InStyler Tulip curling irons, curlers and hair clips
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Feb 26, 2017. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Feb 26, 2017the latest report was made
- Feb 26, 2017the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- InStyler Tulip
- Maker
- Trade Box, LLCMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Curling irons, curlers and hair clipsCPSC’s product type: Hair Curlers, Curling Irons, Clips & Hairpins (code 1682), in Personal Care: Grooming
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| February 2017 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- First aid 1 CPSC: Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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First aid Made Feb 26, 2017, sent to the company Mar 9, 2017, published by CPSC Mar 23, 2017
The product, in the report: The product is a curling wand. To use the product, one places a strand of hair (there is a little guide included to ensure you don’t put too much hair in the unit, which I was using) into the unit, pushes and holds a button. The wand automatically draws up hair into unit for a preset amount of time, at which point it beeps and you pull hair out to reveal a curl.
On 2/25/2017 I was using an InStyler Auto Curler Tulip curling wand when a dangerous incident occurred as a result of using the wand.
The product was purchased by myself brand new from the store and it’s seal was intact at time of purchase. Prior to using it the first time, I got out the instruction booklet that came with the wand and read it page by page, as I had never used a curling wand like it and wanted to make sure I did everything correct. To use the product, one places a strand of hair (there is a little guide included to ensure you don’t put too much hair in the unit, which I was using) into the unit, pushes and holds a button. The wand automatically draws up hair into unit for a preset amount of time, at which point it beeps and you pull hair out to reveal a curl.
I had done several curls and thought I was getting the hang of it. I loaded another strand of hair into the wand, making sure I used the guide first, and the pushed the button. It pulled a little bit of hair into it then suddenly jammed, leaving it stuck on my hair with some of it sitting right on the 430 degree barrel, as I was unable to get it off. My friend who was at my home visiting helped me and we grabbed my hair with one hand and pulled the unit with the other and it let go of my hair, but not before it burned the portion touching the barrel beyond repair. I was shaken by the incident. I got back out the instruction booklet and read it once more trying to figure out where I want wrong.
There are no warnings on the box about the device having a potential to jam hair. In the user manual there is only a small warning that states “In the unlikely event of a tangle..” which made me feel a little relief thinking it was perhaps just a fluke thing.
I gathered myself and decided to give it another try about 10 minutes later. I reloaded a different section of hair into the device just as I had all the other curls, pushed the button, and it began pulling my hair into the wand. Then all of a sudden, again, my hair jammed with so much force that it hurt my scalp. I tried to pull the wand off my hair like the last time, but it was to no avail. The hair would not come out of the wand. I was freaking out. A large portion of my hair was wrapped around the hot barrel. My friend rushed over again to try and help me pull it off my hair but it was not budging. The more I pulled at the hot wand, the more it pulled at my scalp and the more pain it caused. I began crying and frantically trying to get it off my hair as I smelled it begin to burn it. I yanked the cord out of the wall. My friend grabbed a pair of scissors nearby and and to cut my hair. We had no other choice. This left me with a section of hair now cut half way up that looks absolutely ridiculous and also left me feeling pain on my scalp where we had pulled to try and get it off for a couple hours after the incident.
- Model
- ISAC-22WTUS-00
- UPC
- 3323530359
- Bought
- Feb 21, 2017, about then
- Where
- Martinez, California: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 30, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand InStyler Tulip, made or sold by Trade Box, LLC
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
CPSC’s disclaimer
Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.
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Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.