Compact models may be small, but if they have a good motor and multiple temperature/speed settings, they dry thick hair much faster. For travel, there’s a travel size hair dryer which is compact yet powerful. It doesn’t take up much space in your bag, yet delivers a decent flow of hot air, so you don’t have to sit there with a towel for half an hour.

I recently purchased a travel dryer based on the recommendation of a friend. While it’s lightweight and folds compactly, this 1000 watt dryer is not powerful enough for me. I have thick hair and without a powerful hairdryer it takes forever to dry my hair. Any recommendations for a dryer that is dual voltage (OR works in Europe only), is not too…

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