TAKING THE HOT AIR OUT OF HAIR DRYERS/ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW IS THE BASICS
Taking the HOT AIR out of HAIR DRYERS The Basics
Choosing the right hair dryer will make your blow drying easier and less stressful.
What you need to know:
If you are dealing with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Some dryers by their design will aggravate the condition. So if you are one who is concerned about preventative measures you may want to consider this.
WEIGHT: Is it too heavy or too light only you can make this decision what is comfortable for you to manage.
BALANCE: Usually determined by the length position and shape of the handle. Does it fit your hand comfortably?
Air speed: 26 MPH - 70 MPH is the range. The higher the air speed the more smoothing effect when blow-drying. The slower air speeds are generally used to diffuse hair and reduce frizz when hair is curly.
How to judge air flow, turn on the dryer without heat and place your hand in front of the barrel move your hand closer and away from the barrel. try a couple of dryers you will soon get the idea what will work for you. You will also learn how far from the dryer you should hold the brush for efficient drying in other words not burning your hair.
Generally fine hair will need a slower air flow or you will lose control and flatten the hair. Thicker hair will need more air flow force to smoothen.
TEMPERATURE: Low end is around 150F and the high end is over 200F.
For fine fragile hair the lower temperature works well, as it will not to burn the fine hair and allow for more volume.
For thicker, textured or curly hair a higher temperature is be better to smoothen
BARREL SIZE: LARGER approx. 2" diameter this allows air to flow gently,
good for diffusing hair.
MEDIUM: approx.1 1/2" diameter this allows for soft and forced air flows.
SMALL: approx. 1" diameter allows a focused and stronger air flow to smoothen unruly hair.
Nozzle: Is made for a reason to give you more control when styling.
You know if you like a nozzle or not. Note if you experience a lot of frizz when styling you may want to consider using it.
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