Cleaning your hair straightener will actually make your hair look healthier — here's what you need to know

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• It turns out, cleaning your hair straightener is an important step in keeping your hair healthy. 
• Celebrity stylist, Michael Dueñas, suggests cleaning it once every two months.
• To clean it, dab rubbing alcohol on the straightener's plates.

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When it comes to our hair straighteners, we think we know the drill on how to protect our hair. We abide by heat protectant, keep our flat irons at the lowest heat possible, and lather our hair in nourishing oils immediately after straightening. But, what about the cleanliness of our beloved heated tool?

As it turns out, our lack of cleanliness with our straighteners and flat irons could actually be causing much more damage than we thought. INSIDER talked to celebrity hairstylist Michael Dueñas on the dangers of skipping your regular flat iron cleansing, and how to sterilize your straightener the right way.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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