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
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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