Hair Dryers, ceramic and ionic? Options

[espressive]

so i've been looking for a new hair dryer and i keep seeing "ceramic" and "ionic" everywhere. i know what ceramic means from my hair curlers, but what's the difference between ceramic hair dryers and ionic hair dryers? is one better than the other?

specifically i'm looking for a hair dryer with a diffuser attachment. oh and a retractable cord is pretty sweet as well

any hair dryer suggestions? what do you ladies use?

[karmakiller]

Ceramic is a material used in hair dryers, Ionic is the Technology created by the Ceramic. A hair dryer can be both. If your hair dryer is Ceramic, it is Ionic. When Ceramic is heated it generates negative ions that smooth the positive ions in your hair allowing hair to lay flat and smooth.

My hair dryer is both. I've had mine for a few years and it still runs fine; it's a Revlon.


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[espressive]

but why do the conair brands distinguish ionic hairdryers and ceramic hairdryers if they're the same thing? (there's a hairdryer with an IONIC option and also a CERAMIC option) perhaps it's just an selling technique or whatever but blah. that's confusing.

[Luna5]

CERAMIC gets hotter faster and that's what they usually use in the salons. I use Conair. I have a straighter and blow dryer.

[Harp]

can't it be both?

[karmakiller]

^ That's what the posts above you say.

My hair dryer has different ionic settings, which you can switch between depending on how thick your hair is. When you use your ionic setting it dries by minimizing the size of the waterdroplets on your hair, so it helps keep your hair from get frizzy and dried out. Ceramic heats a lot better... and is typically a standard of a hairdryer. If you're going to use your hair dryer everyday, get one that is both and has different ionic settings. They will probably cost around the same price as one that doesn't have different settings, unless you get one that has extra gadgets on it.

[Harp]

^I feel like an idiot. Thanks for pointing that out xD
I usually just skim through post.

[espressive]

My hair dryer has different ionic settings, which you can switch between depending on how thick your hair is. When you use your ionic setting it dries by minimizing the size of the waterdroplets on your hair, so it helps keep your hair from get frizzy and dried out. Ceramic heats a lot better... and is typically a standard of a hairdryer. If you're going to use your hair dryer everyday, get one that is both and has different ionic settings. They will probably cost around the same price as one that doesn't have different settings, unless you get one that has extra gadgets on it.

i've pretty much settled on my conair one that is just ceramic. i have tried the ionic ones and they really do work in making your hair less frizzy. but i like my current hair dryer so much, that i just got the Pantene Proteger Heat Protectant Spray. it also does wonders in de-frizzing, PLUS it protects your hair from heating products that may damage your hair.

just out of curiosity tho, which hairdryer do you use?

[karmakiller]

Sorry for the delay in posting. I use the Revlon Rvdr5002. I got mine really cheap, though. Some people hate Revlon dryers, but I've never had a problem with mine.