The handheld hair dryer for generating a heated air stream has a blower for generating
an air stream, an electric heater for heating the air stream, a catalytic odor
filter for deodorizing the air stream and a thermal radiator for heating the catalytic
odor filter. The electric heater and the catalytic odor filter are separate from
each other so that the active surface area of the catalytic odor filter can be
maximized to deodorize the air stream. The thermal radiator is also separate from
the electric heater.
