hot comb in a plastic cage [SEP] not badfirst know that this is a hot comb in a plastic cagethe cage helps to reduce the number of accidental burns ears fingers scalp etc but it also makes it a little harder to do the best job on rootsmy hair is fine but fuzzy so i used the setting which worked very well but it is a little harder to guide hair through the cage than through a regular hot comb my hair is short so i could not use this product to curl it not to worry i just finish up my hairstyle with a hot curling brush real quickthe whole process takes about minutes to straighten and another to curlthe on off switch is in an awkward spot and sometimes gets turned off by accident while using i really like the shape of the handle it is not bad to manipulate and no hot spots i love the cord it is thick and has not tangled i wonder about the plug two shiny prongs of equal size hopefully meets electrical safety code