Dyson has announced an upcoming release in its consumer haircare line, joining the illustrious likes of the Supersonic, the Corrale, the Airstrait and the Airwrap.
Meet the Supersonic Nural, named after the sensors that help to deliver its heat protection.
What is the Dyson Supersonic Nural?
The Supersonic Nural follows on from the original Supersonic hair dryer, launched in 2016, and the Supersonic r, a redesign aimed at hair professionals, which was announced earlier this year.
The big change from the original Supersonic is that the Nural features several technologies whose aim is to protect the scalp and hair from intense heat.
When will the Supersonic Nural be available to buy?
The Nural is already out in Korea and it’ll be available to buy in Australia from 11 April. If you’re in Australia, you can sign up at Dyson for launch news.
As yet, Dyson has not announced a launch date for the US or the UK. But US readers can also sign up on the US Dyson website to be the first to receive launch information. There’s no such option yet for UK readers.
What will the Dyson Nural cost?
In Australia, the Nural will cost $749 AUD. Its UK price is expected to be £399.99, which sounds right, given that the Supersonic is currently priced at £329.99. As yet, no US price has been announced.
What features does the Dyson Nural have?
If you’ve tried out the original Supersonic, the Nural will look familiar. It has the same mallet-shaped build and magnetic attachments.
But there have been upgrades. For a start, it’s apparently lighter and more compact than its predecessor, although we don’t know its precise weight and length just yet.
It also features a clear cap on the end, to provide a glimpse into its inner workings.
Then there are the lights, which act as a sort of heat traffic light system. Just like the Supersonic, it has an aperture than runs through the centre of its drying head. Unlike the original, though, there’s a light-emitting capsule suspended inside, which changes colour, from blue through to yellow, orange and then bright red, as a visual temperature indicator.
Switch on the hair dryer’s ‘scalp protect’ mode and inbuilt time of flight sensors will measure the device’s distance to your head and reduce the temperature until it reaches a comfortable – and crucially non-scalp-frying – 55°C /131°F when close to your hair.
It also features the original model’s pause feature: when you put the hair dryer down, it’ll automatically pause until you’re ready to start drying your hair again.
The filter is easy to remove and you can wash it in warm, soapy water to ensure it’s free of dust, hair and styling products.
Like the Supersonic r, it comes with intelligent attachments with recommended airflow and heat settings, which you can then customise. The clever part is that a sensor on the dryer will recognise the attachment and use the customised settings when you reattach it.
The Nural will come with Dyson’s pioneering flyaway attachment, a gentle air attachment, a styling concentrator, a wide tooth comb and a wave and curl diffuser. The diffuser has two different modes: diffuse (for volume) and dome (to help define curls). The updated attachments make the Nural a better option for people with curly or coily hair.
You can use attachments from the original model and they’ll work, but they aren’t compatible with the new intelligent system.
In the first instance, the Nural will be available in two colourways: ceramic patina and topaz and vinca blue and topaz. But we don’t know if the same colour options will be available in all regions.
If you can’t buy the Nural yet, have a look at our round-up of the best hair dryers we’ve tested for our top recommendations. Does the original Supersonic make the cut? The clue is in the name.