Hair styling device

A hair styling device for imparting a wave to a tress of hair, the device comprising a tube having a longitudinal axis, the tube being longitudinally extendable between a non-extended condition and an extended condition, the hair styling device being adapted to impart the wave to the tress of hair as the tube moves from its extended condition to its non-extended condition, the tube being open at at least one of its longitudinal ends in its non-extended condition whereby the tress of hair can be introduced into the tube, the tube in its non-extended condition having an open channel along which the tress of hair can be passed, the device including a housing for the tube, the housing having a first part and a second part, the first part being separable from the second part, the housing carrying at least one gripper for gripping the tress of hair, the tube having a wall, the device having at least one barrier which inside the tube is permanently joined to and additional to the wall and which is adapted to engage the tress of hair as the tube moves towards its non-extended condition.