Remington Hydraluxe Pro EC9001
A hair dryer that regulates temperature and dries hair in super-quick time.
Entering the market in 1937, Remington is a well-known name in hair care products. The brand offers a wide range of hair dryers to suit all budgets, and its top-of-the range devices include technology that will quickly blow-dry hair while retaining shine, ensuring your locks remain as healthy as possible.
The Remington Hydraluxe Pro EC9001 is a bulky hair dryer: the barrel has a 7cm diameter, making it one of the largest on the market. However, at just 15cm deep, it looks more like the Dyson Supersonic than a traditional hair dryer. It weighs in at 800g, which means it’s one of the heavier hair dryers on the market – something our arms definitely became aware of while testing.
Remington has bucked the trend of the usual glossy black palette for hair dryers, instead giving the Hydraluxe Pro EC9001 a cream, white and gold finish. Add to this a subtle turquoise access on the filter, and this hair care device certainly stands out.
On the highest temperature settings, it took just three minutes and 47 seconds to fully dry our below-shoulder-length fine hair, making the Remington Hydraluxe Pro EC9001 one of the fastest hair dryers we’ve tested to date. On the medium temperature setting this time increased by one minute and 33 seconds.
The lowest temperature setting measured just 22 degrees on our temperature probe, meaning it’s more of a cool-shot function. We did attempt to dry hair on this setting, but after six minutes, hair wasn’t even close to being dry. As such, it’s probably best avoided for anything other than setting a style. On all settings hair was left smooth, with very few fly-away strands. However, the hair dryer didn’t quite achieve the same level of shine as the Panasonic EH-NA65.
As well as being one of the fastest hair dryers we’ve tested, the Remington Hydraluxe Pro EC9001 is also the noisiest, measuring 82db on it’s fastest setting. This is equivalent to a diesel truck travelling down the road at 40mph. However, since this will only be for a few minutes at a time, it’s unlikely to bother you too much.
The Remington Hydraluxe Pro EC9001 felt balanced and comfortable to hold, in either hand (we switched hands, depending upon the side of the head being styled), but it was rather heavy, making our arms ache in just the short drying time. The removable filter is an added bonus, since it makes it easy to keep the hair dryer dust- and lint-free.
The Remington Hydraluxe Pro EC9001 is a top-of-the-range hair dryer that dries hair in no time at all. Using negative ions to speed up drying time, it also regulates the temperature of the air flow to prevent excessive heat build-up. It’s bulky, and noisy – but if you want to dry your hair quickly, it does the job.
Carrie-Ann Skinner