Hair Straighteners/Dual Voltage

[Lisa x]

This thread has got me panicking too! Last time I went to DLRP for 3 days my straightners wouldn't work and my hair was grim! Can't have that happen for almost 3 weeks in Florida!
So I just went and checked my straightners. I have a relatively cheap babyliss pair that say they are multi voltage on the box. Funnily enough my better set don't seem to be dual voltage. I have lost the instructions though and wanted to know if you usually have to change a switch or anything to convert to different voltage as I can't see anything like that on them? Or should they just work if I plug them in when there?
Thanks
Rach x

If they are dual voltage, mine dont have a separate button, I just plug em in the same as back home and they work exactly the same! Nice and hot!

 

[flortlebap]

Haha......I would do the 'imagine if I buy a pair and they don't work, then I will have to spend more for another pair etc......by the time I have done, I could have bought dual voltage ghds and they will last years' thing!

Ohhhhh I think he'll understand.... At Christmas, we went away to a hotel.... Blondie here forgot to pack the hair straighteners... Cue other half driving all the way home (40 mile round trip) to pick them up whilst I was in the bath! I literally wouldn't have left the room without them!!

Trust me, he'll get it

 

[Lisa x]

Ohhhhh I think he'll understand.... At Christmas, we went away to a hotel.... Blondie here forgot to pack the hair straighteners... Cue other half driving all the way home (40 mile round trip) to pick them up whilst I was in the bath! I literally wouldn't have left the room without them!!

Trust me, he'll get it

can't blame you sending him back, I would have been the same! No straighteners, not able to face the public haha!

 

[flortlebap]

http://www.ghd4lover.com/ghd-iv-styler-mk4-pure-p-8.html just seen these... Surely that has to be too good to be true...

 

[Jakejosh4]

Hi I have a set go GHD 4 which worked really well

 

[2Tiggies]

is it what's referred to as japanese straightening? or brazilian straightening?

i've thought about it, but haven't done it yet.

I think you are referring to a "Brazillian Blowdry". Groupon had some deals on it a week or so back and I was so tempted. If it comes up again I am definitely buying one!

 

[disneyholic family]

I think you are referring to a "Brazillian Blowdry". Groupon had some deals on it a week or so back and I was so tempted. If it comes up again I am definitely buying one!

well you know my hair is super curly - i went crazy growing up trying to wear it straight (my sister had the most gorgeous perfectly straight hair you could ever want!!).
now i just go natural - though i use paul mitchell styling sculpt glaze to control the friz - so it's just curls...

then about once i year i go nuts and have a blow dry - it lasts about a day, but it's fun!! my hair looks so completely different....but who has the energy to do that all the time!!

they tried to talk me into getting that chemical straightening done, but i chickened out...

 

[Julia Ann]

My straigteners are not dual voltage and they worked fine. The ones I took last time were fransen futra's which are mainly used in salons.

 

[Claire L]

GHD IV's or newer which are dual voltage work well in the US, I have taken mine over there at least 5 times

 

[princess_ariel_85]

Me again! I ought to mention, because I'm not sure that I made it clear, that I have taken several different pairs of ghd dual-voltage straighteners (and my dual-voltage Cloud Nines) to the US and all of them have worked fine. I'm guessing (but maybe they could wade in) that those who have reported problems were using older, non-dual-voltage versions.

I think all the straighteners GHD make now have dual voltage. First time we went I took my old battered GHDs because I didn't know, luckily though at Manchester airport I saw a pretty set of GHDs and decided to treat myself. They work wonderfully... (or well did until they died the other week. I now have the peacock limited edition GHDs)

I'm glad I'm not the only one who worried about their hair when in WDW.

 

[zoeee]

whatttttttt i didnt know that ghd's dont work in america im going there this week and was going to pack them now i am worried what to do with my hair!!! how comes they dont work? i have had mine for a few years now so is it likely mine will not work

 

[UKDEB]

They do work if they're mark IV or later and, given that ghd's aren't know for their durability, I reckon most people who use them regularly will own a set of mark IVs.

 

[flortlebap]

whatttttttt i didnt know that ghd's dont work in america im going there this week and was going to pack them now i am worried what to do with my hair!!! how comes they dont work? i have had mine for a few years now so is it likely mine will not work

Because they won't power up with the US 110v current, they need 220 or thereabouts, unless they're dual voltage.

 

[zoeee]

phew its ok i have mk4 ones that have lower voltage

 

[flortlebap]

phew its ok i have mk4 ones that have lower voltage

So do I, only I can't find them!!! We've just moved house and I have no idea where they are, what a nightmare!!

 

[NatalieMT]

The MK4 and above GHDs most definitely work, like others have said if you own a pair that aren't MK4 you must be one of the very lucky people whos GHDs have lasted all this time!

 

[stephensmum]

My old mark 4 GHD's worked but kept cutting off. My mum treated me to some new purple GHD's & they're fine.

 

[laurawaters]

I’d recommend the hair straightener by Karmin

 

[Jon84]

I’d recommend the hair straightener by Karmin

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