Key Difference: Ionic hair dryers are the latest phenomenon and were launched in the market in the early 2000s. These hair dryers produce negative ions on the hair to dry the hair. The negative ions seal the cuticles of the hair causing them to trap the moisture while drying the hair. Tourmaline hair dryers are electrical devices that are made using tourmaline semi-precious stones. The stones are used for their ability to emit ions and infrared lighting.

Hair dryers have become a common appliance that is found in many household these days and are used to dry hair faster compared to air drying. There are various different types of hair dryers that are available on the market. These hair dryers are powered by various different technologies that claim to be better than the older one. Ionic and Tourmaline are two different types of technologies that are used in hair dryers. These two differ from each other and hence one should check the box and purchase the dryer depending on requirements.

Hair dryers or blow dryers are electromechanical devices that give off hot or cool air to dry hair quickly after a shower. The hair dryer is designed to give off the air to help accelerate the evaporation of water from the hair. The faster evaporation also allows the hair to style and set quickly compared to air drying. Hence, hair dryers are a common feature of almost all salons and hair styling boutiques. After a wash, temporary hydrogen bonds form between strands of hair and are quite powerful and determine the shape and style of hair. Blow dryers also play a huge part in controlling these hydrogen bonds that shape the hair. These bonds are temporary and can be washed out.

Ionic hair dryers are the latest phenomenon and were launched in the market in the early 2000s. These hair dryers produce negative ions on the hair to dry the hair. The negative ions seal the cuticles of the hair causing them to trap the moisture while drying the hair, resulting in sleeker, shiner and less frizzy hair. The ionic dryer actually shrinks the water droplets in the hair so that they retain the moisture from the water. The non-ionic hair dryers diffuse positive ions that cause the cuticle covering of the hair to open resulting in frizzy hair. Ionic hair dryers are claimed to dry hair faster but they do not make a significant difference over the ceramic hair dryers.

Tourmaline hair dryers are electrical devices that are made using tourmaline semi-precious stones. These hair dryers incorporate the semi-precious stones in the heating units and other internal components of the device. The stones are used for their ability to emit ions and infrared lighting. The semi-precious stone is crushed into tiny pieces and are infused with the plastic or other materials that make up the dryer. Depending on the price range, the amount of tourmaline stone infused varies. When the device is turned on the tourmaline emits a constant stream of ions and infrared heat that dries hair faster and keeps it from become frizzy. Tourmaline hair dryers are said to be less harsh on the hair as it dries the hair faster by breaking down water molecules in the hair at a faster pace. The negative ions also close the hair cuticles and retain moisture making the hair less frizzy. The infrared heat penetrates the hair and dries it from within and does not warm the exterior of the shaft. This results in less hair damage from the heat.

Ionic hair dryers and tourmaline hair dryers are two different types of hair dryers that perform their jobs different. Ionic hair dryers only have the added component of emitting negative ions in addition to heat, resulting in the hair having more volume and getting less frizzy. The tourmaline hair dryer also has the negative ions that work similar to the ones in the ionic hair dryer. However, the infrared heat from the tourmaline dries the hair from the inside making it dry faster and less prone to heat damage.

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