About Professional Curling Irons

Curling irons can create a look that would otherwise be utterly impossible for anyone with flat, straight or dull hair. Flowing curls that blow carelessly in the wind could never be summoned by a magician, but with a curling iron, magic is possible. The key is knowing how to use this tool to your advantage. With a professional curling iron, creating shapes your hair was never born to do and drawing the attention your hair was never born to attract, becomes a reality.

Types

Steam Curling Irons offer natural looking curls that have long-lasting effects.
Marcel Curling Irons offer variable heat settings with the definitive rotating top handle that can also be utilized as a fixed position handle.
Ceramic Curling Irons use ceramic plates that are healthier for your hair sealing cuticles at the ends and boosting the shine in your hair.
Triple Barrel Curling Irons use three prongs to create a wavy effect to long strands of hair.
Brush Curling Irons incorporate a hairdryer and curler device into one. A brush apparatus is structured around a hair drying device, so the heat from the hair dryer blows through the round brush and directly onto strands. This creates a curling effect while drying.

Benefits and Disadvantages

Curling irons allows you to create hairstyles displaying ringlets, spirals, waves and loops using the application of varying temperatures set in a position for a certain amount of time. Disadvantages of curling irons are heat damage, permanent burn, dryness, scalp burn, brittle hair, breakage and split ends.

Celebrities With Curls

Some celebrities who have bounced curls into the Hollywood spotlight include the spunky redhead, Debra Messing, from Will and Grace, Keri Russell, the famous ringlet star from Felicity, Nicole Kidman, the legendary curl queen, and of course, the latest and greatest, Beyonce Knowles, the spunky R&B debutante.

Considerations

One serious consideration when it comes to professional curling irons is that every heat generated hair tool needs to be used with caution. All hair utensils that require heat may damage hair follicles with prolonged use.

History

The origins of the curling iron dates back to ancient Egyptians who heated metal prongs over an open flame. Ancient Babylonian and Assyrian men used curling irons to curl and crimp their beards. Persian nobles also curled their beards with a curling iron device.
However, it is Hiram Maxim, designer of the Maxim machine gun, who patented the first hair curling iron in 1866. Maurice Lentheirc and Marcel Grateau invented "Marcel waves" by using a hot-drying method and heated curling tongs four years after the curling iron was patented. Finally, the electric curling iron was invented in 1959 by Rene Lelievre and Roger Lemoine.