Straightening iron no longer works

If the straightening iron doesn't turn on - options

• Sometimes you get lucky and just accidentally adjust the thermostat. See if that's the case.
• Another possibility is that something is wrong with the socket. Try a different outlet if the straightener stops working. You can also test the outlet with another electrical device.
• Straighteners often contain various internal security systems, such as a thermostat, a Overheating protection and some also switch off if they are switched on for a long time, but not be moved. Check the operating instructions to see if there is a switch to restart the straightening iron after a safety shutdown. Customer service may be able to help you.
• Often they are small holes that you can poke with a nail. But be careful, only do this with a device that is not plugged into the socket. If it is due to the motion detector, sometimes violent movements can get the device going again.
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• If that doesn't work out, it looks bad. If you don't know a lot about electronics, there is little point in trying to repair it. A fuse can be defective, a capacitor, but also the heating element itself could be broken.


Make small curls yourself - this is how it works with straightening irons

Whether you have long or short hair, straight or curly hair, with a straightening iron, ...

In any case, you will find it hard to fix something in a hurry.

Other ways to get straight hair

• In principle, you can use almost anything that gives off heat in a controlled manner for straightening if the straightening iron no longer works.
• Curling irons are well suited if you place them on the hairline and run them through the hair strand by strand.
• Even an iron on the "silk" setting can last a long time hair flatten, but it is awkward and there is a high risk of getting burned. You can't straighten anything directly at the hairline anyway.

Try a different styling if the straightening iron no longer works.

Hairstyles when the straightener doesn't work

Since you usually can't fix the straightener, try one of the following Hairstylesif it no longer works:

• If there is still time, dampen your hair with hair setting agent and braid it tightly into several braids. You will be approx. Need to braid 8 to 10 braids. Undo the braids just before you go out of the house. You then have waves for a change.
• Tie long hair tightly with a hair elastic. Wrap these in a bun around the hair elastic and secure your hair to it with bobby pins. Fix the hair with plenty of gel or hairspray.
• You can also get hair nicely straight if you blow dry your hair over the largest possible round brush. In that case, you should also use hair setting agent and hairspray.
• If there is enough time, choose between curls or almost straight hair. If it is supposed to be curls, twist the hair on papillots. If necessary, you can make these yourself with aluminum foil or a kitchen roll. The hair becomes almost straight if you twist it tightly around large curlers. If necessary, you can make such curlers from the core of kitchen rolls or toilet paper.

You see, even if you have frizzy hair, it doesn't have to be a disaster if the straightening iron suddenly stops working.