Who knew negativity could be so positive!
Written: Apr 26 '02 (Updated Apr 26 '02)
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Pros: Cuts drying time in half. Will make hair softer and easier to manage
Cons: This model may be overpriced
The Bottom Line: Got frizzies and flyaways? Tired of spending 15 minutes blowdrying your hair? Well here is the answer!
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| marnica's Full Review: Igia At6722 Ion Turbo Hair Dryer |
Call me a perpetual optimist, or perhaps a sucker….either is fine with me. In my never-ending quest for perfect hair, I have discovered a product that truly improves the look and feel of my hair.
Like most women, I struggle everyday with getting my hair to look just as I want it to. This usually means I am searching for volume, shine, softness and manageability. Is it possible to have all these things at once? Perhaps for some women it is easy, but not for me. I have more “bad hair days” than I would like to admit, and wear my hair up in a clip most days because I get frustrated with my quest for perfection.
A bad hair day has different meanings to different people. To me it means the frizzies, the flyaways, and having my hair come out looking and feeling like straw. SIGH. I have tried dozens of products. Shampoos, conditioners, gels, even certain types of brushes, all which promise to make my hair smooth, silky and shiny. Do they work? Some of them help with the silkiness factor. But I have found that if I blowdry my hair, I will most certainly have flyaways and a certain degree of frizziness. I have long hair and if I do not blowdry I end up looking…well downright BAD. My hair will be flat and icky. So for many years I have been in a catch-22. Dry my hair and have flyaways, or air dry and look flat? Well I have been opting for blowdrying and doing damage control. But no more!
Several months ago I was watching TV and I saw an infomercial about a hairdryer that worked differently than other hairdryers. This was the Igia AT6722 Ion Turbo Hair Dryer. This dryer claimed several things:
1) Cut dryer time by 50%,
2) Reduce frizzies and flyawys significantly
3) Nourishes and conditions the hair.
Ok first of all who wouldn’t want to spend half the time drying their hair?? I have ordered things after watching an infomercial before and been sorely disappointed when what was promised was not delivered. But I am an eternal optimist (or a sucker..whichever you prefer), so I went ahead and ordered the dryer for $39.95 plus shipping and handling. A week later I received my dryer and gave it a try.
The Product:
The Igia Ion Turbo dryer has a sleek design. I found that it is not too big or too small. It has two speeds and three heat settings. It is 1200 watts and has a rubberized grip.It also has an attachment that you can put on for a more directed airflow.
Product Claims:
This product claims 50% less drying time, soft, shiny and manageable hair. It also claims that it nourishes and conditions the hair. How you ask? Well this dryer generates negative ions which are particles that bond to the hair shaft and breakdown moisture. The negative ions reduce the size of the water droplets on the hair shaft, which makes the water more able to penetrate the hair shaft, thus nourishing and conditioning the hair. When the hair shaft is able to retain moisture, the result is a sleeker look with less flyaways and frizzies which result from dryness and lack of moisture.
***Note that all of this information about how this product works was taken directly from the infomercial that I watched***
Ok this was all very interesting but does it work you ask. Well I must say that it most definitely helps. This dryer does cut dryer time in half! (I actually timed it). It also reduces flyaways and frizzies drastically. Does it make them totally go away? No, but I figure any improvement is worth it.
I am a curious person by nature and got to thinking…this is great but what the hell is an ion! A friend of mine is a science teacher at my old high school so I called him up and asked him! (He told me I should have learned this info in science class. I reminded him it has been a while since I took science and since I hated science, I probably tuned out that day anyhow.) This is what he told me:
An ion is particle of air that is either positively charged or negatively charged. When an atom of oxegen gains an electron this is a negative charge. When it loses an electron this is a positive charge. Negative ions create desirable conditions for many things…hair included while positive ions create non-desirable conditions. Apparently positive ions can be responsible for poor health, allergies, depression and a lot of other things besides a bad hair day! In fact, he told me that many scientist believe that “negative ion therapy” can help sick people get better. I will spare you the scientific details…..I stopped listening to my friend at this point anyway!!
This all makes sense if you think about it. Regular hairdryers generate positive ions. Regular hairdryer damage the hair, causing it to lose moisture and dry out which in turn causes flyaways, frizzies and a bunch of other undesirable traits. The Igia Ion Turbo Hair Dryer utilizes the “desirable” ions which causes the hair to maintain moisture. Can it get much simpler than this?
All in all this product delivers what it claims to. Better looking hair! The only thing I would caution one about is the price. I paid $39.95 for this dryer and I understand from looking around that many other Ion dryers exist out there that cost far less than this one. Vidal Sasoon sells one for $19.95 Oh well, maybe this one works better. I will wait until somebody writes a review for another ion dryer and compare notes.
So now that you are informed about this revolutionary concept in drying hair.....go forth and fight the frizzy fly aways!!
Recommended:
Yes
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marnica
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Location: Southern CT
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I'm a therapist and a substance abuse counselor. I live and work in CT.
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