A hair styling appliance is described having a plurality of projections and one or more channels, each channel being located between adjacent projections. Each of the projections includes an electrode and the appliance includes a drive unit for applying an alternating voltage to the electrodes to heat dielectrically hair within the channels.

A hair styling appliance is described having electrodes and a drive unit. The drive unit is operable to determine a presence of hair between the electrodes. In response to determining that hair is present, the drive unit applies an alternating voltage to the electrodes to heat the hair dielectrically.

The invention relates to a brush (10) for treating the hair, in particular for straightening, having: at least one heated hair combing zone (C), without a steam outlet, in which the brush (10) has: o a plurality of teeth (23) and o heating means (35, 37) for heating at least two teeth of the plurality of teeth (23), at least one steam outlet zone (V) in which the brush (10) has at least one steam outlet (30), the steam outlet zone (V) being separate from the heated hair combing zone or zones (C).

A hair brush for use in a hairdressing store, a beauty shop, or at home, is able to easily and freely create a hair style by arranging frictional brush pins to a brush portion of the hair brush so that the hair is easily entangled around the brush portion. A plurality of frictional brush pins are aligned in line to form a frictional brush pin array in a longitudinal direction of the brush portion. Further, a plurality of frictional brush pin arrays are arranged in a circumferential direction of the brush portion at a predetermined interval. A constricted portion is formed between adjacent frictional brush pins so that the hair is entangled by the hair brush due to the constricted portion.

A hair styler includes an upper arm, a lower arm, and a hinge. The upper arm includes an upper grip and an upper clamp head. The upper clamp head includes an upper hair contact surface. The upper hair contact surface is twisted relative to the upper grip. The lower arm includes a lower grip and a lower clamp head. The lower clamp head includes a lower hair contact surface. The lower hair contact surface is twisted relative to the lower grip. The hinge attaches the upper and lower arms together such that the upper and lower arms are openable and closeable relative to one another. The hair styler is configured to receive hair between the upper and lower hair contact surfaces when the hair styler is in a closed position.

A heated hair brush (B) comprises heated protrusions (HP): non-heated protrusions (NHP); a control unit (C) arranged for controlling a temperature of the heated protrusions (HP); and a mechanism (FC. SC) arranged for controlling a position of the non- heated protrusions (NHP) relative to a position of the heated protrusions (HP). In a first mode (I). the non-heated protrusions (NHP) extend beyond the heated protrusions (HP), and the temperature of the heated protrusions (HP) exceeds 100? C. In a second mode (II). the non-heated protrusions (NHP) do not extend beyond the heated protrusions (HP), and the temperature of the heated protrusions (HP) does not exceed 50? C. The heated protrusions (HP) may be connected to a first carrier (FC), and the non-heated protrusions (NHP) may be connected to a second carrier (SC). In one embodiment, a distance (d) between the first and second carriers is modifiable. wherein in the first mode (I), the distance (d) is smaller than in the second mode (II). In another embodiment. the second carrier (SC) is laterally moveable with regard to the first carrier (FC), whereby in the first mode (I), the non-heated protrusions (NHP) are parallel to the heated protrusions (HP) whereby the non-heated protrusions (NHP) extend beyond the heated protrusions (HP), while in the second mode (II). the non-heated protrusions (NHP) are at an angle to the heated protrusions (HP) whereby the non-heated protrusions (NHP) do not extend beyond the heated protrusions (HP).

A combination comb and hair iron device for providing both combing of hair and protection from burning or the scalp or other body parts. The device has an inner comb, and an outer comb. The inner comb and outer comb are slidably and removably mounted to the side of the hair iron by a mounting mechanism. The inner comb may be heated, and provides for additional heated hair treatment. The outer comb is insulated from the inner comb and protects from contact of the scalp with the inner comb or hair iron.

A weaving tool comprising a first part and a second part, in which a first end of said first part is connected to a first end of said second part by a hinge, in which said first part comprises a first comb portion with first teeth extending away from said hinge, and in which said second part comprises a second comb portion with second teeth extending away from said hinge, in which said first part and said second part are movable about an axis of said hinge between a first position in which said first comb portion and said second comb portion are substantially parallel, and a second position in which said first comb portion and said second comb portion are displaced from one another about said axis.

An apparatus for drying hair includes first and second mutually-opposing arms adapted for movement between an open configuration for receiving a length of wet hair therebetween and a closed configuration adjacent the hair. A vibrator imparts vibration from at least one of the arms to the length of hair in use, to move and separate hair fibres for improving drying of the hair. A method of drying hair includes using the apparatus to impart vibration to a length of wet hair held within the apparatus. The method may further include using the apparatus to style the hair substantially simultaneously with drying the hair.

A hair styler uses ultrasound at an ultrasound frequency of at least 1 MHz to get a non-chemical hair styling. Advantageously, the ultrasound frequency is between 1 and 100 MHz, preferably between 3 and 10 MHz, and more preferably between 3 and 5 MHz. The ultrasound energy is preferably applied at a power that is at least 1 W/cm.sup.2, and preferably does not exceed 10 W/cm.sup.2, such as 6 W/cm.sup.2. The invention may be used for hair curling and for hair straightening. A hair straightening method comprises temporarily straightening hair, and applying ultrasound to temporarily straightened hair to obtain straightened hair. Advantageously, ultrasound is applied during a period of between 5 seconds and 2 minutes, and preferably during about 10 seconds.