Hair Dryers: Blow Dryers

Today, when we talk about hair dryers, we're not talking about those big bonnets that ballooned atop our mothers' heads when they were young—or those helmet-style, portable dryers hairdressers wheel around the salons. While those styles of hair dryers are still made and purchased, today a "hair dryer" most likely refers to a blow dryer.

There just might be more types of blow dryers than there are hairs on your head (OK, not really, but there's a lot). In other words, the selection is vast so make sure you compare the various features of potential blow dryers to your needs before picking one up.

*The hot ticket item among them right now is the ionic hair dryer.