straighteners

Heated styling plates

Straighteners are devices that make things straight.

Most commonly, hair straighteners—heated plates pressed together to flatten curly or wavy hair into sleek styles: She ran the straighteners through her hair.

The term extends to tools that straighten other materials: wire straighteners, metal straighteners.

In British slang, a straightener is a fistfight meant to settle a dispute directly.

haircare

frizz

Unruly hair texture

  • shineEmit or reflect light
  • silkySmooth and lustrous
  • smoothWithout roughness or difficulty

sleek · keratin · serum · protectant · detangle · moisturize · conditioning · manageability · glossy · softness

appliance

flatiron

Heated garment presser

plates · cordless · dual-voltage · wattage · auto-shutoff · digital · LCD · temperature · control · barrel

styling

blowout

Sudden tire failure

pass · glide · layers · bangs · ends · touch-up · relaxer · rebonding · press

technique

sectioning

Dividing into segments

tension · angle · cool-down · brushing · finishing · touch-up

Categories
Opposites
hair styling effect

straightenerscurling irons

Heated hair-shaping devices

curling tongs · crimpers · hot rollers · curlers · hair rollers

hair texture goal

straightenerscurls

Spiraling hair sections

waves · texture · volume · frizz · kinks

Phrases
Family

straightened, straightener, unstraightened, restraightened

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G