Is tourmaline or ceramic the best coating for tongs?

For more than 10 years, straighteners have been faithful helpers of girls of all ages - they give your hair a perfect mirror smoothness, but to one degree or another, damage the health of your hair. Hence new developments and a difficult choice: which is better - ceramic or tourmaline coating on the plates. Different surfaces have their own characteristics. We conducted a comparative analysis and collected recommendations on the choice of styling forceps.

The principle of hair straighteners

Female nature is changeable and contradictory. Straight hair certainly wants to curl, and curly - to straighten.

How does the rectifier work?

1. The curl fixed with forceps heats up and takes the given shape from the light pressure of the plates (when using straight lines - straight, ribbed - wavy, etc.).
2. Moisture leaves the curl from exposure to high temperatures, it becomes friable and holds its shape for a long time.
3. Sliding movements, heat and dryness make the hair flakes close, making it smooth and shiny.

But along with the positive points, there is a flip side to the coin. The straightener dries out the hair, it becomes brittle and split. The higher the temperature, the greater the damage.

Curly hair is especially vulnerable to various irons and curling irons. This is due to the uneven keratin coating and ajar scales on the folds of curls. At risk is also all hair treated with chemistry (dyes, curlers): due to the altered structure, they easily deteriorate from any aggressive influences.

Varieties

So that girls can be beautiful and at the same time their hair remains healthy, specialists are constantly updating styling equipment. The first irons and curling irons had metal plates, which not only were heated unevenly, but also had a small size and unregulated temperature.

Modern styling devices are improved to the maximum. For the safety of female curls, the coating is done:

• tourmaline;
• titanium;
• with the addition of marble;
• ceramic.

In addition, most modern forceps have a temperature controller, which allows you to select gentle (130-160 ° C), normal (165-180 ° C) or maximum (185-230) mode. And for fast straightening, plates are produced in different widths, from 2 to 8 cm.

For long and thick hair, it is better to take an iron with wide plates - 7-8 cm. Thus, straightening will occur faster and more efficiently, the duration of heating the hair will decrease, and they will remain healthy.

Features of ceramic coating

Ceramics is a reliable and environmentally friendly material. Massively for rectifiers it began to be used relatively recently. Before him, the forceps were made of metal, which greatly dried out the hair and could even burn a strand. Today, the harsh Soviet predecessor has been completely replaced by ceramic plates (except for advanced types of coatings with tourmaline or titanium).

Obvious advantages of ceramics:

• uniform warming up;
• easy glide;
• release of negative ions - antistatic effect;
• gentle evaporation of moisture to maintain healthy hair.

Disadvantages of ceramic coating:

• long warm-up (in the latest models, this drawback is eliminated);
• brittleness - chips are possible in the fall, the appearance of cracks.

A straightener with cracked ceramic plates cannot be used for its intended purpose. Need repair or a new leveling device.

Tourmaline features

For rectifiers, tourmaline is not used in its pure form. Crystal dust is applied on top of the ceramic or crumbs are added. The gemstone has piezoelectric properties and is a powerful source of negative ions.

What is the effect of tourmaline coating?

• Gently covers the scales.
• Keeps moisture in hair.
• Prevents cross section of tips.
• Removes static electricity.
• Gives smoothness and incredible shine to curls.
• Heats up evenly and quickly.
• It is characterized by wear resistance.

The disadvantages of such irons can be attributed only to the high price (an average of 5,500 rubles. Against 1,500 rubles. For ordinary ceramic).

Which rectifier is better?

Ceramic and tourmaline devices for hair care are by far the best-selling. They are most gentle, environmentally friendly, do not emit harmful substances when heated. The tourmaline curling iron, which curls hair into shiny Hollywood locks, is also gaining popularity. In general, both options are decent and fully meet the requirements of modern fashionistas.

If you choose which is better - ceramic or tourmaline coating on the tongs or curling iron - the answer is clear. Tourmaline ionizes better, and devices with its addition are more wear-resistant. However, it costs an order of magnitude more. Is it worth buying an iron 3 times more expensive with slightly improved features, everyone decides for himself.

If the issue of price is not worth it, you can look at other types of forceps. Along with tourmaline, ceramic plates are coated with titanium, made mobile, they integrate a steam function or a retractable comb into the device.

The best manufacturers to date:

• BaByliss;
• Ma;
• Remington
• Moser;

Summing up, it is worth saying that the tongs and curling irons with a ceramic coating can not be compared with the first metal styling devices. They treat hair carefully and practically do not harm even with frequent use. Tourmaline coating improves already good performance in all respects and has only one drawback - high price. Therefore, when choosing should be based on their material capabilities.