How Hair straighteners are Made

Hair straighteners work by breaking the hydrogen bonds in the hair that cause the hair strands to bend and become curly. Once these bonds are broken, hair is temporarily straightened until it comes in contact with water or humidity and the bonds are restored. Hair straighteners are made in a similar way to regular clothing irons. A straightener consists of two metallic rods that are heated by an electric current. The rods transfer this heat to the two metallic or ceramic plates of the tong-shaped straightener. The rods are carefully concealed inside plastic shafts to prevent users from burning their hands or injuring themselves.

How To Straighten Your Hair

1.Blow-dry hair well after towel drying after a shower.
2.Apply a straightening spray so that will not damage your hairs ends.
3.Let straightener heat up while brushing hair and making 1 inch layers of hair held by clips to make straightening easier.
4.Start near the head and go down to tips of hair, once you have straightened that layer, undo the next clip and staighten that layer.
5.Keep doing all layers until all of your hair is straight including the back.
6.The back is the hardest, especially with short hair. Start in the underneath hair and go layer by layer. Pull fingers through hair after every layer.
7.Look in the mirror with your back facing it and use a hand mirror to look at the back. If not satisfied redo the strands that are not as good as the others.
8.Enjoy the day and don't get hair wet!

* Do not over straighten hair because hair will become singed and broken*

Video On How To Straighten Hair

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How To Straighten Natural Hair (Beauty & Style: Styling Your Hair)

The History Of Hair Straighteners

In 1882, Samuella Young used heated balls to straighten or style hair of all kinds. Adam Frisby (1852-1936), thaks to Samuella Young, was the inventor of the curling iron years later, in 1890. Before straighteners were really introduced into the market women in the 1960s a lot of the time used clothing irons to straighten waves and curls out of their hair or any parts of their hair that was sticking out. Patented a hair straightener in 1906 that combined 7 metallic teeth that were combed through the hair, while in 1909 Isaac K. Shero patented a hair straightener combined with two flat irons that are heated and pressed together. However, the development of the most modern hair straightener was brought in by a Scottish heiress Lady Jennifer Bell Schofield, who combined previous efforts into a hinged, two-plated heated iron in 1912.
Years onwards, Sharrell invented heated metal hair-care implements, such as hot combs or heated combs. The hot metal straightener slid easily through the hair, helping hair to be less damage and dry than previously-used techniques. Later, ceramic and electrical straighteners were brought into the market, allowing for adjustment of heat settings and straightener size.

Types Of Hair Straighteners & Irons

A hair iron or hair tong is a type of tool you use to change the style of your hair . The three most popular types of straighteners are: curling irons, used to make the hair curly (GHD curls), straightening irons, used to straighten your hair, and crimping irons, used to create crimples or ruffles in your hair. Some hair iron models have infrared for heating. A majority of these are GHD's

Introduction

Hi my name is Aisling Higgins & I am in transition year in Wesley College. For my enviromental studies project I have chosen to write about Hair Straighners & all the basic information you need to know about them. I hope you enjoy my page & feel free to leave comments :)