Science Tool curling irons, curlers and hair clips

1 report to CPSC, the latest made May 21, 2014. A report isn’t a recall.

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At a glance

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1report to CPSC
May 21, 2014the latest report was made
May 21, 2014the earliest
1with the company’s comments

Brand: Science Tool
Maker: Miracle Lane, Inc.Makers, 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

1 report from June 2013 to May 2014; the most in May 2014, 1.

The numbers, as a table

Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
Month	Reports
May 2014	1

How badly anyone was hurt

Seen by a doctor or nurse 1 CPSC: Injury, Seen by 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.

Seen by a doctor or nurse
Made May 21, 2014, sent to the company Sep 11, 2014, published by CPSC Oct 2, 2014

The product, in the report: digital smooth wand curling iron with a cool tip

(04/10/2014) The consumer stated that she was doing a spiral curl on her daughter’s hair. The consumer put the curling iron in the middle of a strand of her daughter’s hair. She wrapped the hair around the curling iron and waited for about a minute. She reached for the cool tip of the curling iron with three fingers. She open the release button to release the hair. When she touched the top of the tip, it burned three fingers on her left hand. The consumer dropped the curling iron which fell on her daughter’s left shoulder. The curlers rolled down the side of her daughter’s left arm.
The consumer called a friend who works for[REDACTED]in Virginia. The friend put an ointment on the burn and covered it with a bandage. The friend is doctor who works at the medical center. Her name is [REDACTED] (last name unknown) who advised the consumer that the burn was a third degree burn.
The consumer has an appointment to take her daughter to Kaiser on 5/28.
This was the first time that the consumer had used the product since it was purchased.
The consumer stated that she went around to other[REDACTED]stores to check the same curling irons that were on the shelves to see if the tips got very hot. The consumer stated that the same thing happened with the other curling irons.
The consumer added she had lost paperwork and would like to reinstate here are pictures of burn and curling iron. The consumer also noted that when doing a barrel curl she locks the curling iron 2 inches from the scalp with her right hand and roll hair with her left hand around barrel, than with right she clicks the barrel and hold tip of iron to release - the tip was as hot as iron.
The consumer noted the iron was in window at store and it’s digital and when she showed the store the problem they took out iron from box and once plugged in it read 175 degrees in on second - it’s advertise falsely. Consumer also noted that once the managers were calling other stores to have it removed from stores.
The consumer stated she has all info on video from stores - “the cool tip” was as hot as barrel - in which case caused her to drop [it].

Bought from
Sally’s Beauty Supply, Virginia
Bought
Apr 7, 2014, about then
Where
Remington, Virginia: Home/Apartment/Condominium
Who was involved
Age 17, Female
The reporter’s relation to them
My Child
As this report names them
Brand Science Tool, made or sold by Miracle Lane, Inc.
Reports CPSC links to it
20141015-5AB98-2147440042
How badly, in CPSC’s words
Injury, Seen by Medical Professional

The company’s comments, in its own words

(10/1/2014) Miracle Lane, Inc.: Jennifer Beth Ingram Senior Attorney, Director of Litigation Direct Dial: 940.297.4963 jingram@sallybeauty.com
September 30, 2014
Via Electronic Submission U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission 4330 East West Highway Bethesda, Maryland 20814
Re: Report ID: 20140521-23E46-1404365 Product: Tool Science Infrared Ceramic Tourmaline 1” Curling Iron Complainant: [REDACTED]
Dear Sir or Madam:
Please allow this correspondence to serve as a follow-up response by Miracle Lane, Inc., an affiliate of Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (“SBH”) to the incident reported by [REDACTED] regarding the Tool Science Infrared Ceramic Tourmaline 1” Curling Iron, assigned Report ID 20140521-23E46-1404365. SBH has conducted a preliminary investigation into the allegations raised by [REDACTED]. SBH has also attempted to discuss these results with [REDACTED], however such discussions have been fruitless.
As an initial matter, please note that the product identified by [REDACTED] as the “digital smooth wand curling iron with a cool tip” is not packaged or marketed under such a description. Rather, the product is sold and labeled as Tool Science Infrared Ceramic Tourmaline 1” Curling Iron. Photographs of the curling iron purchased and then returned by [REDACTED] are attached for your file and review. Please note that the term “cool tip” is not used on the exterior packaging of the curling iron. Indeed, the only reference to a “cool tip” is on the back of the box in explaining the various components of the curling iron, along with such other features as a built-in safety stand, power button, and thumb grip.
Moreover, the term “cool tip” is used throughout the beauty industry to refer to the tip of a curling iron where the heating element is at a lower temperature than the barrel itself. By way of example and not limitation, Conair, Hot Tools, Remington, Gold n Hot, Babyliss, Chi, ION, Hot Shots, and Helen of Troy each manufacture and/or sell curling irons that reference a “cool tip.” In the industry, the “cool tip” is typically maintained at a temperature between 25-40% of the barrel temperature. In testing the curling iron purchased and then returned by [REDACTED], SBH found that the barrel temperature did not exceed 450° and the cool tip did not exceed 160°.
Finally, we have had multiple conversations with [REDACTED] regarding the nature and basis of her claims, including her demand for payment of Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) as a result of her alleged injuries. [REDACTED] was curling her 17-year-old daughter’s hair at the time of the incident, and admitted to gripping onto the tip of the curling iron for between 45 and 60 seconds before dropping the curling iron on her daughter. Despite gripping onto the tip of the curling iron for such a long period of time, [REDACTED] has not provided any photographs or evidence of burns to her hands or medical treatment as a result of this prolonged exposure to the “cool tip” of the curling iron.
Rather, [REDACTED] has produced photographs from May 2014 immediately following the incident, reflecting burns from the barrel of the curling iron. Importantly, [REDACTED] acknowledges that her daughter’s injuries were not from the “cool tip” of the curling iron, but rather from the barrel of the curling iron when she dropped it on her daughter. [REDACTED] has refused our repeated requests for receipts, statements, doctor’s notes, or any other documentation regarding the alleged medical treatment received by her daughter.
In light of the above facts, including (1) the product name and packaging, (2) the lack of injuries from prolonged exposure to the complained-of “cool tip,” and (3) the only purported injuries arising from exposure to the barrel of the curling iron after [REDACTED] dropped it on her daughter, SBH believes [REDACTED]’s complaint should be closed.
Thank you for your attention to this matter, and please let me know if you need any additional information from SBH.
Very truly yours, Jennifer Beth Ingram
Encl. (photographs)

CPSC report 20140521-23E46-1404365. Submitter: Consumer Search for it on SaferProducts.gov

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Science Tool curling irons, curlers and hair clips

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