Thousands of curling irons are turned on every day as millions of women get ready for a day at work or school, dress for a social event, or prepare for any occasion. Thousands more are turned on each day in beauty salons to be used on the numerous clients that come in throughout the day. And while there have been numerous modifications made to the curling rod’s size and the heat levels that can be produced, very few, if any, of these modifications have taken the users’ ergonomic needs into account. Concentrate on the handle, rod, and tip of the curling iron when redesigning this hair tool, which is a hand-held device.
Most Curling iron have a switch-pad that slides up or down to turn them on or off, with different settings like low, medium, and high in some cases . When using a curling iron, the sliding switch is frequently accidentally moved. This can turn off the heat without the user realising it until the rod is cold and will take minutes to warm back up. For some, the heat settings are controlled by a rotating knob and a separate on/off switch. And the basic curling iron works by being plugged in and then being unplugged to turn on and off. The automatic off setting in curling irons is possibly one of the best advancements in this generation.
The automatic off setting on curling irons, which causes a curling iron to automatically turn off after a set period of inactivity for the sake of fire safety, is arguably one of the best innovations in recent years. The majority of the modern models have an indicator light that lets the user know whether the rod is on/hot or off. The thumb must be used to press on a lever in order to raise the clasp on the rod. Even with all four fingers clasping the handle, the thumb can still reach the lever.
Design of the Handle
The newly created handle now has a number of new features. The angle of the handle relative to the rod is the most obvious difference. Bennett’s advice to “bend the tool, not the wrist” was applied in this situation. According to Emanuel, Mills, and Bennett in Sanders and McCormick (1993) and Lewis and Narayan (1993), the handle and the forearm should be in alignment while working.
The traditional straight handle causes ulnar deviation, which is decreased by the new handle’s approximately 100-degree angle. For frequent users, minimising ulnar deviation lowers their risk of developing tennis elbow, tenosynovitis, and carpal tunnel syndrome. Because the arm won’t need to be raised as high to curl hair with the handle as opposed to a conventional iron, it also lessens shoulder abduction.
