These with straight hair and roots ought to attempt to pre-dry as much as 90 p.c of the moisture of their tresses, based on Tizzio-Marcovici. “Pre-drying is whenever you take your blow dryer and attempt to take away the vast majority of the surplus water earlier than getting in and styling. You possibly can flip your hair and focus in your roots, which is able to all the time take the longest to dry, particularly with thick hair. Get the moisture out of the roots to mid-shaft first earlier than sectioning,” she says.
In the meantime, in case you have curly hair and try to dry it straight, Crace emphasizes that it is best to step proper out of the bathe and begin drying. “Don’t pre-dry! This may depart you with frizzy, curly roots. As an alternative, add your warmth protectant whereas your hair is moist, part the hair immediately into small sections, and begin blow drying with a nozzle immediately,” she says. Tizzio-Marcovici provides that it is best to “preserve regular pressure together with your brush.”
Nonetheless, if you wish to keep your pure curls, Crace recommends utilizing your diffuser attachment and flipping your hair round as you dry. “Flipping the hair whereas diffusing won’t solely lower your dry time down, it’ll all the time depart you with extra voluminous/bouncy curls,” she says.
