Hairstyling & Hair Care - Who invented the hairdryer?

The hairdryer was invented in 1890 by a Frenchman named Alexander Godefoy, but the common hand-held hairdryer was not developed until the early 1920s. Discov...

Hi, my name is Lauren, and I'm here to share with you, who invented the hairdryer. The hair dryer was first thought of, and invented in 1890, in France, by a man named Alexander Godefoy. He actually simulated the vacuum, and what the vacuum does, by sucking the air out, and sucking up dirt. However, they do not yet know how to make it into a hand held device, so it really didn't go very far, and nobody actually used the hairdryer, because it was about as heavy almost, as a vacuum was. It was very awkward to use, very heavy, and it exerted way too much energy, in order for you to actually use it. Between 1920 and 1925, the first hand held dryer, was actually put out on the market. It was lightweight, portable, it was easy to use, and then that's when the big theme of hair dryers actually started. The first, were on the market in 1920, and 1925. They still simulated what was the vacuum, but instead of actually sucking air up, they blew air out, in order to help dry, and over the years since then, we have increased our technology, and we have gotten even now more sophisticated forms of hair dryers, and hand held blow dryers, and that is who invented the hand dryer.