Product Description

The ionic dryer works to keep hair shiny and healthy. Clouds of negatively charged ions neutralize positive charges that are in the air and reduce static electricity which causes flyaway frizzies and dulls hair. Hair becomes shinier and more manageable.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #11588 in Health and Beauty
• Brand: Conair
• Model: 098DR
• Released on: 2007-03-14
• Dimensions: 9.00" h x 11.00" w x 3.00" l, 1.94 pounds

Features

• Cool shot button
• 3 heat settings
• 2 speed settings
• Removable filter
• Concentrator included

Customer Reviews

power packed punch!
I had been shopping around for a while, when I found this little gem! I have really long, thick hair that took 20-30 minutes to just get to the damp stage with my old dryer. With this Conair Ionic dryer, I can towel off my hair, put in my styling products and blow the majority of the wetness out in about 4 to 5 minutes. I leave my hair a bit damp so that it will air dry.

I think the thing that sold me was that you have three heat settings, hot: which is pretty hot, warm, and cool, which I prefer. The speeds are high, low, & off. I would have liked for it to have a diffuser attachment included, but ehh... no biggie.

I'd agree that it is a bit heavy, but as long as I'm not blow drying it straight, then it's not that big of a deal. I've been using it about a month, and I do seem to notice that it is not as frizzy and dry, but that could be in part to that I've been using it on cold, for just a few minutes, whereas, with my old dryer, it was HOTHOTHOT for 20 minutes.

I would definately buy this one again!

Great Choice!
Yet another hair dryer died (I average about 1 every year or so) and I was considering an upgrade to one of the expensive, more professional types. My husband quickly talked me out of that idea and I finally settled on this model. My last two dryers were by Revlon and I had no idea how bad they were until I tried my new Conair. I would have sworn that a hair dryer doesn't make a difference in anything but drying time -- wrong! After the first use this dryer made my very long, straight, fine hair smooth and shiny with very few tangles. I'm shocked at the results compared to my old dryer. If only it had konked out earlier!
As for the Conair 098DR hair dryer itself, it's no heavier than my old, comparably-priced Revlon dryer. It's not awkward to hold during styling and my arm doesn't get tired. It doesn't seem to get as hot as my old dryer but I'm thinking that might be a good thing considering the results. Drying time was less than usual and it seemed fairly quiet for a hair dryer. The cord is short but serviceable and the unit is small enough to fit into my vanity drawer. I'm very pleased.

A Good Blower and A Good Value. Multiple Heat Settings Make This a Solid Choice
When I went looking to replace my old hair dryer at the end of May, I didn't realize all of the choices out there. I was tempted by the more expensive professional hair dryers, but, in the end, decided that I just needed a basic, powerful blow dryer to dry my shoulder-length hair. I ended up deciding upon this Conair and am very happy with it because (1) it has a strong "blow" and dries my (not very thick) hair quickly, and (2) has multiple heat settings to give me a choice on blowing my hair (I generally use a medium setting).

This is also an Ionic blower, a concept that was new to me, and, honestly, I could not see a difference in my hair between my old hair dryer (about 10 yrs old) and this Conair dryer. I had no expectations for the Ion feature, so did not downgrade my score because my hair does not seem more or less shiny or manageable in the 3 months I've been using the Conair.