# Foldable Portable Hair Dryers Bring the Salon to Your Room with the Foldable Portable Hair Dryer By Itai Buenahora | Published 2014-03-22 | Fashion Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/portable-hair-dryers References: [coolest-gadgets](http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/?utm_source=Coolest) & [hammacher](http://www.hammacher.com/Product/Default.aspx?sku=84498&promo=Category-NewArrivals&catid=60&PID=1781363&cm_ven=CJ&cm_ite=Hammacher) Why go to the hair salon when you can bring it into the comfort of your own home with these foldable, [portable hair dryers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/t3-aire-iq)? The Folding Bonnet Hair Dryer conveniently folds into a perfect size for storage whenever it isn't being used, measuring in at 16″ x 14″ x 6″ when folded flat. This can easily be stored under a bed or or shelf. Upon usage, just set the hair dryer comfortably onto a table or countertop, and you're ready to go! It can expand between 20" to 24" high, with a 15" x "14 bonnet that would can accommodate a coiffure set up with jumbo rollers! With a number of speed settings and 1,875 watts of heating, even the thickest of hair will be dried no time on those early mornings when you're running late. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.9/10 - Popularity: 29% | Activity: 19% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/fashion) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Portable Hair Styling Tools:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation to create more compact and easy-to-store hair styling tools for at-home use. - **Foldable Beauty Equipment:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation to bring convenience and portability to a variety of at-home beauty equipment. - **Smart Hair Styling Devices:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation to create hair styling devices with customizable settings and smart technology for more personalized at-home hair care. ### Who This Affects Most - **Beauty:** The beauty industry can capitalize on the trend of at-home beauty equipment by creating more compact and portable devices, such as foldable hair dryers. - **Home Appliances:** The home appliances industry can explore the trend of foldable beauty equipment and create more versatile, easy-to-store products for at-home use. - **Consumer Electronics:** The consumer electronics industry can tap into the trend of smart hair styling devices by developing personalized and customizable products for at-home hair care. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Upright Handsfree Hairdryers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/standing-hair-dryer.md) - [Ultra-Fast Near-Silent Hair Dryers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/highspeed-hair-dryer.md) - [Pink Hair Drying Brushes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hair-drying-brush.md) - [Powerful Sci-Fi Hair Dryers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dualmotor-hair-dryer.md) - [Multi-Tasking Blowdryers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/duet-blowdry.md) - [Folding Air Fryers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fry-n-fold-digital-air-fryer.md) - [Scalp-Caring Hair Dryers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wantifo-hair-dryer-dualcare.md) - [Multi-Function Hair Stylers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/infinitipro-digitalaire1.md) - [Mounted Handsfree Hair Dryers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/assist-hair-dryer.md)