Hair drying has looked basically the same since your nan's day: point hot air, hope for the best. The L'Oréal Professionnel AirLight Pro rips up that script, using infrared light to dry at the speed of — well, light — no scorching required.
TL;DR: The L'Oréal Professionnel AirLight Pro is a featherweight, near-silent professional hairdryer that swaps brute-force heat for infrared light technology — drying faster, using less energy and locking in more moisture, with two auto-detect attachments and an optional app that hands you full control across every hair type.
Product Details and Benefits
- Infrared light technology: This is L'Oréal Professionnel's first professional hairdryer augmented with infrared light. Working alongside heat and wind, the infrared targets water molecules directly to speed up evaporation, so your hair spends less time under heat — up to 21% faster drying* with up to 55% more hydration locked in.**
- 17-blade high-speed motor: Pushes wind speeds of around 209 km/h (130 mph) for powerful, salon-grade airflow that moves water fast.
- Gentler by design: A lower maximum temperature of roughly 140°C dries without the frazzle, helping protect your hair's health, shine and colour.
- Two auto-detect magnetic attachments: A concentrator for sleek, precise smoothing and a diffuser for defined, bouncy curls and coils. The dryer recognises each one and re-tunes its settings the moment it clicks into place.
- Featherweight and quiet: At around 770g (1.7 lbs) and 76 decibels, it's light enough to spare your arm on a long blow-dry and quiet enough to hear the kettle.
- Cool-shot button: A blast of cool air to set and lock your finished style.
- Standard mode on the handle: Three heat and three airflow settings, ready to go with no phone required.
- Optional AirLight Pro app: Connect over Bluetooth to fine-tune airflow in 5% increments and adjust heat in small steps, with preset modes for sleek, curly and coily hair. It even flags when the smart filter needs a clean.
- Kinder on power: Up to 19% less energy used* — better for your bill and the planet.
- For all hair types: From fine and colour-treated to thick, curly and coily.
How to Use
- Towel-dry to damp. The AirLight Pro likes a head start, not a soaking-wet mop.
- Clip your hair into sections and begin at the roots, keeping the dryer moving so no single strand hogs the spotlight.
- Click on the concentrator for a sleek, smooth finish, or the diffuser to coax out your natural curl — the dryer sorts its own settings the second it detects the attachment.
- Dial in heat and airflow on the handle, or open the app if you fancy getting properly nerdy about it.
- Finish with a hit of the cool-shot button to lock everything in place.
Pro tip: Rough-dry with no attachment first for pure speed, then click on the concentrator only for the final smoothing pass. Because the attachments are auto-detected, the AirLight Pro re-tunes itself the instant it senses the swap — so you go from fast to flawless without breaking stride or touching a single setting.
Warranty
This hairdryer is covered by a 24-month standard warranty from the date of purchase.