14 Best Hot Styling Tools

Looking to make wavy hair straight or straight hair wavy? Pick up (not by the hot end, please) one of these flat irons, hot roller sets and more

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Heat styling is a necessary evil in the world of hairstyles. With sleight of hand, curl and volume can be added to stick-straight hair with rollers or curling iron action, and wavy or curly hair can miraculously be straightened with a solid blow out and flat iron finessing.

And when you style your hair with these essential tools you expect them to make your job easier, right? Well, that's why we've rounded up of the best of the best straighteners, curling irons, blow dryers, rollers, diffusers, etc. according to our readers.

See which hot styling tools to invest in now.

Once you've discovered the new tools you must have, pair them with these nifty 101 guides to blowing out, curling and straightening your hair and you'll get salon-worthy results every time you style.

To boot, here are some hair care tips to help you maintain healthy hair no matter how many times you manipulate your God-given texture with heat:

Tip 1: Use quality shampoo and conditioner for your hair type. (Take this quiz to find the best duo for you.)
Tip 2: Use a deep conditioner like Aveda Damage Remedy Intensive Restructuring Treatment, $26 or Aussie 3 Minute Miracle Deeeeep Conditioner, $3 once or twice a month -- especially if you straighten your hair on the regular.
Tip 3: Use a heat-protecting hair serum such as Sally Hershberger Go With the Blow, $12.50 before and after blow-drying.
Tip 4: If you are going to use a flat iron, let hair air dry the night before or use the lowest setting on your blow dryer if you didn't plan ahead.
Tip 5: When you straighten your hair, select the lowest temperature possible that will still give you the straightening effect you desire, so you don't fry your strands.

And now for that sizzling list of the best hot styling tools ... See Next Page: No. 14: TIGI Bed Head 1875W Active Ionic Dryer, $69.95

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now i can use these hair tricks

by darksecret Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at 08:33AM Report as inappropriate

ooh. I want that featherweight hairdryer...

by venenumletalis Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at 06:24PM Report as inappropriate

Want to try the sedu flat iron wish it did'nt cost so much.:-(

by andie Monday, November 28, 2011 at 08:40PM Report as inappropriate

Good information to know

by HeideC Thursday, November 17, 2011 at 01:39PM Report as inappropriate

I really like Conair curling irons.

by andyv1217 Thursday, November 10, 2011 at 09:56PM Report as inappropriate

I am deff gon save up and splurge on some of these!

by beautyGodmade88 Thursday, November 10, 2011 at 06:53PM Report as inappropriate

I love my Rusk Speedfreak dryer more than I can say

by LittleBunny Thursday, November 10, 2011 at 10:59AM Report as inappropriate

Love how this lists some affordable tools, not just expensive ones

by MysticMeercat Saturday, October 29, 2011 at 06:04PM Report as inappropriate

thanks for rating the products for us.

by shar_r Thursday, October 27, 2011 at 02:58PM Report as inappropriate

I love my CHI straightener, although I have the 1 inch.

by vfalkow Saturday, October 1, 2011 at 09:43AM Report as inappropriate

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