Naturals who flat iron...what iron do you have?

What flat iron do you have?

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I have a Babyliss Ceramic Pro 1.5 inch and I am happy with it. It straightens my hair very well. I have had it for about 3 years, and it still working good.
 
mermaid said:
I have a cheapie Revlon. I wouldn't recommend it if you plan on flat ironing often. The ceramic is only a coating and will wear off.
I've had mine for quite a while but only use it 1-2 times a month if that and the coating is now coming off, soooo, I'll have to fork out another 24.99 for another year, lol!!
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OT: You've got to be one of the youngest looking grandmas I've EVER seen!

Back OT: I'm not sure how I feel about my maxiglide anymore. It makes my hair have a burned smell and I get nervous when I'm about to use it. :perplexed Besides, I never get my hair super straight anyway (that's most likely a user problem)
 
I have a Jilbere flat iron. I found that the Chi fried my ends. I used the same regime I usually use with the Jilbere, but my ends were always frazzled, even though I wasn't putting much heat on them, and I was using a heat protectant. I tried using the Chi on my moms hair to see if it was the same, and I still got better results with the Jilbere than the Chi. I then went in to a salon to have someone else use one in my hair, but I came out looking like an electrocuted bunny, so I vote my cheap ol' Jilbere de Paris.
 
I have the Maxiglide,Miniglide,Solia,Chi original iron(gave away),and an FHI
The FHI is the best one for my 4b natural hair.
It gets as hot as my pressing comb does on the stove.
 
scorpian said:
I have the Maxiglide,Miniglide,Solia,Chi original iron(gave away),and an FHI
The FHI is the best one for my 4b natural hair.
It gets as hot as my pressing comb does on the stove.
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Scorpian,

How would you describe your experiences with the Maxiglide and Miniglide? Could you easily press your roots with them?
 
GirlywithCurlies said:
Scorpian,

How would you describe your experiences with the Maxiglide and Miniglide? Could you easily press your roots with them?
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The maxiglide is waaay too big for my roots but yes I can press the roots with the mini glide but the miniglide does not have a temp control and gets very hot so if you have hair that is thin or can't take a lot of heat I don't recommend the miniglide .
 
Thanks danimani for starting the thread b/c a flat iron may work differently on relaxed hair than natural. Also, thanks scorpion for including your hair type cause I believe it also helps when choosing a flat iron.


I purchased the Babyliss Ceramic 2” pro flat iron a couple of weeks ago just to try it out and see my growth. I am mainly 4b hair type, the iron worked good on my hair & really got my hair & roots straight but my ends were FRIZZY. I used the Fantasia IC heat protector but it still did not straighten my ends. I returned the Babyliss b/c I was dissatisfied and I’m wearing braids now. Moving forward: I will wash, rollerset or band hair , use a heat protector then use a flat iron, hopefully that will help contorl my frizzy ends.

Have any of you experienced the frizzy ends also?
 
kinkylyfe said:
Thanks danimani for starting the thread b/c a flat iron may work differently on relaxed hair than natural. Also, thanks scorpion for including your hair type cause I believe it also helps when choosing a flat iron.


I purchased the Babyliss Ceramic 2” pro flat iron a couple of weeks ago just to try it out and see my growth. I am mainly 4b hair type, the iron worked good on my hair & really got my hair & roots straight but my ends were FRIZZY. I used the Fantasia IC heat protector but it still did not straighten my ends. I returned the Babyliss b/c I was dissatisfied and I’m wearing braids now. Moving forward: I will wash, rollerset or band hair , use a heat protector then use a flat iron, hopefully that will help contorl my frizzy ends.

Have any of you experienced the frizzy ends also?
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Hey there, I just wanted to say that I had Frizzy ends...before the maxiglide (laughs) I used to trim my ends needlessly because my 4a/b hair is just gonna look that way without a flat iron like the MG. Now I will say that blow drying the hair with an attachment makes a world of difference. I can't imagine air drying my hair and trying to flat iron, you're talking about breakage city.

But hey I'm texlaxed now, I wasn't when I first posted, and I still use the MG because it's gentle on my hair. I love my Sedu as a back up flat iron...it's just that those pins on the MG are there to help me get my hair straight and shaky. With the Sedu I would still get frizzy ends (even with a texlax!).

I hope this helps someone...cause you guys have helped me so much and now I love my hair!
 
Ditto as long as you detangle really well first should have no problem.
None of the other irons get my ends as straight as Da Glide.

Pokahontas said:
Maxiglide. I love the teeth. They really make your hair super straight.
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Lana I am so with you. My ends would not get sleek with the chi or sedu...only the Maxiglide with the steam burst. That joint makes me hair straight, soft and sleek from root to tip.


lana said:
Hey there, I just wanted to say that I had Frizzy ends...before the maxiglide (laughs) I used to trim my ends needlessly because my 4a/b hair is just gonna look that way without a flat iron like the MG. Now I will say that blow drying the hair with an attachment makes a world of difference. I can't imagine air drying my hair and trying to flat iron, you're talking about breakage city.

But hey I'm texlaxed now, I wasn't when I first posted, and I still use the MG because it's gentle on my hair. I love my Sedu as a back up flat iron...it's just that those pins on the MG are there to help me get my hair straight and shaky. With the Sedu I would still get frizzy ends (even with a texlax!).

I hope this helps someone...cause you guys have helped me so much and now I love my hair!
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CurleeDST said:
Lana I am so with you. My ends would not get sleek with the chi or sedu...only the Maxiglide with the steam burst. That joint makes me hair straight, soft and sleek from root to tip.
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Lana & CurleeDST - I usually have frizzy ends as well so your comments helped a lot. My question now is do the detangling pins pull your hair out? Do you see a lot of hair in the pins? Do you blowdry or airdry 1st?

Thanks.
 
I blowdry first and then use the Maxiglide. No hair gets pulled out.

Snuckles said:
Lana & CurleeDST - I usually have frizzy ends as well so your comments helped a lot. My question now is do the detangling pins pull your hair out? Do you see a lot of hair in the pins? Do you blowdry or airdry 1st?

Thanks.
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I have one of those expensive cermaic irons that I bought at the salon a while back but the other day I pulled out my old Vidal Sasson flat iron and received a relaxer straight style. I dont know why I ever put that one away. It works like magic.
 
For those that use the Maxiglide -- doesn't the steam burn your scalp? I've been flat-ironing my hair a few times and hit a damp spot and the steam flushes up the hair section and creates a hot flash against my scalp.Also - does the moisture from the steam revert your previously straightened hair at all? I'm interested but I want to know more about it first.

TIA!
 
No b/c I make sure my hair is dry before I start to use the maxiglide. Also I hit the steam button when I am 3 inches from scalp (per the manufacturer's instructions).

The steam doesn't revert anything but actually solidifies the straightness and imparts teh moisture. It is great! I have maxiglide photos in fotki.
Soliel185 said:
For those that use the Maxiglide -- doesn't the steam burn your scalp? I've been flat-ironing my hair a few times and hit a damp spot and the steam flushes up the hair section and creates a hot flash against my scalp.Also - does the moisture from the steam revert your previously straightened hair at all? I'm interested but I want to know more about it first.

TIA!
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I would suggest you go to follica.com as well, and read the reviews. They have a top ten flat irons icon, you can read customer reviews on each iron. That is what sold me on my Sedu. When I got mine I hadn't really heard anyone on here talk about it, but the reviews were almost too good to be true. I am soo glad I listened to the hype, Sedu is the truth! I think the Solia got very good reviews as well, and I love the fact that it can come in pink!
 
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