A temperature control system for a hair styling apparatus having first and second arms (102, 104) hingedly connected to each other for selective, pivotal movement relative to each other to configure the hair styling apparatus between an opened position and a closed position, the first arm having a heating assembly including a heating element and a contact plate heatable by the heating element and having a hair-contact surface, the control system comprising: a memory; at least one temperature sensor that can be operatively coupled to the heating element, the temperature sensor configured to sense a temperature of the heating element; a monitoring device that can be operatively coupled to the hair styling apparatus to monitor whether the hair styling apparatus is in its opened position or its closed position; and a microcontroller communicatively coupled to the monitoring device, wherein the microcontroller can be communicatively coupled to the heating element to energize the heating element, the microcontroller communicatively coupled to the memory and configured to: receive a temperature signal from the at least one temperature sensor; receive a signal from the monitoring device indicating whether the hair styling apparatus is in its opened position or its closed position; when the hair styling apparatus is in its closed position, energize the heating element when the sensed temperature falls below a first threshold temperature; and when the hair styling apparatus is in its opened position, energize the heating element when the sensed temperature falls below a second threshold temperature, wherein the second threshold temperature is higher than the first threshold temperature. a memory; at least one temperature sensor that can be operatively coupled to the heating element, the temperature sensor configured to sense a temperature of the heating element; a monitoring device that can be operatively coupled to the hair styling apparatus to monitor whether the hair styling apparatus is in its opened position or its closed position; and a microcontroller communicatively coupled to the monitoring device, wherein the microcontroller can be communicatively coupled to the heating element to energize the heating element, the microcontroller communicatively coupled to the memory and configured to: receive a temperature signal from the at least one temperature sensor; receive a signal from the monitoring device indicating whether the hair styling apparatus is in its opened position or its closed position; when the hair styling apparatus is in its closed position, energize the heating element when the sensed temperature falls below a first threshold temperature; and when the hair styling apparatus is in its opened position, energize the heating element when the sensed temperature falls below a second threshold temperature, wherein the second threshold temperature is higher than the first threshold temperature. receive a temperature signal from the at least one temperature sensor; receive a signal from the monitoring device indicating whether the hair styling apparatus is in its opened position or its closed position; when the hair styling apparatus is in its closed position, energize the heating element when the sensed temperature falls below a first threshold temperature; and when the hair styling apparatus is in its opened position, energize the heating element when the sensed temperature falls below a second threshold temperature, wherein the second threshold temperature is higher than the first threshold temperature.