Hair dryers for frizzy hair

Revlon One-Step Volumizer Hot-Air Brush has the best record for frizz, and most reviewers weighed in on it: 53 of 63 said their hair came out smooth. Conair InfinitiPRO Performa Hair Dryer is right behind at 17 of 20. Conair Double Ceramic Hair Dryer has the highest share at 8 of 9, but that comes from a small group of reviewers.

  • 199 store reviews counted
  • Target shoppers
  • Apr 2019 to Sep 2026

Updated . How we count

Did hair come out smooth? What reviewers said
  1. Revlon One-Step Volumizer Hot-Air Brush 63 said either way
  2. Conair InfinitiPRO Performa Hair Dryer 20 said either way
  3. Conair Double Ceramic Hair Dryer 9 said either way
  4. Conair InfinitiPRO SmoothWrap Hair Dryer 34 said either way
  5. Revlon Perfect Heat Style Hair Dryer 34 said either way

Share of reviewers who stated an outcome for frizz. Ranked by the lower bound of a 90% confidence interval, so a product needs both a good share and enough reports to rank high.

Revlon One-Step Volumizer Hot-Air Brush Best record Revlon One-Step Volumizer Hot-Air Brush 53 of 63 say their hair came out smooth See price & reviews on Amazon
What stands out

Frizz complaints set the two Revlon dryers apart: 30% of reviews for the Revlon Perfect Heat Style Hair Dryer say it left hair frizzy or poofy, compared with 14% for the One-Step brush.

The ranking, product by product

Praise and complaints are the points reviewers repeat most, shown as a share of each product's counted store reviews.

1 Revlon One-Step Volumizer Hot-Air Brush

Revlon

One-Step Volumizer Hot-Air Brush

Best for smoothing as it dries

53/63 say their hair came out smooth

This hot-air brush dries and brushes at the same time, and 53 of 63 reviewers said it left their hair smooth. 16% like the lift it gives, though 14% still ended up with frizz or poof.

What buyers praise

  • Dries fast 20%
  • Adds volume 16%
  • Good value 15%

What buyers complain about

  • Too hot or burns 11%
  • Stopped working 5%
  • Loud 5%
  • Heavy 3%
  • Slow to dry 3%
Where buyers said it
  • Target 53 of 63
2

Conair

InfinitiPRO Performa Hair Dryer

17/20 say their hair came out smooth

A smaller group weighed in, and 17 of 20 said this regular dryer left their hair smooth. 36% say it dries fast as well, while 9% find it heavy.

What buyers praise

  • Dries fast 36%

What buyers complain about

  • Heavy 9%
Where buyers said it
  • Target 17 of 20
  • Brand site 1 of 1 shown, not counted
3 Conair Double Ceramic Hair Dryer

Conair

Double Ceramic Hair Dryer

Best for good value

8/9 say their hair came out smooth

8 of 9 said it calmed their frizz, the highest share here, but the group is small. Price and weight keep coming up, with 47% calling it good value and 41% calling it light.

What buyers praise

  • Good value 47%
  • Lightweight 41%
  • Dries fast 35%

What buyers complain about

No repeated complaints yet.

Where buyers said it
  • Target 8 of 9
  • Brand site 1 of 2 shown, not counted
4 Conair InfinitiPRO SmoothWrap Hair Dryer

Conair

InfinitiPRO SmoothWrap Hair Dryer

24/34 say their hair came out smooth

Results are more mixed: 24 of 34 said it left their hair smooth, and 20% found it slow to dry. 25% call it lightweight. On Conair's own site the record is 9 of 10, shown here but not counted.

What buyers praise

  • Dries fast 30%
  • Lightweight 25%
  • Good value 15%
  • Quiet 8%
  • Adds volume 5%

What buyers complain about

  • Slow to dry 20%
  • Too expensive 8%
Where buyers said it
  • Target 24 of 34
  • Brand site 9 of 10 shown, not counted
5

Revlon

Perfect Heat Style Hair Dryer

21/34 say their hair came out smooth

It has the weakest record here at 21 of 34, and 15% say it runs too hot. Shoppers do like the price (20%) and the volume (20%).

What buyers praise

  • Good value 20%
  • Adds volume 20%
  • Dries fast 13%
  • Holds up 5%

What buyers complain about

  • Too hot or burns 15%
  • Loud 10%
  • Stopped working 8%
  • Slow to dry 5%
Where buyers said it
  • Target 21 of 34

Where these numbers come from

The 5 products ranked here carry 3,819 reviews at Target. We read the newest reviews of each product (up to a thousand per listing), kept the ones that talk about frizz, and counted up to 40 per product, posted between Apr 2019 and Sep 2026.

A review counts only when the reviewer used the product themselves. We drop reviews written in exchange for a free product or a sweepstakes entry (3 on this page), and products that are no longer sold.

Target also shows reviews first posted on brands' own websites. We show them on product cards but never count them, because brand-site reviews run more positive than store reviews of the same products.

Because we searched for the problem, people who had it are overrepresented. Compare products with each other rather than reading a share as your own odds.

Skin type, skin tone and age splits use what reviewers chose on Sephora's review form (and age on Ulta's when given). We only show a split when enough reviewers fall on each side.

Amazon buttons appear only on products that most reviewers here say fix the problem (at least 60%, with enough reviews to trust it). Everything else gets no buy link.

An AI model labels each review against a fixed list of points, and we spot-check the labels before publishing. We publish counts, never the reviews themselves.

Read the full method

Product pages we read

  1. Revlon One-Step Volumizer Hot-Air Brush Target (80 reviews counted)
  2. Conair InfinitiPRO Performa Hair Dryer Target (22 reviews counted)
  3. Conair Double Ceramic Hair Dryer Target (17 reviews counted)
  4. Conair InfinitiPRO SmoothWrap Hair Dryer Target (40 reviews counted)
  5. Revlon Perfect Heat Style Hair Dryer Target (40 reviews counted)

People asking about it on Reddit

  1. Thoughts on the Amika Double Agent vs Revlon One Step Plus 2.0 for medium, wavy, frizzy hair? Huge price differential and curious about which worked better for you in humidity r/Sephora, Jan 2024, 9 comments
  2. Dyson dryer left my fine hair in frizzy knots that I almost had to cut out. Is it my hair type, the technique or the dryer? r/Sephora, Jun 2025, 18 comments

Questions buyers ask

Which hair dryer is good for frizzy hair?

Revlon One-Step Volumizer Hot-Air Brush has the best record, with 53 of 63 reviewers saying their hair came out smooth. Conair InfinitiPRO Performa Hair Dryer comes next at 17 of 20.

Does an ionic hair dryer reduce frizz?

Plenty of dryers say ionic on the box, but the label doesn't settle it. Conair InfinitiPRO Performa Hair Dryer and Revlon Perfect Heat Style Hair Dryer are both sold as ionic dryers, and their records here are far apart: 17 of 20 versus 21 of 34.

Is the Conair Double Ceramic Hair Dryer good for frizz?

The reviewers who weighed in mostly said yes (8 of 9). It's a small group, so treat it as a good sign rather than a sure thing.

How do I blow-dry my hair without frizz?

Use a heat protectant, point the airflow down from roots to ends, and finish with the cool setting. Pick a lower heat that still dries your hair, and let it air-dry a bit first if it's soaking wet.

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