Your lifestyle, hairstyle, curl texture, and personal preference determines how you dry your hair. Currently, there are so many products guarantying to help you achieve that perfect air-dry. Hair-care companies are investing millions of dollars in natural hair texture products. From creams to gels, serums, hairspray, and mousses. All of them keeping in mind that we are also busy, lazy, or both.
The one thing that makes the air dry splendid the simplicity of the style. However, you need time. Air drying may take forever more especially when you’re in a hurry. It’s not sophisticated but it’s not that simple either. Have you watched a wash-and-go YouTube tutorial and wondered, “How in the sam hill did they achieve that?” Well, it’s all in the technique baby.
Your lifestyle, hairstyle, texture, and personal preference determines how you dry your hair. Currently, there are so many products guarantying to help you achieve that perfect air-dry. Hair-care companies are investing millions of dollars in natural hair texture products. From creams to gels, serums, hairspray, and mousses. All of them keeping in mind that we are also busy, lazy, or both.
The one thing that makes the air dry splendid the simplicity of the style. However, you need time. Air drying may take forever more especially when you’re in a hurry. It’s not sophisticated but it’s not that simple either. Have you watched a wash-and-go YouTube tutorial and wondered, “How in the sam hill did they achieve that?” Well, it’s all in the technique baby.
1. Air-Drying
For those curlies who have little patience, air drying your curls can be a pain. But in reality it’s likely one of the healthy, if not the healthiest method for drying your locks. For one thing, there’s no risk of heat damage. To ensure your curls turn out as you want them, the trick is to after you cleanse, condition and style your hair is to……leave it. Touching your curls while they dry will only disrupt the curl pattern and will likely cause frizz.
2. Diffusing
A diffuser is your best friend if you want to blow-dry your hair. Remember that big round attachment that comes with the blow drier? If it’s at the back of your closet, get it… pronto. The blast from a naked blow-drier nozzle will remove moisture from your curls and cause frizz.
If your blow-drier came without a diffuser, get one. It helps distribute the heat evenly, minimizes frizz, enhances curls, and adds volume. Look for the concave or cup-like shape as your curls can nestle in and take the shape.
3. Plopping
Plopping a favourite amongst many curlies. First things first, you need a microfiber towel. If you don’t have one, a super soft large t-shirt will do. Now, flip your wet hair onto the centre of the microfiber towel or t-shirt and swaddle it. Leave your curls for some time in that self-contained mound.
This can be done while you go and have my breakfast, get dressed, applying makeup, and so forth. This way, you remove just the right amount of water without stretching your curls. Also, your curls dry with more volume and definition. And guess what? Minus the frizz. You’ll thank us later.
4. Using a hooded or bonnet drier
The bonnet dryer has a plastic cap that’s wrapped around your head as your curls dry. Both the hooded and bonnet drier take longer than the blow-drier and the damage is almost non-existent. Many curlies love using the hooded drier for deep conditioning, finding that it adds shine and reduces frizz. Get a drier that has a cool setting to avoid too much heat on your curls.
5. Using pins or clips
We admit that air drying your curls can be painstakingly a long process. Your hair can take hours, even a day to fully dry. Our advice, patience is a virtue most of us lack, so set and wrap your hair as you retire to bed.Dry your hair with a microfiber towel and while it’s damp, section it into four quadrants towards the scalp. Secure each section with bobby pins and wrap with a silk scarf. In the morning, use a wide-tooth comb or your fingers to unravel the curls. And voila! Well-defined curls and volume.
Also, you can twist or braid for particularly curly hair before wrapping it.
In conclusion, knowing how to dry your curls won’t fix all your hair problems buts it will completely up to your curl game. Have you tried any of these tricks? How did it turn out? What’s your favourite curly drying technique? Let us know in the comments.
