My hair straighteners smell burnt and also make my hair smell burnt! help! are they broken?

I have had them for around a year.. but only recently started using them daily (for the past 2-3 months or so).


In the past couple of days I have noticed that they've been making my hair smell burnt, and also now, that the plates smell burnt!My hair straighteners smell burnt and also make my hair smell burnt! help! are they broken?
well that is because it when you straight your hair it take lil bit of hair and some are really wird....but some hair is in your straighter and are bruning inside it and that is y and some of the brut hair might be stiking to your hair that might be y...





hope you get it fixed..


good luck xMy hair straighteners smell burnt and also make my hair smell burnt! help! are they broken?
The heat setting is very high and there seems to be a lot of product in your hair. Holding sprays and spritz are all like glue. Glue that has literally cooked onto your curlers. Clean them with a mixture of dishwashing liquid and shampoo. With a very damp (NOT WET) cloth. The next time you use them try not to use so many chemicals at such a high setting. Try to clean them after every use so nothing can cook onto them and solidify.
yes throw it away mine did the same thing!!


mine even melted the plastic around it and got plastic in my hair so yes throw it away!!


i dont know why it did this but you could try to take it back?


but yea its not good!!
They are probably just worn out and will break soon. My old ones started doing that after I had been using them a lot. You should get new hair straighteners because mine started giving me electric shocks shortly after this faze when I went to unplug them. Try one of the new ghd brands because they tend to last longer.





Hope this helps you x
You need a trim!


Nothing wrong with your straightners


Your hair is just singed
probably have hair products stuck to them
erm it smells like it!! :0) For your hairs sake, get some new ones, GHD's are excellent!!
You might be over using it and your hair problem needs a fresh cut. If you over straighten your hair it gets dry and frissy so that might be a sign your burning you hair. Or it might just be the straightener... is it a cheap one? i would try CHI.. i use it everyday and my hair never gets burnt and it really works fantastic! I would try that..
Hey


My friends did that,


i think that they are either just old


or they were one of the cheaper ones,


or a lower standard brand.


dont worry about your hair too much - unless it still smells burnt after you've washed it.


:)
Does your flat iron have 100% ceramic plates? If not maybe the ceramit coating wore off and now your damaging your hair. Or how high is the temp. turned up on the iron, maybe it's too hot?
if those are the cheap straighteners, the ones u can get for $15-30, they might be broken


or maybe you're straightening your hair when its wet or damp, which you should ever do


OR try using this: Alberto VO5 Extreme Style Heat Defense Conditioning Spray


it protects hair from getting burned by straighteners or blowdryers
mine do the same sometimes..


i think they probs just need a clean, clean the plates with a damp cloth (not when hot!).


That should do the trick !
that means you have it turned up way too high.


when i was getting my hair cut, she told me if you smell burnt hair while your striaghtening, or thats what your striaghtener smells like, turn it down! :]





if you have it turned up high it will give you bad split ends, and nobody likes those!