Has anyone tried multiple Tymo straightening tools?

[Angel of the North]

I'm currently thinking about purchasing their straightening brush and their 2 in 1 flipro. At first I couldn't make up my mind if I wanted to try the ring, the ring plus, the ionic brush or their original straightening brush, I've since decided on the two first mentioned. I'm interested in others' experiences and recommendations, I have a few questions. The threads I found on Tymo are from 2 or 3 years ago, I'm pretty sure they've upgraded and brought out new innovations since then, it would be nice to get some current insight.

If you have tried any of their combs or brushes, how do you rate them?

If you have used more than one, which is your favourite and what do you prefer about using it.

Does anyone disagree with the social media hype?

Any heat damage caused by a Tymo styling tool?

 

[Angel of the North]

@Lylddlebit This was the thread I wanted to tag uou in

 

[Lylddlebit]

Ahh. I actually started a thread about this here: https://longhaircareforums.com/threads/tymo-tools.854833/

I really wanted to love the Tymo tools, but they weren't as good as the quality within my existing hair care appliance collection. I specifically tried the Tymo Ring (Ceramic), Tymo Ring Plus (Titanium), and the Tymo Ionic Plus. Unfortunately, all three caused my hair and my daughter's hair to revert during the straightening process—something I hadn't experienced in decades. I sure tried it 3 or 4 more times because I wanted to love them but it just wasn't a good fit for us.

That said, Tymo might be a good starter tool for those with looser hair textures or those who prefer a more textured press rather than a "silk straight" finish. For my daughter, who moves around a lot, I preferred the Tymo's safety guards that were embedded into the design, but the results weren't straight enough. I did buy a few more new ones and gave all of them away to women and young girls in my family with looser textures and they like them. Tymo is decent and cheap, but you can do better for quality.

For my little one and me, I highly recommend WavyTalk instead. It is in a similar price range but performs much better. The website is a lot like Tymo so I wouldn't be surprised if it has the same owner but I haven't dug into that. I specifically love the WavyTalk Blow Out tools (Boost, Grand, and Heat Pro Set). The bristles act as a guard for my daughter and provide a much better finish. The bristles don't pull the hair out.

Here are a few other tools I’ve found to be superior to Tymo:

- WavyTalk: The Boost, Boost Grande, and HeatWavy Pro Set are all fantastic.
- GHD Duet Blow Dry: This is a much higher quality tool than the Tymo Ionic Plus. Because of the round barrel, it can appropriately straighten the ends using healthy tension. The bristles snag little to no hair. It uses the most diffused air I HAVE EVER experienced in a blow dryer. Some confuse the diffused air with *NOT* blowing air at all, but that's not true. What happens is it draws in air through the inlet and the air circulates in the barrel to make the barrel feel hot(like a radiating soft heat), but it doesn't get as hot as a flat iron plate or curling iron barrel. It gets a lot like a seat belt buckle that can burn on a summer day. The temperature only goes up to 248 degrees Fahrenheit. For those who remember Wanakee talking about air drying your hair out and don't like the hair that comes out of a blow dryer...this tool is such a good remedy for that...I bought two of them lol. It is the best blow dryer with bristles that I've got... just remember it is 400-500 full priced* and you can get it between 200 and 250 on sale.
- Old School Hot Combs: I still love Kizure stove-top combs, though I only recommend these if you are experienced, as they can easily damage hair. Brands like Kentucky Maid and Golden Supreme are also excellent if you can find them...all the old school hot comb brands I love discontinued and hard to find.
-H2Pro Flat irons The best flat irons since the FHI Runway.
-EAP Flat irons. Very good and well priced (especially on their black Friday half-off sales)

If you decide to try WavyTalk or GHD, H2Pro or EAP HEAT keep an eye out for sales that give you a lot for your money.

Happy pressing!

 

[Angel of the North]

Ahh. I actually started a thread about this here: https://longhaircareforums.com/threads/tymo-tools.854833/

I read this, that's what made me want to tag you It was a few years old, I wanted to know how you felt about them after using them for a while.

I really wanted to love the Tymo tools, but they weren't as good as the quality within my existing hair care appliance collection. I specifically tried the Tymo Ring (Ceramic), Tymo Ring Plus (Titanium), and the Tymo Ionic Plus. Unfortunately, all three caused my hair and my daughter's hair to revert during the straightening process—something I hadn't experienced in decades. I sure tried it 3 or 4 more times because I wanted to love them but it just wasn't a good fit for us.

Oh no, that's unfortunate, and it is this that I wish to avoid. My hair reverting during the process. I have multiple hair straighteners and curling irons but nothing seems to work. If my old stylist used her GHDs on my hair, my hair is bone straight. If I use my GHDs, my hair doesn't get bone straight. I just need to find a tool that will give me amazing results so that I don't need more than one pass. I know prep is important, but my head sweats during a blow dry which doesn't help.

That said, Tymo might be a good starter tool for those with looser hair textures or those who prefer a more textured press rather than a "silk straight" finish. For my daughter, who moves around a lot, I preferred the Tymo's safety guards that were embedded into the design, but the results weren't straight enough. I did buy a few more new ones and gave all of them away to women and young girls in my family with looser textures and they like them. Tymo is decent and cheap, but you can do better for quality.

I don't mind not being bone straight most of the times, but there are times when I would like to achieve the silk press results. TBF I've not used direct heat on my hair since 2019, I used a diffuser 2 - 3 times last year during my WAG season, so it's not like I'll be using often, I will probably only end up using a couple of times a year for trimming, hopefully around the time of an occasion so I can kill two birds.

For my little one and me, I highly recommend WavyTalk instead. It is in a similar price range but performs much better. The website is a lot like Tymo so I wouldn't be surprised if it has the same owner but I haven't dug into that. I specifically love the WavyTalk Blow Out tools (Boost, Grand, and Heat Pro Set). The bristles act as a guard for my daughter and provide a much better finish. The bristles don't pull the hair out.

This is interesting because, initially it was out of the WavyTalk or The Tymo. What made me veer towards the Tymo was a review I watched made by a fine haired lady (like mysel), I don't know whether it's me or not, but I I feel like the curl pattern chart has changed since I first looked at it. I would have said I was a solid mix of 3 c, 4a and 4 b 20 odd years ago. Today if I look at that chart, I look more like 3 a, b, c and or a a smidgen of 4A, my texture hasn't changed, but I haven't looked at a chart since I first typed my hair. My curls gets looser with length, between APL - HL it's the same so I don't think it's that, I haven't seen my texture past HL, so I'm intrigued to learn if it stays the same or gets looser. I watched multiple reviews on the Tymo, I looked at a few with my texture and some with coarser textures and tighter curl patterns, the Tymo was impressive lol. There were probably just 2 -3 videos that the hair didn't look silky.

Here are a few other tools I’ve found to be superior to Tymo:

- WavyTalk: The Boost, Boost Grande, and HeatWavy Pro Set are all fantastic.
- GHD Duet Blow Dry: This is a much higher quality tool than the Tymo Ionic Plus. Because of the round barrel, it can appropriately straighten the ends using healthy tension. The brushes snag little to no hair. It uses the most diffused air I HAVE EVER experienced in a blow dryer. Some confuse the diffused air with blowing air at all, but that's not true. What happens is it draws in air through the inlet and the air circulates in the barrel to make the barrel feel hot(like a radiating soft heat), but it doesn't get as hot as a flat iron plate or curling iron barrel. It gets a lot like a seat belt buckle that can burn on a summer day. The temperature only goes up to 248 degrees Fahrenheit. For those who remember Wanakee talking about air drying your hair out and don't like the hair that comes out of a blow dryer...this tool is such a good remedy for that...I bought two of them lol. It is the best blow dryer with bristles that I got... just remember it is 400-500 full rices an you can get it between 200 and 250 on sale.

This is one of the reasons I love you girl That is nicely detailed breakdown. I sure do remember Wanakee and that beautiful head of hair. So far of the blow dryers I have, my Parlux is the best one, I have a Babyliss that came with a comb but I've never used it, I bought that for a diffuser and my Remington doesn't come with a comb. I definitely think it would be worth investing in a blow dryer that doesn't get me sweaty during use. I didn't think much of the Dyson, but I may not have tried the best model for afro hair. It didn't get my hair as straight as the Parlux using a comb attachment.

- Old School Hot Combs: I still love Kizure stove-top combs, though I only recommend these if you are experienced, as they can easily damage hair. Brands like Kentucky Maid and Golden Supreme are also excellent if you can find them...those are discontinued and hard to find.

I'm too traumatised by the Marcel style combs lol. I have a scar on my forehead from when I got my hair pressed when I was young, she didn't believe she was touching me and instead of moving the comb to check, she just left it there. The scar has never faded and is very dark compared to the rest of my complexion.

-H2Pro Flat irons The best flat irons since the FHI Runway.

Many of these straighteners are not available in the UK, or will come wis a US plug. The closest to these I've found are Cloud 9, Corioliss or something like the Babyliss pro nano.

-EAP Flat irons. Very good and well priced (especially on their black Friday half-off sales)

If you decide to try WavyTalk or GHD, H2Pro or EAP HEAT keep an eye out for sales that give you a lot for your money.

Happy pressing!

Thank you, I will not be looking to purchase straighteners from GHD, I'm unimpressed with the heated brush and my straighteners are no better than the £50 Remington ones. I'll have to look into their dryer, maybe it'll be 3rd time lucky.

 

[Angel of the North]

@Lylddlebit

I've had a look at the WavyTalk brushes you recommended, if I went for one of those, I'd probably want the one with the bigger barrel. When I was looking up the HeatWavy set, I found this:https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0...&pd_rd_r=44c689f0-2b0b-4052-a688-c04b98fc79a7

I like like the look of the attachments on this one and feel they will be more useful to me for my length checks, and pretty much anything else I may need a heat styler for. I was previously eyeing up the Revlon version.

The GHD one looks good, I just feel that for the cost, I get better results with cheaper tools. But then the reviews are very good and you give it a rec too.

 

[Lylddlebit]

I read this, that's what made me want to tag you It was a few years old, I wanted to know how you felt about them after using them for a while.


Oh no, that's unfortunate, and it is this that I wish to avoid. My hair reverting during the process. I have multiple hair straighteners and curling irons but nothing seems to work. If my old stylist used her GHDs on my hair, my hair is bone straight. If I use my GHDs, my hair doesn't get bone straight. I just need to find a tool that will give me amazing results so that I don't need more than one pass. I know prep is important, but my head sweats during a blow dry which doesn't help.


I don't mind not being bone straight most of the times, but there are times when I would like to achieve the silk press results. TBF I've not used direct heat on my hair since 2019, I used a diffuser 2 - 3 times last year during my WAG season, so it's not like I'll be using often, I will probably only end up using a couple of times a year for trimming, hopefully around the time of an occasion so I can kill two birds.


This is interesting because, initially it was out of the WavyTalk or The Tymo. What made me veer towards the Tymo was a review I watched made by a fine haired lady (like mysel), I don't know whether it's me or not, but I I feel like the curl pattern chart has changed since I first looked at it. I would have said I was a solid mix of 3 c, 4a and 4 b 20 odd years ago. Today if I look at that chart, I look more like 3 a, b, c and or a a smidgen of 4A, my texture hasn't changed, but I haven't looked at a chart since I first typed my hair. My curls gets looser with length, between APL - HL it's the same so I don't think it's that, I haven't seen my texture past HL, so I'm intrigued to learn if it stays the same or gets looser. I watched multiple reviews on the Tymo, I looked at a few with my texture and some with coarser textures and tighter curl patterns, the Tymo was impressive lol. There were probably just 2 -3 videos that the hair didn't look silky.

This is one of the reasons I love you girl That is nicely detailed breakdown. I sure do remember Wanakee and that beautiful head of hair. So far of the blow dryers I have, my Parlux is the best one, I have a Babyliss that came with a comb but I've never used it, I bought that for a diffuser and my Remington doesn't come with a comb. I definitely think it would be worth investing in a blow dryer that doesn't get me sweaty during use. I didn't think much of the Dyson, but I may not have tried the best model for afro hair. It didn't get my hair as straight as the Parlux using a comb attachment.

I'm too traumatised by the Marcel style combs lol. I have a scar on my forehead from when I got my hair pressed when I was young, she didn't believe she was touching me and instead of moving the comb to check, she just left it there. The scar has never faded and is very dark compared to the rest of my complexion.


Many of these straighteners are not available in the UK, or will come wis a US plug. The closest to these I've found are Cloud 9, Corioliss or something like the Babyliss pro nano.


Thank you, I will not be looking to purchase straighteners from GHD, I'm unimpressed with the heated brush and my straighteners are no better than the £50 Remington ones. I'll have to look into their dryer, maybe it'll be 3rd time lucky.

Ah yeah. Tymo is cool just not a good fit for my aresenal. I have so much stuff I absolutly love that I don't keep things that fall short around anymore. They made for good gifts though. Espeically to those who didn’t striaghten often or had type 3 in their texture. Since your texture is more in 3 you may like Tymo.


If you don't use direct heat often you will want good quality. GHD is very good quality you mentioned using it in the past andd they really focus on good results with low heat. They are pricey, but with practice their line of heat tools is a good investment. The Duet Blow Dry doesn't make me hot at all. Very gentle if you decie to get the duet blow dry (the round brush one). I like my Dyson tools, but they are overpriced and overhyped. You can get more quality for less money than Dyson.

https://www.ghdhair.com/us/wet-to-dry/ghd-duet-blowdry-hair-dryer-brush-in-black-p-663 (This link is from the website but I got mine for close to $200...like 204 on overstock.com. it sold out before I got around to reviewing how much I love it...I have seen some other places give big discounts on it from time to time. It looks like a heated brush. It works like a blow dryer with bristles. Ther ceramic barrel get hot but not hot enough to sizzle. More like hot enough to smooth. I love it.)

There is nothing like pressing comb trauma. I was the weird kid who would be first in line for a press. It was getting kiddie perms that I hated. My cousin once made me sit with a relaxer on my head for 45...yes 45 minutes because she wanted my hair as straight as possible. She was taking about how good it looked when she was done all proud. I am pretty sure that was the exact expereince that cause dme to I subconsicously seek a solutions to remove perming my hair as an option. I'd take the pressing comb any day, but I guess the trauma makes the difference. Since I never had any really bad pressing combs burns, I still enjoy an old school press. Since I have perm trauma I haven't allowed relaxer to be applied to my hair since since I was 13 or 14. By 15 I made it official and let every know I only got my hair pressed between braids, no more perm. Hair trauma is real.

Love y'all too. Good hair talks.

 

[Lylddlebit]

@Lylddlebit

I've had a look at the WavyTalk brushes you recommended, if I went for one of those, I'd probably want the one with the bigger barrel. When I was looking up the HeatWavy set, I found this:https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0DZHGXCVK/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_plhdr=t&aaxitk=e72ea0066d4e99c3a50cd0f776d22f46&hsa_cr_id=0&qid=1774112359&sr=1-2-b76ccce4-e4ce-4a30-8e0c-9a83ecdf2cc0&aref=OOCT3HkarQ&ref_=sbx_s_sparkle_sbtcm_asin_1_title&pd_rd_w=3pk4L&content-id=amzn1.sym.53ee4643-b401-4028-b968-940ebb3435e8:amzn1.sym.53ee4643-b401-4028-b968-940ebb3435e8&pf_rd_p=53ee4643-b401-4028-b968-940ebb3435e8&pf_rd_r=KFDAYCS36SAJCVSPWNBH&pd_rd_wg=JjRWG&pd_rd_r=44c689f0-2b0b-4052-a688-c04b98fc79a7

I like like the look of the attachments on this one and feel they will be more useful to me for my length checks, and pretty much anything else I may need a heat styler for. I was previously eyeing up the Revlon version.

The GHD one looks good, I just feel that for the cost, I get better results with cheaper tools. But then the reviews are very good and you give it a rec too.

The set you found looks good.

I have these from WavyTalk

https://wavytalk.com/products/pro-thermal-brush-set

I think your seleciton is more for the money and a better deal though.

 

[Angel of the North]

The set you found looks good.

I have these from WavyTalk

https://wavytalk.com/products/pro-thermal-brush-set

I think your seleciton is more for the money and a better deal though.

Yes, I agree. I'll probably get the 5 in 1, see how I get on with that and maybe a Tymo Flipro 2 in 1, I think that has the ring like comb with the flat iron.

 

[Angel of the North]

The one at the top looks interesting as it's advertised as anti frizz, the second one is the Revlon one I've been looking at.