Customer Reviews

Pebco I0NIC Salon Hood Hair Dryer with Wheels 2000 Watts

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1 star:		(7)

 

 

I've had mine for about a month now and so far it works great! I've gone through 3 of the tabletop and soft-bonnet models within less than a year. At $40+ each, I wish I would have just purchased this one to start with and saved my money and the aggrevation. I'm not 100% convinced of the whole *ionic* craze, but I will say my hair is soft and shiny right out of the dryer without the standard leave-in sprays I would normally add. My hair is long, course and relaxed but still delicate enough it is easily burnt and over-processed. This dryer has me done in 50-60 min tops, curls are set and last for days and I can FINALLY sit comfortably in my reading chair instead of propped up at unnatural angles on the floor/kitchen chairs trying to use the other models!! (My aging back appreciates this let me tell you!) My only complaint is that it is bigger than I expected. The hood has to be large enough to accomodate rollers (which it is), but the base (while it makes the dryer very stable) is too large to fit into my closet. I was hoping to roll the dryer into my closet when not in use but so far it's been sitting in the open behind my chair. This is not my preference and I'm working on other possible storage options, but I'd still recommend this dryer and would easily purchase it again and again.

I'm moving to place where there aren't many african-american salons and stylist, so i figured i'll be doing my own hair quite a bit. so i decided to purchase this dryer and I love it. My hair gets dry in 30 minutes on high and 45 minutes on low. I absolutly love it! I sent my blow dryer packing after using this the first time. what i love the most is that it has two fan speed settings, high and low and you can adjust the heat setting to whatever is comfortable for you because it does get as hot as the dryers in salons. the height is adjustable, and the hood is large enough to fit even your larges rollers comfortably. it comes in three peaces and very easy to assamble. I didn't even look at the directions when i assembled mine and best of all, it's QUIET.

I purchased this dryer based on the great reviews I've read and I have an ionic hand dryer that works well, so I figured the hood dryer would be just as good. Not so! If you are a Black person, this dryer doesn't leave your hair as shiny as the regular dryer and if you put rollers in tightly to straighten new growth, it does nothing. It definitely dries faster, but the way the dryer is assembled, you cannot adjust the hood so you are sitting with your head back and it can be a strain on the neck. Also, this dryer makes a ticking sound and when the timer finished the ticking continued for a minute even after I unplugged it. It is definitely quieter than most dryers outside of the ticking.

I have had this dryer for a month and am pleased overall. Ionic power seems to cut drying time with even heat distribution, cut from 90 minutes to 60. My hair is shiny with great body, similar to when I would use tabletop hood dryer. I can't say I noticed any improvement (thus far) in condition of hair with the Ionic power feature. The fan and motor are unbelievably quiet.
I have shoulder length hair and use 1 and 1/2 inch rollers for rollersets and it is a tight fit, can't imagine getting larger rollers under the hood.
The major negative is the timer, setting the timer powers the dryer on so you can't avoid use of the timer. It is extremely loud, think continuous "ticking time bomb" sound. The only thing louder than the timer is the bell that goes off when your time is up. The first time the bell went off, I was under the dryer and just about jumped out of my skin it scared me so badly. I avoid having the bell go off while I'm under the dryer by setting the timer to 60 minutes (max allowed) and then setting my laptop alarm to go off at 50 minutes so I can turn the timer back to 60 minutes if I need more time or I can get out from under the dryer before the bell goes off.

In summary, I don't hate it but would not have bought it if I had read the prior review about the timer. Would not recommend if you can find similar dryer without the timer and bell.

UPDATE Nov 2009: After six weeks of use the visor broke. The dryer was gently used (20 minutes for deep conditioner mid-week and drying rollerset on Sundays). Can't recommend.

I have to edit my first review on this product! Sorry to say DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS HAIR DRYIER! It stopped working and I only had it for four months before it burned out! Then to try and return it to Beauty Genesis was a pure JOKE! I hate this dryer waste of money! Warning: DO NOT BUY THIS HAIR DRYER! Plus the manufacturer that makes this dryer, I found out later had a recall as this model has defects as they had a recall on over 20,000 hair dryers back in 2000! Oh and I must not forget to mention Beauty Genesis (amazon dealer that I made the purchase with) had the nerve to tell me "just becasue it says professional/salon hair dryer doesn't mean any thing, they are not made to last"!

I purchased four of these for my salon....Within six months everyone of them were broken. The dryer works good but the face shield and the stand do not last. Also the dryer sucks your hair into to heating element....

I bought this dryer two days ago and I have to say that this is the WORSE dryer I have ever used in my life. I was under the dryer for over an hour and my hair was still damp! I read the reviews, and people commented that that their hair dried in 30 minutes, I can't even imagine that happening. It feels like someone is blowing on your hair, that's how powerful that dryer is. I really don't think its 2,000 watts. It keeps on turning from high to low, and stays mostly on the low range, making it really difficult to dry your hair quickly and efficiently. At first I thought I bought a defective item, but my sister bought it at the same time and her dryer was doing the same thing. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!!!!! Save your money!! It says free shipping, but its not, when you put it in your cart you pay like $30 for shipping and its comes up to like $164.00. What I hate is that I'm going to have to return it and spend ANOTHER $30.000!!!! Viewers BEWARE look else where for a dryer.

I have read many reviews and did a lot of research before purchasing this dryer. Originally I was looking at a Pibbs but the owner of the beauty supply distribution store I bought this at (which they carry both) told me that most of the local salons buy this one instead (Pibbs) and that they all love it. He even told me that if I don't like it I could return it within 30 days without a problem.

I have been using it for a month now and it is the best dryer I have ever had. It is so quiet I can even talk on the phone (without having to yell) while under this dryer. It dries my hair evenly and very quickly without any damage to my hair. This dryer has a fan that distributes the air evenly instead of the cheaper table top dryers that blow air only in one spot causing breakage and leaving some parts of your hair damp.

The end result is that I end up with hair just like at the salon and I actually save money because I spend less money at the hair salon. This dryer more than paid for itself after a month. I love the fact that I can use it with any chair because I can wheel the dryer wherever I want around the house and I not restricted as to where to sit. I save time too because I can do some work from home while drying my hair. I cannot do that at the salon or even with a table top dryer because I was restricted about where to sit.

Bottom line, it was worth the money!

I live in Hawaii and there aren't that many African-American Hair Salons close to me. My stylist went out of business and moved back to the mainland. Not to fear though, I love taking care of my hair and often do it at home anyway. I've purchased hooded hair dryers before but this one is the BEST! Certainly worth about $150 although I paid $139.99 + $38.49 S&H (expensive shipping which we call the paradise tax) for a total of $178 and change.

It gets very hot, just like in the salon so you need to wrap a towel around your neck to keep heat off your neck.I didn't have any problems getting under the hood once I positioned it so that wheels go under my chair. A 4 legged chair works best. I like that you can adjust the height simply by twisting the black handle and lower/raising then tightening the handle again.

It is very quiet except for the ticking timer as others have mentioned. The bell when it goes off is extremely loud and did scare me (and my dog) when it went off, lol. I still love it though. Have used it twice, once for wrapping my hair and once for conditioning my hair, worked great both times. I don't notice any shine from the IONIC stuff, whatever that is, but am thoroughly satisfied with how hot it gets and the time it takes to dry my hair. One negative, it is fairly large so storing it is difficult. I leave mine out in the living room behind my favorite chair and roll it into our 3rd bedroom and close the door when company comes over. I guess I could take it apart to store it since it can be put together so easily, (didn't even need the directions when putting it together), but why bother? I highly recommend this hair dryer, especially for other African-American Women who do their hair at home.

I was so excited purchasing this hair dryer! I thought "finally, I can make my hair curl!".

It was delivered last week (Thursday). It was very easy to put together and it looked exactly like what I was looking for.

I plugged it in to give it a test run and the black plastic in front (above the clear hood) melted! It was extremely hot to the touch.

I called the phone number that was supplied for customer service. Nobody answered, so I left a message. So far, nobody has returned that phone call.

I have to say, I am very disappointed.