Curling hair

Abstract

A device for curling hair includes a barrel (20) comprising a heat sink (22). The heat sink (22) includes a hair curling surface (24) and a first set of light-emitting diodes, LEDs, (26) is coupled to the heat sink (22). The heat sink (22) is configured to transfer residual thermal energy from the first set of LEDs (26) to heat hair wound around the hair curling surface (24) via conduction. The hair curling device also includes a housing (28) surrounding the barrel (20). The housing (28) and barrel (20) define a hair chamber (14) between them. A second set of LEDs (12) are coupled to the housing (28). The second set of LEDs (12) is configured to emit light energy towards the hair curling surface (24) to heat the hair wound around the hair curling surface (24) via absorption of the emitted light energy.

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