Hair Dryer Overview
Many of the people use a hairdryer in their daily routines and can't leave anywhere without it as a hairdryer hold a special place in our daily life routines.
Hair dryer or blow dryer is commonly used by hairstylists and people who prefer to style their hair every day. Hairdryer does not just dries your hair, but it plays an important part in styling them.
What is a hairdryer?
To say it simply, Hairdryer is a device (electronic machine) that dries wet hair quickly as well as helps to style them in many ways.
A heating coil heats up the air that passes across it through the hair drying by an electric fan, so when the warm air reaches out, it dries hairs by evaporating water.
Uses of Hairdryer
- The hairdryers are used to quickly dry out wet hairs thus we don’t have to wait and helps out in occasions where we are in a rush.
- Hairdryer or blow dryer also helps in styling hairs.
- The hair dryer also comes with different tools, each giving a different style when attached with the dryer.
- The blow-dry look, which is nowadays among many stylists and celebrities in Pakistan, can be achieved using the hairdryer.
Things to look for while buying a Hairdryer
Temperature
Too much heat from a hairdryer can damage hair or sometimes can make them look frizzy. Hairdryers often come with different heat settings from low to high.
It is often recommended using low heat settings when drying wet hair, so the heat does not damages hair. Many companies have introduced ceramic hairdryers, which dries hair with minimum heat damage by generating infrared heat.
The ceramic hair dryers are great as it nourishes hair with less heat damage as compared to other hair dryers.
Quality and weight
Keep in mind to check if the hairdryer body is made of durable material, and if it is lightweight, no one would want to strain their hand by holding a heavy hair dryer while styling. Lightweight hairdryer are also easier to carry around.
How to use a hairdryer?
- Roughly dry hair to lessen the moisture in them with a towel.
- Apply a heat-protecting hair product to save hair from any heat damages.
- Plug the hairdryer cord into a socket to on it, or there are some available in Pakistani markets which are cordless and chargeable.
- Detangle hairs with a brush or wide-tooth comb.
- Divide hairs into sections and comb or finger-comb while blow-drying them with the dryer.
- Always start from the bottom of the hairs and move upwards when drying.
- While drying hair with a hairdryer, continuously move the dryer so the heat won't build up in one place, minimizing the chances of hair damage.
- As wet hair are more fragile, so keep in mind to use temperature lesser than 300 degrees Fahrenheit, even on dry hair, try to use the dryer with a low temperature.
- The tools that come with a hairdryer can help to add volume as well as some style.
Hair protection
Even if the hairdryer has many benefits, one of the greatest disadvantages is that the heat from hairdryer can damage hair. It also recommended to never using a hair dryer in greasy or oily hair as it can damage hair follicles.
Too much use of hairdryer is also considered bad for hair, but people prefer to use a hairdryer while getting ready for their day.
Since it is a necessity in our daily lifestyle, we should use a heat protecting spray or serum. The heat protecting spray or serum can protect hair from damage. Leave-in conditioner also helps in protecting hair from any heat damages.
Never dry hair fully by a hairdryer but let the last moisture from hair dry naturally and always let hair air-dry partially before using the device.
Recommendation
Westpoint, Philips, Remington, and Kenwood are among the best companies for their hair dryers. With an affordable price range and different designs and types in the hairdryers, many customers in Pakistan recommend these companies.