What Is The Correct Way To Dry Your Hair?

Your first instincts may tell you that air-drying by a hooded hair dryer is the healthiest way to dry your hair. However; with the right technique, using a blow dryer may actually be healthier for your hair than solely letting it air-dry.

Tips for Air-Drying

Air-drying your hair is a great way to avoid heat damage that can be caused by blow dryers, but there are some drawbacks to letting your hair dry slowly.

As you all may know, air-drying your hair can take a while. When your hair is wet, it swells. If your hair takes around two hours to fully air dry, your hair will be swelling for a long time which puts more pressure on the proteins that keep your hair intact. This pressure can result in hair breakage, which we all don’t want.

Also, when air-drying your hair, you may feel tempted to rub your hair with a towel. This abrasion will cause your hair to strip, break, and fry. To avoid this, we recommend using a t-shirt or a microfiber towel to squeeze the excess water out of your hair rather than rub it out.

Tips for Blow Drying

To no surprise, blasting your hair with heat isn’t the best for your luscious locks. If you’re going to blow-dry your hair, follow our tips to do it in a way that will keep your hair healthy and shiny.

To blow-dry your hair without doing too much damage we recommend never using the high heat settings of your blow dryer. Blow drying your hair causes a “flash drying” effect that will not only remove the surface moisture, but also the water that is bound to the hair. The best way to avoid this “flash drying” effect is to gradually dry your hair rather than try roasting it with high heat.

Conclusion

The best way to keep your locks luscious and healthy is to do a combination of the two. It is recommended that you let your hair air-dry 70-80% of the way and then blow-dry until completely dry.