When you get a new blow dryer do you throw throw out the nozzle?
A nozzle helps direct the cuticle down and gives the hair a smoother finish, it allows you to direct the hair where you want it to go. It also creates a buffer from the heating element so you don’t burn your hair.
When you blow dry your hair it is almost always best to keep the nozzle attached. The exceptions are, you have blown your hair dry the cuticle is sealed down but you want to stir up your hair to add texture or you have very fine hair that is silky smooth and has no texture to it. What can you do? “Rough dry” your hair without the nozzle until it is mostly dry, be sure to keep the nozzle away from your hair, this will add volume and texture. Now finish styling your hair with your brush and the nozzle on this will create a polished finish
Do you hold the dryer like a gun?
Your blowdryer isn’t a gun, its a tool and how you use it affects how well it works.
Try holding your dryer loosely in your hand, allow it to rotate between your thumb and index finger, don’t grip it tightly in your fist. I allow the dryer to rotate in my hand depending on the area of my hair I am drying. When I dry my hair I usually hold the dryer with the nozzle pointing down my arm toward the inside of my elbow, this keeps my wrist from straining and I don’t have to stretch my arms as much. That means your arms won’t get as tired.
The next thing is to turn your head and look over your left shoulder to dry the back right side of your hair and turn your head to the right to dry the left side. This way you don’t have to hold your arms up over your head. I also find its easier to dry your hair without looking in the mirror. Our brains sees a mirror image, a reflected duplication of an object that appears identical but reversed, translating that to what you need to do makes drying your hair even harder. Give your brain a break….
Cant stand sectioning your hair?
This seems like an additional step but it actually saves time.
I don’t know about you but I am always in a hurry so anything that saves me time is good. I suggest sectioning your hair into manageable sections. Usually my first section goes from the middle of one ear to the middle of the other ear, the next section goes from the top of one ear to the next and then from temple to temple, that leaves the last section at the top of your head. If you have curly hair I suggest you dry your fringe area first and then move on the the nape area and work your way up to the top. This way you only apply heat the the hair being dried and allows you to make sure each section is completely dry before you go on to the next. Remember, dry the area closest to your scalp first and work out to the ends, your ends are already fragile so try to save them from the heat. As you dry each section your subsections should not be any wider or thicker than your brush, that way you can hold the hair out from where it grows and not direct it in to the center of the brush. Wider sections create unwanted wave at the scalp and you won’t achieve your desired end result.
Why won’t your hair hold a Curl?
I hear people say that no matter what they do their hair won’t hold a curl. This may be due to “over styling”
Did you know that “over styling” is when we’ve taken blow drying, curling or flat ironing too far. You’re styling your hair and suddenly it just won’t do what you’re wanting it to. STOP what you are doing. Don’t keep going! at this point to put some moisture back inside the hair before you go at it again. When you dry your hair you can over stretch it and over dry it. When you curl or flat iron, that steam that comes out is the hair’s internal moisture. When you go over the hair repeatedly you remove all the moisture. You will need to replace the moisture if you want it to cooperate!. Imagine your hair is a ribbon that you are trying to curl just right, the first time you ribbon in its ok so you try try again and suddenly it won’t curl at all , this is what happens to your hair!!
What can you do?
Lightly mist the area that won’t cooperate with water. Don’t soak it, just misting it. Now let it air dry and then try again. I am always grateful for a second chance, aren’t you?
So don’t forget to put the nozzle on your dryer and section your hair. Check out our
Basic Blow-Dry Instructions and look for future posts for more tips.
