A titanium curling iron: what titanium does that ceramic does not, and why it is the stylists' choice for thick hair

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BaBylissPRO Nano Titanium Spring Curling Iron

The listing for this iron says very little beyond its name, so this page is about what the name tells you: a titanium barrel, a spring clamp, and a professional tool made for everything from tight curls to loose waves. Each of those is worth understanding.

Titanium versus ceramic

Most curling irons have either a ceramic or a titanium barrel.

Ceramic heats more gently and evenly, and is often recommended for fine, fragile or damaged hair.

Titanium heats up quickly, holds high temperatures steadily, and is light and very durable. That is why titanium irons are popular with stylists who work through a lot of hair quickly, and why they suit thick, coarse or hard-to-curl hair that needs a lot of heat to hold a curl.

The flip side is that titanium's efficient heat is easy to overdo on fine hair. If your hair is fine or already damaged, use a low setting and short holds.

A spring clamp, not a wand

This is a spring curling iron, meaning it has a clamp that holds the end of the hair against the barrel. A clamp makes curling easier, especially for beginners, and gives polished, even curls. A clipless wand, where you wrap hair around a bare barrel, tends to give looser, more undone waves. Neither is better; they give different looks.

Tight curls or loose waves: the barrel decides

The listing mentions both, and the difference comes down to barrel size, which this iron is sold in several of. As a rough guide: a smaller barrel, around three-quarters of an inch, gives tighter curls; an inch gives classic curls; an inch and a quarter and up gives bigger, looser curls and waves. Hair length matters too — the longer the hair, the looser the result from any barrel.

For a larger, longer barrel aimed at waves on long hair, we looked at a long-barrel curling iron from Bio Ionic.

Heat, protectant, and the cool-down

Use the lowest temperature that holds a curl, put a heat protectant on first — see what the temperature on a heat protectant actually means — and let each curl cool in your hand or pinned up before touching it. Curls set as they cool.

What it will not do

It will not be gentle on fine or damaged hair at high heat. It will not give undone, beachy waves the way a wand does. And we cannot tell you more about its specific features, because the listing does not give them.

The product

A titanium spring curling iron from a professional range, built for fast, steady heat. It suits thick, coarse or stubborn hair best, and anyone who wants a clamp to make curling easier.

The one people are searching for is the BaBylissPRO Nano Titanium Spring Curling Iron.

BaBylissPRO Nano Titanium Spring Curling Iron

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Written by CatieH, who covers nails and hair here.