Hair Straighteners Abroad

beanok77

Anybody know the name of the plug/adaptor which can make your straightener work as the same voltage at home?

LeahBaby

On ghd's. If you unscrew the little screws the plug head comes away to give a two prong plug. If that helps!

Innervision

I bought one of those things (a transformer i think they called it?) in Canada and it cost about $50!!

Snowie

Dublin airport when you get searched and everything your carrying gets screened there's a shop electrical one and in there they do adapters if your going to France you just buy the adapter for that country useually has a little flag on as to which country the adapter works in ....

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Innervision

Important to note that the normal adapters don't change the voltage though!

jellie

hmm i just used a normal adapter on my hair straightener. but im still here :pac:

Innervision

Yeah it depends where you're going. If you use them in the US they won't heat up as much...i've heard of them blowing up on people but not sure how true that is!

beanok77

Hey, thanks for the replies. Going to Puerto Rico, Gran Canaria. Was there befor but my ghd was crap with just the normal 2 pin adaptor. Thought there might be an add on you could get to increase the voltage.

Innervision

There definitely is but i think they're very expensive, worked out cheaper for me to buy a half decent straightener in the US anyway!

Jules

You might get a better answer over in FAP!

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tinkerbell

It depends on which GHD you have (if you have a GHD that is). The newer ones are compatible with just the simple plug adaptors that you buy in the airport and the voltage is the same. The older ones though, you can use the adaptor but it won't work as good.