# ghd Original Hair Straightener

Source: https://www.ranked10.co.uk/home/best-hair-straighteners/ghd-original-hair-straightener
Ranked #1 in "Best Hair Straighteners 2026: 10 Ranked, and the Numbers That Don't Add Up": https://www.ranked10.co.uk/home/best-hair-straighteners

- Price: £111.00 (checked on Amazon UK on 2026-09-15)
- Amazon rating: 4.6 from 5,550 ratings
- Buy on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CCW5862B?tag=ranked10-21

The ghd Original is the straightener at the top of this guide, listed at £111.00 with a 4.6 out of 5 rating from 5,550 reviews. Its headline number is a deliberately modest one: the spec table gives a maximum temperature setting of 185°C, and the product name itself reads "No Extreme Heat". That is the same ceiling as the £186 ghd Platinum+ further down the guide, and well below the 235°C the £29.99 BaByliss reaches — which is the point of this page. A higher number on the box is not automatically a better straightener, and the most expensive tool here is not the hottest one.

What the listing does commit to is spelled out in the bullets: single-zone ceramic technology holding 185°C across both plates, 30-second heat-up, automatic sleep mode after 30 minutes of non-use, a two-year ghd manufacturer's guarantee and 440 g of weight. Two fields are less helpful than they look. The colour is recorded as "New Packaging", which tells you about the box rather than the tool, and the dimensions give a length and a width — 12.4 x 3.8 cm — but no thickness. The ratings breakdown shown on the page adds up to exactly 100, with 78 at five stars, so it reads as percentages rather than review counts. Everything on this page comes from the Amazon listing, not from any testing we carried out.

## Specification

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Price | £111.00 |
| Customer rating | 4.6 out of 5, from 5,550 reviews |
| Maximum temperature setting | 185°C (as listed) |
| Manufacturer's guarantee | 2 years |
| Item weight | 440 g |
| Item dimensions | 12.4 x 3.8 cm — length and width only (as listed) |
| Colour | New Packaging (as listed) |
| Best Sellers Rank | 882 in Beauty, 2 in Hair Straighteners |

## Questions people ask

**How hot does the ghd Original get?**

The listing gives a maximum temperature setting of 185°C and describes that as the optimum styling temperature; the product name says "No Extreme Heat".

**How quickly does the ghd Original heat up?**

The bullet points state a 30-second heat-up.

**Does the ghd Original turn itself off?**

Yes. The listing says it has automatic sleep mode after 30 minutes of non-use.

**What guarantee comes with the ghd Original?**

The bullets describe a 2 year ghd manufacturer's guarantee.

**Can the ghd Original create curls as well as straight hair?**

The listing says the rounded shape is designed for classic straight looks as well as curls and waves, and the resulting hair type field lists curly, straight and wavy.

**What does single-zone technology mean on this model?**

As described in the listing, single-zone ceramic technology controls 185°C consistently across both styling plates.

**What is the colour of the ghd Original shown here?**

The colour field on the listing reads "New Packaging" rather than naming a plate colour.