The Best Hair Dryers, According to Stylists
Professional stylists helped us test 20 hair dryers on different hair types and textures.
A good hair dryer should cut your drying time without frying your hair. With help from three professional stylists who collectively have 40 years of salon experience, we tested 20 models on straight, wavy, curly, and coily hair types. The BaBylissPRO Nano Titanium is our top pick for its powerful motor, even heat distribution, and ionic technology that reduces frizz.
Best Overall: BaBylissPRO Nano Titanium
The 2000-watt motor dried thick, wavy hair 30 percent faster than the average dryer in our tests. The titanium heating element produces far-infrared heat that dries hair from the inside out, reducing surface damage. Our stylists particularly praised the six heat and speed settings, which allowed precise control for different hair types and styling techniques.
Best Budget: Conair InfinitiPRO 1875W
At under $30, this dryer performed surprisingly well in our tests. It cannot match the BaByliss for speed or ionic output, but it dried hair efficiently, produced minimal frizz, and comes with useful attachments including a diffuser for curly hair.
