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Summary: Straightening irons will not damage the hair if they are high-quality and made from ceramic, as ceramic tools are much nicer to the hair, leaving it soft and shiny. Find the right styling tools to avoid damaging the hair with professional advice from a hair designer and color specialist in this free video on hair care.
Liz Muller is the owner of Liz's Hair Design in Hollywood, Florida. As a professional hair designer and color specialist since 1985, she is one of the top Internet gurus on hair care,...read more
"Hi I'm Liz Muller, from Liz's Hair Design in Hollywood, Florida. In this clip we're going to discuss if flat irons can damage hair, straightening the hair. You know, I will find, I will tell you that with the technology the way it is now, the way they are building these irons, it is much better to use these irons right here with the ceramic. It is also easy on the hair, it is more nicer on the hair. When you're going, when you're using this iron on hair, and you're straightening up the hair, you will find that there's less damage caused to the hair by these irons now. And you can control the heat also. I mean, even if you want to 450 on somebody's hair and you find this a little to hot, you can bring it down, it still will do a wonderful job. Because it is very hot. But, you know, the way they've plated these irons and the way they're built, they're not going to burn the hair and they're not going to damage it. Even if you leave it on slow, you do a slow piece on the hair, you're not going to burn off the hair. This is Liz Muller."
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