BellaOnline Forums Beauty and Self Hair Flat iron advice

I recently bought one at Costco. I was expecting to pay around $80 per what my hair stylist said (and he said that was a good deal)... but it was only $35. It's a Conair Infinity.

I have thick curly hair and my old flat iron took a LONG time to straighten my hair. I have time to straighten my hair every morning now (I have four children under 7 - not a lot of time to get myself ready in the morning)

Lets always remember to use heat protectant products when using a flat iron. The flat irons that work best are very very hot. repeated us without protection can destroy your hair.

What do you like as a heat protectant?

I love my ceramic iron - Vidal Sassoon - only $25 and not cheaply made at all.

The products that I think of right now are:
Nioxin Bliss, Nioxin Smoothing Serum, and Glossing Color Sheild.
I'll have to look the names of some other good products.

CHI Iron Guard, BioSilk Silk Strate are two others as well.

Thank you both.

My hairdresser uses Big Sexy Hair oil. I told him that sometimes I use Potion 9 - he said that was good too.

I have a question - he straightened the other day - I am not planning on washing it for a few days since I LOVE it straight; The ends are starting to curl up. If I want to run the iron through my hair, should I put on some oil on dry hair? If I wet it, it will curl up and I can never straighten it the way it is now.....