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7 Best Hair Dryers of 2025
You can get a lot more from a hair dryer now. We recently put 16 hair dryers to the test, and many of these products bear little resemblance to the simple, rickety thing I used as a teen. The new models have sensors. They have magnets and RFID chips. They promise to tame flyaways, protect your scalp, and adjust the…
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Flying With Natural Hair Care Products in Your Carry-On | TSA
While traveling, Fox does her best to keep her products to a minimum, with shampoo, conditioner, and mousse, like Miche Set Gel-to-Foam Styling Mousse, usually making the cut. (See below for information on where to buy products mentioned in this article.) “It has an end result that’s a great balance between hold and softness. It applies quickly and dries very…
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Dyson’s new superskinny PencilVac is as thin as its hair dryer
Dyson has announced what it’s claiming is the “world’s slimmest vacuum cleaner.” At first glance, its new PencilVac looks like a broom rather than a vacuum because the battery, motor, and electronics are all integrated into a thin handle that’s just 38mm in diameter — the same thickness as Dyson’s Supersonic r hair dryer. It weighs in at just under…
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Best Hair Towels of 2025
To find out which hair towels were the best, three of my coworkers and I (all of whom have different hair types) tried out hair towels from Aquis, DevaCurl, and Turbie Twist, among others. We evaluated the towels based on the following criteria: how well they absorbed water from our hair and cut down on frizz, how comfortable they were…
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Women Allege That Using Hair Relaxers Gave Them Cancer
This article is part of Consumer Reports’ Beauty Justice series, which launched with our tests for chemicals and contaminants in synthetic braiding hair products and a campaign to get toxic chemicals out of them. Drugstore shelves and beauty salon supply rooms are bursting with products promising to straighten, strengthen, smooth, shine, curl, or otherwise tame women’s hair. Some of the…
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Best Hair Bonnets From Our Tests
Camille Briggs (that’s me) is a CR freelancer with a bob cut, chemically relaxed, and colored hair (I add extensions for color and fullness). My nightly hair routine includes adding rollers on top and then wrapping my hair around my head with a satin tie before putting a bonnet on to keep everything secure. Angela Lashbrook, a senior CR writer,…
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Synthetic Braiding Hair Test Results Detect Carcinogens and VOCs
Rogers recommends that before buying and using a new pack of synthetic braiding hair, shoppers should: Check for recalls. MedWatch is a good starting point (while our recent search didn’t reveal any recalls, they would be posted here). Consumers should also consult the manufacturers’ websites to see if there is additional information on the product. Read product labels carefully. There…
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Don’t Let Pet Hair Ruin Your Washer
You love your pets unconditionally. Why else would you tolerate their shedding all over your bed, carpets, blankets, and clothes? If your pet sheds, you probably do a lot of laundry—especially if your little pal is a double-coated breed like a shepherd, husky, or retriever; or a fluffy feline like a Maine coon or Persian. Removing pet hair is a…
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Best Pet Hair Remover Tools
Performance: If you can have only one pet hair remover tool in your cleaning toolbox, this is the one. The ChomChom was a favorite with my at-home evaluators and the best performing in our formal lab tests. What sets this tool apart is that it’s the only tool that gathers and picks up all of the pet hair it touches.…
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Quick hacks to get rid of pet hair
If you have any furry friends, you’ll probably be dealing with pet hair shedding on a daily basis. Be it long or short-haired dogs and cats, it’s inevitable to find fur embedded in carpets, furnishings and generally around the home. It isn’t any wonder why it can feel like a never-ending battle to banish pet hair. Luckily, there are some…
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