The Alan Truman Super-glide Styler has all the professional grade features like the 235DegC temperture and oil-infused Tourmaline-ceramic plates, you can use it in a salon and a professional styling environment. Wide plates for quicker styling and easier control on medium to very long hair. Wide plates give you more contact surface with hair and hence you can finish your styling in less time. Long, thick and coarse hair needs more grip and control, that’s another area where wide plates step in. These plates are hand-milled and coated with tourmaline-ceramic in a state-of-the art factory which just manufactures straightener plates. Recommended temperature settings 1. 210°C - 250°C: For straightening naturally wavy, curly Caucasian/Asian & chemical treatments. 2. 190°C - 210°C: For straightening healthy Asian hair. 3. 170°C - 190°C: For straightening blonde / natural brown Caucasian hair. 4. 150°C - 170°C: For straightening bleached, colored hair straightening. You can use it as styler to get straight hair, curls, waves and flick. It can be used to get loose bouncy waves and curls using the roll and flip technique. Since the plates are coated with Tourmaline-ceramic you have sufficient protection with this styler.