Turboion Rbt450 Croc2 Titanium Regular Flat Iron, Black, 1-inch

I will sum up the good and bad points of this iron below.

Good:
1. Heats up fast
2. Doesn't snag
3. Leaves hair SUPER shiny
4. Only needs one MAYBE two pass overs to straighten super curly hair.

Bad:
1. Nothing. Buy the darn thing.

For the past 4 years, I'd used a HAI Stik ceramic flat iron, and it worked OK. I never loved it, and the other day it died. So, I need a new straightner STAT, and my hair dresser had used the Croc on me once, and I loved how it looked, so I decided to purchase this one.

I have fine wavy hair -- not super thick. If I let it dry naturally, it'd be a frizzy mess, so I blow dry and straighten.

The first time I used this flat iron, I cranked it up to the max (450°F), and it totally fried my hair. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE SUPER THICK, DURABLE HAIR, START WITH A LOW, LOW SETTING AND WORK UP! I now use it at 360°F, and it gets my hair super straight super fast.

PROS
- Heats up FAST (like in under 30 sec.)
- Digital temperature gauge that shows you exactly how hot it is
- More powerful than ceramic (i.e. gets my hair straighter faster, so it reduces my styling time).

CONS
- Unlike a ceramic flat iron, you can't touch...Read more

First of all, I'm a hairdresser and not easy to please when it comes to flat irons. We use the 1.5 Croc at our salon for the Keratin treatments. I wanted one of my own because I love that this iron gets 450 degrees (and stays hot!), makes curly or coarse hair straight as a board, and leaves it soft and silky. You will not be disappointed with this purchase. I have coarse, colored grey hair and this is the only iron I have tried that works without me having to go over the same strand more than once. I keep it at 430 degrees for my hair and zip right along. Experiment with the temperatures. If your hair is fragile, due to chemical over-exposure, then turn the heat down and by all means...use a heat protectant. Enjoy!!!