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July 11, 2011
The Anatomy of a Flat Iron: Stay Away From Metal Plated Flat Irons!
Wait! Before your eyes start to glaze over from the seemingly academic heading, hear me out. It is a necessity for you to know the anatomy of a flat iron before you can buy the perfect one. Why? Because if you don’t, you can easily bamboozled and dazzled by terms like nano-silver and far infared lasers. This next section will tell you what terms should impress you and which terms are all hype.
Metal Flat Iron Plates
Flat irons have come a long way since it was first patented in the early 1900s. Not to mention how far they’ve come since the 90s. They were so big and clunky. And the plates were metal. Aluminum, actually, and usually coated “gold” as to disguise what was really hiding underneath. Unfortunately, even with all the technology and improvements made since then, there are still some flat irons that are made out of metal.
Please avoid any flat irons that don’t at least say they are ceramic or ionic. These are the lowest vilest forms of flat irons. They are the most damaging type of flat iron because the aluminum plates do not have the technology to make sure the flat iron stays at an even temperature like a ceramic/tourmaline iron. And if that wasn’t bad enough, they can have the tendency to snag the hair which leads to hair breakage. Please, if you happen across one of these in the store, run the other way. Your hair will thank you.
Quick Metal Plate Facts
- Made of Aluminum
- Usually coated with Gold
- Least Healthy for hair (most damaging)
- Cheapest material used for flat iron plates
- Cheapest type of flat iron (or should be…if it’s not your being ripped off)
- Least smooth plates
- Can snag hair because of its low/cheap quality
The Final Verdict on Metal Plated Flat Irons
Obviously I would not recommend getting a flat iron with metal plates. Their is not flat iron that is truly good for your hair but flat irons with metals plates the worst. The cheaper flat irons are usually the ones that have the metal plates. Even if they say “ceramic”, if the flat iron is really cheap then it will probably only have a very thin coating on it so I would be very wary of buying those $15 flat irons.
If you are on a tight budget though here are a few flat irons that get really good reviews from their users and seem to be the leaders of the pack for inexpensive flat irons:
Cortex Platinum Flat Iron Andis 1″ Flat Iron
I’ll leave you with a video review of the Cortex Flat Iron
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And while you’re here, why not read the next part of the Anatomy of the Flat Iron series, Ceramic Plates. Thanks for reading 🙂