An expert has warned of the dangers.

When it comes to babyproofing your house, you can be the most prepared mother or father but accidents may still happen. When it comes to the bathroom, sometimes those dangers aren't always as obvious. Expert Sarah Hunstead told Mamamia that the majority of bathroom accidents are down to hair straighteners.

“In the bathroom, we’re aware of things like keeping chords out of the way when it comes to water and electricity. That’s one of the things we know. One thing that people often forget or might not realise is that hair straighteners are one of the biggest causes of bathroom accidents when it comes to children. They heat up to 350 degrees in seconds."

She added:

"Kids imitate us. They want to do what we do… so that crawling child who sees us in the bathroom every morning with our hair straighteners, they want to do what mummy does. It’s innate for them to crawl up to that chord, pull it, and then we’ve got burns."

Keep the hair straightener on a high shelf as it cools after you use it. Once it's fully cold, store it in a press with a baby safety lock attached.