Last week I talked about my very first Hot Tools professional Flat Iron that I ever purchased. It was a decent flat iron and did a pretty good job at straightening my hair. Since I favored Hot Tools, I decided to try out a new ceramic flat iron that once again, my hairdresser was recommending I buy. It was the Hot Tools Ceramic 3/4″ Flat Iron Model 1185.
I was concerned when I saw that the ceramic plates were so small. She assured me that this was for better control and to get much closer to the scalp for smoother results. She also showed me how the plates were curved to help curl and flip the ends of my hair. So, I slapped down my $90.00 and eagerly took it home to try it out.
It was a great little flat iron at first. My hair dresser was right; I could easily get closer to the scalp and flip my hair with one motion.
After a few months I started to notice the ceramic plates were getting really discolored. It was actually removing my hair color and hair products from my hair with each use. The build up was obvious on the iron couldn’t be removed with a simple cleaning. I had to actually chip off the build up with the back of a butter knife.
From there things got worse. My hair started to catch in the corner and I would actually end up ripping the ends of my hair trying to free it from the iron.
I purchased this model in 2006 and maybe Hot Tools has changed their ceramic flat iron model since then but if I could do it over again, I wouldn’t have purchased it. There are plenty of other better ceramic flat irons out there that I would rather spend my hard earned money on.
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