Flat Iron 3.0

by SinishaMobileDev

Summary: Get “Flat Iron” and learn how to create lots of hairstyles using hair iron! Find out how to straighten and curl your hair, and get romantic or seductive hairstyle! - Step-by-step tutorials on hair strengthening! - Video tutorials on how to curl your hair with a flat iron! - Hair strengthening tips and techniques! - Learn how to clean your hair tools! - How to create summer hair waves with a flat iron! - Find out everything about Brazilian hair strengthening! - Celebrity hairstyles with flat iron! A hair iron or hair tong is a tool used to change the structure of the hair using heat. There are three general kinds: curling irons, used to make the hair curly, straightening irons, commonly called straighteners or flat irons, used to straighten the hair, and crimping irons, used to create crimps of the desired size in the hair. Most models have electric heating; cordless curling irons typically use butane. Curling irons, also known as curling tongs, create waves or curls in the hair. There are many different types of modern curling irons, which can vary by diameter, material, and shape of barrel and the type of handle. The barrel's diameter can be anywhere from .5 inches to 2 inches. Smaller barrels typically create spiral curls or ringlets, and larger barrels are used to give shape and volume to a hairstyle. Curling irons are typically made of Teflon, ceramic, tourmaline, metal, or titanium, each of which has its pros and cons. The barrel's shape can either be a cylinder, cone, or reverse cone, and the iron can have brush attachments or double and triple barrels. The curling iron can also have either a spring-loaded, Marcel, or clipless handle. Spring-loaded handles are the most popular and use a spring to work the barrel's clamp. When using a Marcel handle, named after Marcel Grateau, one applies his or her own pressure to the clamp. Clipless wands have no clamp, and the user simply wraps hair around a rod. Most clipless curling irons come with a Kevlar glove to avoid burns. Straightening irons, straighteners, or flat irons, not to be confused with clothing irons, work by breaking down the hair's hydrogen bonds found in the hair's cortex, which cause hair to bend and become curly. Once the bonds are broken, hair is prevented from holding its original, natural form, though the hydrogen bonds can re-form if exposed to moisture. They can also use infrared technology. Crimping irons or crimpers work by crimping hair in sawtooth style. The look is similar to the crimps left after taking out small braids. Flat ironing your hair is the quickest route to uber-straight hair that won't need to be washed and styled again for a few days, and DIY ironing at home is much healthier for your hair than the chemical alternatives on offer at your local salon. Devotees of the flat iron have become so attached, in fact, that the UK has recently begun installing them from vending machines around the country for that necessary quick fix. (In truth, the climate there is not so conducive to straight locks.) While choosing the right flat iron is your first order of business, you'll also need to learn the proper technique to straightening your hair with this particular tool. It will take a little practice, but with patience, you will quickly master the art of flat ironing without stepping foot in a salon. Experts recommend buying a flat iron with ceramic plates, which are the least damaging to hair. Is your hair fine, thick, wavy, curly, coarse, etc.? Once you identify your hair type, you can narrow the field of flat iron competitors. For long, thick and/or coarse hair: You'll want an iron that can reach high temperatures and that has slightly wider plates. For normal hair: A relatively thin iron (between 1 to 2 inches, depending on how long your hair is—longer hair can be done faster with a wider iron) will do the trick. For fine hair: A thin iron will work, and you'll want to be able to turn the temperature down so as not to damage hair.

Requirements: REQUIRES ANDROID: 2.1 and up

Downloads: 422  |  Updated: 2013-04-23

Price: Free

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