How to choose a high quality hair dryer: Price Attack franchises offer leading brands

Considering buying a new hair dryer? But with so many brands, sizes and functions, which one do you buy?

Australia’s largest and most successful retailer of professional haircare franchise, Price Attack , provides some tips when searching for that ultimate hair tool.

Budget
First and foremost, ask yourself how much you want or can spend on hair equipment. Once you have figured out your budget, you can save time and discount a lot of hair dryers before thinking about their other features.

Look for hair dryers with the ionic feature
Most hair dryers these days are advertised as “ionic. Apparently, this is much healthier for one's hair.

But what does it actually mean?

Ions are a molecule or atom with a net electric charge, meaning an ionic hair dryer gives out and produces negative ions due to their heat production, reducing the moisture inside the hair follicle and drying hair faster than traditional hair dryers. Non-ionic hair dryers blow hot air to dry the hair, leaving the hair dry and brittle, taking longer and stripping the hair of the moisture it needs. 

Customise your hair drying procedure with multiple settings
According to Price Attack, hair dryers with four to six settings for both heat and speed are usually the best ones. Therefore, it caters for all hair types and conditions. 

Hair dryers with cool-shot buttons are great for 'locking' your hair in place.

Extras, extras, read all about it!
The best hair dryers come with extras and attachments you will use. But be wary of cheap brushes or gels no matter how enticing that 'packaged deal' may be. Instead, look out for attachments that concentrate where the air is going or good-quality hair styling products that protect your hair.

One great hair dryer that ticks all the boxes is the new ghdhair dryer, available at good salons and hair care franchise stores like national retailer, Price Attack.