CONSUMER SAFETY ALERT

The spinning fan within the hair dryer can break apart, striking the hair dryer's plastic shell. This causes the plastic to shatter, creating a laceration hazard.
Official Consumer Product Safety Recall • May 7, 2010

Conair Recalls BabylissPro Compact Hair Dryers Due to Laceration Hazard

This recall involves the BabylissPro 052 Series Professional Compact Hair Dryer. The hair dryer is sold under the brand names Babyliss® Pro Mighty Mini, Babyliss® Pro Nano Titanium(TM), Babyliss® Pro Porcelain Ceramic, BabylissPro TT® Tourmaline and BabylissPro TT® Tourmaline Titanium. The model name is on the hair dryer's plastic shell. Also, "1000W" and the model number are on the dryer handle. The following models are included in this recall: Description Colors Model Numbers Babyliss® Pro Mighty Mini blue, pink, white BABMMB052T BABMMP052T BABMMW052T Babyliss® Pro Nano Titanium (TM) blue BABNT052 BABNT052T Babyliss® Pro Porcelain Ceramic pink, blue, black BABP052BK BABP052CB BABP052PK BabylissPro TT® Tourmaline grey, red BABTM052 BABTM052R BABTM052T BabylissPro TT® Tourmaline Titanium red BABTT052 BABTT052T

Required Consumer Action

Consumers should immediately stop using the hair dryer and contact Conair to receive a free replacement hair dryer.

Contact Information

For additional information, contact Conair at 800-687-6916 between 8:30 a.m and 4:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the company's website at www.babylissus.com/recall052

Recall Details

Sold At
Professional salons and various other online retailers from January 2006 to April 2010 for between $20 and $30.
Injuries
Conair has received 16 reports of the fan breaking causing the plastic shell to shatter. The company has also received reports of the hair dryers sparking and smoking. One person sought medical attention for a laceration to the hand, seven people reported
Recall Number
10223

Product Information

Product Name
Compact hair dryers
Product Type
Hair Dryers
Number of Units
About 291,000
Imported By
Conair Corp., East Windsor, N.J.
Manufactured In
China

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Contact Manufacturer

Use the contact information below to reach out about this recall:

Phone 800-687-6916
Full Contact Information

For additional information, contact Conair at 800-687-6916 between 8:30 a.m and 4:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the company's website at www.babylissus.com/recall052