My stylist has done a 180...have you heard this before?

[ACRawlins]

My stylist is awesomely good. She's very into healthy hair, great products and overall best practices. Well, when I started growing my hair out, she started using a ceramic flat iron on me (I'm not sure the brand, but it doesn't have a heat setting) and encouraged me to purchase one for my personal use at home. Fast forward 2 years and now she claims that ceramic/tourmaline flat irons leaves her, and other clients (including) mine, hair dull and limp. She's now encouraging me to go back to using the regular metal curling irons.

Have any of you every heard that before? I must admit that my ceramic iron curls do not last as long as my rollerset curls and my hair is looking a little dull, but I'm not 100% convinced that it is the fault of the ceramic iron. My hair is naturally a dusty brown color that I rinse black every few months. I'm thinking the dullness may be from the black rinse fading and my not using a lot of product. When I use coconut oil or get a rollerset, my hair is very shiny. So what sayest thou? Do you think the flat iron could be the culprit or is my stylist off on this one?

 

[chocolatesis]

I never heard that before. My guess is that people may overuse flat irons thinking that they're "healthier" for the hair. erplexed

 

[Mook's hair]

Here's what I've found.

I have a Chi, and I also have a cheapo conair ceramic iron and some older metal plate flat irons.

The Chi only produces fabulous results when used with The Chi Silk infusion (dimethicone) serum! And for real....the results are to die for.

The cheapo iron works well with a variety of products.

But don't dare use Coconut oil or something other than a cone based product with that Chi iron.
it cooks the oil or grease into the hair, leaves a funky smell and yes dull and sometimes limp hair.

If your stylist is aiming for healthier practices then I'd guess that she tries to avoid cones and likes to use coconut and other oils instead. That is why she sees better results with the regular metal irons as opposed to the ceramic.

Did that make sense?

 

[BeautifulFlower]

I think her problem is overusage and not the tool itself.

My stylist is awesomely good. She's very into healthy hair, great products and overall best practices. Well, when I started growing my hair out, she started using a ceramic flat iron on me (I'm not sure the brand, but it doesn't have a heat setting) and encouraged me to purchase one for my personal use at home. Fast forward 2 years and now she claims that ceramic/tourmaline flat irons leaves her, and other clients (including) mine, hair dull and limp. She's now encouraging me to go back to using the regular metal curling irons.

Have any of you every heard that before? I must admit that my ceramic iron curls do not last as long as my rollerset curls and my hair is looking a little dull, but I'm not 100% convinced that it is the fault of the ceramic iron. My hair is naturally a dusty brown color that I rinse black every few months. I'm thinking the dullness may be from the black rinse fading and my not using a lot of product. When I use coconut oil or get a rollerset, my hair is very shiny. So what sayest thou? Do you think the flat iron could be the culprit or is my stylist off on this one?

 

[chocolatesis]

Here's what I've found.

I have a Chi, and I also have a cheapo conair ceramic iron and some older metal plate flat irons.

The Chi only produces fabulous results when used with The Chi Silk infusion (dimethicone) serum! And for real....the results are to die for.

The cheapo iron works well with a variety of products.

But don't dare use Coconut oil or something other than a cone based product with that Chi iron.
it cooks the oil or grease into the hair, leaves a funky smell and yes dull and sometimes limp hair.

If your stylist is aiming for healthier practices then I'd guess that she tries to avoid cones and likes to use coconut and other oils instead. That is why she sees better results with the regular metal irons as opposed to the ceramic.

Did that make sense?

That makes sense. It probably does matter what products you're using with the flat irons.

 

[indefinite]

When the ceramics first came out, they were thought to be healthy. Now we know that's not the case. That's probably what happened.

 

[A.Marie]

I think the products that she was using with the irons is causing the dullness.

 

[ACRawlins]

Here's what I've found.

I have a Chi, and I also have a cheapo conair ceramic iron and some older metal plate flat irons.

The Chi only produces fabulous results when used with The Chi Silk infusion (dimethicone) serum! And for real....the results are to die for.

The cheapo iron works well with a variety of products.

But don't dare use Coconut oil or something other than a cone based product with that Chi iron.
it cooks the oil or grease into the hair, leaves a funky smell and yes dull and sometimes limp hair.

If your stylist is aiming for healthier practices then I'd guess that she tries to avoid cones and likes to use coconut and other oils instead. That is why she sees better results with the regular metal irons as opposed to the ceramic.

Did that make sense?

I suppose that could be the case. I haven't paid attention to what she specifically uses for flatironing, but I know she's fond of Mizani and Keracare products. I'll ask. Thanks!

 

[tbaby_8]

I have a chi iron and I have used Mizani Rose oil with it, sparingly. I still get a great shine to my hair. It may be the products she is using or product buildup.

 

[honeybadgirl]

what kind of flat iron are you using? in the past i used chi and now i use fhi. both gave very good results, shiny, silky hair. the fhi is my favorite of the two. i find that the chi snags

 

[ACRawlins]

what kind of flat iron are you using? in the past i used chi and now i use fhi. both gave very good results, shiny, silky hair. the fhi is my favorite of the two. i find that the chi snags

My flat iron is bootleg (Detour?) It was actually given to me by a co worker when I started growing my hair out 2 yrs ago, but I like it alot and have used it with great results. I've also used some of my friends' various irons and can't see any difference, so I'm not pressed to buy a new one. My stylist has a Chi however.

 

[memee1978]

i use the maxi glide.

 

[billions]

i am a professional stylist an i use both the chi iron and ghd brand...
my clients have never had any complaints about their hair either being dry nor limp. in fact they love the technique i use and the results last for up to two weeks at a time ( especially for my bi-weekly appts.) what i pep the hair with prior to pressin it depends on the hair type, and is usually in my conditioning treatments. i suggest that you use a light silicon base. Design essentials makes a great one "silk essentials". If their hair requires a little more i ussually opt for a self made mix that i mix or Natural Oasis "liquid grease". i do not suggest that you flat iron unclean hair.. this will indeed produce un-wanted results such as dullness and smelly hair.