"It's an extension of the tech that L'Oréal introduced at CES 2024 with the Airlight Pro hairdryer. In a nutshell, most conventional hair styling tools rely on heated coils and motors. The Airlight Pro hairdryer introduced infrared light to help speed up drying while reducing the overall heat required. (I've been doing some long-term testing of the high-tech hair dryer versus a standard one over the past year, and I can confirm that it is much faster.)"
"The Light Straight uses the same tech, but in a flat iron form. The proposed benefit is the ability to straighten or curl hair with one pass, using less heat. Typical hair styling tools can exceed 400 degrees Fahrenheit, but the Light Straight won't go beyond 320 degrees. Altogether, the company says that should translate to three times faster styling and hair that's two times smoother."
"I did, however, get to handle the device and see a robot arm curl and straighten a test strand of hair. The flat iron is relatively lightweight to hold and heats up quickly. In the demo, I was able to see the robot curl and then straighten hair with a single pass - but the resulting hair wasn't too hot to the touch."
The Light Straight applies infrared-based heating in a flat iron form to straighten or curl hair with a single pass while using less heat. The device caps temperature at 320 degrees Fahrenheit versus typical tools that can exceed 400 degrees. The company claims styling will be three times faster and result in hair that is two times smoother. A demonstration showed a robot arm curl and then straighten a test strand in one pass, producing hair that was not too hot to the touch. The flat iron is relatively lightweight and heats up quickly. The device should work on most hair types, though flat irons remain easier to use on some hair textures.
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