Philips Hair Straighteners

Philips hair straighteners at Night Owl

The Philips straighteners on this page step through the range: the Essential HP8321, the 2000 Series HP8401 and the 3000 Series BHS375. What changes as you go up is heat control — how much say you get over the plate temperature, and how quickly the plates recover between passes.

Use the lowest setting that actually holds your hair, and never work on damp hair; water trapped under a hot plate is what causes the crackle and the damage behind it. Humidity is the other half of the job, because a style set at high heat will still soften by mid-morning, so a light finishing product does more for hold than another notch on the dial.

• HP8321 Essential — plug in, heat up, go
• HP8401 from the 2000 Series
• BHS375 from the 3000 Series, with the most control over heat
• Take thin sections and make one slow pass each
• Let the plates cool before the cord goes round the body

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