How Can I Choose a Good Straightener For My Hair?

Do you have fine hair?

Is your hair thick?

Do you have curly hair?

Is your hair damaged and brittle?

Are you looking to straighten your hair right away?

Are you on a budget?

Thin and fine hair gets damaged easily, so you need a straightener that comes with many heat settings. This gives you greater control over the heat that you apply for your hair. Also, since your hair is straight and fine, you don't really need to use a straightener a lot. So, keep it in a mild setting and just iron out the curves that could get formed due to prolonged tying. Even a couple of strokes should suffice for you.

Thick hair needs a lot of heat to make it straight. So, make sure you pick a straightener that has the highest heat settings, so you can straighten your hair within just a few strokes. If you have a straightener with low heat settings, you may have to go through it many times and this can be a bit time-consuming. Also, the highest heat setting can give a smoother finish to thick hair.

Curly hairs are the most difficult to straighten and this device was created for people like you in the first place! Since you're likely to have a lot of frizz, consider a flat iron with wide plates because it gives you more grip and can help to straighten large parts of your hair in a single go. Another option is to pick flat irons with ceramic plates that can straighten without drying your hair.

The best way to straighten damaged hair is to not use a straightener at all as this can cause further damages. But if you prefer to buy a straightener, make sure you pick one that has multiple heat settings and always keep it at the lowest setting to ensure that only minimal heat is applied to your hair.

Be ready to apply straightener many times, depending on your hair type. If you're not in a hurry, you can do a few strokes each day instead of doing it all on the same day. This way, the impact of heat on your hair will be minimal. But if you have to straighten in a few minutes, pick a powerful straightener that comes with many different heat settings.

The good news about straighteners is they come at varying price levels. If you're on a budget, you're sure to find something within a price range that is also good at supplying heat consistently.

If money is not a constraint, you can obviously go for straighteners that are made of high-quality materials and can last for a long time. These straighteners tend to be of the highest quality as well and are more likely to supply heat consistently throughout the plate, thereby giving a smooth finish to any kind of hair.