Many reviewers have claimed that their flat irons damage or break prematurely. This sometimes may be due to innate defects from manufacturing process, but more often than not this is due to careless management of the device or lack of proper care to the hair-styling apparatus. For the purpose of prolonging the life of your flat iron as well as ensuring your safety while using it, these are the basic steps to care for your flat iron:
- Take this as a word of advice – UNPLUG your flat iron immediately after use to ensure your own safety.
- Your hair or hair-styling products that you apply on your hair will build up undesired residue on the plates of your flat iron over time. This residue will make the plates become sticky and the flat iron no longer can glide smoothly through your hair. Hair-pulling or snagging will happen then, unless you clean your flat iron plates regularly.
- In order to make sure that your flat iron won’t die on you like a bolt from the blue, take a few minutes to cleanse it after each usage.
- The plates of the flat iron will remain hot for a several minutes even after you have turned it off. Hence, it is important to place it on a heatproof mat and let it cool off before any cleansing process.
- When the flat iron is almost cooled down, use a damp, soft cloth to wipe the surfaces of the plates. Any new residue will be removed.
- For stubborn buildup, you can use a professional spray solution to loosen it before wiping it off.
- For the purpose of protecting the surfaces of the plates, never use any sharp, harsh or abrasive cleaner or cloth to do the cleaning. The dirt at any crevices or creases on the handles can be easily clean up by using a cotton swab.
- One very important note – Never ever wrap the electrical cord around your flat iron! This will loosen or damage the electrical connection of the power cord. Just loosely bundle up the wires, taking care not to bend the wire too much near the connection part with the flat iron.
- Some simple fixing like tightening the screws of the plates to maintain the hair-gripping ability after months of usage is a must in prolonging the life cycle of the flat iron. If you are afraid of damaging the flat iron, ask a favor from the hair stylists, they will be able to tighten your flat iron at ease.
