How to choose a hair dryer?

Professional or household hair dryer?

Which hair dryer to choose?
A hair dryer can be classified as a professional or household (home) device. First, let's look at a professional hair dryer.

Pros of a professional hair dryer:

• Dries quickly;
• Powerful. They are also equipped with a motor that will work for many years;
• Can be used every day. In this case, one procedure can last 3-6 hours;
• They have several attachments, which allows you to create the most ambitious hairstyles at home.

Disadvantages of a professional hair dryer:

• Weight often exceeds 700 g. Therefore, it is difficult to hold the hair dryer over your head for a long time;
• High price;
• Fast drying can also be a disadvantage, because... It’s not always possible to create the desired hairstyle in a short time if you are not a hairdresser.

Household hair dryer device

Hair dryer
design Hair dryers are not much different in design. They have a drying function with cold and hot air, a couple of modes, and nozzles.

Sometimes some models have a removable filter - a metal mesh; pay attention to this when choosing a hair dryer. If the filter is removable, this will make cleaning the device easier.

The body is usually plastic. It does not melt from hot air and is not afraid of shocks if you suddenly drop the hairdryer on the tile. Under the plastic there is a control unit, fan, motor and heating element.

The best hair dryers - rating

Let's present a rating of hair dryers based on user reviews.

1. the Vitek VT-2328 BK
   model . The budget model has only one attachment, medium in power (1700 watts declared by the manufacturer). But it also has many advantages: a long cable, a folding handle (for travel), not heavy - about half a kilogram, “cold air”.
2. The next model is professional, with an air supply of 2300 watts. Philips HPS920/00
   is heavy (880 g), but has a very long cord of 2.5 m. It is equipped with three temperature modes and two air flow settings, so it is universal. “Delicate drying” will please those with thin hair.
3. Bosch PHD5980
   model is powerful (2200 watts) and at the same time lightweight (up to half a kilogram). The package includes 2 nozzles, a 1.8 m cord. Equipped with a “cold air” mode. Easy to use, dries thick hair well.
4. Braun AS530
   hair dryer brush is medium in weight (630 g) due to the ceramic coating, which does not overheat; with a long cord of 2 meters. It has 3 air supply power modes and the same number of temperature modes (combined). The usual power is 1000 watts. Among the unusual advantages: the presence of a steam humidifier, which makes styling easy.
5. The Babyliss-BeLiss brushing2736E
   hair dryer is very popular because of its versatility. The model has 4 attachments, heavy weight (about a kilogram with a special bag), 1.8 m cord. Low-power device (1000 watts), but ionization mode is turned on. The diameter of the nozzles and power limits the range of users.

How to choose a hair dryer and not be disappointed with the purchase? For yourself, you need to determine your hair type, required functions and operating mode of the device for drying and styling. Most choose inexpensive but powerful models, similar in characteristics to professional ones, which last a long time and satisfy all needs.

Types of household hair dryer

Users know three types:

• Classic model. It is bought most often because... This hairdryer makes it easy to dry your hair and do your daily styling. A set can contain up to two attachments;


Classic hair dryer

• Hair dryer brush. Choose a hair dryer brush if you want to not only dry, but also straighten, curl, and style;


Hair dryer brush

• Road model. It is compact, this hair dryer weighs very little and has low power. But this is a great option for those who often go on business trips or travel.


Travel hair dryer

Hair dryer power

The power determines the air temperature and the speed at which you can dry your hair. According to this criterion, hair dryers are:

• Low-power – travel models and brush hair dryers up to 1500 W;
• Medium – home hair dryers 1500-2200 W;
• High power – semi-professional and professional models from 2200 W.

But is power really that important when you choose a hair dryer for your home? There are two points to understand here:

• The hair dryer heats up gradually, the temperature when you turn it on will differ from the temperature a little later or at the end of drying;
• No one dries with a hair dryer directly on their hair. You control the temperature yourself by moving the device closer or further away.

Those. when we start drying wet hair, it is logical that our hair dryer operates at a lower temperature, we keep it closer to the hair. During the drying process, the device heats up, the temperature becomes higher, we feel it and, in order not to get burned, we move the hair dryer further away from the head.

This is why power is not so important for the average user. And most often we do not notice the difference between models according to this criterion, of course, if we do not compare the road model with the professional one.

Operating modes of home hair dryers

Let's understand the operating modes of hair dryers.
Choose the right hair dryer with several modes. Their presence allows you to regulate two air characteristics:

• Speed;
• Temperature.

If you choose a classic model of hair dryer for home use, then there will be two modes of motor operation - for soft and quick styling. And two or three temperatures - without heating, average, maximum. Plus a button that supplies cold air. This is enough to dry your hair and create the desired styling. It is also important that the hair dryer switches the speed and temperature separately, independently of each other.

If you want more from the device, look at the add-on. options:

1. Gentle drying - a mode with already assigned parameters, so as not to damage the hair;
2. Thermo Protect – a mode in which the correct temperature is maintained throughout the entire procedure, which has a beneficial effect on hair health;
3. Ionization is a function that prevents electrification, giving shine to hair and long-lasting styling;
4. Humidity sensor - a mode in which the hair dryer detects humidity and adjusts the power depending on it. With a humidity sensor you will not face the problem of dry hair.

The best hair dryer brushes from Philips

Nozzles

• Hubs. They are usually attached by default, but were originally used for styling short or fine hair. The stream of air that passes through them becomes more concentrated, and the curls dry faster. Allows you to work separately with each strand.

Interesting!

There is a “cold shot” technique, when a dried and fixed strand of hair is cooled with cold air through a concentrator (the same “instant cooling” function). This allows her to stay in the desired position longer. Without a concentrator, when working with a new curl, hot air hits the cooled one again, warming it up and ruining the hairstyle.

• Diffuser. This is a round nozzle with “fingers”. It disperses the air flow due to a larger area. Diffusers differ in diameter and material of the “fingers” (plastic is recommended for any hair, silicone for short and medium-length hair). The length of the fingers, the density of the teeth, and thickness also differ (thick ones grip long, thick hair well, thin ones - short ones). The shape of the “fingers” on diffusers can be cylindrical (universal – curl and straighten hair), flat (for root volume), curly (for creating curls).
• Silencers. If you want to use them, then there are no options on which hair dryer to choose: the mufflers are designed for Parlux hair dryers. They reduce noise and vibration from the operation of a powerful device by 45%.
• Additional attachments. Gamma Piu have developed the Blade Art Air attachment for creative haircuts for their Aria series of hair dryers. With its help you can create embossed hairstyles.

Japanese Kasho blades are used, coated with antibacterial and antistatic silicone - they cut without damaging the hair. The attachment is easy to use and safer than scissors.

A heating element

Heating element for hair dryer
Manufacturers use two types of heating parts:

• Metal. This is a traditional solution that has existed for many years and is often found in budget models. Minus - after using a hair dryer, the hair will be dry;
• Ceramic. Here the metal part is located in a ceramic tube, due to which heating occurs evenly - the hair remains healthy. And, despite the fact that such hair dryers are more expensive, we recommend choosing them.

Choosing hair dryer attachments

Which hair dryer attachments to choose?
Usually the kit includes one or more attachments that attach to the hair dryer body and allow you to create the desired styling. Two classic attachments:

1. Hub. Using this nozzle, you can narrow the air flow, thereby giving it the right direction and styling and straightening your hair. If you need such a nozzle, then when choosing a hair dryer for your home, make sure that it is not very wide. Because the air will come out discharged and styling will not work. But at the same time, the concentrator should not be too narrow, otherwise it will dry out the hair. The optimal hole size is 9 mm.
2. Diffuser. This attachment looks like a disc with fingers. It helps dry your hair without drying out the ends and gives volume. Diffusers are different, depending on the type of hair. There is a universal one, where the fingers remain motionless, for straight hair. At the same time, short fingers are intended for soft drying, and long ones for volume. For curly hair, it is better to choose a movable diffuser.

When choosing a hair dryer, you will notice that it has more types of attachments:

• Round nozzle. It will add volume, with 30-50 mm for long hair and large curls, 20 mm for short haircuts and small curls;
• Universal curling iron. Helps create curls;
• Rectifier. Serves to make hair straight or, conversely, with curls.

Additional functions

Manufacturers are constantly introducing new technologies. How to choose useful “supplements” and are they needed at all? Let's briefly talk about the most common functions, and which hair dryer is good for you - decide according to your needs

• Ionization. Thanks to it, the air is saturated with negative charged ions, which remove dry hair and remove accumulated static electricity. This normalizes the secretion of sebum so that the curls look clean for a long time. They also shine, have less split ends and less frizz.
• Ozone lamp. Ozonation and ionization have a similar effect, but the ozone lamp produces hundreds of times more negative ions and affects both the strands and the roots - the hair becomes soft, shiny and manageable. The ozone flow also enhances the effect of treatment procedures, since substances penetrate deeper into the hair structure, and coloring - for the same reason, pigments last longer. So far, the only hair dryer with an ozone lamp is GammaPiu Active Oxygen. This is a fairly light (480 g) but powerful (1800-2100 W) model with 3 heating modes and 2 air flow speed modes. The switches are located on the front, making it easy to control the hairdryer with either hand.
• Instant cooling function. It is implemented in different ways: most often there is a special switch, but in some models you can instantly cool the air simply by turning off the heating switch.

Hair dryer ergonomics

What else should you pay attention to when choosing a hair dryer?
When choosing a professional or household hair dryer, it is important to understand how easy it is to use. To do this, check a few details:

• Frame. How convenient is it to hold the hair dryer, where are the buttons and is it comfortable for you to press them?
• Weight. As a rule, when styling you have to hold the hair dryer over your head for a long time and it’s good if your hand doesn’t go numb;
• Handle material. It should not slip out of the palm, so it is better to choose handles with elastic bands or ribbed ones;
• The presence of a loop. If you don't plan to store your hair dryer in a drawer, it's a good idea to hang it on a hook;
• Cord length. So that it doesn’t turn out that there is not enough of it and you have to dry your hair at an outlet without a mirror. And the cord must be protected from creases;
• Cord fastening. If you choose a hair dryer, make sure that the cord is hinged. Then it moves freely, does not twist and will last longer.

Types of hair dryers

The following types of hair dryers can be distinguished:

• household hair dryer - intended for use at home. As a rule, a household hair dryer is designed for occasional use throughout the day. It is light in weight so it can be held comfortably with one hand;

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• travel hair dryer - has a compact size and low power. Often the design of the hairdryer allows it to be folded. A folding hair dryer is very convenient to take on trips;

• professional hair dryer - designed for use by hairdressers. Its device allows you to quickly dry your hair and work on it for several hours. Naturally, such hair dryers are equipped with powerful motors and are so heavy that it can be difficult to hold them with one hand. Therefore, a professional hair dryer is not suitable for everyone to use at home;
• semi-professional - lighter than professional ones, but almost as powerful as them;

• hair dryer brush (or styler) - designed for drying short hair or styling long hair. The hair dryer comb can be equipped with various attachments.

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Hair dryer comb Rowenta CF9110F0

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