Review on FURIDEN Pro Steam Hair Straightener: Ultimate Solution for Thick and African American Hair by Laura Russell

Fur! That's all. PHOTOS - Photos and video of me in a gray shirt were taken with this straightener. The photo of me in a gray shirt with hair straight to one side was taken after running a keratin iron through my hair. The other side is the mediocre straight hair I got from this steam iron. Photos of completely straight hair with a gray shirt - after ironing all my hair with a keratin iron after first use of a steam iron. My photos on white background with blue t-shirt are 2 weeks since I left the hairdresser. And the stylist lives in Cali but is from Louisiana, so no wonder she knows how to style my hair. And my hair looks like this when I do it with a keratin straightener, but I don't like heating my hair. I'd rather have it done by a professional to minimize heat damage. I have very curly hair and don't heat it often. Bought in March and used for the first time today in September (6 months). I am very active in sports and don't like exposing my hair to unnecessary heat because it ruins my frizz, I love my natural hair and it will still sweat every day. But when I straighten it, I REALLY STRAIGHT LIKE IT! Do you understand what I'm talking about? If not, then this review isn't for you. If so, read on. I grew up on the east coast where my mom used to do my hair and even cut it because to the rest of the world a haircut is a haircut. So I couldn't let anyone do my hair. Fast forward to love in several states including Southern California where my mom still did my hair. From curly to straight, to braids and split ends. She did everything. Then we moved south. Atlanta, Georgia. Or Decatur to be exact. Teenagers, women, everyone had constant meetings at the hairdresser's. I wanted to go! So my mom let me, but not every time I walked in and told the barber NO SCISSORS, NO TRIM, NO CUT, just had her hair straightened and styled the way she wanted. Atlanta was the first place I could go "almost" anywhere and everyone knew how to fix my hair. And they only cut it, never cut it, and my hair was shiny, healthy, and growing quickly to a big, thick, even length. Then I moved back to California as an adult. My God! Back to my own darn hair! I hear that all the time from hairdressers after they finish my hair. "Your hair is so straight." "It's so beautiful". "Can I take a photo/video?" Seriously?! It might look smoother than the curly hair I went with, but it can't be compared. Especially if a curly person knows what straight hair looks like. As if the hairdresser evaluates himself. um no! This is also the case with this steam iron. They charge extra for my length. Then they charge extra for ironing! And I still have to go home and fix it! I need to go home, get out the iron and rack my brains, especially the ROOTS! Because, hey, I have curly hair that produces its own oil, and the wavy roots under the barber seat turn into curly roots in about a day or two. Then I have 1-2 inches of curly hair from the roots and the rest is mediocre for a straight male. Rather fluffy, some wavy straight lines. This means MY NEEDLE IS FULL. It's an open door for moisture. And hello again, I have naturally curly hair and humor makes my hair frizzy after a few days. If you don't think this is a problem, let me ask you about it. Hair when it looks like shit the minute the stylist is done and it's getting worse every day? Especially if you're from Georgia, where your hair can be straightened at budget salons for around $50, upscale salons for $65, and hairdressing schools for $30-$50 (which sometimes you still go home and need to repair). did all the heavy lifting to wash, blow dry and maybe a $30 iron and all I have to do is iron it the way I like). So, now to this steam iron. I say all this to say that this iron gives the same crappy results. When adjusting the steam, you must hold the iron so that the steam opening is tilted downwards. Because when it's held against gravity, no vapor comes out. You will recognize this when you hear a faint steam noise, as if steam were escaping from an iron. Simply quieter. If you can't hear it, change the angle and you will. It's awkward because when you do your own hair you know you're changing angles depending on whether you're doing the right side or left side and back and then your edges. So, without repeating all the downsides of this straightener, because it's pretty much the same as anything I've already typed, I'll leave this positive if an out-of-tune piano can play a positive note. Good use case for medium cutting and steam ironing. is to make it manageable. Then use your old flat iron or any other tool or process that you use to straighten your hair to actually straighten it. I think my review is so long because I was thinking about all these things while using this steam iron and wanting to get it. in the review. Because I would like to know that by reading the reviews before I buy it. I have a keratin flat iron that I've had since 2013 and it works great! So I'll stick with what I know for now. Until a few more hairdressers from the south move to California! Sheri from N'Sei to ATL where are you and can you move to Cali?! The bottom line is that you have to decide how you want the end result to be, whether semi-straight hair suits you, and whether the cost of this product is worth it. As for me, I'll probably use it a few more times to get an accurate opinion, but my intuition tells me I'll probably use it fully first to get my curly hair smooth and tangle-free, and then I will use my keratin curling iron. Iron for the final look. If I use heat it has to be straight and last so I finished it off with an iron.