Do "ION"- enhanced products really work?

I think we all see those products in the store that claim they have Ionic conditioning powers that make the product 100% better. It's everywhere! Hair dryers claim their ionic conditioning actually improves the hair, ionic fans claim to use ions to refresh and deodorize and clean the air. I've even seen a hairbrush that would expel ionic air while you comb to make your hair smell and look better. But is their any validity to their claims that IONIC conditioning even works?? I don't think it does. I think there's no difference whatsoever. What do you guys think?

Do "ION"- enhanced products really work?

The problem with ionic "conditioners" is that they are not truly "ionic". If they generate ions, they generate an equal number of positive and negative ions (it's the nature of electromagnetism).

More often than not, they are ozone generators and ozone chemically reacts with impurities in the air.

Unfortunately, ozone is a smog-producing component.

Do "ION"- enhanced products really work?

Put NaCl ( salt ) into water and you will have an ionic conditioner.

Do "ION"- enhanced products really work?

i'm sure for everyday products it's a marketing ploy.

but i do own an ionic hair dryer. and i tend to think that my hair gets dried faster with that hair dryer than my non-ionic hair drier. and i don't think i was gyped--as the ionic hair dryer has a unique smell similar to how my laboratory ionizer produces a smell; ionic devices do have their use--especially in my lab when i want to minimize static electricity when weighing out $$$$ compounds.