I haven't tried the Sedu yet, but I can tell you to stay away from the Chi! I have really fine hair too and recently bought the Chi on a friend's advice. Bad idea! She has really thick, curly hair. The Chi doesn't have temp. settings so you have to use a really high heat, which just isn't needed for fine hair. it fried mine after only a few uses, and that's with using heat protectors and BioSilk!

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U should get "Sedu" coz it has Temp. settings you can set it to the lowest temp. I have super fine thin hair just like u & i had just purchase CHI at the Salon recently & i had to return them coz it did fry my hair, no setting temp. & its ceramic coated not so good..I hope this help your question...

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try rubbing alcohol

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Don't use thinner, gasoline or alcohol...it clearly states that in the owner's manual. You should use a soft cloth to take it off.

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just try using the sedu iron cleaner

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I've had my Sedu for about a year now, and it's the only iron I've owned. As of yet, I've neither had problems with my hair getting damaged or the iron itself. I also have long, VERY thick, wavy, almost black hair. My hair is still as healthy as when I first started using it. Make sure you use the correct kind of conditioner for your hair, the best that works for me is Infusium 23. Look under the "tips & advice" tab, several people have posted ways to care for your hair. If your hair is very damaged, try to let it air dry before you iron it instead of doing it while it's damp or wet (I wash mine at night and iron it in the morning or before I go to bed). This might help a little too.. use Biosilk after using your iron, a little goes a long way. My hair stylist uses the Chi on my hair, but I still like the Sedu better.

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you need to get a trim. your hair will lighten up when it gets older, that is why virgin hair is lighter at the ends... but if you are going to spend more than 100 dollars on a flat iron, DO NOT buy a chi. they will do more damage to your hair than any other expensive 'salon' flat iron

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My sister has Solia and I have Sedu. Both are great. Sedu is light-weight and easy to handle. The best feature of Sedu is ultrasmooth plate, my hair is really shiny after sedu. On the other hand, Solia seem to do the same thing to my hair, but it is a little bit heavier than Sedu. The good thing is that it is less expensive. Since you already used your friend's Solia, and like it. Just get Solia, stick to what you know.

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The Sedu flat iron wins hands down.

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I haven't owned a Sedu (though am seriously considering the purchase after shopping around). DO NOT buy the True Ceramic Pro. It works great while it lasts, but I've been through 2 in the past year and a half. They break. And they break after the warrenty ends. Don't buy this unless you plan on replacing less than every year.

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Hi, I currently own my second true ceramic pro. It is crap, just like the first one. I have a second because the first one started chipping paint from the straightening plates. It wasn't more than a week of use on my "replacement" TCP when it also started chipping. I used it anyway (because of how much I paid for it) and it snagged and and broke my hair off. Anyway my 2nd TCP just refuses to turn on anymore, it died after a month of using it like 3X per week. I bought a Sedu and absolutely love it, I highly recommend it.

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the best way to approach this problem is by starting with the lowest temperature setting. I haven't used sedu yet, but I do have a wigo ceramic... and thats how I figured it out... I just incresed the heat settings if I thought the temperature was a little low... this way, u can ease ur hair into getting used to the high heat! hope this helps!

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Tourmaline, a precious stone, generates up to 6 times more negative ions upon heating than traditional ceramic irons. The extra negative ions along with gentle far-infrared heat guarantee soft, smooth, frizz-free silky straight hair without heat damage. that was on the page that says tourmaline flat irons

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Only chemicals and/or SOMETIMES hormones (for example pregnancy) can change curly hair to straight. A flat iron, no matter how often you use it, will not change your natural curliness permenantly.

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Not at all. I keep my unnecessarily curly hair straight with this iron about 20 days out of the month, and my hair's texture has not changed in the year and a half I've been using this iron. I've been using flat irons to straighten my hair for about 7 years, and there has been no change in my hair's texture.

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I have a sister who uses her hot tools iron so much it litterally killed her hair enough to permanently keep it stright. But its only stright becaue its dead. If you do strighten it enough it might happen to you but thats it other then chemicals.

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Straightenig hair will start to take a toll on ur hair and damage and start to straighten the hair so to prevent that use heat protecting spray and deep conndition it once a week but that only happens if you use it ALOT.

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I have found that when I straighten my hair, I am brushing it more to blow out, causing more oil from my scalp to coat my hair. I can naturally weight it down more days, but I actually find my hair bounces back from it quickly within a fews. Sometimes if I go too long with straight my hair demands to be curly again and really kinks up fast again. I think hair has it's own personality and it varies...

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Not a bit! I have been straightening my hair about 4 times a week for the past 5 years and my hair is still as curly as ever.

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i would recommend the smaller plate one =)

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babyliss 2 1/2 inch is the best one ivc tried so far im saddened to say i lost over this holiday weekend in a hotel in boston, ma so now i think im going to have to try the sedu. you can use the straightner for your layers and almost use it as a curling iron also to give it some body. so far it the best i ever had and the bigger plate gets more done faster.

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I would buy 1.5 inch model.

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my hair is the same length as yours (and very thick) and it takes me about 20-25 minutes.

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Usually it only takes me about 25 min.

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