Product Comparison - Can a $30 Hair Blow Dryer Be Better Than a $300 Hair Blow Dryer?

Is the saying, "You get what you pay for," true when it comes to choosing a hair blow dryer? Can a $30.00 hair blow dryer perform as well, or even better than, a $300.00 hair blow dryer?

Surprisingly, according to the Good Housekeeping Institute, spending $30.00 for a hair blow dryer makes more sense than spending $300.00. From the results of the Good Housekeeping Institutes's tests, a $30.00 hair blow dryer outperformed a $300.00 blow dryer. Frugal women everywhere can now rejoice knowing that they do not have to spend hundreds of dollars for a great hair dryer with innovative features.

The Good Housekeeping Institute compared three ionic, tourmaline hair blow dryers as well as a standard ionic hair dryer without tourmaline. Tourmaline is a natural stone that is believed to help dry the hair faster while adding shine. Ionic hair dryers, which emit negative ions, are believed to also help the hair dry faster, lessen frizz, and smooth the hair.

Potentially, a hair dryer with the combination of an ionic emitting feature and a tourmaline stone could be an innovative product. This combination of features raises some interesting questions, which the Good House Keeping Institute answers. Does an ionic, tourmaline hair dryer perform better than a regular ionic hair dryer or is it all hype?

The first hair blow dryer compared by the Good Housekeeping Institute was the:

- Revlon RV544 1875 Watt Tourmaline Ionic Lightweight Dryer, with an average retail price of $30.00.

The second hair blow dryer compared was the:

- T3 Tourmaline Featherweight Professional Ceramic Ionic Hair Dryer with, an average retail price of $200.00.

The third hair blow dryer compared was the:

- T3 Tourmaline Evolution Professional Ceramic Ionic Hair Dryer with an average retail price of $300.

The fourth, and final hair blow dryer, compared was an unnamed ionic model that did not have a tourmaline stone inside the blow dryer. The Good Housekeeping Institute compared the four blow dryers for their performance in several categories including:

-How long the hair blow dryers took to dry the hair

-How well the hair blow dryers controlled frizz