How to choose a straightener for hair: a review of the best models and reviews

Whatever anyone said, and the main instinct of a woman at all times was the instinct to be beautiful. That is why little girls, having barely learned to walk, are enthusiastically considering their reflection in the mirror, and sometimes, imitating their mother, still inadvertently painting their lips with an accidentally left lipstick unattended. At the same time, every elderly woman, regardless of her life circumstances, at least once a day for a minute stops in front of the mirror, at least just to fix a naughty lock of hair, knocked out from under her handkerchief.

In different centuries there were completely different standards of beauty, but always well-dressed women with beautiful neat hair. That's only in most countries, married women often had to hide their luxurious strands under various headgear. However, with the beginning of the twentieth century, this tradition gradually began to go out of fashion, and now women needed more time to give their hair to those that had the proper appearance. It was at this time of intricate braiding of hair, curling irons and short haircuts that another revolutionary hair device appeared - the rectifier.

The history of the appearance of hair straighteners

The idea of creating an instrument that can turn curly hair into straight, existed for a long time. However, the first who created a more or less working prototype, was Simon Monroe. It was he who in 1906 patented his invention for hair - a straightener. The prototype of Monroe was massive and consisted of several teeth of metal, with which the hair was combed and straightened during this process. The next valid version of this device was the rectifier Isaac K. Schero. He was more like a modern than his predecessor, and consisted of two heated irons, between which the hair was clamped.

Over the years, the invention of the Shero improved and decreased in size. Soon, heating began to use electricity - so appeared the electric hair straightener. And after that pretty soon electric household hair straighteners became available to all women of the world.

Compared to European countries, hair straighteners came to Russia relatively recently, but despite this, they soon became incredibly popular, and today every woman's arsenal must have a hair straightener, or, as it is also called, ironing.

How does the hair straightener work?

Straightening hair under the action of ironing is due to the fact that during the heating of the hair follicle, hydrogen molecules evaporate. However, this effect is not permanent, since after exposure to moisture, the hair returns its natural form. As a permanent wave, there is also a permanent straightening for the hair. The rectifier in this case is a special chemical preparation that penetrates deep into the hair and changes its structure. And although the effect of this procedure is longer than using an iron, it has a number of contraindications, it causes serious damage to hair, can cause allergies and is contraindicated in pregnant women. At the same time, the rectifier spares more hair and, when used correctly, has no contraindications.

Basic rules for the use of rectifiers

Any thermal or chemical effect on the hair is traumatic for them, however, with proper care, serious damage can be avoided. Therefore, before considering the most popular types of rectifiers, it is worth remembering the basic rules when using any such device.

1) Even the most up-to-date hair straightener with excessive use can damage the curls. Therefore, you can use it no more than twice a week.
2) Using any heating device for hair - rectifier, curling iron, or something else, you should definitely use specialized thermal protection. These can be various sprays, thermo balms or emulsions. On such products must be indicated that they are designed to protect hair when using ironing.
3) Those who constantly straightens hair, you need to take care of them more carefully: make moisturizing masks, use specialized balms.
4) When straightening for the best effect, the width of the straightened strand should not exceed 3 cm. It is better to begin straightening the hair from the hair on the back of the head, gradually moving towards the temples.
5) The optimum temperature for hair straightening is 130 degrees, but on the temples, as a rule, the hair is more rigid, so to improve the temperature, it is possible to raise the temperature.
6) Straighten hair should be gradually, moving the device on the clamped between two plates of strands from the roots to the tips. In this case, it is highly undesirable to linger on one part of the hair.
7) The dyed and damaged hair is leveled at a lower temperature, about 110 degrees.
8) After the procedure of straightening, the hair should be allowed to cool and rest, and only then they should be combed.

Babyliss Hair Straightener

To date, Babyliss is known throughout the world for its quality hair care products. Irons of this brand belong to the category of professional. First of all it is thanks to the coating. Practically all modern models of Babyliss have plates with ceramic or tourmaline coating (sometimes with ionizing effect), all this allows using them up to four times a week.
Each Babyliss hair straightener is equipped with an adjustable temperature sensor, as well as a convenient rotating cord. In addition, the ironing of this company is extremely light, which allows you not to get tired of your hands while straightening your hair. Some models of babyliss ironing have corrugating nozzles, while others have a unique slightly rounded plate shape, which makes it possible to use the Babyliss device for curling without changing the nozzles. You can buy the rectifiers of this company at a price of 3000 rubles.

Remington Hair Straightener

Remington hair extensions are also very popular among women. First of all, this is facilitated by the functionality of the devices of this brand, as well as their reliability. So, once purchased, Remington hair straighteners will serve their mistress for many years. Most models of this brand, besides the traditional adjustable temperature sensor, are equipped with automatic shutdown, which makes them not only safer for the hair, but also indispensable for those who tend to forget to unplug appliances from the outlet. Remington's modern ironing has a ceramic coating, although some models are covered with Teflon, which perfectly protects the hair from damage. The cost of these devices starts from 4 thousand rubles.

Hair Straightener by Philips

Famous manufacturer of household appliances Philips also has a whole line of various ironing. It is worth noting that this company produces both household hair straighteners, and professional.

Among the products of Philips, there are four types of devices for leveling the hair:

1. Hair straighteners Philips with a sensor that checks the condition of the curl, Moisture Protect. This is one of the newest types of irons of this company.
2. Professional instruments for hair straightening. Usually they are more expensive than household, because their plates have a titanium coating, which allows them to maintain their advantages even with frequent use.
3. Irons with ionization.
4. Rectifiers with ceramic coated plates.

A pleasant feature of most ironing machines of this manufacturer is the combination of them with special covers with a thermo-coating inside, which makes it possible to add even a not completely cooled appliance into it. The price of models of this manufacturer is from 2 thousand rubles.

Straightener for hair in the form of a comb

Just recently, there was another device - a comb-straightener for the hair. Despite its youth, this device is rapidly gaining popularity among customers. Therefore, most eminent manufacturers of hair care appliances, like unknown Chinese firms, actively include it in their product lines.
The device itself is quite simple. This is an electric comb with metal teeth, on the tips of which there are protective rubber bands. Hairbrush-straightener for hair, like ironing, is equipped with a sensor and a temperature regulator. It is quite easy to use it: you need to connect the device to the network, put out the right temperature and, combing your hair, straighten it. Those who have already tried this device, note that he perfectly straightens hair, at the same time combing them. But this applies only to slightly curly hair. And for a more fluffy head of hair this comb-straightener, unfortunately, can do little. In any case, this device has already proved its practicality, and also found and continues to find its adherents.

Hybrid Hair Straighteners

It is also worth noting that almost every manufacturer of hair straighteners has so-called hybrid models. They can be used both for hair straightening, and for winding, and for creating smooth elegant waves. Usually, all hybrid ironing can be divided into two types:
1. Rectifier with replaceable nozzles.

2. Rectifier with curl creation function.

The hybrid rectifier is convenient for those beauties who do not like to have a lot of devices, preferring to have one multifunctional.

The most common types of surface coatings for hair straighteners

The first hair straighteners were heated with fire, which is why their acting plates were made of metal, which damaged the hair quite severely. Now, thanks to the achievements of science, metal plates are a relic of the past.

Today, the coating of hair straighteners can be almost anything. Most often used ceramic, it is safe, relatively inexpensive and perfectly shows itself in budget models of ironing. More expensive or professional rectifiers (intended for permanent use) often have a different coating, it can be Teflon, titanium, tourmaline or even marble. Plates with a similar coating are more safe for hair, durable and more wear-resistant, however they require more careful care than ceramic ones.

Prices for hair straighteners and reviews

To date, the market has a huge number of a variety of hair straighteners. Those who wish to purchase them have not only a colossal selection of models and types of coverage, but also different prices. Very often, more well-known firms overestimate the value of their products. A little searching, you can find a lesser known and advertised manufacturer of a similar hair straighteners, the price of which will be significantly lower. However, it should be taken into account that if the price difference is too high, then the product is an outright forgery, which may not have all the declared qualities. In any case, it is worth buying straighteners for hair only proven manufacturers, because only in this case you can be sure of the quality of the goods. In addition, practically every serious firm has budget models that are not inferior in quality to expensive ones, but have more modest characteristics.

Most of the fair sex, who regularly use hair straighteners, have their own preferences. All of them agree that if finance allows, then it is worth buying the ironing of such famous companies with many years of experience, like Philips, Remington, Babyliss, Braun or Rowenta. The products of these companies have proved themselves well for many years.

There are also less well-known manufacturers, such as Vitek, Gama, Scarlett. Their rectifiers are cheaper, but only many customers note that they are not always as good as the ironing of famous brands with the same characteristics.
For those who forget the old saying "miser pays twice," there are rectifiers of Chinese firms that can be ordered from China at a very low price. According to those who ventured, the rectifiers of these manufacturers may be of acceptable quality, or frankly bad, in a word, how lucky.

Just a few decades ago in our country, few knew what kind of hair device it was - a straightener. Fortunately, this is all in the distant past, and now this convenient and practical adaptation is on the list of mast-hev of every woman who follows her.