Burn Injuries Spark Massive Curling Iron Recall: What To Know
A Long Island importer is recalling a popular hair styling tool after several people suffered burns, officials said.
J&D Brush Company issued the recall for about 357,000 Bio Ionic One-Inch-Long Barrel Curling Irons purchased in the US, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Thursday, Oct. 23. The Commack, New York, company also sold about 3,000 curling irons in Canada.
The iron's barrel can detach while being used, posing a burn hazard. There have been 258 reports of the barrel breaking off, causing six minor burn injuries, according to the CPSC.
The recalled irons i…
T-Pain Releases Real 'Boots With The Fur' In Throwback Collab With Crocs
They aren't Reeboks with the straps, but they are straight out of the mid-2000s.
Crocs is teaming up with rapper T-Pain to sell actual "boots with the fur." The footwear brand officially launched the Classic Unfurgettable Leopard Knee High Boot on Thursday, Oct. 23.
The collaboration references the 41-year-old's famous lyric from Flo Rida's hit song "Low."
"Shorty had them Apple Bottom jeans, boots with the fur," T-Pain sings. "The whole club was lookin' at her / She hit the floor, next thing you know / Shawty got low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low."
The October 2007 chart-t…
