If you straighten your hair on a regular basis, you need the Conair Infiniti Nano Silver High Temperature Ionic Steam Hair Straightener; wow that’s a mouth full. 

The Infiniti Nano Silver is far and away the best heated hair straightener on the market today.  First of all it doesn’t just heat your hair, it steam heats it.  Like soaking hair with water, the hydrogen in the steam breaks the disulfide bonds that hold your hair in a curly position.  The ceramic ionic plates and infrared heat quickly dry your hair in the new linier confirmation.  In addition to being a much less damaging method of straightening your hair, the steam provides a shinier healthier look, which is magnified by the frizz fighting power of an ionic generator.  The Nano Silver also comes with an assortment of extra’s, including a built-in adjustable three level detangling comb, 9 foot swivel cord, automatic shut-off, adjustable steam level, selective heat, and a heat resistant carrying case.

• Automatic multi-level steam function allows the user to adjust the steam flow according to the degree of conditioning desired
• 3-position detangling comb spreads the hair strands evenly between the plates to detangle while straightening, providing uniform results from roots to ends
• 1-1/2" Nano Silver Tourmaline Ceramic™ coated plates for clean, shiny and healthy-looking hair
• Ion generator releases 2 million ions/cm³
• 5 temperatures – 395ºF/202ºC max
• 30-second instant heat**
• Auto shutoff
• Removable water reservoir with variable steam settings
• Up to 20 minutes of continuous steam
• Tension control settings
• 360º professional swivel cord
• Heat resistant pouch/mat protects counter, folds and snaps closed; stores hot iron safely
• Limited five year warranty

*when compared to 7 leading products tested using 2 passes
**Unit will not reach stabilized temperature within 30 seconds

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You need a clothes iron and you want the best, so you came to Essential Gear Guide where you know we’ve already found it.  Without further ado, we present the Rowenta Advancer.  Rowenta has a variety of irons, but the Advancer is the crème de la crème.  This tall glass of steamy water isn’t just eye candy ladies.  With the microsteam400 platinum soleplate and silicate coated stainless steel core you’ll glide across clothes like Brian Boitano at Disney on Ice.

If you’re looking for steam, you’ve found it.  The Advancer sports 400 microsteam holes including pores on the high precision tip for those hard-to-steam areas.  The convenient heat control dial is easy to read with a red light to indicate “too hot”, yellow for “too cold” and green for “just right”, Goldie Locks is going to freak and we haven’t even mentioned the other buttons yet!

With a burst like a high performance riffle the Advancer bellows a wall of steam with the push of a button; this thing is impressive!  The iron features a notched steam dial with about 12 settings ranging from no steam to max steam, and if you’d rather just spray some water and hit it with the heat you can do that too.

Two under-looked features that I really like are the ball-base swivel for the cord which allows it to swing in any direction with ease and the broad base so that you can set the heated iron down without fear of it falling over and burning your house to the ground.