Before cleaning, ensure the iron is turned off and has completely cooled down. Then, Kee recommends using a damp cloth with a bit of rubbing alcohol and carefully wiping down the plates to remove any debris. She also likes to dip a cotton swab into rubbing alcohol to clean the iron’s edges and crevices.

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What We Love: With smooth titanium plates, a curved-edge design, and negative ion technology to reduce frizz, this versatile tool imparts shine and creates styles faster. What We Love: With smooth plates and an ergonomic design, this iron cut our styling time in half and created long-lasting looks. Overall, the pièce de résistance of this smart tool was the technology — after evaluating our specific hair type and texture (including whether we colored our hair or not), it selected and heated to the perfect temperature to style our strands for a totally custom experience. From there, we never needed to re-enter our information — the iron remembered our unique settings and automatically heated up to that temperature with every use. You'll channel the precision of your favorite paddle brush while using this heated tool, which features beveled edges to smooth hard-to-reach areas of the hair.This 5-in-1 device has a blowdry paddle brush that uses low heat and intense airflow to smooth hair without damaging it. Customers rave about how powerful yet gentle the tool is. The hair straightener heated up in about 30 seconds and had five easily adjustable heat settings to choose from (140 degrees, 230 degrees, 300 degrees, 370 degrees, and 450 degrees). It slid through all hair types easily while straightening (although we felt a little tug while curling). The swivel cord was super long — up to 12 feet — and when purchasing this flat iron, you can choose from a few different width options to achieve your ideal look. Kee agrees, adding that because these plates distribute heat evenly and use far-infrared heat to heat the hair from the inside out, “you’re reducing the amount of time you need to expose your hair to heat.”

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GHD Unplugged Styler: This cordless iron offers no-nonsense smoothing and straightening at a safer-for-hair temperature of 365 degrees Fahrenheit. It’s extremely lightweight, feels luxe and comes with a heat resistant storage case. My gripe with this straightener, though, is that it only provides up to 20 minutes of styling time and can’t be used while charging (unlike the Lunata model).

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Never straighten your hair while it’s wet because that’s when your hair is at its most fragile state,” says Bryant. And before styling, always, always apply a heat protectant first. Plate material: Titanium | Plate size: 0.75 inch wide, 3 inches long | Temperature: 380 degrees Fahrenheit | Weight: 7.6 ounces | Cord length: 5 feet, 11 inches | Warranty: 2 years T3 Smooth ID: Along with a new name, the Smooth ID is a consistently top-rated smart iron, and I love that it has heat personalization and a lower temperature “Refresh” feature for day-after hair. However, the buttons are fussy to press, and I used multiple passes to get my hair smooth.