Abstract: A battery powered electric curling brush/iron includes an elongated cylindrical electrically heated wand detachably connected to the end of a hollow handle by a pair of separable electrical connector terminals. The handle houses rechargeable batteries for supplying electrical power to the wand through the connector terminals and a charging circuit for recharging the batteries from an external AC household source through a connector plug movable from a retracted position in the handle to an extended position projecting through an opening in a wall thereof.