Natural Hair Tips: How To Safely Blowout Your Natural Hair
By: Emily-Ann
Are you wondering how to safely blow out your natural hair? It’s a question that I’ve been asking myself lately. There are methods that can blow out even the tightest curl patterns. My hair is type 4 and thick, but you couldn’t really tell with the shrinkage. Let it be known there is a saying in the natural hair community, “Don’t let the shrinkage fool you.” I am telling you it is very much a real fact.
Recently, I visited a salon to blow out my hair and the stylist looked like she just finished a workout and was sweating by the end of my appointment. She had to switch between multiple attachments before finding the right one. While I was not entirely happy with my results, it got me thinking, maybe there is an easier way. I did a quick search and of course, I went to my favorite website, Youtube. One video, in particular, caught my attention. The title jumped out at me because of healthy hair. Having healthy hair motivates me to keep going on this natural journey.
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This Youtuber explains that she uses two different methods to blow out her naturally kinky hair. I love watching this naturalista because we have the same hair type. I may have to adjust accordingly in order for my hair to achieve the same results.
This natural beauty mentions two methods using slight tension to help blow dry your hair. You will need your Denman brush for detangling, heat protector, wide tooth comb, and leave-in conditioner. I use a heat protector with Aragorn oil because my hair loves it!
Tension Method, achieved by pulling the hair straight, and blow drying the roots while applying slight tension. Remember to blow-dry in small sections, to all sections of the hair until fully blown out. You can use the denman brush for the ends to help with the getting your hair cuticle to lay flat.
It is also a good idea to do hair with a cold shot at the end to close your hair cuticles. It’s the same idea as washing your hair. You add heat to open the cuticles and cold to shut them and seal in the moisture or set a style. The same idea applies here.
The second method is using the blow dryer attachment heads. Apply the same method but swapping out the brush for the attachment. Don’t forget your leave-in and heat protector! Let us know how you achieve your blow out results. Leave a comment and share your blow out methods.
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