Sunday, March 21st, 2010 at
9:16 am
The love-hate relationship with the way people look had been continuing from the past and it is not a new phenomenon. What is new is the innovations in technology that make the job of beautifying or changing the original look of the same. Very few people are happy with they possess or do not want to undergo any change in their appearance but maximum people all over the planet like to adorn themselves at the most to bag warm comments from the onlookers that encourages them to keep themselves the same way or go one step ahead. There are many out there among the readers who will surely agree with me with the fact many of us don’t want or are not happy with what we are born with and wish to have something else. For instance take the case of hair- some women having curly hair will go for straightening and those having straight hair will opt for anything for a natural wave. And surprisingly such needs leads to innovation of new products to accomplish the same task with ease.
It is surprising to learn and it would seem probably unbelievable for your ears that about one hundred years ago that is long time back when technology was not so advanced at that time ladies went through extreme lengths to keep their hair straight and few desperate one also literally tried to iron their hair – with a domestic iron!
Earlier it was not so easy task to achieve the ‘frizz to sleek’ look for hairs in a matter of seconds many a head of hair, and scalp, were ruined by some of the early methods.
You will find evidences that suggest that the process of hair straightening is not a new concept but the revival of the same old process with new and advanced technology that style your hair without damaging it. The first Straightening Comb invented by Marcel Grateau in 1872 started using heated rods to straighten or style hair and caused less damage kick started the series of invention that followed with the invention of Hair-Dryer in 1880 by French hairdresser Alexandre Godefroy, Hair Curling Machine in 1905 by German hairdresser Charles Nessler, Hair Straightener in 1906 by Simon E and Advanced Hair Straighteners in 1909 by Issac K. Shero which were composed of two flat irons that were heated and pressed together.
Modernization did not stop just to achieve the best result that also assure safety and so the use of different metals and materials are still being tried and tested for straighteners and curling tongs alike. And the result is that – aluminium that was used earlier has now been replaced with ceramic and tourmaline by the manufacturers both of which give great results and does not damage your hair.
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Sunday, December 20th, 2009 at
9:11 am
The different hair straightener that is available in the market today has a different and interesting history behind. The evolution of this hair straightening devices over the years from the heating irons to the present day straighteners is highly interesting. Today we take for granted our hair straightener but it is sure to create goose bumps after knowing what ladies had to do years ago to keep their hair straight. Earlier it was done so easily and often there had been a case of burnt scalp and fried hair.
Iron that we use to iron clothes was used earlier to straighten hair which is contrary to belief. There were also other quite a few methods of hair straightening, earlier that involved abrasive chemicals that were incredibly harmful to the scalp and hair both. But today, it is still possible to chemically straighten the hair, which is considered better that what was found in the past. But with the advent of modern hair straightening implements, the process of hair straightening has become easy and it is really not necessary to go to such an extreme. With this new hair straightening tools there is no commitment, no need to apply potentially harmful chemicals to your scalp every few months to keep your hair permanently straight and also that there is minimal possibility of damage to your hair.
Looking few years back the evolution of hair straightener started with the straightening comb. There is some confusion with the actual inventor of hair straightener but it is true that Madam C.J Walker in the early 1900s who made a record as America’s first black woman millionaire to make fortune with the invention of hair care products specifically tailored to black women popularized the use of hair straightener among the black women. That which we are thinking as a modern invention is actually a modification of an old invention by adding modern technology. Through time there had been many methods devised to curl hair and to keep the curl in place and people who are said to bring in the revolution in the world of fashion were- Charles L. Nessler, a German hairdresser, Eugene Sutter, Gaston Boudou who brought little modification to Sutter’s work, Rambaud, a Paris beautician, who had perfected a system of curling and drying permed hair for softer, looser curls by using an electric hot-air dryer, French chemist Eugene Schueller of L’Oréal laboratories who combined the action of thioglycolic acid with hydrogen peroxide to produce the first cold permanent wave and many more.
So there was gradual shifting from one hair styling tools to more advanced implements and in the mist of time the original inventor got overlooked. However the credit for the straightening hair still goes to the French hairdresser, Marcel Grateau, of late 19th century, who invented the curling iron, the permanent wave and later the Gillette safety razor. It could be seen that curling iron has remained a favored tool from the beginning and with time we have traveled a long distance and left behind the use of metal rods that were too risky as they were heated by inserting into hot coals or heating on gas or electric stoves and had no temperature control. So was then several accidents like burnt scalp, damage hair and burnt fingers. Modern day hair straighteners have more control and flexibility and are safe to use. Manufacturers have not stopped themselves from updating their product. In the near future we will come across different implement with different hi-tech features making our work easier than ever.
