One of the biggest hassles of having long hair, especially if it's thick (dense) is that it takes forever to dry on its own, and blow-drying is a necessary part of our daily routine. So, after you've finished your shower (and remembered to use your conditioner) be gentle with your hair. Don't rub the towel across your head or in your hair. Instead, wrap the towel around the ends of your hair and squeeze the excess water from your hair working your way to the scalp where you pat the head and blot up the water there. Try using two towels (most long-haired women find this necessary anyway) and wrap your hair up in your "hair towel" to form a turban and leave it there while you finish drying your body.
Continue wearing the "turban" while you dress and apply your make-up. This gives your towel the chance to continue soaking the excess moisture from your hair. When you're ready to take your turban down, be sure to spray on your leave-in conditioner and massage it through your hair with your fingers. You can blot up any excess (to avoid dripping) with your towel.
If you can let your hair "air dry", do so. Otherwise, if you must use a blow-dryer, use the dryer on the lowest heat setting, regardless of the fan speed you choose to use. The heat will only cause the damp hair's cuticle to swell which is what allows the dryer to force the moisture out of the hair. In addition, always direct the flow of hair in the direction your hair grows; in other words, away from your head. This prevents the cuticle from being roughed up by the warm airflow, and has the benefit of keeping the hair shiny and smooth.
As you begin drying, start out by using your fingers to comb through the hair, then switch to a wide toothed comb, and then a vented brush as the hair gets progressively drier. As the hair gets drier, you also want to lower the airflow speed on the dryer (or better still use your diffuser attachment) to prevent the ends of the hair from being buffeted against one another. The key in all these drying tips is to encourage you to be gentle with your hair. Without realizing it, many women are really hard on their hair when there is no reason to be.
Unless you need to use other heat methods to style your hair, you should stop blow-drying the hair while it is still slightly damp. At the very least, leave the areas of the hair that don't need further styling steps to remain a little damp and let them finish drying naturally.
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