Tourmaline Hair Straighteners

One of the biggest innovations in hair straightening technology since straightening irons first caught on a few years ago has been tourmaline. Negative ions play a huge role in sleek, straight hair that lies flat and remains manageable. As such, researchers looking for the best coatings for hair straightener plates have sought out materials that would provide a boost to the negative ions produced by heating the plates of a straightener. And it turns out, tourmaline is one of the best materials you can use.

Tourmaline is a silicate mineral, its crystals are usually black but also appear in a range of colours, including brown, violet, green and pinks – occasionally, tourmaline crystals are multi-coloured. The tourmaline crystal is unique in that it is triangular. The crystal has a natural ability to radiate negative ions, as well as far infrared energy. This makes the crystals an ideal agent for mixing into ceramic plate coatings in hair straighteners.

Negative ions, combined with the gentle energy of far infrared, provide the best results from hair straightening tongs. Hair is able to absorb water more effectively, allowing the straightener to essentially seal in moisture – which leaves your hair softer, smoother and undamaged. That’s right, tourmaline crystals help you get the best results from your hair straightener – it really is that simple.

Shopping for a hair straightener with tourmaline-coated plates online should be fairly easy – there are scores on the market. A number of the leading names in hair straightening, like Sedu, Solia, SCP and T3 use crushed tourmaline crystals to enhance the performance of their straighteners.

As always, we recommend you read the descriptions carefully to be sure you’re getting the hair straightener you really want – just because it says ionic doesn’t mean they’re using tourmaline, so be sure you know what you’re getting.


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