intrigued you are by this topic because each of us has different variations of hair types this includes length, density, thickness, and texture. They can be decisive variables to help you choose the correct flatiron arsenal to add to your beauty routine.

The benefits of knowing your hair type are super important so let’s start from there, what is your hair type?

To give you an example, I would say my hair info is: 

Length: Long hair

Density: Medium-heavy (Number of strands on your head)

Texture: Wavy

Thickness: Coarse (width of a single strand of hair)
So picking the right flatiron made of the right materials for your hair type is everything

 

1. You will reduce the risk of damaging your hair

2. You will cut in half the amount of time you spend styling your hair.

3. You will get silky smooth hair results that will last longer.

What do they do to your hair?

They are styling tools that have two plates designed to straighten the hair distributing heat through the plates forcing your follicles into smooth and silky submission.

You’ll read a lot of claims about material on flat irons ads I know how confused that can be but I’m here to help you and show you what I learned about such an important topic ☺️

So here we go, there are four main materials each of them has a different use that suits different needs and hair types.

Let’s start with…

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Aluminium:
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( Cheap and low quality  )
Believe it or not a lot of you have or had an aluminum flat iron and don’t know, even I think I had one in the past.

These flatirons are commonly aluminum plates coated with ceramic, they are incredibly cheap and disposable. They look nice when they are new but after owning them for a while you will notice the coating doesn’t last and starts to chip off.

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When they chip off you have to stop using them or they will start harming your hair,

and when is new they will work on a hair type that is thin and short length that requires minimum use.

WHEN CHOOSING A CHEAP FLATIRON: Make sure it has temperature control.✔️

Applying a heat protectant, and give it a minimum use so you avoid hair damage.

Ceramic:
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Solid ceramic plates provide the most value for the money, they can last for a long time and are perfect for thin wavy medium/long hair.

They distribute heat evenly and are perfect for moderate use and it is even budget-friendly.

If you’re looking for one be sure to read carefully and look for words such as PURE OR SOLID CERAMIC.

So you get 100% of the right material pay attention to this because it is super important when buying.

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titanium
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Now comes the big guns and one of my favorites, titanium plates are the hottest plates around. They transfer heat fast, offering very even heat distribution, making easy to straighten coarse textures.

So they are best suited for curly, thick, frizzy and long hair they will be your time savers. Especially if you live in a humid environment titanium straightener🌞 are great to keep your style going for longer.

You will see these babies being used in most of the hair salons, they are professionals favorites because of the fast, great results, no matter the hairs condition.

They are scratch resistant and durable (but keep reading because not everything that shines is gold)

-I won’t recommend it for thin or dye hair, the high temperatures that titanium can reach can be damaging if used improperly can scorch your hair (be very careful)

Great results sometimes mean more damage.

and after knowing this might not be the hair straightener for your hair type but you still want a titanium flat iron because of the amazing results.

✔️Make sure to use a heat protectant

✔️ Get one that has a temperature control setting

✔️ So you use it under 350 degrees and please don’t use it very often.

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Titanium flatiron

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Tourmaline:
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Titanium/ceramic are coated in precious crushed crystal tourmaline plates, these flatirons have healing properties. Helping the hair close the cuticles and making it shinier, perfect for dyed and damaged hair. They sound great but they don’t heat up as much and the coating might chip off eventually along with a big price tag.
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Which to choose?

Ceramic flatiron?

  1. If you have straight hair but just wake up some morning frizzier than normal then you should be fine with a ceramic flatiron.
  2. If you don’t use a flatiron very often or your hair does not demand a lot of heat.

Titanium?
1. Definitely best for thick coarse frizzy hair

2. If you’re a professional, or an experienced use

3. If you want fast results

Tourmaline?

1. If your hair is thin and wavy and doesn’t demand much heat.

2. If you have very damaged hair.

Well, that wraps up this beauty class I hope you guys can find what suits best your style and hair type, much luck to everyone and happy styling. Any doubts or thoughts? Feel free to ask on the comments down below!

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