IONIC FUNCTION – The ionic function helps to improve hair condition by passing heated negative particles through the dryer, as well as a built-in tourmaline grille which keeps moisture in the hair cuticles, these functions leave hair looking healthy with a long-lasting shine
2 ATTACHMENT NOZZLES – Includes a standard nozzle that is perfect for directing airflow for targeted drying and a detachable diffuser head to enhance curls and waves
VERSATILE STYLING – 3 heat and 2 speed settings for versatile styling options. Use the high speed and heat setting for drying hair quickly or the lower speed and heat for more styling control. Use the cool shot for a burst of cool air that seals the hair cuticle and locks in your style
SALON LENGTH CABLE – 2.8m long lasting cable which gives durability and mobility, perfect for salon work or in your own home
LIGHTWEIGHT – Hair dryer designed to be lightweight to reduce wrist fatigue
8 reviews for Wahl Ionic Smooth Hairdryer,Cool Shot Button, 3 Heat and 2 Speed Settings, Quick Dry Airflow, Fast Drying, Reduce Static, Black
Rated 5 out of 5
Exploration HSE Advisor –
Looks incredibly slick with the matt black finish. Curl diffuser is pretty good for my fine, medium-density wavy/curly hair. Cord is suitably long for use away from available power sockets. Price was excellent considering the quality.
Rated 5 out of 5
Duchess W –
I bought this hairdryer for my whole family to use as most of us have long hair. We have been using it for 4 months now and it is great. It doesn’t overheat even though it gets used at least once a day. It has 3 levels and 3 heats plus a cool override button to fix curls. We are very happy with it. I suffer from weak wrists and it is super light which is my most important consideration. Can recommend as I can’t say there are any problems with it at all
Rated 5 out of 5
Fazlul-Mohamed Fuad –
Good quality item for the price. Nice long lead. Diffuser was a bit tight to put on and off to start with, but soon loosened enough to make it easy to put on and off. Powerful. Very pleased with my purchase, as a retired hairdresser, I highly recommend this hairdryer.
Rated 3 out of 5
Exploration HSE Advisor –
Not as light as I was expecting, I’d already bought the other that’s advertised with this but decided I’d bought the wrong one. After a few months I decided to give this a try, it’s longer than the other 🤔 and not any lighter in my opinion. Wouldn’t buy either again although the this one has a much longer lead than the first one
Rated 1 out of 5
Gary Day –
DO NOT BUY, THIS ITEM CUTS OUT WHILE IN USE AND SMELLS OF BURNING. THERE IS NO BLOCKAGE IN THE FILTER AND SO IS A DEFECTIVE ITEM. AMAZON WILL NOT REPLACE A DEFECTIVE ITEM AND SO YOU HAVE TO PACKAGE THIS UP AND RETURN IT FOR A REFUND! VERY DISAPPOINTING FOR WAHL AND VERY INCONVENIENT FOR THE CUSTOMER!
Rated 4 out of 5
Fazlul-Mohamed Fuad –
It’s a decent hairdryer nothing fancy it just does what it says on the tin. I have used it for few months now and its held up pretty well, the matt finish did get shiny on some places for some reason but nothing major. I do want to mention a couple of cons though, one the attachment did melt off after using the hairdryer in the highest setting, surely you would think that the attachment would be able to endure high heat (Btw, it’s still usable but doesn’t sit quite right). My second issue is that it shuts off after 3-5min due to overheating, so you will have to wait for it to cool down before going again. Other than that it’s decent, nothing more nothing less.
Rated 5 out of 5
Miss A. –
WAHL Ionic Smooth Hairdryer
In short, if you want a hair dryer suited to drying hair on children or pets, and you don’t want to pay T3 prices, then you would do well to try this one.
Except for the stratospheric pricing of Dyson (and which wouldn’t be suitable due to the air blast) I have bought dozens and dozens of hairdryers (mostly from Amazon as there are few available from walk-in electrical stores). Further, I have read hundreds of specifications of models sold from the site…… from expensive GHD to cheapo unbranded ones. Just about every one pitch their sell on being heat & powerful and fast drying. Few of them consider these are NOT features you would want when working on animals or young kiddies.
If you could afford it, look at some of the small models by T3. These have the gentlest heat and mild air blast combination I have ever found. The Featherweight Compact is no longer produced but the Fit (for home use) and the Afar (for travelling) scores 4 stars for me. T3’s drop a star because their implementation (or understanding) of Cold Shot Button is somewhat different to all the other brands. What they have is a cold button. You press it and it is cold (or tepid heat) which comes out. Fine so far; but when you release your finger, it remains cold. You would have to press it again to bring on the heat.
Stupid what ? Every other brand, including GHD and this WAHL have implemented the cold shot button correctly; i.e. momentarily press it for a short blast of cold and heat returns when your release you finger.
This is one of the reasons why I score this WAHL 5 stars although the blast of air, even at the lowest setting is too strong. However, this factor could be partially compensated by holding the dryer further away (before ones had gets too tired) whereas the cold-on then cold-off switching on the T3’s could not be compensated. The other factor of course is that the WAHL is reasonably priced unlike the T3’s.
…… and before WAHL stop producing this model, I hurried and bought another one just in case, as seen in the photos. The only better buy I experience in 30 years of hunting for a suitable dryer is the 29 year old Phillips Silencio 1500 (yellowed with age in one of the photos but this has no Cold Shot or a cold button).
Update. Read the instructions again which said the filter needs to be removed for cleaning occasionally. Tried to remove filter again but not possible. Conclusion = cut and pasted instructions from another model without quality control on the instructions.
Rated 5 out of 5
Mrs Elaine Hayes –
What a brilliant hairdryer, which is exceptional both in low value and great use. Extremely lightweight hairdryer with 2 hear levels and 2 drying speeds. I needed a lightweight unit due to issues with my arm, and I can set will my hair in one go, without stopping unlike my previous unit.
Exploration HSE Advisor –
Looks incredibly slick with the matt black finish. Curl diffuser is pretty good for my fine, medium-density wavy/curly hair. Cord is suitably long for use away from available power sockets. Price was excellent considering the quality.
Duchess W –
I bought this hairdryer for my whole family to use as most of us have long hair.
We have been using it for 4 months now and it is great. It doesn’t overheat even though it gets used at least once a day.
It has 3 levels and 3 heats plus a cool override button to fix curls.
We are very happy with it. I suffer from weak wrists and it is super light which is my most important consideration.
Can recommend as I can’t say there are any problems with it at all
Fazlul-Mohamed Fuad –
Good quality item for the price. Nice long lead. Diffuser was a bit tight to put on and off to start with, but soon loosened enough to make it easy to put on and off. Powerful. Very pleased with my purchase, as a retired hairdresser, I highly recommend this hairdryer.
Exploration HSE Advisor –
Not as light as I was expecting, I’d already bought the other that’s advertised with this but decided I’d bought the wrong one. After a few months I decided to give this a try, it’s longer than the other 🤔 and not any lighter in my opinion. Wouldn’t buy either again although the this one has a much longer lead than the first one
Gary Day –
DO NOT BUY, THIS ITEM CUTS OUT WHILE IN USE AND SMELLS OF BURNING. THERE IS NO BLOCKAGE IN THE FILTER AND SO IS A DEFECTIVE ITEM. AMAZON WILL NOT REPLACE A DEFECTIVE ITEM AND SO YOU HAVE TO PACKAGE THIS UP AND RETURN IT FOR A REFUND! VERY DISAPPOINTING FOR WAHL AND VERY INCONVENIENT FOR THE CUSTOMER!
Fazlul-Mohamed Fuad –
It’s a decent hairdryer nothing fancy it just does what it says on the tin. I have used it for few months now and its held up pretty well, the matt finish did get shiny on some places for some reason but nothing major. I do want to mention a couple of cons though, one the attachment did melt off after using the hairdryer in the highest setting, surely you would think that the attachment would be able to endure high heat (Btw, it’s still usable but doesn’t sit quite right). My second issue is that it shuts off after 3-5min due to overheating, so you will have to wait for it to cool down before going again. Other than that it’s decent, nothing more nothing less.
Miss A. –
WAHL Ionic Smooth Hairdryer
In short, if you want a hair dryer suited to drying hair on children or pets, and you don’t want to pay T3 prices, then you would do well to try this one.
Except for the stratospheric pricing of Dyson (and which wouldn’t be suitable due to the air blast) I have bought dozens and dozens of hairdryers (mostly from Amazon as there are few available from walk-in electrical stores). Further, I have read hundreds of specifications of models sold from the site…… from expensive GHD to cheapo unbranded ones. Just about every one pitch their sell on being heat & powerful and fast drying. Few of them consider these are NOT features you would want when working on animals or young kiddies.
If you could afford it, look at some of the small models by T3. These have the gentlest heat and mild air blast combination I have ever found. The Featherweight Compact is no longer produced but the Fit (for home use) and the Afar (for travelling) scores 4 stars for me. T3’s drop a star because their implementation (or understanding) of Cold Shot Button is somewhat different to all the other brands. What they have is a cold button. You press it and it is cold (or tepid heat) which comes out. Fine so far; but when you release your finger, it remains cold. You would have to press it again to bring on the heat.
Stupid what ? Every other brand, including GHD and this WAHL have implemented the cold shot button correctly; i.e. momentarily press it for a short blast of cold and heat returns when your release you finger.
This is one of the reasons why I score this WAHL 5 stars although the blast of air, even at the lowest setting is too strong. However, this factor could be partially compensated by holding the dryer further away (before ones had gets too tired) whereas the cold-on then cold-off switching on the T3’s could not be compensated. The other factor of course is that the WAHL is reasonably priced unlike the T3’s.
…… and before WAHL stop producing this model, I hurried and bought another one just in case, as seen in the photos. The only better buy I experience in 30 years of hunting for a suitable dryer is the 29 year old Phillips Silencio 1500 (yellowed with age in one of the photos but this has no Cold Shot or a cold button).
Update.
Read the instructions again which said the filter needs to be removed for cleaning occasionally. Tried to remove filter again but not possible. Conclusion = cut and pasted instructions from another model without quality control on the instructions.
Mrs Elaine Hayes –
What a brilliant hairdryer, which is exceptional both in low value and great use. Extremely lightweight hairdryer with 2 hear levels and 2 drying speeds. I needed a lightweight unit due to issues with my arm, and I can set will my hair in one go, without stopping unlike my previous unit.