I definite sign I have to stop ironing my hair!!

[SeaShell]

I cut down a lot on ironing my hair when I joined this wonderful site but I still straighten once or twice a week...but after burning my neck with the iron today I might re-think the whole straightening thing :confused:
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[lyria]

:blueeek:OMG! I am so sorry that looks really painful! I guess the silver lining is that less ironing will be better for you hair and your neck!:flower:

[may1em]

Ouch! That looks painful.

[SeaShell]

it is painful!! and the worst part is it could be mistaken for a giant hickey, but my hair covers it if its down all the time! :/

[may1em]

it is painful!! and the worst part is it could be mistaken for a giant hickey, but my hair covers it if its down all the time! :/

Or a vampire bite. You could totally play it up with some fake teeth and scare people.

I hear vampires are trendy lately.

ETA: It definitely doesn't look like a hickey. No human mouth could leave such nice, parallel lines.

[coolbreeze212]

Ouch!! shudder:

I remember burning my forehead with a curling iron numerous times in years past....not fun, not fun.

[tigerlily896]

aloe vera! Im so sorry that happened :(

I work with a lot of liquid nitrogen and I never burned myself with that, but when I used to flat iron, I always got plenty of ouchies! go figure lol.

[lundmir]

I had that happen to me once, but with a curling iron, and on my cheek. I feel your pain...

[Laurel32]

Ouch! I hope that your burn heals fast. On the first day of school (this is when I straightened my hair daily ) I set my iron down on the ground, I didn't look where I was stepping and stepped on the iron plate!

[yogachic]

That's a nasty burn there. Ouch. I think your flat iron is telling you something.

[AnneAdeline]

Ow, that must hurt! I used to burn myself all the time when trying to straighten.
This will be better for your hair in the long run.

[masterofmidgets]

Ouch, that looks painful. I hope it heals fast.

I never used flat irons or curling irons even before I knew how bad they were for your hair because I was always terrified of getting burned. I guess I had a few close calls when I was little and my mom did it to me. :o

[Pegasus Marsters]

OUCH! There's a lesson to be learned from this... don't try to flat iron your skin, it doesn't go well. :silly:

[Honestwitness]

I've had burns like that, too. I usually pierce a vitamin E capsule, squeeze out a little oil and gently apply that to the burned area. It helps me heal faster.

[bahannas]

Oh that's terrible! I've done that quite a few times, mainly to my ears. :(

[Nyghtingale]

Oh My! Ouch. :agape:

[camirra555]

Ow! That sucks! At least you can cover it with your hair til it heals

[Fractalsofhair]

Ouch! Well, if it can do that to living, healthy skin, think about what it does to hair to discourage you from using your flat iron!

[Charlotte]

Oh my goodness!! :blueeek: That looks very painful. I've burned my ears (and my poor daughters) in the past. No more tongs of any kind for us (we usually used the curling/crimping tongs) :flowers:

[Myeka]

Aloe gel will help it too.

I used to do my hair sitting on my bedroom floor (I had a low mirror) and got distracted by a phone call. I laid back on my curling iron. How stupid is that? lol :rolleyes: I felt like a moron explaining to my then bf why I had a burn mark on my back...

Yours looks like it really, really hurts... I don't think mine was even that big... eek.

[BroknRechord]

Ouchie ouch! Sending light your way for a quick heal.

[viking_quest]

Ouch, that looks painful. It reminds me of the time my mother accidentally used the curling iron on my ear and didn't realize it. I'm still afraid to touch the thing.

[Jemoiselle]

Oh no! I remember when I was in middle school, sigh, I dropped a huge barrel iron in my lap while wearing a short skirt. It left a huge welt like mark on my leg, and hurt for what seemed like forever! I completely feel your pain. May you heal quickly and teach that straightener a lesson it will never remember! I found it amusing that in the tread there are a ton of flat iron ads, hehe. Don't you love selective advertising?

[RavennaNight]

Ouch! That looks painful!!!

[Samara Morgan]

Ouchies! :( I'm sure no one will notice it :) I just hope it clears up for you soon as it looks sore :flower:)

[Renbirde]

White vinegar, Vitamin E, and aloe are all good for burns.

[Newniepg]

Ouch! You poor thing, I hope it heals quickly for you. :) I

[Monsterkitti]

Oooh ouch! Ive done that before and it sucks, hope it heals up quick! :)

[swanns]

it is painful!! and the worst part is it could be mistaken for a giant hickey, but my hair covers it if its down all the time! :/

Anyone who could make a hickey look like that is pretty skillful though :D

Seriously though, ouch, that looks really painful. I hope it doesn't hurt anymore!

[Flynn]

OUCH! I'm so sorry to hear this happened! It's a pretty graphic illustration of the problem with flat-ironing, though: if brief contact with your neck did that to your skin, what must extended contact be doing to your hair?!

Aloe vera gel is pretty good for burns, and vitamin E and Emu oil are both great for getting rid of the last vestiges of marks or scars once it's mostly healed.

[SeaShell]

Oh no! I remember when I was in middle school, sigh, I dropped a huge barrel iron in my lap while wearing a short skirt. It left a huge welt like mark on my leg, and hurt for what seemed like forever! I completely feel your pain. May you heal quickly and teach that straightener a lesson it will never remember! I found it amusing that in the tread there are a ton of flat iron ads, hehe. Don't you love selective advertising?

yeah I noticed that when I posted the thread...how ironic!:rolleyes: