Blow dryers also make great hair styling tools as they can style soft curls to almost all hair types, add volume to thin and fine hair and make curly hair straight.
How do hair dryers work?
The hair dryer produces warm or hot air, which evaporates the water in your hair. A basic hair dryer consists of an element that heats up, most probably a coil and a motorized fan to blow out the warm air from the dryer.
What are the types of hair dryers available?
Hair dryers in the market come in all sizes, shapes and styles. Before you pick one, maybe it’s a good idea to know the various types available in the market or you might end up confused. The single most important ground-rule when choosing a blow dryer is that it should be light, to make it easy for you to hold. Holding it above your head till all your hair dries can be painful.
Handheld hair dryers –These are the most commonly used at homes. The easy-to-carry units such as the Hair Styling Set Professional Hair Dryer & 2 in 1 Curling Tongs & Brush make great styling tools. They are quite flexible and easy to move. On the flip side, they cause more heat damage and hair tends to become less manageable. The following sub-types give you more info:
Basic hair dryers – come with only the most important settings for heat and speed like the Breville Hairdryer AV4. They also come in various sizes like compact (or travel), midsize and full-size.
Blow dryers – boast notable design features like low-weight body and ergonomic handles. They come in different wattage ranges and have numerous heat/speed settings apart from a cold-air button.
Ionic blow dryers – pack less heat than traditional blow dryers but dry hair faster, so they cause less damage to your hair. Ionic is a recent developed technology that makes quite a difference to your hair and hairstyles. The good news is that it makes your hair more conditioned and may promote more hair shine while reducing frizzies and static electricity. Try the WAHL Complement Ionic Hairdryer WD5493.
Salon style hair dryers – These mounted hair dryers with domes are mostly found in beauty salons rather than homes or anywhere else. Does not mean you can’t use them at home. Here hair is exposed to low or medium heat for a longer time and they are ideal for setting styles using curlers.
Wall mounted hair dryers – These are similar to handheld hair dryers but are wall mountable. They are most often smaller than the handheld units and may not have that many options. If you lack storage space, these are the best. Normally hotels go for wall mounted hair dryers.
What are the features to look for in hair dryers?
Wattage and Heat settings – should be ideally between 1500 watts to 1875 watts to enable just the right air-flow and intense heat to dry your hair faster. Higher wattage could blow away style from your hair and over-dry. Less powerful ones will take ages to dry and put more pressure on hair. Dryers should come with low and high heat settings and should be user-friendly. A cool shot button helps set curl, but if you don’t need it, don’t go for it.
Low-weight nozzles are user-friendly, especially ones that help focus heat and air in one spot. Plug on a diffuser to a nozzle type dryer and you end up with fabulous curls.
Safety cut-off switch – The first safety feature to look for is the safety cut-off switch. Temperatures above 140 degrees Fahrenheit (about 60 degrees Celsius) can fry your scalp. Hair dryers come with built-in heat sensor that automatically trips the switch and cuts off power to the hair dryer, when it reaches the cut-off point.
A thermal fuse is the other safety feature that acts against overheating and catching fire. It will break the circuit if the temperature and current are too high.
The Diffuser Sock –This fit-all, inexpensive sock should go over the hair dryer head. It’s handy to diffuse the air and dry the hair less vigorously. It’s great for curly and wavy hairstyles as it improves curl.
The Other Diffuser — Even these fit on the head of the dryer. They diffuse heat over a bigger area of your head like the Breville Avanti Euro Salon Professional Hairdryer. The ones with prongs help you to lift hair from the roots to dry.
How are hair dryers useful as cleaning agents for households?
They can be used to dry salt and pepper shakers before refilling to avoid clumping, dry wet nail polish and lightly dust silk or dried flowers using a dryer set at low heat. Hair dryers help to loosen a photo from an album, remove crayon marks from walls, easily remove a bandage thereby causing less pain and remove shelf paper from cupboards by warming the paper first. You can easily remove stickers or sticky decals and make gelatin come out of the mold easily.
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