The history of Hair Straighteners probably started back 1872 when Marcel Grateau (a Parisian) used heated rods to straighten or style hair.
Ian Gutgold used chemicals in lotions applied to the hair and scalp to straigten the hair.
By 1906, Simon E. Monroe had developed a better way and patented his new hair straightener.
Then in 1909, Issac K. Shero patented a hair straightener.
A number of years followed before Sharrell made some big advances forward in Hair Straighteners and invented heated metal hair-care implements, such as hot combs.
These new hot metal hair straighteners glided easily through the hair.
The new method was also safer and caused causing less damage and dryness.
ceramic and electrical straighteners soon followed.
These days high-end modern hair straighteners use ceramic heating elements are the way to go.
Less expensive brands usually do not have ceramic heating elements and should be avoided.
Hair straighteners should only be used on dry hair, unless they are specially made with vents to let the moisture out.
These Hair Straighteners are usually called "Wet Dry" irons.
Hair straighteners work by destroying the hydrogen bonds in the hair follicle that cause the hair to curl.
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