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