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 Flat Iron Smells like Burning

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tpaL View Drop Down
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Joined: Jan 22, 2006
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Posted: Jan 22, 2006 at 11:59pm
Hi everyone,

I have a really old flat iron that I've had for over 5 years, it was only about $25. However, it still works great.

The one thing that I don't like is that it always makes my hair smell so burnt. The smell usually stays on me for a few hours. Plus, the whole room I use it in will smell. I was thinking I needed to simply get a new, updated iron. However, I was reading about the fact that most people use some sort of straightening balm before using their irons. Would doing this help with the smell problem? I never put anything in my hair first, which is probably bad.

Please give me some tips! Bottom line is, should I get a new iron, or should I just start using a product on it before straightening?

Thanks. And feel free to suggest good irons for long, wavy, poofy hair.

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trophywife View Drop Down
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Joined: Nov 28, 2005
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Posted: Jan 23, 2006 at 11:59pm

Have you tried cleaning the plates?  There is probably a build up of old styling products and other general dirt on them - this is probably smouldering and causing the unpleasant smell when you use them.

Take a sponge, (like you would use to wash dishes), moisten it, make sure your straighteners are stone cold and not plugged in, then rub the moist sponge firmly over each of the plates.  You can rinse out the sponge and repeat this a few times.  Then pat off the water with a towel and leave them to dry off naturally in the air.

You should notice an improvement the next time that you use them.

Definitely try this before forking out for new straighteners!  Good luck.

 

p.s. you must definitely use a heat-protective product on your hair before straightening - it won't eliminate the damage, but it will reduce it.  If you don't use one, then it probably is your hair that is burning.  EEK!

trophywife38740.1379166667

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tpaL View Drop Down
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Joined: Jan 22, 2006
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Posted: Jan 23, 2006 at 11:59pm
Thanks for your reply! I will do what you suggested. What kind of heat protective product do you recommend? Is anything ok?

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trophywife View Drop Down
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Joined: Nov 28, 2005
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Posted: Jan 24, 2006 at 11:59pm

There is a L'Or


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tpaL View Drop Down
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Joined: Jan 22, 2006
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Posted: Jan 26, 2006 at 11:59pm
I actually bought the pink Loreal one that you mentioned. I used it this morning and I liked it a lot. Right now my hair smells clean rather than burnt.. and cleaning the iron definitely helped.. I cannot believe I had never done that before! 

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trophywife View Drop Down
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Posted: Jan 27, 2006 at 11:59pm

Oh I'm really pleased that you are happy!

If you clean your straightening iron regularly in future, you should get a better finished effect (and also the iron will last longer).  Enjoy...!


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leggomydiego View Drop Down
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Joined: Jan 08, 2006
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Posted: Jan 30, 2006 at 11:59pm
I have the loreal stuff in the pink bottle, and I was wondering if you could use too much. It feels sticky when I'm blowdrying it and even a little bit after I'm done. My hair still smells like it's burning when I flat iron it though, so maybe I'm not using enough.

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trophywife View Drop Down
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Posted: Jan 30, 2006 at 11:59pm

If your hair feels sticky, you might be using too much of the product or you might have a build-up of products in your hair that you haven't washed out properly: next time  you wash, try shampooing twice and really rinsing thoroughly before applying conditioner and then any styling products.  Then use the L'Or


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leggomydiego View Drop Down
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Posted: Jan 30, 2006 at 11:59pm
I have Tresemme heat tamer, I don't know if that's any better than the loreal stuff =\

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Posted: Apr 16, 2013 at 11:59pm
is it normal when the flat iron is new smell burnt? im just scared to used it.. i have a shiny hair im just scared that my hair smell like burnt too..:(

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Rachel S View Drop Down
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Posted: Jul 05, 2013 at 11:59pm
Hi,

Put some straightening product on it, gel or mousse. Then blow dry it. Keep a strand of hair tight, then blow dry down the growth of the hair. Also wash it with good shampoo and conditioner, you get great hair serum (something like livon) rub that into you hair. Let it dry naturally thereafter, or use a hair dryer to blow dry it.

Have blast !

Rachel !!!
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