Why Choose Professional Flat Irons?

The Professional Touch

People are always asking me the difference between a professional flat iron and the cheaper options. How is it that one costs under $20 while the professional flat iron brands are charging more than $100?

The basic differences are in the design, durability and materials used. For example, while a cheaper iron often has metal plates coated in ceramic, a professional ceramic flat iron has solid ceramic plates which heat up better and distribute temperature evenly, leading to a more effective styling result.

The chi professional flat iron was the first of the big name professional straighteners nearly 20 years ago and they and their competitors have worked hard to develop better and better straightening technology in the decades that followed.

You can now choose between professional titanium flat irons if you have frizzy hair and need negative ions to tame that static, ceramic professional flat irons if you want a super smooth and shiny result or tourmaline professional straighteners if you want irons that slip effortlessly through coarse hair. When you try a salon professional flat iron you’ll really notice a difference in your styling result and in the health of your hair.

The flat iron professional brands also make hair straighteners which will last far longer than cheaper ones. Often, their warranties will be 2 -5 years while you can expect to replace cheaper ones every year or so.

On a side note, just because a product uses the word “professional” or “pro” in their title doesn’t actually make it a professional straightener. For example, the “hot tools professional flat iron” is a fairly good straightener (up to a point) but it’s not quite up to the mark of the best professional flat iron brands.

If you want to find the best professional flat iron for your hair, you’ve come to the right place. Why not make yourself a cup of coffee and take a look at some of my professional flat iron reviews below?

Bio Ionic Onepass

The Onepass does just what it says it will: straightens hair in just one sweep! It’s my personal favorite and I recommend it as the best professional flat iron for curly hair. Read more...

Chi Air Expert

Chi produced the very first ceramic hair straighteners and many top stylists still swear they are the very best professional ceramic flat iron money can buy! Read more...

Karmin G3

I often recommend the Karmin G3 straightener as the best professional hair flat iron for fragile or damaged hair because it gives you ultimate temperature control. Read more...

Babyliss Pro Nano Titanium

Hundreds of stylists use this professional salon flat iron hair straightener in their salons, on their own hair and recommend it to their clients. Read more...

Babyliss Pro Nano Wet to Dry

Styling without drying first? That would be a miracle! The first flat iron professional quality to produce a wet to dry model. How well will it work? Read more...

Rusk Professional STR8

The Rusk Professional STR8 (RSK686 and RSK732) Flat Irons work wonders on stubborn, coarse and curly hair. Even African American women swear by it!Read more...

Isa Professional Tourmaline Flat Iron

I often recommend this professional tourmaline flat iron to people with fine or thin hair.Thats because it works wonders at lower temperatures and is a less damaging flat iron. Read more...

Turboion Croc

This fabulous professional hair flat iron has wider plates. I often recommend it to people with naturally thick hair because the croc(odile) jaws can really chomp down and straighten even the thickest hair. Read more...

Izunami Pure Titanium

Izunami is getting some of the best professional flat iron reviews at the moment and I can see why. In the salon, they’re my go-to model for long hair because they have nice big plates which make quick work of flowing locks. Read more...

Onei MK-1 Halo Brazilian Keratin Flat Iron

This flat iron is especially designed for use on chemically treated or natural hair and is powerful yet gentle.Read more...