My Hair Routine #3: Drying

In this blog post I give you my ways to dry my hair.

Way # 1: Air dry

I use this way if I have enough time to let my hair dry. So ... when I'm done washing. All I do is let go of my hair and let it air dry. 

Hereby I try to minimize my hair, because the more I feel, the more I care for fluff!When I feel that my hair is dry (which is sometimes only after 2.5 to 3 hours with me !!) I bend my head forward and start scrunching from the bottom up. 

Hereby I release the gel that has hardened. The 'breaks as it were' and my hair changes from hard curls to soft defined curls! I also massage my scalp with my fingertips to loosen the curls there. This also gives me more volume in my hair.

Way # 2: Plopping

In this way I also let my hair dry partly in the air, but before I do that, I 'pop' my hair first. This means that I let my hair dry faster without using heat devices. 

Hereby you put your hair in an old shirt. I found a great site, where they show you how it works! Take a look and try it out! https://www.curlyhairtalk.nl/hair-plopping-voor-pluisvrij-haar/ 

You can choose to let your hair dry in the air afterwards or to blow-dry your hair with a diffuser head (see way # 3).

Way # 3: Diffusing 

I use this way if I don't have much time, because in my case it usually is. In this way I blow-dry my hair with a diffuser in the coldest position. I don't recommend this way immediately, because your hair will break faster, due to the lukewarm warm air. If your diffuser still has a good cold position, it is still possible, but it takes quite a long time and you also get lame arms from it. So I really use this way when I'm in a hurry!

If you blow-dry your hair, please use a diffuser head! (The photo below shows the hair dryer I have at home). This prevents your curls from breaking up! Also make sure that you do not go too wildly from one side to the other and that your hands are on your hair as little as possible, because then your hair will only be fluffed and you don't want that! As soon as your hair feels dry, it's time to scrunch your hair and release the gel.