Curly Qs: Straightening Success

I rarely straighten my hair. Last time I remember trying to use a straightening iron, I was in high school and back then you had to dry your hair before ironing it. That meant either blow-drying first, or detangling my curls while dry instead of in the shower with conditioner, which is painful and causes breakage since you’re pulling on dry locks. I never tried an iron again until recently, now that there are ones you can use on damp hair. I tried Remington Wet2Straight 2” Flat Iron (available at Target in May for $35), but there are several others you can choose from. Basically, they work by removing the excess water from damp hair and converting it into steam that goes out through vents in the iron.

This was my experience with the Remington Flat Iron: I applied a heat protectant to my damp hair, separated it into small sections and began to glide the straightener on high heat from the roots to the ends. This caused a scary sizzling noise as the water evaporated, but it wasn’t as bad as I thought it was going to be. I only had to glide it along most sections once, except for really curly baby hairs near my face, which I went over a couple of times. I was amazed to be finished in 30 minutes, even though I have a lot of hair. My hand got a little tired throughout the process because I’m not used to it, but it was easy. The results were smooth, silky straight hair in a flash. This was much better than my last ironing experience. Do you have a favorite straightening iron?