Which Hair Straighteners Are Best? Our UK Survey Results

Which Hair Straighteners Are Best? That’s the question we set out to answer in our nationwide survey.

We’ve interviewed just over 3,000 UK people. That means we’re qualified to help you cut through the confusion of choice and pick the best hair straighteners for your hair.

The users who contributed to our investigation have had used their straighteners for six weeks or more.

With their help we’ve been able to answer the question: Which hair straighteners are the best?

7 Things You Should Look for in a pair of Hair Straighteners

We all know what a pair of hair straighteners looks like: They’re a pair of narrow tongs. Each arm carries a pad – a hair ironing plate. You run the straightener down a tress of hair to lock in straightness and reveal shine.

Alternatively, you can wrap a tress of hair round the straightener’s barrel to make a wave or light curls. That’s what makes a good straightener a versatile beauty tool.

Here are the seven qualities of an ideal straightening iron that will help you get the hair style you want, quickly, effectively and without damaging the follicle:

• Precise heating controls
• Slippery ceramic hair ironing plates
• An ionic anti-frizz facility
• Wider plates if you have longer or thicker hair
• A rounded barrel on each arm
• A power cord that’s 2.5 to 3 metres long
• A hibernation or auto-shut down facility

Your best buy hair styling iron will have this important functionality:

So, which hair straighteners are best? Answer: models that have all these qualities. And the top 10, found through our owner poll, have this top-rated functionality.

Find out more in our article: What to look for in the best hair straighteners

The UK’s Top 10 Hair Straighteners

We put together our top 10 Hair Straighteners table with feedback from the users we polled. Here’s the crème de la crème of UK hair straightening irons together with some of the key benefits cited by owners:

Rank	Model	Overall Users' Satisfaction rating	Expect to Pay around	Ceramic	Plates	Ionic	Embedded shine	Precise heat	Help me choose
1	H2D Wide Straighteners	9.82/10	£55	Y	Wider	Y	#	Y
2	Remington S3500	9.65/10	£20	Y	Longer	#	#	Y
3	GHD Mini Styler Gold	9.42/10	£95	Y	Standard	#	#	#	#
4	TRESemme 2066U	9.35/10	£25	Y	Wider	#	#	Y
5	BaByliss 2098BU Elegance	9.27/10	£40	Y	Longer	Y	#	Y	#

Please click through this link for the Top 10 Hair Straighteners in the UK right now.

Compare Hair Straighteners At-a-Glance

We surveyed just over three thousand people, in order to discover the UK’s most popular hair straightening irons.

Having found out which are the most popular straighteners (according to owners) we set out to find just what it is that makes a top-rated hair straightening iron.

We’ve put our findings in an easy to use table. You’ll find it here at the hair straighteners comparison page.

Which is the Best Hair Straightener for You?

From our investigation into hair straightening irons we found out from owners what matters to them - and probably you too. Things like:

• How do existing owners rate their straighteners?
• How long is the power cord?
• Can you adjust the heating to suit your hair?
• How quickly do the straighteners heat up?
• And can you curl as well as straighten?

So, which hair straightener is the best? You’ll find these questions answered on the best hair straighteners page.

How Much Should You Pay for the Best Value Hair Styling Irons?

We say don’t buy the cheapest straighteners when you can buy the best straighteners cheaply. How does 50% off sound? You can pick up a top model for as little as £20.

Here are some of our top-rated straighteners for £25 or less:

Model	Overall Users' Satisfaction rating	Expect to pay around	Help me choose
Remington S3500	9.65/10	£20
TRESemme 2066U	9.35/10	£25

You’ll find more great bargains from names like H2D, Remington and GHD on our best cheap hair straighteners page.

A Reliable Best Buy Hair Straightener for You

Wherever you live in the UK Best Buys Compared can help you track down the best value hair straightener for you.

Best Buys Compared is the practical way to make your hard earned cash go further. We survey the people who really know their subject: the owners who’ve paid for their straightener and used it for 6 weeks or more.

And we provide a price-check service so you can get the best for less.

You deserve a reliable, wave smoothing and beauty enhancing hair styling iron. Not a cheap and nasty flat iron.

So, which hair straightener is the best? You’ll find the answer here on these pages…