SalonChain Hair Straightening Brush 30s Instant Heat 60s Quick Styling Hair Straightener Anion Hair Care Anti Scald US Plug (Red)

I've been looking at straightening brushes for while and couldn't decide which one would be best for my hair type. I have shoulder length hair that's cut in a bob. My hair is beginning to get gray and is also thinning some, due to age. Still, I consider my hair to be fairly average: neither thick nor thin (in the amount of hair I have), neither coarse nor fine (except my gray hairs, which are slightly coarse), neither curly nor stick straight. My hair does have a slight wave in places (but isn't evenly wavy) and is prone to slight frizziness, if there's any humidity -- though it generally holds a curl well, and also straightens pretty easily. Using a good flat iron, it typically takes me 5-10 minutes to straighten my hair, if I've let it (mostly) dry naturally. Personally, I prefer how my hair looks when I blow-dry it straight, since it gives me a bit more volume at the crown. However, blow-drying is a longer process for me (more like 10-15+ minutes) -- and even then, I usually have to finish it off with a flat iron.I bought 2 types of straightening brushes to try, opting for the rectangular shape over the oval, because I'd read reviews stating that rectangular brush heads do a better job of getting close to one's roots. The first brush I tried resembled a paddle brush, with 3 rows of wide, conical shaped "teeth" (not like normal, narrow plastic bristles). It had several heat settings, and an ionic button. There are many vendors selling this type of brush; and honestly, I can't help wondering if the majority of them come from the same manufacturer, as even the boxes look the same. The main difference is that some come with different accessories (pouch, glove, comb, etc.). I settled on the cheapest one I could find, which had no accessories. It did a decent job on my hair, but it didn't really save me any time as compared to a flat iron, and I still had to touch up a few places with my flat iron. One thing I did like, however, was the fact that my hair wasn't quite as "flat" as a flat iron gets it. Since I typically blow dry my hair at the roots and then let it air dry before straightening it, the straightening brush left me with slightly more volume from my roots to my ends as compared to a flat iron. I would guess that for someone with thicker and/or coarser hair than mine, the wide bristles and paddle brush shape might be a big time-saver (even if that wasn't the case for my type of hair), since they can accommodate larger sections of hair.Next, I tried the SalonChain Hair Straightening Brush. For my type of hair, this one works much better. First of all, since my hair isn't particularly thick and can be slightly "slippery," the V-shape and closer "bristles" on this brush work much better to grab and keep hold of my hair; and therefore, I can straighten it all the way down without any hair slipping out. Secondly, I can get closer to my roots. Thirdly, compared to the paddle-type straightening brush, this one is significantly lighter in weight, heats up faster (I used it at the 2nd temperature setting which only took 30 seconds to heat vs. a few minutes for the other brush to reach 340 degrees) and the button style and placement is better, so that I don't accidentally keep switching temperatures or turning it off (an almost unavoidable problem with the paddle-type straightening brush I purchased). The SalonChain brush took less than 5 minutes to get through my hair, and there was no touch-up needed by my flat iron. My hair looked just as nicely straightened as with a flat iron, while still retaining a bit of extra volume, as compared to using a flat iron only. The back of the brush does get quite warm (I was worried when the manual suggested using a towel to protect one's neck); but at the 2nd temperature setting, I'm not sure it would've been hot enough to burn me, unless I held it for a lengthy period of time -- although I do have a fairly high heat tolerance. Though I didn't use a towel, at no point was I worried about burning my hands, fingers, scalp or neck (though I don't know how hot to the touch the brush might get at higher temperatures). I can easily imagine this brush becoming my "go to" straightening tool, both after washing and air drying my hair, and for touch-ups on days when I don't wash my hair. With a quick blow-dry of my roots, letting the rest of my hair dry naturally, the SalonChain brush gives me the volume of a full blow-out, with the straightening power of a flat iron, saving me straightening time, while using less heat processing. The price was extremely reasonable at the time of my purchase ($25.99). The only con is that the temperature settings are in celsius only. However, this is a very minor quibble and one that's easily solved by googling celsius to fahrenheit conversion charts, or by utilizing the handy setting guide included in the manual that came with the brush.The brush comes in a padded box with an outer elastic enclosure, making it a great place to store the brush when not in use. A long, straight plastic comb is also included.

I had great hopes for this product, but as of now, I'm disappointed. It definitely straightened my hair in less time than my Chi requires, but it gave me little to no control over the "shape" of my hair. It's very hard to get a truly straight look. It seems to "force" my hair to curl under or flip out. And it's not consistent, so the final look was pretty abysmal. My hair is very thick, pretty curly, and fairly short (falls between jaw and shoulder). So I still have hope that it will work better when my hair is longer. But I've retired it for a couple months at least.

Update 5/30/17: Within 30 days, this item began shorting out and stopped turning on/off. It was returned and quickly replaced. Has been one of my favorite tools since that time. Unfortunately, a month ago, it began shorting out again. I ordered a different brand and continued to use this one as a back up. This morning, it literally exploded in my hand when I attempted to turn it on. Damaged my bathroom countertop, but I thankfully I escaped injury. Please learn from my mistake. If you experience similar problems with this item, you would be wise to dispose of it.This straightener is (literally) life-altering. I cannot say enough about it. It works. My hair looks amazing. Its straight without being stick-straight. It has bounce, shine. AND the best part, it only takes about 5 minutes to do my hair now. It used to take 20 or 30 minutes to overcome all my natural curl. This straightener handles it with no problem at all. Do yourself and favor and get one. You will not regret it.

I bought this because I have thick, wavy hair. Or it could be considered curly I suppose but I guess I missed out on the good looking curly hair then. Anyway, I have an awesome ionizing clamp straightener, but it takes me forever to straighten my hair. I needed something that would make the process much faster. I've seen dozens of adds for a full on straigtening brush, but I'm not about to buy something for 10$, you get what you pay for. This one is ionizing so it helps with the frizz and in Texas, that's very important.This straightening brush works well. It really speeds up the whole process for me. I would never use it without finishing up with my clamp straightener because it's far from perfect. It will make your hair flip out a little which is fine and you could totally make it work as a style, but I won't. So i always make it perfectly staight by going over it with my clamp still.Other than that it's been great. It heats up in no time at all and cools down pretty quick too. I personally wouldn't use it alone but it really does work and helps control my curls all day long with a little hairspray help of course.