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Revamp Tri-Care Infrared: two-minute review
The Revamp Enigma Tri-Care Infrared Ionic Hair Dryer is a mid-range dryer with an ambitious spec sheet. Alongside three speed and heat settings and a cold shot, it uses constant infrared heat to dry hair from within as well as switchable red (625nm) and blue (440nm) LED modes, designed to stimulate scalp circulation and support hair growth over time. Three magnetic attachments, a curl diffuser, wide concentrator and slim concentrator, are then included in the price.
On high speed and high heat, my medium-length, fine hair went from wet to dry in around four minutes with a surprisingly sleek finish — smooth enough that I stopped having to reach for my straighteners. The lower heat settings feel genuinely gentler too, with the infrared seemingly doing a lot of the work rather than compensating with more surface heat. Hair felt noticeably softer across my testing period.
The light therapy modes are easy to switch between: one button on top of the barrel cycles between off, red and blue, but as with any light therapy device, the real benefits take months of use to show up. It’s also worth noting that fitting any of the attachments blocks this light, so getting the full benefit means spending most of your routine nozzle-free.
Where the Tri-Care falls down, though, is in the handling. The weight sits in the barrel rather than the handle and this makes it tiring to hold even in short styling sessions. The heat and speed buttons sit exactly where your fingers naturally rest, which means they’re always in reach, but also means you accidentally change settings mid-style.
At £199.99 (about $270 / AU$380), the Tri-Care sits at the upper end of the mid-range of the best hair dryers, but it fills a gap that nothing else currently occupies. If you want a dryer that takes hair health seriously without spending in excess of £300, the Tri-Care makes a strong case, ergonomic frustrations and all.
Revamp Tri-Care Infrared: price & availability
- List price: £199.99 / €149.99
- Availability: UK / EU
Revamp’s Tri-Care dryer, or to give it its full, long-winded name, the Revamp Professional Enigma Tri-Care Infrared Ionic Hair Dryer, costs £199.99 in the UK and €149.99 in Europe and is sold at Revamp, Amazon and Boots.
For this price you get the dryer plus three magnetic attachments: a curl diffuser, wide concentrator and slim concentrator.
At £199.99 the Tri-Care sits at the upper end of the mid-range. The mdlondon BLOW is on par, price wise, but it ships with two attachments and lacks the infrared, red and blue light therapy found on the Revamp model. The most direct infrared comparison in the UK is the Nicky Clarke Infrared Pro at £129.99. It uses far-infrared technology to dry hair from within but, again, lacks the red and blue light options and ships with only one nozzle.
To come closer to the range of features and attachments of the Revamp Tri-Care, you’re looking at paying £399.99 for premium dryers like the Dreame Miracle Pro. In Dreame’s favor, you do get an essence mister to soften you hair, extra attachment and storage case but you’re paying twice the price for those privileges.
At the time of writing, the Revamp Tri-Care isn’t available in the US so the closest rival if you’re in the States, in terms of features and attachments, is the L’Oreal AirLight Pro. At $475 it uses infrared rather than red light therapy, with the focus on faster drying rather than scalp health, but it comes with an app for precise heat and airflow controls. A novel and welcomed extra.
This means, at £199.99, the Tri-Care sits in a gap in the market that nothing else currently fills and while £200 isn’t an insignificant amount of money, you are getting great value for your money.
Revamp Tri-Care Infrared: specs
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Model: |
Revamp Enigma Tri-Care Infrared Ionic Hair Dryer |
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Wattage: |
1,600W |
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Weight (without cord, approx): |
1lb / 460g |
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Size (H x W x L, approx): |
11.5 x 5.5 x 4.1 in / 29.2 x 14 x 10.5 cm |
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Airflow settings: |
3 |
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Temperature settings: |
3 + Cold shot |
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Extra modes: |
Infrared (constant), red LED, blue LED |
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Noise level |
72dB average |
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Attachments: |
Curl diffuser, wide concentrator, slim concentrator |
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Cord length: |
9.8ft / 3m |
Revamp Tri-Care Infrared review: design
- Matte black finish with wide circular barrel
- Two sliders on the handle for heat and speed
- Button on top switches between red and blue LED modes
- Three magnetic attachments: diffuser, wide concentrator and slim concentrator
The Revamp Tri-Care looks like a cut-price Dyson Supersonic and for the most part, that’s exactly what it is.
Its barrel-over-handle shape has a black matte finish with silver accents around the front of the barrel, and on the filter that sits at the base of the handle. In a sea of increasingly funky colorways from rivals — Dyson, I’m looking at you with your Apricot Topaz and Jasper Plum models — there’s something classy about this muted design. Even if, from a distance at least, the dryer errs on the side of looking cheap.
Once you hold the Tri-Care, its weight and soft plastic give it much more premium feel. As do the heat, speed and Cold shot buttons that sit flush with the handle. There’s an extra button on the top of the barrel, used to switch between red and blue LED modes, and the On/Off slider sits on the rear of the handle.
Looking at the Tri-Care face-on and you can then see the central infrared beam sitting in the middle, a ring of alternating red and blue LEDs around it, and the four ionic emitters at the outer edge.
At 1lb / 460g, Revamp’s dryer is noticeably heavier than most rivals — the Dreame Miracle Pro, by comparison, is 0.9lbs / 420g – and it’s not well balanced. A lot of the weight sits in the barrel, which makes sense when you consider how much tech has been crammed in, but it also makes it uncomfortable to use for long periods. In fact, this heft is noticeable during short styling sessions too and while, size-wise, it’s not unwieldy, you will feel the difference in your arms and wrists.
The three attachments are all magnetic and swap over in seconds. Just align the pin and they click into place.
The slim concentrator is for working through sections precisely, the wide one for faster general drying and the diffuser for curls and volume.
Sadly, it’s missing the attachment recognition feature (which knows which nozzle is attached and remembers your previous heat and speed settings) but this is a small complaint. Selecting settings manually each time is hardly a major inconvenience.
A much bigger inconvenience, though, is how easy it is to accidentally switch between settings. The buttons sit exactly where your fingers naturally rest and while this means they’re in reach should you want to change them mid-style, they’re too sensitive.
There wasn’t a single styling session throughout my whole Revamp Tri-Care review period where I didn’t accidentally change the speed or heat. Similarly, because of the relatively short handle, I wasn’t able to shift my hand’s position without blocking the filter or without the poorly balanced weight aching my wrists further.
Beyond these largely standard dryer design features, the standout addition for me is the use of infrared and LED modes:
- Infrared
- Red light (625nm)
- Blue light (440nm)
The infrared light runs constantly and is invisible. Its job is to dry the hair from within, rather than just blasting heat at the surface. This results in less exposure to heat and, eventually and with consistent use, healthier hair and scalp.
The red LEDs sit at 625nm and work on the scalp rather than the hair itself. Red light causes blood vessels to widen, which increases blood flow and the delivery of nutrients in this blood to the hair follicle. There’s decent clinical evidence behind this. Stanford Medicine, among others, published a report that showed consistent use (over months) can help your hair grow longer and stronger.
The blue LEDs, at 440nm, are less well known about but still validated. A University of Bradford study found that blue light at 453nm can prolong the anagen phase – the active growth stage of the hair cycle — and there’s also evidence it reduces scalp inflammation, which is a more common driver of hair loss than many people realize. It should also be noted that one report said the effects are stronger on Asian and caucasian hair and less effective on African hair. Other research suggests the two wavelengths work better together than either does alone.
Both the blue and red light are visible in use, without being distracting, but as is also the case with the Dreame Miracle Pro, as soon as you use an attachment, large portions of this light are blocked.
If the light therapy is the main reason you’re buying this, you’ll want to spend part of your routine without a nozzle attached.
Revamp Tri-Care Infrared review: performance
- Dries hair quickly with a smooth, frizz-free finish
- Quieter than most dryers at this price
- Light therapy modes easy to switch between but benefits hard to assess short-term
For all my complaints about the Revamp Tri-Care’s design, its a fast and incredibly capable dryer.
The three speed settings and three heat settings give you enough combinations to work with most hair types. High speed and high heat are great for a fast rough dry; medium heat and speed is good for everyday styling; and low heat is ideal for fine or damaged hair. The cold shot is then quick and does a good job of setting a style in place.
On high speed and high heat, my medium-length hair went from wet to dry in around four minutes with a surprisingly smooth finish. So much so, I’ve stopped reaching for my straighteners after use to knock out the last evidence of frizz.
On the mid and lower heat settings, drying took longer but felt noticeably gentler, which is where the infrared technology likely earns its place – you’re not compensating for the slower dry with more heat, the infrared is seemingly doing a lot of the work from within. My hair was noticeably softer across the board too.
Switching between the red and blue LED modes takes one button press on top of the barrel and is simple enough. As with any light therapy device, it’s hard to quantify the true impact because they require consistent use over months to make a difference, and even then the difference is unlikely to be so stark that it’s fully noticeable.
The magnetic attachments click on and off quickly and stay secure in use. The curl diffuser works well for enhancing natural curls without disrupting it too much, and the slim concentrator gives enough precision for working through sections. That said, while the attachments don’t add a lot of extra weight, they do change how and where you hold the dryer in relation to your head. This highlights the poor balance and bulk of the dryer even more.
Elsewhere, the filter twists off the base of the handle for cleaning, which is easy enough to do weekly.
Noise-wise, the Tri-Care is on the quieter side for a 1600W dryer at this price, with an average of 72 dB. The Dyson Supersonic Nural at the same wattage measures around 79 dB (and has a more shrill, annoying motor noise).
In my tests, the average readings for each of the modes were:
- Cool: 70 dB
- Low speed: 73 dB
- High speed: 77 dB
- Performance score: 4 out of 5
How I tested the Revamp Tri-Care Infrared
I used the Revamp Enigma Tri-Care as my main hair dryer for four weeks, replacing my usual dryer daily on my fine, mid-length hair.
In the first week I worked through each heat and speed combinations, all three attachments, and both LED modes systematically. I then settled into more natural everyday use to get a realistic sense of how it performed over the remaining three weeks.
I timed sessions across the different settings and tracked decibels using the DecibelX app. I also compared the results to other dryers I’ve tested at similar and higher price points, including the £399 Dreame Miracle Pro.
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- First reviewed March 2026
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