ghd Hair Straighteners

Woo hoo!  It is the holiday season, and many of you will shortly be taking your ghd hair straighteners abroad on your holidays.

Accordingly, we thought we’d put together some tips and advice on using your ghd hair straighteners abroad.

Firstly, the good news is that if you have a “IV” model (i.e. ghd Mk4) with the newer rounded shape (see the images elsewhere on the site), then you can use your hair straighteners in most countries that offer 220/240V as well as 110V mains electricity (i.e. the vast majority of Europe, North American and Australia, etc).

If you are going to Spain or other Western European Countries then before you go, you can unscrew the UK cover of the “Euro” plug that your ghd hair straighteners come with (it is a single screw in the middle of the plug) and then you can simply plug the Euro plug directly into the mains socket of your hotel or apartment.

If you are going further afield, you may need to purchase an adaptor (check with your tour operator or online), but due to the dual voltage of the ghd IV styler, you will still be able to use your ghds pretty much anywhere abroad.

Of course, do continue to follow some common sense safety practices:  Don’t use your ghd hair straighteners in the bathroom (often you’ll find sockets in bath rooms abroad) as the presence of water greatly increases the risk of electrocution (especially as you have no way of knowing the quality of the wiring in the place you are staying).

And remember that if you are spending a lot of time in the sun, sea or pool that your hair can become weakened,so ensure that you are using an appropriate shampoo and conditioner (one for chlorine, sun bleached hair and/or salt water would be ideal), and if you are at all concerned, perhaps go easy on the straightening for a few days  - sometimes wearing your hair up on your hols is more comfortable if the climate is particularly hot anyway.

Anyway, hopefully these simple tips will help you to enjoy your ghd hair straighteners abroad! Don’t forget to send us a postcard!!

Later this week we’ll be adding a couple of new approved ghd retailers to the site, further increasing your choice of outlets to buy cheap ghd straighteners from.

Now, at the risk of sounding like a broken record, we thought we’d take the opportunity to remind you of the reasons why you should only buy from an approved ghd retailer…

Only approved ghd retailers buy their stocks from Jemella Ltd (the sole manufacturer of ghd straighteners, based in Yorkshire).    That means that what you are buying is official, genuine UK-stocks of ghd hair straighteners.  No other retailers can guarantee you the authenticity of their ghd products, no matter how much they protest otherwise.

All genuine ghd straighteners are shipped from within the UK.  We have never come across an overseas retailer selling genuine ghd stylers.   This advice is particularly pertinent to some of the “too good to be true” deals you’ll see on websites that are shipping product from the Far East (i.e. China, Hong Kong, etc).    Obviously, we are not able to say that every single overseas retailer is selling fake products, but evidence collected by UK authorities is strongly indicative that a massive majority are!

Put simply, buying from an unapproved source is just not worth the risk. We are talking about a high powered professional styling device that you use in extremely close proximity to your body!  The risk of electrocution from a sub-standard counterfeit product is a real and present danger.   Only genuine ghd straighteners are guaranteed to have passed all relevant UK and EU safety tests.

So there you have it, a few simple reasons why you should stick to approved retailers of ghds only.  Thankfully here at Compare ghd, we make it easy for you to compare ghd prices and get your hands on the cheapest ghd hair straighteners around!