What is a ceramic hair dryer?
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Ceramic hair dryers emit infrared heat to dry your hair. This is less damaging in the long run because the heat produced is of lower intensity than that produced by dryers that rely on bare electrical coils to generate heat.
What is an ionic blow dryer?
Ionic dryers introduce negative ions in the air blown out by the dryer.
Negative ions help break the water molecules on the surface of the hair into microscopic particles. This has two significant benefits — some of the microscopic water particles penetrate deep into your hair and remain there while the particles of water on the hair’s surface is evaporated away. Your hair, therefore, remains soft, smooth and shiny because of the moisture retained inside while the outside becomes dries faster. This keeps your hair free moving for combing and styling.
The negative ions produced by an ionic hair dryer also help prevent the build-up of electrical energy — static electricity. Negative ions can therefore help reduce the “frizzy” effects of static electricity on your hair.
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Tourmaline, ionic, ceramic? Which one?
As described above, ceramic ionic blow dryers keep your hair moist on the inside while drying it on the outside. The combination of ceramic and ionic technologies are ideal because you can use lower and gentler heat settings to dry your hair.
So what’s with Tourmaline?
Tourmaline is a gemstone that can be used to generate negative ions and heat producing rays in the far infrared regions of the light spectrum. A ceramic ionic blow dryer uses tourmaline to produce the negative ions that break up water particles into microscopic particles.
Some of the microscopic water particles enter deep into the hair follicle. This keeps the hair moist. At the same time, the water particles on the hair’s surface evaporate faster because of their small size.
Therefore as you can see, it is not surprising that the majority of hair professionals today recommend using tourmaline ionic ceramic hair dryers for keeping your hair healthy, manageable and stylish.
Far Infrared
Far Infrared rays transmit energy that can penetrate various regions of tissues, muscles and bones. Some natural medical practitioners assert that far infrared rays can be used to to detoxify the body from many hidden toxins. According to the NIH (National Institue of Health),
FIR [Far InfraRed] transfers energy purely in the form of heat which can be perceived by the thermoreceptors in human skin as radiant heat [ 1 ]. Not only is FIR absorbed by the human body but it is also emitted by the body in the form of black body radiation (3–50 μm with an output peak at 9.4 μm).
Therefore, the far infrared rays produced by the tourmaline in ceramic hair dryers may also help condition your scalp and tissues in the neck and shoulder regions.
Negative Ions
Negative ions are oxygen atoms charged extra electrons. They occur naturally in the air around white water and after thunderstorms. As reported by WebMd.com
The action of the pounding surf creates negative air ions and we also see it immediately after spring thunderstorms when people report lightened moods,” says ion researcher Michael Terman, PhD, of Columbia University in New York.
Researchers have also found that negative ions help remove floating micro-pollutants such as spores, pollen and other airborne chemicals or particles from the air. They do this by attaching themselves to these floating particles which then become too heavy to remain airborne.
So it is possible that the negative ions produced by your hair dryer can not only help lower pollutants in the air but also help in reducing stress associated with having to blow dry your hair specially when you are in a hurry.
What does the “watt” number mean?
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Technically speaking, “watt” is an unit of power, Therefore, the “watt” number also known as wattage, is an indication of how much power your hair dryer will consume. For practical purposes, the “watt” is an indication of how much heat and air blowing power the dryer will produce.
There is no wattage that is specific for a particular hair type. In general, if your hair is thick and dense you should look for dryers with higher wattage.
Dryers with higher wattage will usually dry your hair faster but tend to be heavier and noisier than hair blow dryers with lower wattage. Higher wattage blow dryers also produce more heat, so you should be careful when using dryers with high wattage.
Can’t go wrong with a Tourmaline Ceramic Ionic Hair Dryer
In general, tourmaline ceramic ionic blow dryers are suitable for both thick dense hair and for fine hair. Use a lower wattage dryer if your hair is delicate.
In other words, whether you are a heavy or a light user, you cannot go wrong with a Tourmaline Ceramic Ionic hair dryer. The prices of these dryers have dropped considerably from the time they were first introduced. It’s a good time to shop for one.