20 Best Hair Dryers For Thin Hair (2022 Updated)

I have long, wavy/curly hair and have always diffused it. My previous dryer cost about £30 and lasted years, but eventually burnt out so I decided to treat myself to a new, more expensive one. I tried (and returned) a few different hairdryers with diffusers in the mid-range price bracket.

It was a frustrating search! Every one of them had something ‘not right’ -as if the designers have no idea how wavy/curly hair is meant to be dried! Either the diffuser was too small, the dryer was too powerful, too noisy, too awkward/heavy to hold, too short a cable, too hot.

so I relented and splashed out on the GHD one as a last try! I’m really impressed so far. The diffuser is the perfect shape and size and holds the hair nicely without it being too scrunched into the dish.

The settings are just right and easy to use, the air doesn’t ‘blast’ out so my waves are not getting too blown out of the diffuser (something I found with quite a few others). It’s not ridiculously noisy, not too heavy, it’s nice to hold and the cool setting is great.

My hair is shinier and the waves are more defined when I use this dryer. Well done GHD for actually getting what a diffuser is meant to do! I feel like Goldielocks after trying so many different dryers! This one is just right!.

I always appreciated that not all hairdryers are good and I have tried many!! Hotel hairdryers are usually too weak and without direction and often in a very short lead!. Others can be poor at temperature control or too heavy.

I have always bought ‘salon quality’ and always had two as I could not live without my hairdryer if it broke down. I was however sceptical that spending more money would equate with significant improvement on what I thought was already great.

I was wrong. My new GHD hairdryer is amazing. It dries quickly, gives root lift that lasts with perfect direction and temperature controlled airflow. Combined with the GHD mousse it makes my hair look naturally styled, shiny and smell lovely.

There is a long lead and it’s not too heavy. If I hadn’t been given birthday money I probably would never have tried this hairdryer but if you can afford it then you will not be disappointed.

This was my first GHD hairdryer and I’m totally pleased with my purchase. I have used a different brand of hairdryer for years and always though they were good enough until my recent one broke and replaced with the same and was completely disappointed with it.

This one has the power but somehow does not blow your hair all over the place as my other ones did. To be honest I thought that was normal for hairdryers to do that. It also seems to stay at the same heat instead of getting hotter and hotter and is fairly quiet too.

It is light weight, easy to handle and feels sturdy. Yes, it’s double the price of my previous hairdryer but is so worth it. I have long thick hair and this is a game changer for me. It was defiantly quicker drying my hair too.

Wish I’d tried GHD years ago. Definitely recommend this.

I wanted to love the dyson so badly because I’m in love with the prussian blue airwrap and it goes perfectly with it. However after multiple blow out attempts with different products my hair was left flat dry and frizzy Every.

Single. Time. I have very long wavy red hair that usually blows out fairly sleek and full of body with my old babyliss titanium dryer. Why was I paying so much more for something that didn’t deliver on a quality blow out? The fact that it was light, cool looking, and quiet does not make up for a poor end result.

I just bought the Ghd helios. It’s heavier than dyson but it dries as fast as the dyson, is still pretty, not as quiet as the dyson but quieter than the babyliss, but DELIVERS a smoothe, sleek and body full end product that can be worn alone with no flat ironing needed or with my airwrap to playfully curl the lower half of my hair after drying.

The dyson went back and I’m keeping the ghd. Oh also, the new dyson flyaway attachment worked for 5 sec then hair was tight back to being frizzy and burnt up mine and my daughters hair, so if you’re on the fence between these 2, I vote helios!.

Bought this during a Cyber Monday sale, with good savings. Was replacing a VERY old hair dryer, and had been looking at the Dyson, but couldn’t quite bring myself to spend that money. However, I did want to spend an amount to ensure I would get a good, long-lasting hairdryer that I would use for the next 10+ years.

Overall, I have loved this hairdryer so far. PROS: – Pretty design (I got white) – Extremely efficient. While it took 15-20 minutes to dry my medium-thickness, curly, shoulder-blade length hair with my old hair dryer, this truly only took 5-8 minutes with the diffuser.

– As others have said, highest heat setting is hot but doesn’t burn your scalp. – Seems to minimize frizz, but don’t have enough uses yet to say for sure. CONS: – Yes, price, but seems a good investment.

– As others have noted, does not come with a diffuser. For this price, it should. I will try not to take it as a personal affront to curly-haired users such as myself. 🙂 Does come with the cone/blade/thingy I’ve never used on my curly hair.

– Not super light, but won’t hurt your wrist or forearm either (and I don’t have too much to compare it to).

I’ve been needing a hard dryer for some months and have always rated my ghd straightners so thought I’d look into buying myself the hairdryer. Quickly decided that the helios seemed the better option than the other ghd dryer purely from reviews.

I wasn’t disappointed at all in fact I’m so happy. I have medium length hair but it is super thick. In the past it’s normally taken around 30 to 40 minutes to dry my hair and this did it in just over 12 minutes.

Granted I’m pretty basic when it comes to drying my hair, I am not able to use these fancy techniques with brushes etc so you could probably shave some of the time off if you’re a pro at blow drying.

My hair is always soft and so many people have commented on how silky and shiny my hair looks. I don’t find it heavy at all, in fact it’s the lightest dryer I’ve owned so makes it easy on the arms. It has various speed and heat settings.

I tend to dry on the middle heat setting at the lowest speed as it does get a little fluttery with the hair when on the highest ones and I find the higher the heat the more hair breakage I seem to get around the ears and forehead where the hair is thinner and more fragile.

I was shocked at how quiet it is for a dryer too. I use the cold setting just after the heat and this ensures a lovely frizz free smooth finish and has helped shave off around 20 minutes of my straightening time now too.

I can now wear my hair down whenever I want, a task I dreaded doing before this dryer. I purchased the item at full price and I’d say its definitely worth it. Go for it if you’re thinking of investing in a top notch dryer that can help look after your hair.

I purchased the dryer in the white and gold and it is aesthetically pleasing. although it did take me a day to decide which colour I wanted as the plum looks beautiful too.

This is the second Parlux dryer I have purchased, my previous one lasted 12 years! Definitely recommend. Hence five stars. Can’t say the same for JML. I was disappointed with their customer service from them, hairdryer was delivered three days late and the email respondent didn’t address my issue.

My parlux hair dryer gave up after giving me good service. I have now bought another in stylish purple. It seems to be just as good as my first and I look forward to more years of great service. Would recommend this product.

I’ve never been one to blow dry my hair. I’ve always had sensitive skin on my scalp and the heat from the dryer would always burn me so I just wrapped my hair in a towel until it stopped dripping and then let it air dry.

Ever since I bought the Soul Mate, I feel like I have better control over drying my hair because changing the heat setting is just a click away and I don’t have to look at the button to know which one I’m switching.

Truly, my hair’s soul mate! :D.

So I’ve always had thick frizzy hair, If I would use any normal blow dryer my hair would be like a lions main just huge and so frizzy! After almost 2 years of watching kaylas lives and browsing products I finally took the leap n bought the soul mate and other goodies but ladies let me just say I’m in love! My hair is soft and not nearly even close to being as huge as with the regular blow dryer! I promise you will not regret buying this! Must have product.

I received my blow dryer last week so have only used it a few times but. so far so good! It’s light-weight and quieter than many comparables. I am having a bit of a challenge retraining my hand since the placement of the on button seems to be right where my thumb wants to go.

but that’s just me and a minor thing! I did notice this morning that the lettering beside the control buttons is already wearing off! Surprising as I’ve only used the blow dryer 4-5 times. Fortunately, the controls are pretty easy to figure out.

so it’s not really a problem but perhaps just a aspect of production that could be tweaked a bit. Overall I’m happy with my purchase – my hair dries in less time without frying and becoming frizzier.

The first time I dried my hair with this dryer, I was instantly mad that I hadn’t bought one. 3 years ago, after my stylist used one on me and I swore I’d buy one that night. I have a lot of fine, 2a (inconsistent) elbow-length hair that tends to be a little on the dry side with some frizz.

I try to minimize exposure to heat styling, so the variable heat controls on the Supersonic appealed to me. My hair takes a while to dry and always needs to have some additional product and styling either with a hot brush or a straightener to look even halfway decent.

Imagine my surprise when I dried my hair using the smoothing nozzle on the bottom sections, the wide tooth comb attachment on the crown for volume, and finished with the flyaway attachment and it looked like I’d paid someone else to fully do my hair, straightening and all.

In my excitement, I’d even forgotten to use product – no problem. It’s really an amazing tool; it dried my hair in half the time that my old, HEAVY, salon-quality hairdryer workhorse did, with results easily twice as good.

I am so happy and impressed with this item. I like that it is compact and light, because I don’t want to leave home without it. In particular, I can’t recommend the flyaway attachment enough. What a bizarre-looking thing.

It’s an engineering marvel, kind of magical. I use it throughout the week, in between washings to refresh and smooth my hair. This hair dryer is certainly worth the price, barring any mechanical failure, as I feel it will save me both money in repairing damaged hair, as well as time spent drying my hair.

I’ll be buying one for my mother ASAP.

I bought this 3 weeks ago as a refurbished item direct from Dyson Outlet store. Firstly it looks like new, and an absolute bargain! I often wondered if all the claims were simply hype, but having taken the plunge and purchased the Supersonic hairdryer I can honestly say that it really is different to any other dryer I have used (most expensive was a ghd dryer), and I’m impressed.

1. quietest I’ve used 2. lightest I’ve used, with nice balance and feel during use. 3. magnetic attachments are so easy to put on and remove. 4. power cable is a decent length. 5. I was lucky to get an amazing limited edition colour! I have very fine, greying hair, shoulder length, that always has a mind of it’s own, prone to static and flyaways, and poor at holding a style.

I had recently changed my hair care regime (Percy & Reed products) that had improved things but now using this dryer has advanced my hair to a new level. Hair is quicker and easier to dry with more control using first the gentle air attachment and then the concentrator nozzle.

My hair looks smoother and shinier, more controlled and styled (which lasts more than an hour) and feels super soft (using lowest heat, lowest speed). Have yet to use the flyaway attachment. I still don’t think I would pay the current RRP for this dryer, but am more than happy with the reduced price paid for this one.

Would I return it and go back to my other (previously considered ‘good’) dryer ? – No, I’m a ‘Dyson girl’ now!.

I was gifted this hair dryer for Christmas. I previously owned a GHD hairdryer, which is also a fast drying hair dryer. I have thick, frizzy, slightly wavy long hair that takes awhile to dry, so fast drying is important to me.

The problem with the GHD dyer is that it is really heavy and large, while this Dyson is super lightweight and small. I also received the attachment set incl. the Flyaway attachment, which I LOVE. It acts like a hair straightener to me which is so convenient and pretty magical, and reduces the number of hair products I need to use, and the time taken to make my hair look straight and shiny.

I am seriously amazed by this technology! I love that with the Dyson, the attachments are magnetic. This makes life easy as other hair dryer require clicking it in which may be flimsy. The large round hairbrush that comes with this special edition is also amazing.

It feels extremely premium. The dark blue/copper is also beautiful, and I’m glad to have this edition instead of the plain silver one. I’m planning to buy a mount so that I can store this hair dryer more easily for future usage.

In terms of the price – it’s definitely a steep price, but the quality and the customer service I’ve experienced so far is impeccable. I think if you’re the type to find annoyance with drying + styling your hair solo, this may be a worthwhile purchase to reduce that time and improve your experience.

There aren’t enough words to describe how amazing this blow-dryer is! Definitely a great investment and worth the money! It has great power but isn’t heavy or bulky!! It takes my thick shoulder length hair from straight out of the shower wet to completely dry in about 4 minutes!!! Plus the color options are so pretty!!!! I highly recommend this to anyone!!.

For the price, I was expecting to be wowed. The first thing I noticed was that Ikept looking for a more powerful setting. My hair isn’t drying any faster and it seems like the temp is too low for effective straightening.

When I am done drying my hair, I find I rewet my hair and pull out my old dryer to redry it. The barrel is longer and narrow. I find it hard to work with verses a shorter and wider barrel. Keep bumping my head and the attachments it came with keep swiveling while I am using them.

I have to stop to reposition them. The attachment with the fan in it was broken and springs were loose in the box. Thankfully, I dont use attachments. I find the handle is slippery and narrow and I keep dropping it.

The dryer is top heavy which makes it more difficultto hold. Tried giving it to my daughters and they preferred their store bought varieties.

This hair dryer is oh-so-expensive, at least for someone like me who’s on a fixed income. I didn’t really like writing anything negative, but I thought it necessary to put that first, especially because of all the hoopla from The New York Times, raving about how light it is, etc.

It’s no lighter than my original hair dryer. May as well go on with another small “negative” I just thought about. I keep unintentionally tapping on the COLD button, because it’s right there where I’m holding the dryer.

I know I’ll get used to positioning my hand and fingers better. Now onto the good, positive things. I love the cord length! I can really work with seeing the back of my head because of the additional length, so I appreciate this nice surprise.

As for performance, the dryer has good options as to warm-to-hot and high-to-low speeds, which I find particularly necessary with my most unusual hair style, which is now short, but a million different lengths (maybe slightly like a “shag”?), and now gives me the ability to try some different angles, if you will, with my hair.

The sound is quieter, and that’s a big deal, since I don’t miss any incoming phone calls. According to the company — whom I called to ask a question about this hair dryer — it turns out that, based on the numberson the plug-in part, I have a really old model, sold to me, “as new,” by an online dealer, and not Rusk directly.

But I still will have the same two-year guarantee as long as I hang onto the receipt and — oh, I just forgot, but I have both requirements written down, so I’m cool. Nice rep and good company! If you have the money to spend, go for this RUSK Engineering W8less Professional 2000 Watt Dryer.

You won’t be in the least bit disappointed, of that I can be sure!.

OMG! Absolutely love this hairdryer. I’m in my 50s, no one ever told me there was a difference in a hairdryer you buy at the store and professional hairdryer. Wish someone would have mentioned it over the years(maybe a hairdresser, that would have been nice).

Only dried my hair twice and I can tell such a big difference in my hair. I absolutely am thrilled with this purchase. I actually purchased it through Rusk and saved alot of money. Sure Walmart is not going to be happy with this review but hey they get so much of our money so it should be ok.

I have thick wavy hair and it’s usually a hot mess after I dry it and feel like I have to put a curling iron to it to make it look OK. NOT anymore! This dryer is the bomb! Pay the extra money and get a professional hairdryer, you will not be disappointed.

Great dryer !!! I couldn’t pass on the good deal on ebay. This is my backup hair dryer. My original dryer has lasted for several years and no problems. This is without doubt the best that i have ever used !! If you need a new dryer or just one for backup , you will not be disappointed.

It is not only light weight , but dries your hair fast and leaves it feeling manageable never limp and flyaway. I highly recommend it.

My original parlux that I had for 11 years was on its way out, so I went online and looked at reviews for the Alyon. They all looked great so was excited to buy one, especially seeing that it was lightweight and 2250W.

There were lots of issues with the courier and delivery. I received it yesterday. It’s definitely lightweight, however the air pressure is just not powerful like my old parlux. Even though the older one was less wattage.

I’m pretty disappointed, it cost me nearly $300 and is supposedly one of Parlux’s most advanced dryers? I wish I stuck to the classic tried and tested. Disappointed.

I purchased the Parlux Alyon hairdryer in Jade. I love it, it makes my hair feel so smooth afterwards. I converted from GHD Air to this and have no regrets. The quality of this device is second to none.

If your in the market for a hairdryer but looking at the price of this and thinking maybe not, let me just say that you will definitely get a lot of use out of this. It’s comfortable to hold, lightweight and does a very good job.

Invest in a good hairdryer. You don’t regret it!.

I like it! It is pretty lightweight and my arm wasn’t tired after blow drying like it used to be with my conair. It did the job in about ten minutes and I have very thick, fine hair that holds into moisture.

I got luscious volume and shine using this! I saw other reviewers complain about the attachment blowing off. well that didn’t happen to me this time. Maybe it will in the future but it seems to be on there pretty tight.

It’s a powerful, lightweight dryer and it’s what I was looking for to do my own blowouts in less time. I’m satisfied so far and happy with my purchase. This is also the best price I found and it was worth it I think.

I like the shiny blue color too. Sad it didn’t come with a diffuser attachment but I can easily get my own.

I am a mountain man and I spend most of my time cutting trees, splitting wood, clearing land, keeping bees, gardening, etc. and, consequently, don’t have time for lame equipment. This dryer is a great tool!!! It is very well balanced, looks great, is very quiet, and provides tremendous VOLUME!!! The “medium” heat setting is plenty hot enough and, coupled with the strong volume of air, the drying time is fast and frizz-free.

The “high” heat setting is very hot, but not necessary for my use. The price for this hair dryer is about 50 bucks cheaper than the same item listed on Amazon. It arrived in a package that had obviously been abused during the shipping process and yet everything was well protected, intact and scratch-free.

The “cool shot” button is contoured to the finger and, like everything else on this dryer, functions flawlessly. This is the ultimate dryer – get one while they last!!!.

I bought this over two weeks ago as a replacement for my very old (10yrs ) Air hairdryer. I listened to the sales person who said it was the best to have as the Air’s would probably be discontinued soon and the Helios was much better.

Unfortunately I have to disagree. Yes the Helios does dry really quickly, but unless you are are professional and used to speed and tension, I found this just made my hair difficult to style. The moisture was gone.

If I changed the blow speed down, my hair just turned frizzy so it’s kind of all or nothing. It didn’t make my hair any smoother than the Air, probably worse if I’m honest. There was no life or bounce after drying.

Whether this is due to the new motor technology used, I have no idea. The speed switch has to think about changing up or down a level when you’re selecting which speed you want, give it a second – it gets there in the end! So I guess this button is either faulty or just badly made.

I see another review states the same thing. For the extra ££, I definitely do not feel I have bought a better product or a quality product and remain very disappointed. I loved my Air, that was definitely the best dryer I have ever owned.

So much so, I will be putting the Helios in a drawer and forgetting about it. I can’t return it to the store as it’s classed as a ‘personal grooming product’. And I have just placed an order for another GHD Air.

I bought this blow dryer before Christmas and wished I hadn’t been busy and took the time to take advantage of the no questions asked return policy. I have been a hairdresser for over 30 years and was searching for a lightweight dryer.

I googled articles on professional hair dryers and GHD came up. I pulled the trigger and ordered the limited color, warm pewter, which is beautiful. I love the way the dryer looks yet find it to be heavy, hot and too powerful.

I like to finish my styling on low air flow and find that even on low it is too powerful. I am disappointed with the inability to get at the lint when I clean it. You can open the back of the dryer yet not get to the debris.

If you are looking for a lightweight dryer do not get this one. Again, I am sorry I didn’t return and will live with a 225$ + investment.

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I bought this to take on holiday due to the size and weight. It’s a lovely coloured patterned mini sized hair dryer. Although surprisingly small it does pack a punch with the 2 speed settings. It comes with a miniature sized diffuser and air director attachments.

Unfortunatley the mini sized diffuser wasn’t any use with my think curly hair so I used my universal diffuser on the hair dryer. This worked very well, but I did have to stop drying my hair half way through as the hairdryer was getting very hot.

The lightweight size is deffinatley ideal for holidays and for people who travel frequently. I would have no hesitation on recommending this product for people with short(er) hair styles rather than people with longer hair.

I let my hair air-dry most of the time but wanted to invest in a hair dryer for the days where I don’t have that option. This one is perfect, the bag is super cute, it’s lovely and compact, and the attachments are great (they do slip off the nozzle a bit though).

It’s powerful for a travel hairdryer and leaves my hair feeling soft and shiny (not frazzled). It’s got a bit of a shrill noise compared to a typical one but nothing too noticeable.

Muito bom secador de cabelo, muito eficiente.