A few years ago modern technology combined with the hair industry and produced a remarkable product, the ceramic iron. These irons were created to improve upon the traditional marcel irons that professional stylists were use to. Let's examine the two types of irons and see which iron has the advantage in the following categories.
Contributing writer: Dwayne PressleyAskDwayne.com
The Time Factor
With time being a woman's number one complaint during her visit to the salon, I
decided to examine this issue first. The marcel iron is one that needs to be heated and re-heated in a "stove". There are two problems with this process. The first problem is the amount of time it takes to heat and re-heat the marcel irons. The second is the inconsistency in the amount of heat the marcel holds, which again, will contribute to the time factor, by forcing the operator to predict the proper temperature and making the proper adjustments until the marcel reaches this temperature.
On the other hand the ceramic iron allows the operator to control the amount of heat that will be distributed upon the hair (by the use of a temperature control switch) and heats up much faster (from 30 seconds to one and a half minutes). The temperature setting allows even heat distribution and doesn't force the operator to rush the iron down the hair shaft (in an effort to distribute heat evenly).
Weight
The marcel iron is much more heavier than the ceramic iron. Imagine heating the marcel iron up to the desired temperature, then accidentally dropping it on an exposed portion of the skin (either on you, or your client) :0( We all know that the marcel iron is said to contribute to carpal tunnel, but because ceramic irons are so light, this is not the case with them.
How They Work
Ceramic irons heat hair from the inside out, which is far less damaging to the hair. The ceramic irons produce negative ions (which counter act the positive ions that are contained in damaged hair) which help the hair absorb moisture particles easier and result in smoother, silkier, less damaged hair.
The only thing I can say bad about the ceramic iron is the deception used to market them.
All ceramic irons contain a degree of ceramic. However, the cheaper ones have copper plates underneath the ceramic plates. So usually the only way
you can tell if you are getting a higher quality of ceramic iron, is by the price. Doing research has lead me to find that good ceramic irons (the ones where the heating unit is true ceramic) usually start in the neighborhood of $90 and go up.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Dwayne is a licensed cosmetologist, publisher of http://www.askdwayne.com
and online hair consultant and author of the internet's best selling ebook "What Your Hairstylist Doesn't Want You To Know". If you have any questions or comments about this article, please contact him at dwayne@askdwayne.com
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