Hair straighteners literally transformed my life. It is split into two era’s life before straightener and life after straighteners. I now have manageable hair. However, I would not want the to transform the life of any child.
Did you know that hair straightener burns among children has doubled in recent years and they now account for nearly one in ten burns.
Keep your children safe
If you use hair straighteners, follow the Electrical Safety Councils top tips to make sure that you, and your children, stay safe from electrical burns:
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Keep hair straighteners out of reach of children – Children’s skin can be 15 times thinner than that of adults so it’s important to keep them out of reach of little feet and hands.
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Use a heat proof pouch – Hair straighteners stay hot up to forty minutes after they have been switched off. A heat proof pouch is the easiest and safest way to store a product after use.
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Keep them away from skin – Do not allow the any of the hot plates to come into contact with the face, neck or scalp when using straighteners.
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Seek medical attention – In the incident of a serious burn, seek immediate medical attention. If the hot plates comes into contact with the skin but it is not serious, run the affected area under cold water.
So important to share – they are SO dangerous if misused.
This is a really important point. When my son was about 5, he stepped on my hot hair straighteners and mentioned about his foot being burnt for some time (he’s not a complainer so I didn’t take too much notice). A few days later, I did exactly the same and boy, did it hurt! I obviously apologised profusely and made extra care when leaving them out after that. They should always be turned off if not using them.
Very important to share…..I have seen the video and it does a good job of getting the point across x
I’ve seen a few children with burns from straighteners. It’s very scary.
Thanks for sharing
I am really careful with straighteners as I burned my scalp with curling tongs when I was younger
ew that video makes me feel sick. Such an important topic… why is everyone so safe about cupboard door locks etc but something as dangerous as this gets left laying around? So easy just to put them away or out of reach x
Wow I didn’t realise. Luckily my daughter has dead straight hair so has no need for straighteners at the moment
oh god that awful, good to remind people how dangerous they are though! x
Yikes – that’s scary! I don’t use straighteners, as my hair’s already flat as a pancake. It’s always good to be aware of the dangers, though.