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WEEKLY EDITION · W42 / 2026
Latest reading: 17 October 2026

Hair dryers · Position 53 of 100

Licoseam 1600W Small Foldable Travel Hair Dryer

Listed as: 1600W Small Foldable Travel Hair Dryer

Stable
$18.99
#53 in Hair dryers · 4.3 ★ (96)

This week it reads number 53 in Hair dryers. Its best showing with us was 45, and it has now been listed 10 weeks in a row. Over the past 2 years, observed pricing has moved between $18.51 and $19.99; this week's $18.99 sits in the lower half of its range. Against the wider Hair dryers field, it has held firm alongside the category over the past quarter. About 5 new reviews a week. More telling: the 4.3-star average has slipped 0.1 in eight weeks, which takes a lot of fresh opinion to shift.

Is now a good time to buy the Licoseam 1600W Small Foldable Travel Hair Dryer?

Fixed Shelf MSRPExpected: STABLE

Nothing in the record here suggests waiting will help. Over the past 2 years, $18.99 is simply what this listing costs — steady, with no markdowns we've been able to identify. So the timing question sorts itself out, and what's left is just whether Licoseam 1600W Small Foldable Travel Hair Dryer is worth it to you at that price.

Shelf Baseline
$18.99
Standard MSRP ceiling
Avg Markdown Depth
—
$16.14 expected target
Typical Rhythm
Fixed
0 sale events observed
Current Cycle Age
105 wks
Current cycle
Promotional Calendar RadarGated on ≥ 2 years of observed event cycles
December Holidaysunmoved baseline during December

Year-end holiday habit: unmoved baseline during December in December, marking down in 0 of 2 past years by an average of —%.

Prime Dayunmoved baseline during July

unmoved baseline during July in July Prime Day events, with price drops averaging —% across 0 of 2 recorded seasons.

Black Fridayunmoved baseline during November

unmoved baseline during November on Black Friday. It saw markdowns in 0 of 2 past years, averaging —% below its standard baseline.

Category position against observed price

Position in Hair dryers — left axis, inverted (up = higher bestseller rank)Observed price — right axis
#40#60#80#100#120$18.00$18.50$19.00$19.50$20.004 Jul8 Aug12 Sept17 Oct$18.99Position #53$18.994 JulNot in top 100Price $18.9911 JulNot in top 100Price $18.9918 JulNot in top 100Price $18.9925 JulNot in top 100Price $18.991 AugNot in top 100Price $18.998 AugNot in top 100Price $18.9915 AugPosition #61 in Hair dryersPrice $18.9922 AugPosition #75 in Hair dryersPrice $18.9929 AugPosition #82 in Hair dryersNo price observed5 SeptPosition #66 in Hair dryersPrice $18.9912 SeptPosition #53 in Hair dryersPrice $18.9919 SeptPosition #45 in Hair dryersPrice $18.9926 SeptPosition #46 in Hair dryersPrice $18.993 OctPosition #46 in Hair dryersPrice $18.9910 OctPosition #64 in Hair dryersPrice $18.9917 OctPosition #53 in Hair dryersPrice $18.99

Review accumulation and rating

Review count cumulative, weekly reads
96
+0 in the week to 17 October 2026
Product rating weekly composite
4.3★
from 96 ratings

Against the Hair dryers field

This product
$18.99
Category median $49.99
Category position
#53
of 100 listed in Hair dryers
Rating
4.3★
Category median 4.4 ★
1-week position movement
+11
Best recorded #45
Category Contenders & Field Comparison

Price-wise, the Licoseam 1600W Small Foldable Travel Hair Dryer and the Conair Travel Hair Dryer are in a dead heat this week. You will not spend noticeably more on either one, making everyday usability the deciding factor.

Here is an interesting angle from our weekly numbers: the SHRATE Ionic Hair Dryer with Diffuser usually sells in a higher price tier, but it has temporarily dropped right into this same ballpark. Check the baseline figures in the comparison below to see if you can get a higher-spec model for similar money. Take a peek at the full comparison table below to see how these contenders stack up on price, sales rank, and buyer ratings.

Rank in Hair dryersContenderComparison RoleObserved PriceSentiment
#53Licoseam 1600W Small Foldable Travel Hair DryerLicoseamThis Product$18.994.3 ★(96)
#10Conair Travel Hair DryerConairPrice Peer$18.994.5 ★(23,843)
#26SHRATE Ionic Hair Dryer with DiffuserSHRATEHigher Tier$19.974.2 ★(8,864)
#2REVLON Compact Hair DryerREVLONTop Rated$14.984.6 ★(77,369)
← The full Hair dryers record for W42 / 2026
Method and provenance

Recorded via weekly Sunday readings (parent ASIN, series began 6 October 2024); for collection rules, signal thresholds and offer constraints, see our Methodology.

The child ASIN supplying this family's metrics changed during the observed window. Readings either side of that change are not strictly comparable, and no trajectory claim is made across it (§6.1).

This product's rank window contains a week with no recorded offer. A rank movement across a gap in availability is not evidence of decline, so no decline claim is made from it (§6.3).

Data source Market data retrieved via the Keepa API (dated observation: 17 October 2026, not live Amazon prices); for collection rules and continuous granular history, see our Methodology and keepa.com.
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