Many women (and some men) will remember hot combs were used to press hair. Those were probably the days before Vidal Sassoon.
Photo by Jennifer Baron
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Those look like they havent been on a hot coalpot…
I remember being a preteen and my cousin and I used to go to Grandbay to our aunty’s, hoping she’s hot comb our natural hair…lol
And when she did…OMG>>> Talk about being on cloud 9? We would look at ourselves in the mirror for forever…We’d also style it with ‘curlers’ and feel really good since that was the closest thing to a relaxer that we’d expereince.
While out and about, we walked with a shower cap and umbrella just in case rain decided to fall…Because hell no, that rain was not going to ruin our hot combed hair…(which, by he way took a lonnnng time to do)
I also remember the smell of burnt hair and grease…My aunt used a lot of grease when she flat ironed out hair too…
Wonderful memories
i just bought one what day there – it ain’t as ancient as you believe mi dear
LOL LOL LOL bon j i remember the first time my mother put da in my hair boii it was worth it..heat it up on d fire n here we go:-D n we still have them ther today hehe…the oldies but goodies
Remember when these combs were widely made by sugar factory ‘engineers’. Many a woman got into trouble with her man for accepting an ironing comb from an ‘engineer”, as the man always thought that engineer was also offering a metal, other than the brass.
I remember those days when my mom use to hot comb our hair..thats was like a trophy we were getting. Our reward for something good we had done..thats how it felt..lol
HA HA i got one too lol anyways those were the days .Vidal Sassoon died a few days ago.
who is Vidal Sasoon or sasson?
SEEING THESE COMBS I AM HAVING A VERY GOOD AND LOUD LAUGH ..I JUST CANNOT STOP …NEVER THINK IS OVER I HAVE 3 IN EUROPE RIGHT NO IN MY KITCHEN I NEVER THROW AWAY MY ANCIENT STUFFS .. HAHAHAHAH NICE ONE THIS ONE …
lol those were the days with burnt earlobes and burnt foreheads and fried hair if the comb was too hot.I bought one in Miami and an electric hot comb oven just for the heck of it #teammemories.
Love it live In Canada I used to press my daughter’s hair
I used the stove then but nothing beats the
Coal pot. They have eletric ones now
Garson my family have gwenay hair and that was a saving grace for my aunts and them. When you see is a dance or fete those combs used to make toneh working overtime trying to straighten out those cheevay neg..
. All now so granny have two pack in her old grip under the bed for emergency she say because you cannot trust Domlec for light to use the modern ones after any huricane. 
Hahaha. Good one.
These combs have never gone out-of-date. They were always there and is still used today.
boi that pic have me on the ground
i remember the first time my mother do my hair with that i would not keep still and the lady burn my ear and say “you will keep still now” nowadays its all about perm ad weave for me. 
he have some to he made vidal sasson have hot combs to
who is Vidal Sasoon ?
take the initiative and do some research. A simple Google search will all your questions.
This pic has me laughing out loud. Boy I remember when we had to make First Communion and Confirmation we had to have our hair pressed on Saturday afternoon and we couldn’t venture outside until sun up on Sunday morning. We would be told to stay out of the dew so we didn’t catch a cold in our heads lol.
you are so right we had to stay indoors and hair all rollup and we cant get it wet from bathing or if rain falling we were so proud to have iron hair..good pic and good memories
STUPES ….
lol. Civilisation has come a long way
My mother used to press her hair every Saturday and Vidal Sassoon had nothing on her… But mark you, if you see a little water touch that hair it was back to karkar karbouit.
Lol Karkar kabouit long time I haven’t heard that one.
Hahahahahaha….Jenno where you resurrect those? I coming for a hot press wi pal.
I myself need a hot press too. I called myself trying to grow natural, but after two combs already break in my head, I think its time to give in.