DYSON STRAIGHTENER THAT COOLS YOUR HAIR AS IT STYLES LANDS IN AUSTRALIA
If you love sleek, glossy hair but worry about what all that heat is doing to your strands, the new Dyson straightener might just get your attention.
The Dyson Corrale CoolShine has now arrived in Australia, and its party trick is that it cools your hair down as you style it.
It is priced at $499 and is listed on Mecca, where it was showing as out of stock at the time of writing.
How the new Dyson straightener works
Most straighteners rely on high heat to press hair flat.
Dyson has gone the other way.
"Straightening has traditionally relied on applying more heat to force hair into shape," Dyson founder James Dyson said, according to Style Icons, which reported the Australian launch on November 7.
The tool comes with a removable cooling attachment that sits behind the plates.
Inside it are sealed copper pipes carrying a heat-transfer liquid, which draws excess heat away from your hair after each pass.
The idea is that cooling the hair quickly helps lock in the style and leaves it feeling less frazzled.
The plates themselves flex to gather and hold strands together, so you get more even contact and need fewer passes.
The details at a glance
There are four heat settings: 145°C, 165°C, 185°C and 210°C.
Dyson suggests the lower settings for touching up a style and the higher settings for a bigger transformation.
It heats up in 15 seconds.
The straightener weighs about 200 grams, with the cooling attachment adding around 85 grams.
It has a 2.6 metre cable and universal voltage, which is handy if you travel overseas.
In Australia it comes in a Steel Violet colourway.
What Dyson says it can do
Dyson claims the CoolShine can deliver up to 154 per cent more shine compared with untreated hair.
It also says it causes up to 29 per cent less damage than using the tool without the cooling attachment.
The brand says styles can last for up to 24 hours.
As always, these are the brand's own figures, so your results will depend on your hair type and how you use it.
Is this a new Corrale?
Some readers will remember the original Dyson Corrale, which launched in 2020 as a cordless straightener.
According to TechRadar, the new CoolShine is corded, which has allowed it to be smaller, slimmer and lighter.
Dyson also launched its Airsmooth hot brush alongside it, which went on sale in Australia in September for $399.
You can find more about the tool on Dyson's website.
Getting the best from a Dyson straightener
A clever tool is only half the story, so a few simple habits will help your hair stay healthy.
Start with completely dry hair, as straightening damp hair can cause more damage.
Use the lowest heat setting that gets the job done, especially if your hair is fine, coloured or bleached.
Work in small sections and go slowly, rather than running over the same piece of hair again and again.
Dyson recommends pairing the straightener with its silicone-free Omega hydrating hair oil for extra shine.
Give your hair a rest from heat a couple of days a week if you can.
Worth it?
At $499, this is very much an investment buy rather than an impulse purchase.
If you straighten your hair most days and want to cut down on heat damage, it could be one to put on your wish list, or to drop a hint about before Christmas.
If you only straighten now and then, a good quality straightener with adjustable heat and a heat protectant spray may be all you need.
Either way, it is a sign that hair tools are getting smarter about protecting our hair, and that can only be good news.
