"TIPS & TRICKS" improve my blow-drying

Hair types and suggestions on improving my blow-drying 

Here are some of the most frequently asked questions and solutions. 

Q. Fine hair: How do I create volume and maintain the volume when blow-drying?

Place the brush so the roots are lifted up for increasing volume.

Fine straight healthy hair tends to hang flat and resists holding a style. The simple fix is to use a volumizing shampoo. This makes the hair drier, slightly lifting the cuticle making it more flexible and allowing you to style easier. Not to be confused with thickening shampoos usually a polymer resin which coats the hair, adding bulk helping to thicken the hair fiber. Conditioners must be lightweight and a low Ph to reduce tangles. Styling lotions can be applied to the roots for added lift.

Q. Curly, textured, thick hair: When I blow-dry my thick hair it remains puffy, how do I achieve a sleek smooth finish?

Keep the brush closer to the head when blow-drying to eliminate puffiness and frizz for a smooth sleek finish. Let the hair cool to retain the shape before removing the brush.

A. If this hair type is too healthy, the curl and frizz can be very strong and unmanageable. If this hair type is too damaged it may become dry, dull and frizzy. This hair type requires a balance between too healthy and damaged making this hair easier to blow-dry.

One way to control the volume or puffiness with this hair type is by using a chemical treatment to slightly weaken the structure making the hair easier to style. This is where relaxers and smoothing treatments work best. It is best not to over treat this type of hair, so when it grows out, you won’t have too much of a difference between the new growth and the previous treated hair. For those who prefer not to chemically alter their hair these conditions can be addressed with the correct shampoos, conditioners, and styling products. This will require some research to find the correct balance for your hair.

Q. What if my hair type is between fine, thick, and curly considered medium density?

A. Analyzing your hair type is the first step. Feel your hair does it feel smooth and silky or rough and dry? Some hair will have both conditions, meaning the roots are silky and flat and the ends are dry and rough to the touch. This is the most challenging condition to address. To create a manageable balance, you need to condition the ends but not the roots. When you apply your styling product the hair condition will be more balanced from roots to ends.  

Now hair with 2 textures throughout whatever the densities, for example short wiry grey mixed with natural soft wavy hair. This combination can be a difficult to manage but by simply using a semi/demi color you can slightly alter both types making the hair more balance in condition therefore easier to manage. Grey roots with color treated ends? Once you touch up the color at the roots your hair will have a better balance of textures and porosities. Growing out color requires patience and maybe a trim.  

There are only 3 types of damage.

1 CHEMICAL: perms, color, highlights, relaxers and straighteners.

2 MECHANICAL: dull shears, hot irons, hot hair dryers, aggressive styling techniques.

3 SYSTEMIC: These are from with-in, either hereditary or reactionary from drugs or hormonal related.

We use the term, physically fit hair when you have a balance with a combination of healthy and damaged hair creating an overall condition which allows you to style your hair with ease.

Great hair, Great mood, Great day!

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