Comments on: How to Clean your Curling Iron

By: belinda

belinda — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 21:20:35 +0000

Do you have any ideas on how to clean a curling brush iron?? I have to take mine apart to clean.

By: Ashley

Ashley — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 04:19:10 +0000

I’m embarrassed to say I’ve had my iron for about 4 years an have never cleaned it!! I’ve been looking for a way and tried Stacey’s…the “black” build up (I know sounds horrible) flakes right off!! Thanks!!!

By: Lynn

Lynn — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 03:31:44 +0000

Razors and scraping with sos pads remove the ceramic which can cause snagged hair and it protects your hair. Don’t scrape it with an sos pad or a razor. Yes rubbing alcohol and a lot of patience and scrubbing will work. I’m a cosmetologist and we use relaxer on a rag, warm up the iron and wipe it off. I know not all people have access to relaxer, so have fun with the rubbing alcohol. Or I’d just use the Dissolve All Purpose Cleaner Concentrate you get at sallys. Very nice tips though. Have fun cleaning those irons girls

By: Susan

Susan — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 16:35:19 +0000

I’ve always just used a razor blade, then wiped clean with dry cloth.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:45:49 +0000

My hair stylist told me to use and SOS pad.

By: Nicole Biggs

Nicole Biggs — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:32:08 +0000

I’ve always cleaned mine with a little Comet. It does take a bit of scrubbing but in the end it looks nice and new – never thought about alcohol.

By: Emily N.

Emily N. — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 07:02:07 +0000

awesome idea. i’ve always wanted to clean mine up real good and was neve able to. i’ll sure try it out

~ Emily N. from “too Blessed to Stress”

By: Young Wife

Young Wife — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:08:35 +0000

Great tip! I’ll have to give it a try.

By: Mandy

Mandy — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:03:42 +0000

Thanks for sharing!

By: ~Ivey~

~Ivey~ — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 06:34:23 +0000

Heidi, you are SO cute! I’m definitely going to share this one with my readers!

By: Stacy

Stacy — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 22:33:11 +0000

As a hairstylist, I use oven cleaner.Get your iron hot. Unplug it and spray with oven cleaner. Place your iron on a sylicone hot pad. Let it sit for a while then wipe away.

By: Tracy @ Hall of Fame Moms

Tracy @ Hall of Fame Moms — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 22:30:25 +0000

I needed this info for my flat iron, tho I rarely use it now. Stills needs a cleaning tho. Thanks!

By: Xmasdolly

Xmasdolly — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:49:19 +0000

Well, look at that. Why didn’t I think of that. I can’t wait to go clean mine. Thanks for the tip.

By: Yasmin

Yasmin — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:31:55 +0000

Use 91% Isopropyl Rubbing Alcohol instead of 70% since the concentration is higher in 91% than 70%. Also, do NOT breath the fumes if you use a warm iron since the fumes ARE toxic. The BEST thing to do is use 91% on a COLD iron and let the alcohol evaporate.

HOWEVER, while this is the cheapest way to clean your curling iron (or flat iron) you can get Dissolve All Purpose Cleaner Concentrate which is meant to remove gunk from curling irons, flat irons and the like. It costs around $5 to $7 at a beauty supply store. No scrubbing or fussing at all and it will last a very long time.

By: Mel

Mel — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:04:41 +0000

Thanks for sharing! I was wondering how to do that without just using my fingernails–will have to try on my flat iron.