Best 5 Steam Hair Straighteners Reviewed For 2022

Steam is known to be less damaging to your hair. But what are ESSENTIAL features for your Steam Hair Straightener? Which model is BEST for your hair type?

Steam Hair Straighteners are known for moisturizing and less damaging to your hair over regular hair straighteners or flat irons. 

We reviewed some popular steam hair straighteners models to help you decide which one is right for you.

In this article, we will explain:

What are the crucial features you should EXPECT from your Steam Hair Straightener? 

What is the best professional steam straightener?

Which model is best for hair type?

Crucial Functions for Your Steam Hair Straightener Should Have

• Steam On/Off Switch: This function allows you to use your steam hair straightener like a classic flat iron when you turn OFF the steam. Thus making it a more versatile hair tool.
• Steam Flow Adjustment: Controlling the steam output is so important because of how your hair reacts to steam. Too much steam can make your hair frizzy or limp. Also having steam control is great so you won’t have to refill the water tank so often.

• • Dorasilk has both the steam on/off option and a steam flow adjustment.
  • MaxiGlide has steam on demand - like the steam button on your clothes iron.
    
    
• Ideal Plate Width: If you have shorter hair or you like to create curls and flips, in that case, your best steam hair straightener is a narrow one.  If however, you have thick or long hair, a steam straightener with wider plates helps you finish quickly.

• • FURIDEN is one of the narrowest steam straighteners you can find.
  • MKBOO is one of the widest models
    
    
• Guide Comb/Brush: If you are accustomed to doing the comb and chase method of straightening your hair, then you will have one less thing to hold if your hand if your steam hair Styler has a guide comb.

• • MKBOO has the removable guiding comb, Kemei has a 3-position retractable comb.
  • Whereas SANWIN is more of a brush.
    
    
• Oil-Infusion: While argan oil is excellent for your hair, it’s terrible for your steam hair straightener. For longer tool life, Please do not add essential oil to the water tank. Use only distilled water.

• • HSI Glider steamer is the ONLY Steam straightener to use the oil-infusion system.
  • Use HSI PROFESSIONAL Argan Oil Heat Protector as a refill when you run out
    
    
• Infrared: Infrared heats the hair from the inside out so less temperature is needed to get results and saves your hair from further heat damage.

• • Swan Star is a steam hair iron with infrared.

In Summary 

Steam Hair Straighteners are a little heavier than traditional flat irons.

Use cautiously since water vapor can burn your scalp.

If your steam straightener doesn’t produce any steam, and BEFORE you give up and consider it broken try:

1. Clamping, it opened and closed a couple of times. This helps pump the water.
2. Check the water tank level, and if it’s inserted correctly.
3. Turn the Steam control to ON.

Depending on your natural hair texture Steam Hair Straighteners do not give you bone-straight results.

For bone straight hair, you may need to pass a regular flat iron afterward or use a steam straightener that has the steam ON/OFF feature.

Additionally, use a smoothing serum and a humidity-resistant hair spray to keep your hair smooth.

So steam straighteners vs. a flat iron, Most hairstylists prefer a regular hair straightener.

L’Oreal Professional is currently the best professional steam hair straightener.

Use a narrower Steam Hair Straightener for curling your hair and beach waves. Use the same way as you would a 2-in-1 hair straightener.