Hair Styling Tools

When you need a flat iron, the first thing most professionals will tell you is to make sure that whatever you buy has ceramic plates.  Well, what about tourmaline?  What is significant about having tourmaline in the plates of  flat irons?

First of all, whenever the term tourmaline is used with regard to hair straighteners, the reference is really in conjunction with ceramic.  Tourmaline and ceramic go hand in hand.  Both tourmaline and ceramic produce negative ions.  With the addition of tourmaline you are getting more negative ions.

Negative ions are what protect your hair cuticle from damage.  Tourmaline, which is a semi-precious gem, is crushed to a fine powder and then infused into the ceramic plates of the flat iron.  When tourmaline is heated, it becomes charged and generates far-infrared energy.  This penetrating heat passes through the hair cuticle going directly to the cortex to dry it first.  As a result, the hair cuticle does not become over-dried and is resistant to brittleness and cracking.  The natural oils of your hair are sealed and thus this process is what helps your hair maintain its shine and softness.  Tourmaline also destroys odors like smoke, pollutants and perfumes. 

Tourmaline flat irons are available in the marketplace but are not as prevalent as just ceramic flat irons.  You still can’t go wrong with a ceramic flat iron but if you are really concerned about the health of your hair, try to find one that has tourmaline.  Some brands of tourmaline flat irons cost more than just ceramic, but in some cases you will find they are less.   Who knows exactly why that is?