Hair Straighteners

The terms ‘flat iron’ and ‘hair straightener’ usually refer to the same type of heated hair styling tool. Traditional hair straighteners smooth hair by pressing it between two heated plates, using high heat to achieve straight results. If you’re looking for a straight finish with lower temperatures, other good hair straightener options include straightening hair brushes, hot combs, and hair straightener-blow dryer combination tools such as the Shark SilkiPro Straight Hair Straightener and Dryer, and the Shark Glam Multi-Styler. Shark air straighteners combine heat-controlled ceramic plates with powerful air flow – this allows wet-to-dry straightening with no heat damage. It also enables you to achieve a smooth finish on dry hair.

Shark SilkiPro is a dryer and hair straightener with interchangeable combs that deliver silky smooth results that last all day without the frizz*. It combines ceramic plates with heated air, meaning wet hair can be styled with lower temperatures, with no heat damage**.

Shark Glam accessories combine heated ceramic plates (similar to those found on traditional straighteners or curlers) with hot air styling, for all-in-one drying and straightening.

Traditional hair straighteners use heated ceramic plates to straighten the hair, but the hair generally should be completely dry beforehand. Hair is weaker when it’s wet, therefore applying high heat directly to wet hair is more likely to cause heat damage.

Gone are the days of needing a hair dryer and straightener set. Drying and styling at the same time could speed up your routine (more time in your morning routine for another coffee, anyone?), but going from wet-to-styled with one appliance also means no need to wait for hair to get completely dry before straightening it, and means less faffing about switching between tools.

Straightening comb tools work by applying heat as they comb through the hair – but applying high heat directly to your hair could cause it to weaken and break over time. Shark SilkiPro Straight comes complete with a collection of 3 interchangeable combs which attach to the styler for high shine, smooth and silky results on all hair types. Using heat-controlled ceramic plates AND powerful airflow, you can dry and style wet hair straight after washing it, with no heat damage.

Several different inventors are credited with patenting the ‘first’ flat iron in different countries, but using heated tools to straighten hair in a way we would recognize as similar to a modern hair straightener have been around since the late 1800s or early 1900s.