I have the KQC, which is a professional flat iron. Youtube gurus like rosebud143 say how drug store irons are made of metal and are really bad for your hair. But I‘ve seen the boxes of revlon, conair, and remington flat irons and a lot of them say they are made out of tourmaline and ceramic and i‘ve seen some that say infared technology and such. So what really is the difference? Is it how they‘re designed or what?
The difference is quality. Ceramic and tourmaline irons are better for the hair because they produce ionic heat, which heats the hair from the inside out, unlike stainless steel which heats hair from the outside. Infrared heat also heats the hair from the inside out. Ionic and infrared heat are much better for the hair. The problem with non-professional irons is that the heating plates (the part of the iron that gets hot) are only coated with a very thin layer of ceramic, which wears off after a while. Professional irons have a thicker ceramic or tourmaline coating. So a drug-store ceramic iron may work great for a while, but they're not built to last as long as professional irons.
