| Some of us like the little foldaway travel-style | | | | generate more negative ions than any other |
| blow dryers and some of us prefer to pull out the | | | | mineral. The jewels are injected into all the dryer |
| monstrous, tangle-ridden bump and fall to the | | | | compartments. It the only dryer with a true |
| ground blow dryers. Sound familiar? Well its time | | | | ceramic heater coil. It weighs only 13 ounces and |
| to inspect what you have been using and or hiding | | | | packs a whopping 1800-watt motor. |
| away in your vanity. Anything that plugs in can | | | | If you're looking for a travel dryer with the same |
| start a fire. You should inspect the cord | | | | power as a full sized model, the CONAIR ION |
| periodically and never wrap it up like a puzzle for | | | | Shine Folding Handle Blow Dryer has 1875 watts |
| storage next to your sink. | | | | with ionic technology to reduce frizz and offers |
| Heat is a great enemy to your hair. That means | | | | two heat/speed settings. It has a concentrator, |
| hair dryers must be used with great care and on | | | | removable filer and a cool-shot button with a quiet |
| a moderate setting. A blow dryer on its hottest | | | | tone motor. |
| setting will reach temperatures above that at | | | | The most important feature of a blow dryer, |
| which water boils. This can be disastrous on the | | | | airflow, depends on its motor. However, unless |
| hair. | | | | you buy your dryer from a beauty-supply store |
| The best choices for Blow Dryers and their care: | | | | that lets you test it first, there's really no way to |
| It seems the ION hair dryer includes all the bells | | | | determine motor quality before you plunk down |
| the whistles. It offers technologies separately or | | | | your money. Powerful motors reduce drying time, |
| together, with ionic only, ionic and ceramic, and | | | | but some also sound an awful lot like jets taking |
| ceramic only settings. A full complement of | | | | off in your bathroom. Blow-dryer manufacturers |
| features includes several heat settings and | | | | are addressing this by developing quieter motors. |
| speeds, a quiet motor, concentrator attachment | | | | For example, several of the CONAIR Ion Shine |
| and a hinged filer for cleaning. Your best bet for | | | | hair dryers feature a Quiet-Tone motor. |
| one of these would be Tourmaline, BaByliss, and | | | | I say the best blow dryers should have the |
| Revlon. | | | | following features: |
| There is a huge price difference between | | | | Power of 1200 - 1500 watts for fine/damaged |
| professional and home hair dryers. You get a | | | | hair, and 1875 watts for thick, wavy hair. |
| longer duty cycle for the extra money. | | | | Two or three heat settings. |
| Professional hair dryers are supposed to last for | | | | Automatic shut-off if the dryer overheats. |
| 1200 hours where as the more inexpensive blow | | | | A cool setting for a cool-shot button to set your |
| dryer lasts about 500 hours. Professional hair | | | | hairstyle. |
| dyers are also generally larger and generate more | | | | A removable air intake grill/lint filter. |
| airflow than consumer blow dryers. | | | | I wish you happy heating, curling, waving, and |
| For an inexpensive, professional hair dryer, we | | | | styling. And remember to check out your existing |
| found the Tourmaline has rave reviews. This | | | | hair dryer and keep it safe, clean and stored |
| dryer is different from other blow dryers | | | | properly. |
| because of its crushed tourmaline jewels, which | | | | |