A Dryer That Cares About More Than Hair: Remington Heat Defense.

I dry my hair a lot.

We aren’t just talking every few days, no. We’re talking almost every single day, and that’s usually because I’m sweating my rump off skating, or running, or swimming, etc…. being athletic really makes you have to wash your hair and subsequently dry it as well. I am the type who keeps a dryer FOREVER, so when my last dinosaur fizzled out in a puff of smoke, I went shopping at the Tar-jzay for a replacement.

Now keep in mind, I bought my last hair dryer back in the early 90′s, so there were quite a few more models out there now than back then. I was in over my head, then I thought “What about a dryer that dries hair & is environmental?” OK, no I really didn’t think that…. till I saw the box for the Remington Heat Defense hair dryer.

 

The side of the box had all the usual hair dryer speak….1875 watts, Cool shot, ceramic ionic, and also said, “Everything you’d expect from a hairdryer with all the protection of heat activated micro conditioners! The specially designed outlet grill of this dryer is infused with heat-activated micro-conditioners that actually release into the dryer’s air flow. These micro-conditioners are transferred onto the hair, helping to prevent heat damage and enhance healthy shine!” , but it also listed Eco settings.

According to the box and the Remington website, “This setting saves energy while still drying your hair beautifully.” Now that sounds awesome to me. Who knows how much energy I blow through (see what I did there?) in a year of drying my hair?? In this economy, saving as much as I can would be a win in my book.

The dryer also came with a diffuser and a concentrator, something most dryers didn’t have standard in the 90′s. Top all that off with the cool purple color and we had a winner!

I’ve been using it for a while now and my dry times have seriously shortened. SO easy to dry my hair now. Also, I have dried it on both the regular settings and the Eco settings and I have not noticed any time difference between the two. Now I just leave it on Eco and roll from there! I’m sitting here with perfectly dried hair wishing my old dryer had died sooner, and at $22 from Target ($21.99 online at the Remington site) I didn’t blow a wad of cash on it either!!

Go try it!

How To Straighten Curly Hair – A Video

While I am an advocate of embracing your natural hair texture, especially if you’ve been blessed with naturally curly hair, I am also a fan of the infamous Spice of Life: variety.

And that, my friends, is why I did a little happy dance when I figured out how to straighten my curly hair in less than 30 minutes.

If you can’t see this video, click here to watch it on YouTube.

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