The 22 Best Hair Dryers

This professional level dryer has a special mesh cover to keep your hair from getting sucked into the blow dryer. The inner motor is super quiet, and comes with three attachments for curly or straight hair.

The strong 1875-watt motor plus the infrared heat created by this Conair means shorter drying times for you. Ionic and ceramic technology leaves your hair frizz-free and shiny with less damage. It has three heat and two speed settings, and comes with both a diffuser and a concentrator, making it a great value.

Your favorite blowout bar created their own tool to get the same results without having to schlep over to a salon. It includes a narrow nozzle attachment, perfect for styling your bangs.

Ceramic technology minimizes heat damage, while positive and negative ions surround your hair, smoothing each strand. The result is a quick, frizz-free blowout.

If you need something that will get rid of frizz, soften your hair, and won't break the budget, this hair dryer checks all your boxes. Complete with its negative ionic function—meaning your hair won't attract static—and nozzle and diffuser attachment for styling, it offers impressive value for the price range.

Get the healthy hair of your dreams with this damage protection dryer. The advanced coating technology provides 3x more protection while Proprietary Micro Conditioner Technology conditions your strands for soft, shiny locks.

Less frizz means softer strands, and this Revlon comes with the attachments you need to get the job done. It has two heat settings and two speed settings, but it's the infrared heat that dries your hair quickly, and with less damage.

Six speed and heat settings, including a cold air blast to set the style, let you customize each session to your hair's needs. The concentrator and large diffuser are a nice bonus, too.

The advanced ion technology and ceramic coating on this hair dryer brush guarantees less frizz and more shine, but what really stands out is how lightweight this hair dryer is: Only 1.37 pounds. It makes fast work of drying your hair, so if holding your arms up for a 15-minute blowout isn't for you, this hair dryer solves that problem!

This may be the best hair dryer for the price, period. The bonus is that it's super lightweight and compact, and you'll never travel without your own hair dryer once you have it.

This new, fast-working dryer from Bio Ionic uses a proprietary blend of graphene and other minerals to help tone down frizz and condition hair as you're drying. Even rough, color-treated hair will feel incredibly silky to the touch and shine for days.

Although it may look strange, a handle-less hair dryer allows for better control and ease when drying and styling hair. This dryer comes with a concentrator nozzle and a collapsible, silicone diffuser.

Dyson administered 7,000 acoustic tests targeting noise, weight, and speed before launching the game-changing dryer with celebrity hair guru Jen Atkin.

This hair dryer from Nition is a lightweight frizz-fighter. The grill is coated with nano silver, tourmaline, and argan oil, which means that as air flows over it, it reduces static while it smooths and dries. Three attachments—a diffuser, a concentrator, and a comb—combined with it's compact size, make this a great travel dryer.

Unlike traditional hair dryers that heat up room temperature air, ionic tools like this one harness negative ions and moisturizing heat tech to trap in hydration and condition your hair while it dries.

Ionic technology is also great for thick hair, to mitigate heat damage during lengthy blow-dry sessions. A ghd favorite, the Air, does just that.

Coming in at less than a pound, this is the most lightweight traditional hair dryer we've seen. It's engineered in Italy with a 1,700-watt motor that's designed to dry seven times faster than regular models—plus, with a memory function that remembers your favorite setting, it's even quicker to use.

A powerful 1875 watts blows ions through your strands, reducing static and frizz at the same time. This dryer has three heat settings including cool shot, two speeds, and a concentrator for creating a smooth blow out.