We’ve all seen the TV segments with beauty experts sharing the surprising ‘expiry dates’ on your makeup and tips on how often we should be replacing it. But did you know that your hair appliances have a best-before date too? It’s not that there’s any specific timeline for when you should replace your hair appliances, but there are some definite signs that it’s time. After researching these tips, I realized that yeah, it was time for both my hair dryer and flat iron to go, both of which I’ve been using for 5 and 10 years (OMG.) It makes sense that any hair appliance won’t perform as well as it did in the first year of ownership, and now I can totally see why I was really damaging my hair without realizing it. See if any of these examples sound familiar with your hair dryer:
- It rattles – I’ve wondered what that sound was but it’s common in the ‘engine’ of your hair dryer for it to start to break down, and a rattling sound is never a good sign.
- Your hair is frizzy when it’s done. Yes, I know many of us color our hair so frizz and dryness is common, but new hair dryers have technology to help prevent frizz. If you’ve had your hair dryer for awhile and this is happening, it’s not your salon’s fault.
- Your hair takes forever to dry. Again, new advancements in hair dryers enable you to dry your hair in a shorter amount of time. If you’ve noticed that it seems to be taking you longer to dry your hair, the dryer is probably at fault.
- You’ve thought about it and realize your hair dryer is more than 5 years old. That’s about the lifespan of hair dryers according to the experts.
Armed with a fancy, shiny, WAHL PowerFlex Salon Grade Styling Kit, my old dryer has now been replaced! Available at Walmart for $49.96, gifting this beauty product this Christmas means you’re giving not only a brand new hair dryer with a heavy duty AC motor (for faster drying!), but it also comes with a ceramic thermal round brush, salon style sectioning clips (I love these!) and two nozzles (6cm for shorter hair styles and 7.5 cm for longer hair lengths). The WAHL PowerFlex also has 3 heat settings (my old one had 2), 2 speed settings AND a cool-shot button to lock in your style.
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Because I’m all glamour all the time, here’s a shot of me getting ready for yet another gala this weekend. Because the previous sentence is delusional (don’t believe everything a blogger professes about her life), here’s one of the 18 pictures my husband took of me blow drying my hair in an attempt to get a Beyonce-like shot. Yep, that was the best of the bunch.
My real-life-mom assessment of this product, compared to my previous hair dryer that I thought was just fine is that right away I was aware of how pathetic my old dryer was. The WAHL PowerFlex Hair Dryer’s motor is incredible, and pumps out a huge amount of blow drying power. My hair drying time will be cut down considerably now! I love the salon-style sectioning clips, they’re exactly what I needed to help get my hair dried evenly (I always had a portion at the back that gets missed). For just under $50 I think this is a great investment for yourself or a gift. Obviously, I kept this beauty for myself!
But, I’m sharing my new discovery…
We have 2 WAHL PowerFlex Salon Grade Styling Kits to give away to our readers! To enter to win, just enter your name and email address in the form below to get started. You’re in to win by then leaving a comment below telling us if any of the points in the list above alerted you that it’s time to replace your current hair dryer!
OK I’ll be honest. My hair dryer is from 1991! It has all the signs of retirement and it’s way past due for a new one! LOL. I’d love to get one of these.
So that’s why my hair is frizzy and takes forever to dry!!! Maybe I need a new hair dryer!
My current blow dryer is at least 15 years old and definitely has the rattling sound!
The hairdryer we have is probably an antique by now lol It take forever to dry my daughter’s hair!
Good timing on this post as we have started hearing a rattle in our hair dryer and we weren’t sure what it was! It is definitely older than 5 years old too. I didn’t know there was a “shelf life”.
this means my hair dryer needs to be replaced ASAP
My blow dryer is totally on the fritz right now! I will be looking into this regardless of whether I win. It’s on my after Christmas list of things to buy!
My hair dryer is definitely more than 5 yrs old !
I’m guilty of having a hairdryer that is over 5 years old!
All of the above and then some… I’m expecting mine to die at any moment.
I am using my mom’s old hair dryer. It still seems to dry fast and I like how quiet it is but the frizz is becoming a major issue!
Yes! My hair takes forever to dry! 🙁
Number 4….. I dont even remember when I bought it.
The point about the hair dryer being older than 5 years tells me it’s time to replace mine. My hair dryer is at least 15 years old!
the faster drying time is a good feature compared to the one I have now!
It seems to take forever!
Almost all of the alerts listed apply to my current hair dryer. Wow…it is definitely time for me to replace it!
My hair takes forever to dry now, I think it’s time for a new hair dryer!
My hair takes forever to dry – so it may be time!
My hair dryer is over 20 years old and takes forever! This would be great to win.
Hmmm…. my current hair dryer rattles & it also eats my hair. Not cool!
My hair always seems to end up frizzy when I’m done…
My hair dryer is like 10+ years old… I dont even remember when I got it.. lol.. I think it is time for a new one!
Yes my hair takes forever to dry!!
Actually all the points listed above have alerted me that it is time to get a new hair dryer! Mine is pretty old.
Mine was a Walmart special $20 blow dryer bought six years ago. In other words, I’ve been having blow dryer envy.
My hair dryer is ancient. It is from when I high school.. I graduated college in 1995. I don’t use it as much as I should because it takes forever to dry my hair – it is quicker to air dry.
My dryer rattles and sometimes smells like it burning or over heating guess it time to get a new one !
OMG! The entire list applies to my hair dryer. I will need to get a new one soon!
My hair is frizzy all the time, now understand its my old dryer!
My hair dryer rattles and is about 10 years old so it is long overdue to be replaced.
My dryer is probably from 2004. I think its time for a new one…..
Umm all of them have alerted me to realize I need a new hair dryer. Plus the fact it smells like smoke when I use it. It’s more than 5 years old for sure.
My dryer is older than 5 years… so perhaps it is time to renew.
My hair dryer sits in a drawer because it only blows cold air so when I’m hot I pull her out. This would be an awesome gift to win. Thanks for the chance to win good luck everyone!!!and Merry Christmas!! and Happy Holidays.
I have had my hair dryer since the 90’s. I don’t use it often, I usually just let it dry naturally, so I thought I’d get a longer life out of it but probably not 🙂
My hair is frizzy when I am finished drying it . Time for a new one !
It rattles.
great tips I had no idea
Great giveaway…thanks for the chance…
the whole frizz thing , I had no idea that new dryers can help avoid that !
I bought my current hair dryer from Value Village for three dollars. So I think it pretty much hits every point on your list :0
Yes, my hair is frizzy after I dry it with my current blowdryer. Hate that!
I have an old purple conair dryer that has to be about ten or more years old, I think it’s time for a new one, and a good one at that!! this one looks super and one I would enjoy using!!
It is definitely time to replace the hair dryer and straightening iron too!
My dryer is over 8 years old…that’s over the 5 years recommended. Scarey.
Pretty sure mine is at least 5 year old if not more.
My hair takes forever to dry!! Probably time for a new one!
My hair dryer is probably more than 5 years old.
yes my hair dryer is old. Time to replace it.
my dryer is a lot more then 5 years old
My hair dryer rattles but its old I think I bought in in 1988 so yes it does need replacing
Yes the fact my hair is frizzy when I am done. Worst than letting it dry naturally.
My hair dryer is about 5 years old so that point certainly caught my attention! Looks like I need to replace it asap!
My hair dryer takes forever to dry my hair and I don’t have a lotof it.
I’ve noticed it’s taking longer to get my hair dry even though I didn’t think my dryer was that old
Oh my lord yes, my blow dryer hits all of those points! My hair has been super frizzy lately and i never thought about my blow dryer being a reason.
My current hair dryer is about 10 years old and my hair does fizz when I blow dry it – just assumed it was me and not my dryer.
I have had a hair dryer that rattled and thought it was time for a new one.
I have really; thick long hair and my hair takes forever to dry. My hair ends up a frizzy mess even though I am careful in how I dry my hair 🙁
I realized that my hair dryer is more then 5 years old.
My dryer is about 10 years old so that would probably mean that it is time to replace it. It does have a rattle too!
Well I guess Im on the relace list! Mine is older than 5 years!
My hair is frizzy when it’s done and then I have to fight it into submission with a flat iron.
My hair dryer is older than 5 years old. I need to replace it…………especially after reading this!
Mine was rattling. It was also getting really hot
#2 ! My hair is frizzy when I am done. SO true! and I actually just thought it was my hair….
Mine is fairly new but these are some good tips.
Mine is getting close to the 5 year mark. Might need to upgrade!
We have 2 hair dryers and both are well over 5 years old. Both have gone out/stopped working before only to miraculously start working again.
My hair dryer is more than 5 years old and I think my Mom’s must be more than 30!
My hairdryer is about 9 years old
I actually don’t have a hair dryer right now but the last one I did I know I had for more than 5 years. I’ll pay more attention when I get a new one.
Mine checks all of the above! Definitely time for a new one 🙂
I’m going to say yes since the only hair dryer we have is my husbands old travel one. I don’t even own one, lol.
Yup it rattles, but hey sometimes I do too, lol. Yeah, I guess it’s time.
I think it’s time we replace our blow dryer after reading that if it takes too long to dry your hair, that’s a sign.
My current hair dryer doesn’t have a heavy duty AC motor, a ceramic thermal round brush and salon style sectioning clips… 🙁
My hair dryer is actually done! It just died. No more air at all.
I think I am creeping up on 5 years.
My hair dryer isn’t that old, but I do notice that I have more frizz than I should, even from colouring my hair.
My dryer is more than 25 yrs old. Guess I need to get a new one.
I honestly do not blow dry my hair (it’s curly), but my mom certainly does. I know this would save her time getting ready 🙂
I just got my hair drier last year for Christmas but need on to take to Florida with me.
My hair dryer is quite ancient but didn’t realise that it’s what is causing my hair to be frizzy!
Mine definitely rattles… the plastic is also chipping away so that might be a bigger sign haha.
wow, my hair dryer is like beyond super old.
The fact that my hair dryer makes my hair frizz was the hint I need a new one
The point about hair is frizzy. I better look into a new dryer during the boxing day sale!
Yes, I’ve had my current blow dryer for 5+ years now.
My hair dryer has been dying a slow death & I desperately need one. It shuts off after 3 minutes, so I have to wait until it cools off to be able to reuse it and makes a terrible sound.
My current Hair dryer is older then 5 year old can’t remember when I bought it. Time for a new one, it does take forever to dry my hair.
My hair does take forevery to dry. Time to replace my dryer.
My hair takes forever to dry and its frizzy!
My parent’s hair dryer rattles – they think it’s fine, but really, it isn’t. Plus i think it’s 10+ years old.
Ok. I’ll admit it. Yes, my hair dryer is more than 5 years old. At least it only smells like burning some of the time
It’s definitely time to replace my hair dryer. I had noticed it takes a very long time to dry my hair which I had attributed to it being thick and long. I would love a new model that reduces drying time and frizz!
more than 5 years old
Its time to replace it because hair is frizzy when it’s done.
My hairdryer is definitely older than 5 years!! I may need to consider getting a new one.
Yes, there are many
Yup,,, at least 3 of the 4 points you made prove how old my hair dryer is…. time for a new one, I guess!
mine is definitely starting to rattle and ocassionally smell like something is starting to burn! :O
After reading this blog I realize I likely need a new hairdryer because my hair is frizzy after drying it with my current one! Yikes!
My hair takes forever to dry!
Mine died – that’s when I knew…………….
Mine doesn’t achieve the heat level it used to so yes!
To keep my hair from getting frizzy and lowering the drying time down
My hair dryer has a weird rattly noise
number two for mine and four for me.
mine is pretty old and my hair goes frizzy
Oh I know mine needs replaced. It not only rattles but I get that burnt smell. Not good. They can start fire. Note to self.
i rarely wantto use mine as it is almost 15 years old..rattles and just too loud! time to replace for sure!
Mine is taking much longer to dry my hair. Never thought about that until reading it here!
well it’s definitely older than 5 years haha
Mine is about 7 yrs old, time for a new one.
This would be a great replacement for my old hair dryer.
Ha! My dryer is about 10 years old… but my biggest problem is that my teenagers took it and I don’t have it anymore!
I rarely use my hair dryer so I wouldn’t know!
I never knew hairdryers would need to be replaced. Thanks for the tips!
My hair dryer is way more than 5 years old. I can’t remember when I got it. Sounds like time for a new one!
All of those points considering my hair dryer stopped working two days ago lol
My dryer is more than five years old.
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I don’t own a hair dryer.
I never knew that a hair dryer could contribute to how frizzy my hair can be! I always thought it was just the way my hair was.
If any of those things happened, I guess I would think it was time to replace it, but my hair dryers just seem to suddenly die one day and that’s it.
Yes, my hair takes forever to dry. With my current dryer, it still takes a few hours afterward to be completely dry.
My hair doesn’t take long but my wife who has hair down to the middle of her back could really use this awesome blow dryer
gulp- my hair dryer is almost 15 years old!
I don’t even have one.
My blow dryer was a Xmas gift from last year so it is still running pretty well!
The WAHL PowerFlex also has 3 heat settings -mine has one HOT!!!
My hair dryer is definitely older than 5 years and it does take a very long time to dry my hair!
The fact that my hair is frizzy when it’s done
My dryer is more than 5 years, I think it’s 12 years+.
I not exactly sure ow old my hairdryer is, but for sure it’s more than 5 years old
It’s losing heat mine but I’ve heard the rattle before
Mine is fairly new so no, none of those signs, but it,s a store brand, not salon quality.
Ouch, mine scored 3 out of 4, guess it’s time for a new one!
mine is over 15 years old so id say its time for a upgrade
Oh my goodness! Thank you so much for this article! I can stop blaming my hair (we often don’t get along – especially when I tease it). Seriously though: My hair is always super crazy poufy frizzy after blow drying, even when I put fancy shmancy oils in my hair. It doesn’t quite rattle yet, but I’m sure it wants to but I get fed up and turn it off before all my hair is dry anyways. The thing is, well – it’s over five years old. Perhaps I should take it to the Antiques Road Show… hmmmmm
Thanks!
My hair dryer is well over 5 or 6 years old. It has two settings on it only and does take a long time to get my hair dried. I think its time for a new hair dryer.
My hair does seem to take longer than usual to dry, so it may be time to replace!
Yes it made me think that my hair dryer is more than 5 years old – thanks for the reminder! 😉
My dryer is probably 10 years old by now!
My dryer is relatively new. I replaced my previous one when something started to rattle inside of it. It worked OK until it just quit, but I have an old travel hair dryer that I rarely use that tides me over until I can replace my usual one.
My hair dryer is almost at the 5 year mark
I’ve had a dryer that rattles, and I don’t even remember purchasing my current hair dryer, so it is probably more than 5 year sold.
My blow dryer is Way over 5 years old. It still works but I do notice it doesn’t get as hot as it used too. Thank you for this Fantastic giveaway and Happy Holidays 🙂
The point: hair is frizzy when it’s done is what has alerted me.
My hair dryer is definitely older then 5 years.
My hairdryer causes frizzes and dryness! I gotta keep it on low heat!
My hair dryer is way older than 5 years! I definitely need a new one
yes because it takes forever to dry my hair and when it is dry its frizzy.
I definitely noticed some of the described signs, the rattling was pretty bad, as were my frizzies.
It takes a while to dry my hair. It would be nice to make it quick and do other things.
My hair dryer makes rattling sounds. It definitely needs to be replaced!
Those points would be valid if we didn’t have a new dryer every few months, we are always replacing them before they get inefficient. The girls in my house like be their hair dryers.
I’ll be honest and say that my hair dryer is probably 7 years old and rattles like craaaazy.
I didn’t know hairdryers have a shelf life. I am definitely overdue for a replacement!
I guess it’s time to replace mine too. My hair takes forever to dry and is almost always frizzy. 🙁
I didn’t know frizziness could be caused by my hair dryer! Maybe it’s time for a new one.
Every point you have listed is me😭 I never realized there could be an expiry date on my hairdryer but it all makes sense.
Yes, my hair always takes forever to dry.
Oh my hairdryer is way more than 5 years old.
My hair dryer does rattle. Also I need to keep it on the lower heat setting.. if I turn it up the high heat it burns out immediately & shuts off. Totally old & no longer safe! I need to invest in a new one!
My hair dryer is old and it don`t seem to have the power in it as it used to have.
My hair dryer doesn’t generate much heat so I could definitely use a new one.
Point 4…my dryer is well over that age. lol
I didn’t know a hair dryer had a shelf life, and just assumed my rattling was normal for my hair dryer! This hair dryer looks amazing!
My dryer takes forever to dry my hair~!
My hair dryer is still good and works well, but it’s good to know what to look for. I wouldn’t have thought that extra frizz was a sign.
PRETTY MUCH ALL OF THE POINTS, AND i GUESS IT IS MORE THAN 5 YEARS OLD CRAZY DON’T KNOW WHERE THE TIME FLIES
The point that has alerted me is it pumps out huge amont of blow drying power! My current dryer takes a long time to dry my long hair.
Your points alerted me that I need a new hair dryer!
number 4 for sure lol. I started realizing when reading this that I’ve had my dryer way longer then 5 years
I don’t even OWN a hairdryer :O maybe i should
I thought it was normal for my hair dryer to have a rattling sound -I guess its time for a new one
It reinforced my thoughts that it was time to replace my existing one.
Uh… the rattling…. are you sure!?! 😉