https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-good-cheap-flat-iron Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 06 May 2026 16:56:03 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-good-cheap-flat-iron#post-160221 Sat, 22 May 2010 16:34:54 +0000 shiny 160221@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I just want to add that the cheap one I bought WAS ceramic. But it did only have one temperature - which was too high for my thin, color-treated hair. I use mine on a medium setting. I don't think it's a Chi - its some other brand. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-good-cheap-flat-iron#post-159824 Fri, 21 May 2010 23:28:33 +0000 Dusty 159824@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you so much for all your help, everybody! (Thank you especially, biscuitsmom and Sihaya, you guys are so sweet!)</p> <p>Taylor - Thank you so much for your advice. My old one did have a temperature control (but I used it at the highest setting - no breakage and no frizz that wasn't there already). I'll definitely keep that in mind when I get my new one. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-good-cheap-flat-iron#post-159797 Fri, 21 May 2010 22:48:31 +0000 Rosie 159797@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So nice to have a resident hair expert! </p> <p>Dusty, definitely take one of those ladies up on their kind offers! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-good-cheap-flat-iron#post-159777 Fri, 21 May 2010 21:57:50 +0000 taylor 159777@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>MaRIANNA,<br /> You obviously have the correct temp for your hair.. If you have no breakage or frizz , you are fine. Also technique is important...if you are on the highest setting and moving quickly through the hair , less damage occurs even if you pass over the same strands many times...quickly. Sounds like you have it down!!</p> <p>Some professional flat irons get unbelievably HOT!!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-good-cheap-flat-iron#post-159773 Fri, 21 May 2010 21:54:22 +0000 marianna 159773@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Taylor -- I have a nice flat iron but I always use it on the highest temp -- it seems to straighten better and I've never had any problems with damage (and my hair is color treated). Am I hurting my hair or can I keep using the high temps if everything seems okay? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-good-cheap-flat-iron#post-159770 Fri, 21 May 2010 21:52:03 +0000 taylor 159770@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>dusty, the KEY to flat irons is temperature control. Too hot and they fry and frizz,and break the hair, too low and they don't straighten effectively. Cheap irons often come in one setting on and off. You really don't have any control over the heat. </p> <p>Sounds like biscuits mom has a nice one for you....but watch the temp. Unless you are a pro, the higher temps on professional flat irons are just too much for the hair, particularly if it is color treated or bleached!!:) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-good-cheap-flat-iron#post-159768 Fri, 21 May 2010 21:50:17 +0000 Sihaya 159768@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Dusty - I no longer use mine - send me a private message if biscuitmom's doesn't work out for you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-good-cheap-flat-iron#post-159752 Fri, 21 May 2010 21:34:26 +0000 Maya 159752@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, lucky you Dusty! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-good-cheap-flat-iron#post-159733 Fri, 21 May 2010 20:56:12 +0000 biscuitsmom 159733@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Dusty, I have an extra CHI flat iron I got on ebay Ive never used, and if you send me your address you can have it free...it was bought NIB...here's my email addy- <a href="mailto:mymail2006@comcast.net">mymail2006@comcast.net</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-good-cheap-flat-iron#post-159719 Fri, 21 May 2010 20:37:47 +0000 chewyspaghetti 159719@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Check ebay for Chi's, too </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-good-cheap-flat-iron#post-159718 Fri, 21 May 2010 20:36:08 +0000 Dusty 159718@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hmm...I'll have to see if they still make my old one it treated me well. It never damaged my hair and it was always shinier after I used it (and it lasted me 6 years, so I really got my money out of it.) It was a Revlon from Wal-mart. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-good-cheap-flat-iron#post-159711 Fri, 21 May 2010 20:31:59 +0000 Maya 159711@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I just wanted to add that my flat iron is Solia as well and I love it.</p> <p>I also tried Wigo and didn't really like it as much, but it is cheaper than my Solia and better quality than the drug store brands. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-good-cheap-flat-iron#post-159702 Fri, 21 May 2010 20:26:10 +0000 latikak 159702@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>CHI can be expensive but there are good deals online! Look on Amazon or search Google.com </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-good-cheap-flat-iron#post-159697 Fri, 21 May 2010 20:23:25 +0000 Queen Mum 159697@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have to agree with Shiny on this one. Cheap flat irons seem to leave my hair looking ack! But it could just be me... I never have managed to get the hang of a flat iron... as often as my stylist gave me remedial lessons so I went and bought a Conair 1 1/2 inch barrel curling iron and I really like how it straightens without that stick straight look that I always ended up with using the flat iron. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-good-cheap-flat-iron#post-159696 Fri, 21 May 2010 20:23:14 +0000 DressLover 159696@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I highly recommend Solia or Sedu, both on Folica. Flat irons are worth the investment because you can't repair your hair once you damage it. Also, mid-range straightners should last longer than cheaper irons.</p> <p>If anyone is looking for an AMAZING flat iron, I love my ghd. It's quite an investment, but my hair is so soft and shiny after I use it. It monitors its heat setting and adjusts it to the needs of your hair type to avoid damage. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-good-cheap-flat-iron#post-159690 Fri, 21 May 2010 20:19:13 +0000 Anonymous 159690@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've had a cheap flat iron and use it sparingly. Once I used it almost every day in a week - and my ends split and burned. The plates are old, they aren't inset like new flat irons and pulled terribly. I also recommend folica.com - I'm eyeballing a sedu flat iron soon! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-good-cheap-flat-iron#post-159678 Fri, 21 May 2010 20:12:36 +0000 Vani 159678@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am very much in the no cheap flat iron camp. After 3 conairs and jilbere's and the like, I LOVE my Solia that I bought from folica based on their recos (actually asked for it as a xmas pressie from DH). It came to about $80, but I've owned it for 3 yrs now and it still looks and works like brand new. The 3 I bought earlier together would have come to that much and the cheapie ones never last longer than a yr at most. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-good-cheap-flat-iron#post-159675 Fri, 21 May 2010 20:09:39 +0000 Srujana 159675@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sally's carries one by GVP, its cheaper than the Chi and its results are comparable. Its the only straightener I've used for the past 4 years and its still working great. Whatever you do end up buying, I'd try to choose a ceramic one...those have yielded better results than the metal plated kind </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-good-cheap-flat-iron#post-159669 Fri, 21 May 2010 20:03:36 +0000 Maya 159669@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree with Shiny. My flat iron was around $80 on folica.com--kind of pricey but still less than a CHI--and it was well worth it. My hair actually feels softer and healthier AFTER I use it. Folica has coupons all the time.</p> <p>Once you burn your hair, that's it. No turning back unless you cut it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-good-cheap-flat-iron#post-159659 Fri, 21 May 2010 19:50:46 +0000 Debbie 159659@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't know what brand my is. I got it at Sally's Beauty Supply and my daughter likes it better that her Chi. I think it was less than 30. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-good-cheap-flat-iron#post-159658 Fri, 21 May 2010 19:50:00 +0000 shiny 159658@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I do NOT recommend a cheap flat iron!! I bought a cheap wal-mart one, and I fried my hair right off. It was horrible. I shudder just remembering it.... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-good-cheap-flat-iron#post-159655 Fri, 21 May 2010 19:47:32 +0000 Dusty 159655@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Anybody have any recommendations for a good one? My new haircut kinda needs one to look good and mine decided to bite the dust this morning (it won't heat up!). I'd love to get a Chi, but my flat iron budget runs more towards Wal-mart. </p>