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Straighten help.

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Forum Name: Straight Talk
Forum Description: Get the straight talk on hair straightening products & techniques
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Printed Date: July 19 2025 at 4:55am


Topic: Straighten help.
Posted By: Precious Girl
Subject: Straighten help.
Date Posted: July 01 2006 at 5:53pm
The straightener I have now is a cheap Vidal Sasson with metal plates. It gets really hot and after you iron part of your hair the heat goes away and it doesn't straighten the rest of my hair good. I really like this one. It is made by Conair and has wide ceramic plates, even heating the whole time you iron, and it even has comb like bristels on one of the plates so your hair will be brushed at the same time. Is this a good straigthener?


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Posted By: Precious Girl
Date Posted: July 01 2006 at 6:53pm
I cannot afford to pay alot of money for a straightener so if you could reccomened the best one for a low price and good products to protect my hair and keep it smooth it would be much appreciated.

Posted By: Claude
Date Posted: July 04 2006 at 9:56am
just make sure you get one with ceramic plates that heat evenly through the hair. Also you should be putting some type of thermal protectant on the hair before you dry your hair like CHI's Silk Infusion http://www.farouk.com/chi/chi/product/silk.htm - http://www.farouk.com/chi/chi/product/silk.htm
 
or CHI 44 Iron Guard
http://www.farouk.com/chi/chi/product/ironguard.htm - http://www.farouk.com/chi/chi/product/ironguard.htm
 
Flat Irons get as hot as 450 degrees and that intense heat can really dry out hair and make it brittle and cause breakage. The products I listed above help protect your hair from that, maintain good moisture in the hair strands and help to prevent that stuff from happening.
 
G'luck

Posted By: Mishy
Date Posted: July 04 2006 at 11:50pm
I recently did research on flat irons. Idealy I would really love a Chi, but at that moment I really didn't have that kinda money available for use. And being the bargin hunter that I am, I kept noticing people mention they'd pick one up from Sally's and were rather happy with their choice.
 
So I went to Sally's. Told the lady there I wanted a decent flat iron to help me with frizz. I explained I don't wanna spend more then $40 at the moment. That's when she said, the jilbere was a really good brand. It has the ceramic plates in it and everything... and adjustable temp control. Now I do think it needs sometime to fully heat up (can heat up to 446 degrees), but once it's given a few mins it's good to go.  She also told me that if you hold on to the reciept and the box... you can return it in 90 days if not happy. I do plan on getting a chi soon, but as a hold me over this one is good.
 
And you definatly need the thermal protectant.... I knew flat irons couldn't be good for your hair, and thought I had to deal with the brittle hair untill I stopped going to Walmart for hair products.

Posted By: Sharyg11
Date Posted: July 08 2006 at 11:54pm
Hey Precious Girl. I can appreciate the whole being on a budget thing. Been there many times. But take it from someone who has tried alot of flat irons. When it comes to flat irons, better get a good one from the begining, or you'll pay for it later. Go to Folica.com. They have reviews on almost all the popular irons. I'll tell you from personal experience, the best ones are Sedu and Solia. I own a Sedu, but if it ever breaks down I'm getting the Solia. After trying my friend's I'm in love with it. It is $88 (free shipping) instead of $129 like the Sedu, and it works just as great, if not better. Do not get a Jilbere. It will eventually dry out your hair like you won't believe. All heat styling causes some degree of damage. But non ceramic, cheap irons cause the most damage. Don't get a Chi either. It is only ceramic coated, and eventually begins to chip off. It has a tendency to short out quickly. Usually within 8-9 months, 1 1/2 years if you are lucky. And again after a while really damages your hair. The Sedu and Solia are even better than that Bioionic piece of crap, which costs $398 and it didn't come close to my Sedu. Total waste of money. You can check out my review on Folica.com. I posted it on 3/29/06, and it is under my nickname "Shary". You can see a before and after picture and judge for yourself. I've been using my iron for close to 2 years now, and my hair looks anything but damaged. Save up a little longer and spend the extra $40. It is worth it. If you get the Solia don't get the $98 one. It has those swivel plates and they are a pain. Get the $88 one. It has a great grip, and it is small enough to get really close to your roots, but not too small. You won't regret it. As far as products, Redken works great for me.
Try Smooth down shampoo and Butter treat conditioner. Before you flat iron use the Heat glide. The butter treat conditioner has one problem: your hair will either love it or hate it. If your hairs doesn't like it, then go with All Soft Heavy Cream.

Posted By: Mishy
Date Posted: July 10 2006 at 8:35am

Hey Sharyq11, thanks for the information. I got the jibere as a hold me over until I had the the extra cash for a good iron. I haven't had the problem with it drying my hair out, I've had it for a month now (& two weeks ago highlighted my hair). There's some aphogee damage treatment at sally's that really makes a difference to dry hair.. after blow drying my hair the frizz was hardly there... then when I flat ironed it, looked like it did when I was a kid (before my 80s perm when I was a teen that friend my hair forever!). So now I know to fight the dry, before dry can begin.

But I'll look more into the Solia, and Sedu... I had seen a few not so happy customers with the two & all said they were going with the Chi... Thanks for the post to promt me into doing more research!

Posted By: ~princess~
Date Posted: December 14 2006 at 5:47am
Hiya!
 
I had the same pair but had the same problems! I got new straighteners for my b'day, these were ghd but they start at about £90, however a cheap alternative could be babyliss straighteners that lasted me a long time and had the same features as vidal sasson!
 
Good luck!


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~*princess*~


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