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Andis 1 Inch Ceramic Clamp Flat Iron – Best Cheap Flat Iron

by Jenny on July 29, 2011

Looking for a budget hair iron which won’t straighten your purse out? Well nothing could really beat the price of this Andis 1 Inch Ceramic Clamp Flat Iron, at below $20 you have to agree that it is a definite steal. A lot of reviewers gave positive remarks for this hair iron while a few others gave really negative ones.

Andis Ceramic Clamp Flat Iron 1 Inch

Looks Its Price but Has All the Basics

I was disappointed that it did not come with a box, instead you get those cheap electronics plastic heat pressed case that you have to cut open. I bought the 1 inch one since I didn’t need the 2 inch one as I have short hair, but it looks as though the 1 inch one will suffice for most people’s straightening needs.

The plastic did not feel cheap, but it was the assembly that made me worried. The entire thing feels like it wasn’t made properly, a little flimsy like those “made in china” products, but that’s just the outside and I know better than to judge a book by its cover. It does come with a swivel cord which is important for hair irons, this is because you will have to move the iron around your head while using it, and of course twist it while curling your hair.

The ceramic that this iron was supposed to have is not the real thing, it’s just a ceramic coating, and trough my years of hair ironing I know well enough that these coatings wear out. But for the price I can’t really complain about it, you could replace the plates or re-coat the iron if you wanted to.

Takes a Bit of Time for Ironing

So after taking a good look at the product I started to feel a little bit worried about using it, but I gave it the benefit of the doubt (a very reasonable one at that). So I turned it on and set it to the max, after a minute I picked it and it wasn’t hot, but reached a good temperature a few seconds right after that. I thought that the iron had issues with heating up, but apparently its due to temperature fluctuations, it does heat up quickly but the temperature drops and rises back causing someone to think that it has not heated up yet.

The iron does tug away a little bit at your hair, but this is only the problem if you go through your hair too fast. It is important to take your time when ironing as to not damage your hair. The temperature control does not really work well but it manages to be useful when you want to limit the temperature, it does drop sometimes and you just have to run it through your hair a couple more times.

Affordable and Does the Job

So this iron is not meant for frequent use, but if you iron your hair not more than a few times a year then this is something you should get. The ceramic coating won’t wear out on you if you don’t overuse it. Getting this cheap one is better than getting an expensive one which you seldom use. And the other extras like swivel cord and light weight make this Andis 1-Inch Ceramic Clamp Flat Iron a bearable and affordable choice.

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