From the time the primary hair dryer was introduced for home use in the 1920s, each one appeared practically an identical 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 potential, 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 are taking the filter cowl off the again and activate cleansing mode; the dryers shoot air in reverse to push mud and particles out. While every one stands out by itself, I want I may mix all three for one excellent dryer.

Chi Lava Pro for $337: This one is barely lighter than the opposite two. It has an LED display screen indicating the precise temperature, which is a pleasant however uncommon function, and there are 4 warmth settings from cool to 250 levels Fahrenheit. The large 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 function to routinely flip off ought to it overheat (it didn’t do that in testing, fortunately). There’s a setting lock so you possibly can dry your hair with out by accident altering the pace or warmth. Plus, it comes with a silicone mat that places the dryer into standby mode routinely once you place it down, turning again on once you decide it up. This is de facto useful if you happen to’re sectioning off hair for a blowout, and often should put the dryer down. But it is costly and the magnetic filter cowl consistently falls off. 

Bio Ionic Smart-X High-Efficiency Dryer for $329: This Bio Ionic additionally has a settings lock, which I now imagine needs to be on each styling instrument. I desire the look of this one the most effective, nonetheless, it would not include a diffuser, which I believe needs to be normal at this worth level.