Hair Straighteners

[lidlicker]

I have never used these, but having grown my hair I really need to use them. I am a bit puzzled by the difference in price.
I read that ceramic ones are best and I have seen some at T J Hughes for only £7.99 (reduced price, was £24.99) However, my daughter in law has some costing over £100.
Does anyone use the cheaper ones, and are these OK as they are ceramic?
Many thanks.

[anneasquith]

my only advice, what ever ones you choose, dont use too regularly.

[karenmac60]

Whatever kind you get - I highly recommend John Freida Frizz Ease 3 day straight. Not only will you not need to straighten your hair every day, but it seems to keep greasiness at bay too. I've used it on my teenage daughter's hair and normally her fringe gets greasy within a few hours of washing, but she's been able to go 2-3 days without washing it and it still looks great.

[supersuezy24]

There are solid ceramic plates and ceramic coated plates. In my opinion you will get better results from the solid ceramic plates.

[craft1948]

With these I really think you get what you pay for.............

[looobylooo]

like anne says, try not to use them too regularly.
im trying to lay off using mine as much as poss, as my long hair has really gone to pot since using them most days :o(

[soaps]

Don't pay £100 for GHD, .... They're overrated,

[craft1948]

GHD's are the god of hair straighteners.............

[supersuezy24]

I have very thick hair that if i don't straighten it, it looks super frizzy, after trying several different straightners I found the ghd to be brilliant.

[craft1948]

My hairdresser got my GHD's at trade price for me, see if yours will.................

[Ratty2E]

I use GHD too but they were a gift. I had some 'cheap' ones before and I have to say the GHD are a different class. They heat up in a second and do the job pefectly. I don't know what I'll do when they die. You must use a heat protection product though if you don't want to end up with dry, split ends.

[grasscarp]

I got non ceramic Tesco value a long time ago and I think I paid about £1.68. They are brilliant and even though somebody offered me a more expensive pair I tried them and went straight back to mine.

[milly143]

Completely disagree Soaps. I think GHD's are well worth the money. I've had a set for about 5 years. I think I paid around £100. The did break once but were fixed and returned within a week free of charge. I've tried lots of other straighteners and none of them come close to giving the results the GHD's do. I wouldn't use anything else. I agree with others about trying not to use them much though. My hair was completely ruined by over use and it's taken a long time to try and sort it out.

[lidlicker]

Thank you all so much ! I think that with advice, you get what you pay for. My husband always says *buy cheap - buy twice*
Thanks again everyone.

[sandrajo]

I got my GHDs on ebay for 55.00, well worth it. My friend bought a pair of Remington in Asda for 20.00 and they are fab, I straightened her hair for her and they just glide through. I got a pair for a back up.