Straighten It

What is the best way to straighten hair?

1. Apply a heat protecting or thermal iron spray or smooth styling product to your clean hair before you dry it as this will help you achieve a better straightened finish.
2. For quick and simple hair drying, begin by rough drying your hair with the Academy Tools Dryer and then once about 80% dry use the 'wrap drying' technique to smooth and add volume.
3. Before you begin straightening ensure your hair is 100% completely dry and comb it through to prevent knots and tangles.
4. Divide your hair into 4 sections (2 back and 2 front) using hair clips for easy styling and further sectioning. At the front make your parting at the top of the sections.
5. Starting at the nape with one of the back sections, take a horizontal section no wider than the plate of your straightener. Insert the straightener at the base of this section near the scalp but not on the scalp to avoid burning yourself.
6. Clamp the plates of the straightener over the hair and slide the it slowly and evenly along each section as you work keeping the straightener flat. Slightly round the straightener off through the ends for a more polished finish.
7. Repeat this through each of the 4 sections until you have straightened all of your hair.
8. To finish use a few drops of smoothing serum or gloss rubbed through the palms of your hands and stroked over the surface to control any fly-aways.
   

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What heat setting is best for my hair?

There are five variable temperature settings on the Academy Tools Straightener, which allow you to select the right temperature for your hair type.

The Academy tools straightener is suitable for average use on the medium high setting of 200°C. The 215°C and 230°C maximum high heat settings are not suitable to use on bleahced or chemically treated hair.

Refer to the instruction booklet for more informaiton about the variable temperature settings.

Please consult your hairdresser on using any heated appliances if you have any concerns about the condition of your hair.

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About the Academy Tools Straightener

A professional straightener with new SolTEC™ Ceramic plates that glide through hair flawlessly prtoecting hair and resulting in the ultimate soft, shiny finish. 50% smoother and 20% harder than standard ceramic plates*, it contains a high content of ceramic particles in the coating, resulting in ultra smooth plates that are hard wearing. CeramicTEC™ advanced ceramic heating technology with professional ceramic heater for ultra fast heat up and recovery. Ionic conditioning technology™ to reduce static leaving hair silky and shiny and 120mm long plates for faster styling.

*Independent laboratory test results versus industry standard ceramic coating. Results may vary on production