Review (5/5): This flat iron is MAGIC!!
As you can see, my “before” hair is very badly damaged: drugstore dye every 3 weeks, regular exposure to the AZ sun/heat & pool chlorine, plus I haven’t gotten a haircut in nearly 2 years so my split ends have split ends. Yet this little flat iron somehow makes my abused, frizzed-out hair look smooth, shiny, and healthy! It also feels very soft, with nice movement & body. The photos have not been edited aside from brightening up my bad bathroom lighting, and I did not use any oils, sprays, or other product in my hair after the usual shampoo & conditioner. It took me approximately 6 minutes to style, not including time for the iron to heat up (it’s pretty fast, I just didn’t time it).
I dare say it might even work better than the $129 “professional” flat iron I got at a beauty supply store, though my old iron has been with me for 12 years so it definitely has some wear & tear. Still, it’s pretty impressive considering the very reasonable price for this one! The only minor drawback is the awkward control buttons, which are inside the handle & close to the hot plates, though I have not burned myself using them (yet). They’re also a little confusing and I have no idea what the strip of “infrared” lighting inside one plate is supposed to accomplish. So, I sought out the enclosed instructions and found this paragraph (verbatim):
“Amino-bond is produced with the photosynthesis of ambipolar light of 68000Hz(wave length 680nm) and the elemental amino acid made up of the horny layer of hair so that the hair fiber and its elasticity will be restored, the hair squama gap will be densified again and the cellularity and squama gap will be restored.”
Sooo...yeah. No idea what any of that means! But I really can’t argue with results. You definitely will not find a better flat iron at this price point. I’d give it 10 stars if I could!