Blow drying in a hair salon often lends the perfect look, you have always wanted. Your hair becomes frizz-free and also voluminous. Blow drying at home might not have the same effect. But, there is help at hand. Adopt these simple steps to get the same blow dried perfect look at the leisure of home. Read on and style suitably.
Complexity level
Average
Time required
15-30 minutes
Resources required
- Wide-tooth comb
- Some product to style for hair type
- Blow dryer
- Wide-barreled brush, with a mix of boar and synthetic bristles
- Clips or holders
Instructions
1. Select a shampoo, wash and condition hair
Take a shampoo which is not as strong as shampoos that give lots of lather as such shampoos is said to have high detergent content. This can stress out the hair shafts. After shampooing your hair use your conditioner. You must condition your hair especially if they are long or are of mid length.
2. Pat dry your hair
After washing off your hair, never dry hair with towel. It can damage the cuticle. However you can pat it dry with towel. If you have long hair then wrap them in a towel and squeeze out the extra moisture.
3. Let your hair dry naturally
Before you use hair dryer make sure that water is almost absorbed by your hair. This will protect your hair from getting damaged from dryer. Let your hair get dried naturally for some time so that the direct heat exposure can be avoided. The less heat is exposed to hair, the less hair will get damaged.
4. Partition scalp into four sections
Divide your scalp in four sections. The four sections must be the back, the crown, and two sides. You can wrap the two sides with butterfly clips. Then divide the section in sides of horizontal segments.
5. Start with the bottom layer
Use the drier with bottom layer. You have to unclip one section and wrap it carefully around the round brush barrel. Then aim your dryer against the selected hair. You have to make sure that roots are dry. You have to circulate the brush beneath the ends while drying. This will keep your hair smooth. Repeat the same process with every section of hair until all clips are removed.
6. Use serum
To give proper finishing, use some shine serum through your hair strands and use some hair spray to control flyaway. You can also use a dime sized finishing gloss into your hands, then rub it and apply from top to bottom focusing mainly on the roots
7. Style it
You can also shape up your hair either by turning the hair outwards or inwards the way it suits you.
Frequently Asked questions
1. Question. Why is conditioning necessary before blow dry?
Answer. When you use hair dry, chances of your hair to get tangled are more. At the same time, blow dry can make your hair completely dry. To make your hair look effective, conditioning is needed.
2. Question. How much distance must be there between blow dryer and air?
Answer. You must keep your dyer at least 10 inches away from hair. Then move at least 6 inches away while styling to protect it from getting damaged.
Quick Tips
1. Apply dryer only when your hair is slightly dry.
2. You should dry the roots first when you use blow dryer.
3. Use a hair mousse before using hair dryer to make sure that hair is straight.
4. You must use simultaneously cold and hot air, as hot air makes your hair curl and cold hair makes your hair set for long time.
Things to watch out for
- You should not use your dryer for more than 10 minutes.
- Do not apply the dryer on hair directly. Use some serum to give your hair shiny look.
- You should dry every single section and then move to the other side. This will help reverting it to natural state.
