From the time the primary hair dryer was launched for house use within the Twenties, each one appeared almost an identical till Dyson debuted its Supersonic dryer in 2016, which matched the design of its bladeless followers. Now, a number of firms are adapting their drying tech into the lightest, thinnest bundle potential, wanting extra like a warmth gun than a hair dryer (I assume these are a sort of warmth gun, technically).
I’ve used these three. They’re every lower than a pound, comparatively quiet, and have self-cleaning features—you’re taking the filter cowl off the again and activate cleansing mode; the dryers shoot air in reverse to push mud and particles out. Whereas every one stands out by itself, I want I might mix all three for one good dryer.
Chi Lava Professional for $337: This one is barely lighter than the opposite two. It has an LED display indicating the precise temperature, which is a pleasant however uncommon function, and there are 4 warmth settings from cool to 250 levels Fahrenheit. The large flaw, nonetheless, is that far an excessive amount of air comes by means of the diffuser, blowing hair round greater than ought to occur with that attachment.
Gama IQ2 Perfetto for $430: The Gama dryer is smooth and features a security function to routinely flip off ought to it overheat (it didn’t do that in testing, fortunately). There is a setting lock so you possibly can dry your hair with out by accident altering the pace or warmth. Plus, it comes with a silicone mat that places the dryer into standby mode routinely if you place it down, turning again on if you decide it up. That is actually useful should you’re sectioning off hair for a blowout, and steadily should put the dryer down. But it surely’s costly and the magnetic filter cowl consistently falls off.
Bio Ionic Sensible-X Excessive-Effectivity Dryer for $329: This Bio Ionic additionally has a settings lock, which I now consider must be on each styling software. I choose the look of this one the most effective, nonetheless, it does not include a diffuser, which I feel must be commonplace at this value level.