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Buy it at Amazon: Qstar Mesh Laundry and Dry Cleaning Bags [Affiliate Link]

Takeaway: Great for organizing luggage and protecting delicates in the wash.

You'll receive three mesh polyester laundry bags. The smallest is 11"x15", medium15" x 19" and large 19" x 23". These bags are made in Japan and the material is a thick and durable mesh. All the seams are stitched on the interior and edges covered so there are no loose threads anywhere. The zipper on the unit is a smooth sliding YKK zipper pull on a reinforced pink teeth. The zipper pull can even be hidden under this elastic tab so it doesn't get caught on anything. These laundry bags are great for separating your belongings when packing a suitcase but can also be used in the washer and dryer to protecting delicate items like bras and certain kinds of materials that could otherwise get tangled and damaged in the wash. These bags are heavy duty and performed as expected both for travel and for washing.

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Buy it at Amazon: Apalus Electric Hair Straightening Brush [Affiliate Link]

Takeaway: Heats up fast, straightens just by brushing, features no-burn safety guards.

This brush is fairly large at 10.5" long. The paddle/brush head is 5" long and 3" across. The unit has a 6.5" long extension cord with built-in GFCI unit that cuts the power if the unit is accidentally dropped into water to prevent electrocution. The way the brush is designed to prevent burns by setting the heating element back in the brush and with rubber massage spikes that prevent your hands and skin from coming into contact with the hot plate. Only your hair makes contact with the straitening heating elements, so you won't get burned. However, your hair must be a minimum of 2" long for this to work effectively and you won't be able to straighten right at the root.

The power button for the unit is on the side and the unit heats up in about 90 seconds to 180 degree Celsius or about 356 degrees Fahrenheit. There's an LCD panel here that will indicate the current temperature, but note that the temperature can only be displayed in Celsius and cannot be switched to Fahrenheit. You can adjust the temperature by 5 degrees C using the '+' and '-' buttons to the right of the power button: the min temp is 80 C/176 F and the max is 230 C/446 F. Use higher temps for thick and wavy hair and lower temps for delicate, fine hair.

Since my hair is thick and wavy, I set this on 220 C. This brush works really fast, safely and efficiently and the heat from the pad took all the waves out of my hair in just a few strokes. My hair actually feels lighter and more manageable when straightened, and there wasn't that burning hair smell when I was done, as long as you keep the brush moving and not sitting in one spot, you should be able to avoid burning your hair. When using it your head feels a bit warm, but you're never at risk of burning yourself. My straightened hair was also easier to style.

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