Blow drying your hair can be challenging, especially if you want to style your hair a specific way.
Blow drying your hair straight is impossible without your hair blowing everywhere, you can never get your bangs to curl right, and you can’t possibly know what the best of your head looks like.
Believe it or not, there’s no reason to struggle. Giving yourself a salon-quality blowout is completely possible. The pros know certain techniques normal people don’t, and some have been nice enough to share some secrets with us.
Here are 5 tips to give yourself a salon-quality hair blowout.
1. Use a Prep Spray
There’s a reason why your hair stylist rough blow dries your hair and you don’t walk out of that salon with a single frizzy hair. They use a prep spray. A prep spray tames frizz and gives you the perfect amount of volume.
For best results, apply a prepping product before you even brush your hair and right after you towel dry your hair.
You can learn more about the way stylists use products and technique to minimize damage during the blowout process.
Speaking of towel dry…
2. Towel Dry Your Hair
A reason why so many women get frizzy and damaged hair from blow drying is they blow dry at high heat and for long periods of time.
You can easily decrease the temperature and the amount of time you blow dry if you took a little extra time to towel dry your hair.
Wear your hair in a towel and try and keep your hair in the towel for at least 20 minutes before blow drying.
3. Know the Best Technique for Blow Drying Hair Straight
If you’re the kind of gal who prefers straight and sleek hair, you’ll get the best results when blow drying your hair straight. If you use this technique correctly, you may not even need a straightener!
Take a paddle or a flat brush. Separate your hair into three parts. First, brush the top part forward and dry.
Then, brush your hair back and dry. Finally, hang your head down and dry underneath your hair. The inconsistency sounds weird, but this technique actually breaks up your waves.
4. Don’t Use Thermal Brushes
Thermal hair brushes were marketed to aid in blow drying. These brushes have plastic bristles.
In reality, they’re actually harsh on your hair. The plastic bristles get too hot, making your hair vulnerable.
This results in creating frizz and could result in hair damage and even hair loss. Instead, use a soft bristle brush or a boar bristle brush. These brushes are soft enough to not destroy your hair’s cuticle.
Get the Perfect Hair Blowout at Home!
Achieving that salon-quality look is difficult if you can’t replicate your stylist’s hair blowout. Use these tips and look salon perfect every day!
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