Air-drying Tricks

If air-drying appeals to you but you are a novice, embrace this type of hair drying as a new fun filled experiment. Take the opportunity to try different styling products that you might normally avoid when using your blow dryer.

Going cold turkey from the blow dryer may be too scary for some. Consider using some of the tips mentioned in previous articles to remove the bulk of moisture and then finish with a kinder, more gentle blow dryer such as the new ceramic, ionic models. Or invest in a hood style dryer and "cheat" by using the dryer for the final stages of your drying cycle.

Combining air-drying with a hood or blowdryer for the final step will minimize heat damage while giving you the opportunity to control your ultimate hairstyle.

If you have bangs or roots that take longer to dry, consider using a blow dryer to "spot" dry only limited sections of your stands and let Mother Nature dry the rest.

Although you may be tempted to speed up your air drying by sticking your head outside a moving car window please resist. Not only will those methods potentially tangle hair, they will often encourage split ends.