From the time the primary hair dryer was launched for residence use within the Nineteen Twenties, each one seemed practically similar 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 package deal attainable, trying extra like a warmth gun than a hair dryer (I suppose these are a kind 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 each stands out by itself, I want I may mix all three for one excellent 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 characteristic, and there are 4 warmth settings from cool to 250 levels Fahrenheit. The massive flaw, nonetheless, is that far an excessive amount of air comes by the diffuser, blowing hair round greater than ought to occur with that attachment.
Gama IQ2 Perfetto for $430: The Gama dryer is glossy and features a security characteristic 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 chance altering the pace or warmth. Plus, it comes with a silicone mat that places the dryer into standby mode routinely while you place it down, turning again on while you choose it up. That is actually useful in the event you’re sectioning off hair for a blowout, and regularly should put the dryer down. Nevertheless it’s costly and the magnetic filter cowl always falls off.
Bio Ionic Sensible-X Excessive-Effectivity Dryer for $329: This Bio Ionic additionally has a settings lock, which I now imagine must be on each styling software. I choose the look of this one the perfect, nonetheless, it would not include a diffuser, which I believe must be commonplace at this value level.