Ceramic
Ceramic blow dryers and flat irons use ceramic heaters, which produce negative ions when heated. The word ionic is commonly used in the styling industry to refer to negative ions only. An ion is an atom that has gained a positive or negative electrical charge. Damaged hair is positively charged from chemicals, metal heated appliances, or static electricity. A positive charge keeps hair follicles open, dry and brittle. Negative ions neutralize the charge, closing hair follicles and smoothing the hair shaft. All ceramic heating tools produce them, while materials like tourmaline and titanium boost their output. Unlike Titanium, Ceramic plates are fragile.
Tourmaline
Tourmaline heat styling tools also produce negative ions. There are not many differences between ceramic and tourmaline heat styling tools, as they almost do the same job. But one noticeable difference is tourmaline heat styling tools produce a greater number of negative ions, which gives the hair a silkier, shinier look.
Ceramic & Tourmaline
Tourmaline heat styling tools can be infused with ceramic heaters or plates, to give you better results. But ceramic heat styling tools are not infused with tourmaline heaters or plates. When tourmaline is crushed and combined with the ceramic plates of a styling iron, the heating of the iron causes negative ions to be emitted, which then allow for smoother hair styling.
Titanium
Titanium is as strong as steel and 40% lighter. It’s the smoothest surface available in a styling tool. This is especially useful when heat styling with a flat iron to prevent hair from snagging on the iron plates. Titanium retains higher heat longer and distributes it consistently across the surface. This results in faster styling time, and higher heat, on a very smooth surface.
Used sparingly, heat styling can safely provide a new look in a short amount of time. Blow dryers and flat irons made of ceramic, tourmaline and or titanium produce negative ions to reduce frizz, smooth the hair shaft and reduce damage.
