To wrap up our Best Hair Dryers series, we want to emphasize that before you buy or pick up any hair dryer, make sure you read Hair Dryers Pt. 1: How To Choose The Best Hair Dryer For Your Curls, fully understand how to avoid burning your hair out and why it’s important to always use a heat protectant like any of these as well as How To Properly Blow Dry Your Hair. With that, here are the best hair dryers for every hair type (some dryers may appear in more than one category). Also note that all of the dryers below are really good so pick and choose what you feel will work best with your hair no matter how we categorized them.

THE BEST HAIR DRYER FOR FRIZZY HAIR

(Think hair that’s always frizzy no matter your curl type)
Goal: Cut down on frizz (with nozzle attachment), seal smooth hair with cool blast or temperature setting and shorten drying time
Remington Studio Silk Ceramic Dryer
Sedu Revolution Pro Tourmaline Ionic 4000i
Chi Touch Screen Dryer
BaByliss Pro TT Tourmaline 5000 Hair Dryer
FHI Heat Platform Nano Salon Pro 2000

THE BEST HAIR DRYER FOR THIN HAIR

Goal: Add volume with temperature control options
Sedu Revolution Pro 3600i
GHD Air Professional Performance Hairdryer
BaByliss Pro Carrera 2 Ceramic Ionic
Solia Thermal Ionic Hair Dryer
Elchim 3900 Healthy Ionic Dryer

THE BEST HAIR DRYER FOR THICK AND OR COARSE HAIR

(Hair and roots that seems to take forever to dry and straighten)
Goal: Cut down on drying time and get smooth results
Elchim 2001 Professional Hair Dryer (Works really great on hair that’s thick and coarse)
Rusk Speed Freak Ceramic and Tourmaline Dryer
Harry Josh Pro Tools Dryer 2000
Sedu Revolution Pro Tourmaline Ionic 4000i
BaByliss Pro TT Tourmaline 5000 Hair Dryer

THE BEST HAIR DRYER FOR DAMAGED HAIR

(You should be air drying but if you insist…)
Goal: To do as little additional damage as possible
Conair You Style Mini 1200 Watt Hairdryer
BaByliss Pro TT Tourmaline 5000 Hair Dryer
Rusk CTC 1900 Watts Lite Hair Dryer
CHI Turbo Ceramic Ionic Hair Dryer

THE BEST PROFESSIONAL HAIR DRYER

(For all you stylists out there)
Goal: Investment, strong motor, client use, best blow out ever
GHD Aura Hair Dryer
Parlux Powerlight Professional Ionic and Ceramic Hair Dryer
Karmin G3 Salon Pro Hair Dryer
Karmin Salon Series Ionic Ultralight Hair Dryer (Super lightweight)
Harry Josh Pro Tools Dryer 2000

THE MOST AFFORDABLE PROFESSIONAL HAIR DRYER

Conair Pro Silver Bird Professional AC Turbo Hair Dryer (This is a beast!)
Turbo Power Twin Turbo 2600 Professional Hair Dryer

THE BEST HAIR DRYER ON A BUDGET

(For all hair types)
Goal: To get the best bang for a tight budget but not end up with something cheap
Conair Infiniti Pro Dryer (pictured)
Conair Comfort Touch Tourmaline Ceramic Styling Blow Dryer
Conair Ionic Conditioning Hair Dryer

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