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Conair Recalls BabylissPro Compact Hair Dryers Due to Laceration Hazard

Recalled May 7, 2010 · CPSC recall 10223 · Conair

Recalled compact hair dryer
Hazard
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.
Remedy
Consumers should immediately stop using the hair dryer and contact Conair to receive a free replacement hair dryer.
Units
About 291,000
Incidents / 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 minor cuts.

Description

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

What to do

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

Contact

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

Product
Compact hair dryers
Imported by
Conair Corp., East Windsor, N.J.
Retailers
Professional salons and various other online retailers from January 2006 to April 2010 for between $20 and $30.
Made in
China

Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Official recall notice on cpsc.gov →