Hair dryers made now don't have asbestos although hair dryers made prior to 1980 contain asbestos.
Asbestos was used in older hair dryers for use as an insulator to withstand the high temperatures of the heated air and was also used in some hair products and hand held and overhead hair dryers to prevent overheating.
Although the overhead hair dryers and hand held hair dryers would cause loose asbestos fibers in hair salons and other places which could lead to lung cancer or mesothelioma.
Exposure to asbestos is the main cause of mesothelioma and mesothelioma can take between 20 years to 60 years to appear after being exposed to asbestos.
The items that are most likely to contain asbestos are older home insulation, cement asbestos boards used in siding and roofing, ceiling tiles and textured ceilings like popcorn ceilings, floor tiles, older appliances, old brake linings, old brake pads, gaskets, old chimneys, joint compound and adhesives.
Other products that can contain asbestos are art supplies, fertilizer, greenhouse benches, some Jewelry, ironing board covers, cigarette filters and hair dryers.
Attic and wall insulation that was made containing vermiculite and vinyl floor tiles.
Some older models of toasters such as from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s have small amounts of asbestos in them.
Asbestos was used in toasters as insulation for heat and electricity and the risk of any exposure to the asbestos from the toasters is low unless you take the toaster apart.
The asbestos fibers can be released from the toaster if the toaster is taken apart and frayed wiring of older toasters can also contain asbestos.
In newer toasters they don't have any asbestos and are safe.