Pack a cooled hair tool and cord

Wait until the unplugged appliance is fully cool and dry, then arrange its lead loosely beside it and place both in roomy dry storage.

Hands-on time (estimate): 2–5 min
Waiting time: Complete cooling and drying before packing; time depends on the appliance and conditions.

When to use it

Packing a cooled hair tool lays its cord in loose folds beside the appliance so the lead and its entry points are not tightly bent or pulled.

After a corded hair tool is finished cooling, before storage or travel.

An intact, cool and dry corded hair appliance with enough storage space for the tool, plug and loose lead.

A pouch or heat-resistant mat does not make a warm tool ready to pack. Let it cool completely on the maker’s approved resting surface first.
Do not wrap the cord tightly around the tool or your hand, hang the tool by its cord, or force a plug and lead into a small case.

Check the situations below before you begin, then follow the steps with those adjustments in mind.

Use roomier storage

Leave the case open and move the tool to a larger dry compartment. Do not press down on the lid, kink the lead or wrap tightly to make it fit.

STEP 1 OF 2
Cool fully and loosen the lead
- Switch off and unplug after use, holding the plug body. Let the tool cool fully on the resting surface its maker specifies, away from children and water.
- Pack only when the appliance and cord are completely cool and dry. If damaged or behaving abnormally, keep it out of use and contact the maker.
- Place it on a dry table and ease the lead out without stretching its ends. Follow the original fold or storage pattern given in its manual.
STEP 2 OF 2
Place loose folds beside the tool
- Guide the lead into broad relaxed loops or folds beside the tool, as its maker directs. Do not wind it around the appliance or your hand.
- Lift the cold tool by its body into a roomy dry case or compartment. Place the lead and plug alongside, leaving slack at both cord entry points.
- Close the case only if nothing is crushed, sharply bent or pulling. Use larger storage if needed, and keep the packed item in a dry place away from children.

Loose cord arrangement and packing; cooling and any prior cleaning/drying add time.

Unmeasured editorial handling estimate for the stated scope. Familiarity, access and the item or hair being handled change the time.

The cold dry tool rests securely, its cord lies in loose folds beside it and neither lead entry point nor plug is squeezed by the closed storage.