Comments on: How to clean a flat iron hair straightener

By: jennifer

jennifer — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:36:24 +0000

Thank you for posting this. Mine gets so dirty and i didnt want to ruin it.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 21:39:14 +0000

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.

By: Jen

Jen — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 17:05:58 +0000

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.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 15:34:09 +0000

Does rubbing alcohol work as well? Or should I buy some flat iron cleaning product?

By: Jen

Jen — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 16:50:19 +0000

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)

By: Pam B

Pam B — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 13:31:51 +0000

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.