barely heats up at all.
This product is not good at all.  It's such low heat that I can put my hand on the barrel and not get burnt.  I do not have hair that is hard to curl- this just didn't do anything.  Even after letting it heat for 30 min.  I was going to return it, but after you pay return shipping, and the restocking fee I wouldn't have gotten any money back.  So much for standing behind everything.  I threw it away and ordered the Conair version from another amazon retailer.  It was 1/4 inch smaller, but works really well.  Go with that.
Rating: 1 stars