There are many reasons why we girls would like to make no win, no fee claims, including a dodgy hair cut, a fall in a pair of high heels and makeovers that make us look like men dressed in drag. But unfortunately, not all of these things can be claimed for, especially if you sustain burn injuries while using a pair of hair straightners.

In the pre-hair straightners era things were much simpler and our daily routine consisted of mascara, Rimmel lipstick and pulled back hair using a scrunchie from Claire's Accessories. This effortless look soon died out when hair straightners became a massive phenomenon in the late 1990's and, rightly so, this look would have been enough to scare any passing motorist into having a car accident.

Fortunately, I never received a letter from a personal injury solicitor telling me that somebody had been involved in a car crash and was making a no win, no fee claim because of my frizzy blonde hair.

I can still remember buying my first set of straightners from Argos, a bright yellow pair made by Morphy Richards and at the time I thought they were the best thing on earth, but compared to the heat of today's straightners I'm surprised they had any affect on my curly locks at all. And then came the Babyliss Steam Straightners, and again I thought these were amazing but then suddenly everybody was talking about GHD; a ceramic plated pair of straightners that would later be used in nearly every salon in the UK.

But several years later, the name GHD was popping into conversation on the consumer programme Watchdog after they received a number of complaints by customers who may were considering making no win, no fee claims.

According to the programme, a number of GHD straightners made in 2002/2003 were reported by viewers as having faults including a set that sparked in one girls hands and another that sparked and melted on top of woman's bed sheets; even more worrying is that this accident allegedly occurred when the straightners were switched off but plugged into the mains.

An investigation was carried out following the TV programme and GHD later said, "West Yorkshire Trading Standards has confirmed that this product is safe and that a product recall is unnecessary. All of GHD's products are manufactured to the highest standards and undergo rigorous testing and quality control."

When any set of hair straightners are sold, there will always be a long list of safety instructions included to reduce the risk of customers sustaining burn injuries and to protect companies against no win, no fee claims. Some of these warning lists are as long as my arm and include advice such as 'Do no use whilst bathing and showering' and 'Do not touch the plates when the appliance is switched on or just after it has been switched off'.

It's quite scary to think that somebody may have actually used their straightners near water for manufactures to put this in a safety warning. Obviously if anybody did have an accident while using an electric appliance near water, they would find it almost impossible to make a no win, no fee claim, even with the help of a top-rated personal injury solicitor.

Well, I've had my paid of GHD's now for nearly three years and I can't say that I've had any problems with them apart from the old burn on the earlobe when I've been in a rush for a night out with the girls. Making a no win, no fee claim for a scabby ear isn't exactly front page news and after the years of excellent service my hair straightners have given me, the odd burn injury really isn't worth contacting a personal injury solicitor for.

If the GHD advert is true when it says that their product is like 'A new religion for hair' then I am definitely a strong follower and I'll remain to be so as long as my blonde fluff ball of hair needs defluffing.

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