Some of the most important styling tools in your arsenal are going to be your thermal flat irons & flat iron stoves. These tools will help you provide the straightening services many of your clients are going to want, but you should also understand why choosing the thermal versions is better than going with electric models. Below are a few reasons.

More Options

If you’ve ever looked at the electric straightening devices on the market, you probably realize there’s not much selection. When you’re looking at thermal flat irons & flat iron stoves, however, you’re going to find a much larger selection. For example, Golden Supreme offers four different sizes of thermal flat irons. These can be used for any length of hair. Plus, they offer four sizes of beveled irons if you want to help your clients get a little flip in their hair. All of these choices are not available if you’re looking primarily at electric models.

Better Heat Control

The combination of thermal flat irons & flat iron stoves is going to provide you with better control over the temperature of your tools than an electric model would. Many of these hair stoves provide multiple temperature options so you can select how hot you need the barrel to be when working with a client’s hair. This is very important in African American hair care because the hair can be easily damaged if you use a temperature that is too hot. Additionally, you can use an iron tester to make sure the temperature is correct before starting on the styling. None of these options are available with electric styling tools.

More Effective for Ethnic Hair

Typically, electric curling irons are a better choice if you are dealing exclusively with Western European hair. That type of hair doesn’t need (or tolerate) as much heat because it’s thinner and less curly generally. African American hair is different. Because it tends to be thicker, you’ll need more heat to make the style your client wants. Plus, working with ethnic hair can take longer to style so you need tools which are going to hold their heat longer or which will be faster to re-heat during the process. That’s another good reason to invest in thermal flat irons & flat iron stoves for your salon.

No Cords

If you have experience working in a salon and using an electric flat iron, you probably already know this advantage. Having to work with that bothersome cord hanging from the curling iron is no picnic and can be downright aggravating. The cords can easily get tangled around you or the client and can even end up causing burns or other damage as a result. And if you don’t keep them plugged in they’ll start losing their heat almost immediately which you don’t want. When you work with thermal flat irons & flat iron stoves, however, there are no cords to worry about which makes your job a lot easier.