Hot take: I switched from blow drying to air drying curls and it's a game changer

Used to always rough dry my clients' hair with a diffuser on high heat, thinking it gave the best volume. But after 6 months of trying air drying with a leave-in cream first, I get way less frizz and more defined ringlets. Anyone else seeing better results skipping the blow dry step for wavy hair?

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hollym1216d ago

I aired dried my 2B waves for the first time last summer and it was a total mess. I used a curl cream and plopped for like 20 minutes, then just let it hang. It came out super stringy and flat with zero volume. But I tried it again a few weeks ago with a mousse instead of cream and got these really bouncy, defined ringlets with way less frizz than my diffuser ever gave me. I think the trick for me was not touching it at all while it dried, not even to scrunch out the crunch until it was completely dry.

emeryn8316d ago

Play devil's advocate: diffusers on high heat give me way bouncier volume than air drying ever has. Air drying always leaves my waves looking flat and undefined (like a sad limp blanket or something).