How to clean a flat iron hair straightener
by Jen
If you use a flat iron to straighten or smooth your hair and you’ve noticed it’s not working like it used to, that means you need to clean it. Fortunately, this is remarkably simple, whether your iron plates are made of ceramic, tourmaline, or whatever other fancy material they’re using at the moment.
- Dampen a paper towel.
- Use it to wipe the plates. You may need to put some scrubbing action into it if there’s baked on crud from styling products and the natural oils of your hair. Go ahead and wipe any crud off the sides of the wand, too.
- Do this once a week if you don’t use styling products; do it every time you use it if you do.
Following these maintenance steps will keep your flat iron working like new.
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February 17th, 2009 at 6:31 am
I have tried just using a damp towel and putting some scrubbing action to it. I have even tried using soap and a dish scrubbing pad. None of that has worked.
February 17th, 2009 at 9:50 am
Is there visible “crud” on the plates? If so, is there any chance it’s actually that part of the plate has been scratched off? (This is a problem I encountered recently)
July 5th, 2009 at 8:34 am
Does rubbing alcohol work as well? Or should I buy some flat iron cleaning product?
July 5th, 2009 at 10:05 am
I haven’t tried alcohol because the damp paper towel works for me. Alcohol should work for cleaning, but it can cause surfaces to become brittle over time. I have no idea how various straightening iron plate materials react to it.
September 19th, 2009 at 2:39 pm
I just read where you get the iron a little hot but not too hot to burn yourself then wet a wash cloth with rubbing alcohol to clean. I haven’t tried it yet but plan to.
December 1st, 2009 at 3:36 pm
Thank you for posting this. Mine gets so dirty and i didnt want to ruin it.