{"id":2344,"date":"2016-01-03T01:35:13","date_gmt":"2016-01-03T06:35:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saltyblonde.com\/?p=2344"},"modified":"2016-01-03T01:39:30","modified_gmt":"2016-01-03T06:39:30","slug":"clean-your-curling-iron","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saltyblonde.com\/?p=2344","title":{"rendered":"Clean Your Curling Iron"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Something about the New Year always makes me want to start deep cleaning things I typically ignore.\u00a0 Is it because I notice them more when the decorations are gone?\u00a0 Is it having a little extra time off during the holidays? Who knows? But today, I took a look at my curling iron and decided it was too gross to continue using!\u00a0 I cleaned mine in less than 10 minutes and I&#8217;m going to show you how to clean your curling iron too!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saltyblonde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/How-to-Clean-Your-Curling-Iron-2.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2345\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2345\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saltyblonde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/How-to-Clean-Your-Curling-Iron-2.jpg\" alt=\"Clean Your Curling Iron\" width=\"404\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saltyblonde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/How-to-Clean-Your-Curling-Iron-2.jpg 404w, https:\/\/www.saltyblonde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/How-to-Clean-Your-Curling-Iron-2-189x300.jpg 189w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 404px) 100vw, 404px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If your curling iron is anything like mine, it endures a ton of abuse.\u00a0 I regularly spray product on my hair while using it and the results are not pretty!\u00a0 There was a build up of old product and hair spray on the barrel, as well as, the handle.\u00a0 Gross!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saltyblonde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Materials.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2346\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2346\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saltyblonde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Materials.jpg\" alt=\"Clean Your Curling Iron\" width=\"640\" height=\"509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saltyblonde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Materials.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.saltyblonde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Materials-300x239.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I gathered up some supplies I had on hand to start my clean up.\u00a0 All\u00a0you need is some rubbing alcohol and a clean cloth.\u00a0 I used a white wash cloth, but I think you could use pretty much any clean cloth.<\/p>\n<p>Wet your clean cloth with some rubbing alcohol and start cleaning your curling iron.\u00a0 The gunk comes off very easily.\u00a0 I had some burnt on stuff around the edge of the barrel and I had to scratch it off with my fingernail through the cloth, but the majority of the gunk just wiped off.\u00a0 It took less than 10 minutes to clean the entire thing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saltyblonde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Clean.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2347\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2347\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saltyblonde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Clean.jpg\" alt=\"Clean Your Curling Iron\" width=\"348\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saltyblonde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Clean.jpg 348w, https:\/\/www.saltyblonde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Clean-163x300.jpg 163w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 348px) 100vw, 348px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This curling iron is ancient and I now have a squeaky clean, brand new looking curling iron!\u00a0 I didn&#8217;t realize how gross it was until I really, really\u00a0looked at it!\u00a0 I think it is one of those items you don&#8217;t notice on an everyday basis because you use it so often, it&#8217;s always there.\u00a0 It&#8217;s just not something you think about until it doesn&#8217;t work!<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Something about the New Year always makes me want to start deep cleaning things I typically ignore.\u00a0 Is it because I notice them more when the decorations are gone?\u00a0 Is it having a little extra time off during the holidays? 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