https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/flat-iron-woes-need-recommendations Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 19 Apr 2026 17:16:00 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/flat-iron-woes-need-recommendations#post-1117858 Thu, 19 Dec 2013 03:38:50 +0000 shiny 1117858@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>An update on this:</p> <p>I ordered the Hai classic, with blue plates -- the one I had before that recently died. Rec'd it yesterday, and used it today. &nbsp;HUGE difference!! My hair is more or less back to normal, except I think the newer Ion somehow stripped color from my hair?? That may be my imagination. All I know is that it's back to feeling silky and doesn't look or feel&nbsp;as dry or damaged -- but the color still seems off to me. The recent color job was amazing, too. It shouldn't have faded this fast.&nbsp;</p> <p>Hair pros:</p> <p>1) Can a flat iron strip color?<br />2) Why is it that the Hai Classic/blue plate works for me, and the Ion did not? It's not the heat; I've used the Hai at the highest setting &nbsp;with no issue&nbsp;(though usually use it at mid setting). I used the Ion at all different settings with same awful dry split end flyway -just horrible-&nbsp;results.&nbsp;<br />3) In case the Hai dies (reviews suggest that my 8+ years was exceptional), what other brands/models would you suggest that will give comparable results?<br />4) Can you recommend a travel version that would work just as reliably?</p> <p>DD is getting the Ion. I can still return it, but she likes that it can also function as a curling iron, and it works fine on her hair, which is different texture than my own.&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/flat-iron-woes-need-recommendations#post-1107877 Sun, 08 Dec 2013 18:40:39 +0000 Anonymous 1107877@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ugh, I'm no help, but I can commiserate with you. My hair is pretty damaged from straightening, so I've stopped using a flat iron all together (at least for the winter). It's the worst on the sides, which is the part I want to get longer. I'm just tucking it behind my ears for now and hoping all the damage doesn't show! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/flat-iron-woes-need-recommendations#post-1107833 Sun, 08 Dec 2013 17:33:00 +0000 shiny 1107833@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wasn't sure what was up with the snagging; in retrospect, I think it was my hair singing and breaking because the heat was too high. The Chi was probably the culprit since it only has one heat setting. The Ion can be used to curl the hair too, so I was playing around with that. It may have only compounded matters - though I did have it set on medium. Then again, the temperature control is written in such tiny print, I may have read the dial wrong! &nbsp;The Ion is no longer snagging but I can see and feel&nbsp;the damage on my hair in certain spots. Thank goodness my hair grows fast and I don't really mind going shorter for winter! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/flat-iron-woes-need-recommendations#post-1107774 Sun, 08 Dec 2013 16:24:41 +0000 RoseandJoan 1107774@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Another addicted to her GHD's </p> <p>I also love Loreal Everstrong shampoo and conditioner and Loreal Professionnel Mythic Oil. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/flat-iron-woes-need-recommendations#post-1107766 Sun, 08 Dec 2013 16:15:07 +0000 marianna 1107766@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I really reccomend Misikko. I won one in a blog giveaway a few years back and it is so amazing. Gives me smooth, straight hair with body. Doesn't snag. They're on the pricier side, though.</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.misikko.com">http://www.misikko.com</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/flat-iron-woes-need-recommendations#post-1107690 Sun, 08 Dec 2013 13:52:04 +0000 cinnamon fern 1107690@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Another vote for It's a 10. &nbsp;I've always avoided conditioner, because it does weird things to my fine-but-thick hair, but this stuff is genius. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/flat-iron-woes-need-recommendations#post-1107687 Sun, 08 Dec 2013 13:33:36 +0000 bella 1107687@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>No recs for flat iron, my go to appliance is a curler. As for repairing the damage, I switched to argan oil based shampoo, conditioner, and hair serum and it has done wonders for my hair. I think they call it Moroccan oil in the US.&nbsp;However, you mention that you have fine hair, so you might just pick one and use that, the whole set might be too heavy for fine hair.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/flat-iron-woes-need-recommendations#post-1107681 Sun, 08 Dec 2013 13:06:10 +0000 Stuti 1107681@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>very happy with my GHD. No snagging or much split end </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/flat-iron-woes-need-recommendations#post-1107601 Sun, 08 Dec 2013 05:52:11 +0000 SuzyQ2 1107601@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Another vote for CHI, but since my last haircut I've stopped using flat and curling irons. My hair was becoming increasingly drier and I'm experimenting to see if the hot tools are to blame. Pretty sure I know the answer to that one.<br /> Anyway I still blow it dry and with a really good haircut the extra tools aren't necessary to tame the locks. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/flat-iron-woes-need-recommendations#post-1107530 Sun, 08 Dec 2013 04:00:01 +0000 Scarlet 1107530@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My GHD is a delight. Snagging? That sounds scary. I hope your hair is okay. The Aveda damage remedy line is very good. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/flat-iron-woes-need-recommendations#post-1107520 Sun, 08 Dec 2013 03:50:56 +0000 Summer 1107520@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ooh, there shouldn't be snagging?</p> <p>I've had a CHI and liked it, but my favorite ever was a Solia...I remember it had blue plates. Left it accidently in a hotel in N.O. and mourned! When my CHI died a friend gave me her unused Jilbere (I think ?) from Sally's Beauty Supply. I intended to use it just until I could order another, but find I like it just as well as the CHI. </p> <p>For improving my hair when it's trending towards dry and damaged, Aveda Damage Remedy Intensive Restructuring treatment is awesome. I've also had good results from Rusk Cure...has bought be time waiting for a trim and kept the ends looking nice! I use B&amp;B Defrizz (a bottle has lasted me years) or Biosilk on my ends before I flat iron. If my hair's a little fuzzy from the high humidity here it helps it behave and offers some heat protection. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/flat-iron-woes-need-recommendations#post-1107497 Sun, 08 Dec 2013 03:11:41 +0000 Mo 1107497@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Flat irons snag? &nbsp;I have about 6 flat iron moments in my 43 years,&nbsp;so I am a babe in the woods. &nbsp;What is snagging?&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/flat-iron-woes-need-recommendations#post-1107454 Sun, 08 Dec 2013 01:44:48 +0000 WendyATL 1107454@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've had good luck with my CHI flatiron, so I'd recommend that. However, I am really crazy about the Instyler, which is sort of a combo curling iron/brush that does a great job of straightening my fine, wavy hair, while still preserving volume. So, I get straight hair that actually has some swing to it, and is not plastered to my head. You can find it in lots of places online, but I got mine at Bed, Bath and Beyond.</p> <p>As for products, I've tried several high end ones to prevent flat iron damage but I always come back to got2B Guardian Angel flat iron balm (spray). It keeps my hair shiny and smooth, minimizes splits ends, and is practically weightless so I never have that heavy, greasy feeling. Best of all, it's super cheap and can be found in most drugstores and grocery stores. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/flat-iron-woes-need-recommendations#post-1107437 Sun, 08 Dec 2013 00:43:00 +0000 rae 1107437@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love my <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.google.com/search?q=maxiglide+straightener&amp;oq=maxiglide+straightener&amp;aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.3897j0j7&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;espv=210&amp;es_sm=91&amp;ie=UTF-8#es_sm=91&amp;espv=210&amp;q=maxiglide+straightener&amp;tbm=shop">Maxiglide</a>. Lots of heat range options, and it combs the hair as it goes. Got it as a gift and expected it to be a dud (I'm so lazy with my hair), but now I use it almost daily. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/flat-iron-woes-need-recommendations#post-1107389 Sat, 07 Dec 2013 23:24:32 +0000 catgirl 1107389@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Shiny, my favorite hair product is "It's A 10" - smells great, does wonders and is easy to use.&nbsp; It's not cheap but&nbsp;a little goes a long way.</p> <p>I have a semi-expensive straightener and it's a world away from the cheapo store-bought ones in terms of not snagging or burnng my hair to straw.&nbsp; Can't remember the brand but it was around $100 so not the super-high-end either. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/flat-iron-woes-need-recommendations#post-1107365 Sat, 07 Dec 2013 22:41:32 +0000 shiny 1107365@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sigh. I just got a fantastic cut &amp; color right before Thanksgiving. Then over the holidays my flat iron (HAI) died. I'd had it for 8 years and it worked really really well.&nbsp;</p> <p>I wound up using my daughter's CHAI, a cheaper model (the type when they run seasonal specials;&nbsp;still ceramic plates, but no adjustable temp). My hair would snag instead of slide.&nbsp;</p> <p>So when we got home from the holidays I invested in an ION with tourmaline/ceramic plates, adjustable temps, supposed to be the best at Sally's Beauty (I asked) and for fine hair like mine.&nbsp;</p> <p>I don't know if the CHAI screwed up my hair or the ION. The first few times the ION would also snag. It's no longer doing that, I have it on middle setting (yes it is possible when I first used it I accidentally had it on the highest setting).&nbsp;</p> <p>My hair has split ends all over now. :-(</p> <p>I'm going to give the flat iron a rest but I have 60 days to return the ION. Could you please be so kind as to give me recommendations. What flat iron do you use?&nbsp;</p> <p>Also anything I can do to repair my hair? I plan on getting a trim again right after xmas and before I start my job. It's salvageable, but just curious for hair product&nbsp;suggestions.&nbsp; </p>