You have a lifetime using the towel to dry your hair
When it comes to drying the hair, there are two types of people: those who let their newly washed strands dry in the air, naturally, either with a messy bun or simply loose, and those who do not support the feeling of havingThe hair soaked on the neck and shoulders, so they run to use their hair dryer as they leave the shower.
Capillary care experts have warned us for years about the risks of hair health for the dryer (open tips, breaks and dryness)..But be careful, it is not that the dryer or the iron itself is harmful to the hair, but when the very hot air is used, these procedures can alter the hair fiber, the visible portion of the hair, because they damage the cuticle of the same.By applying intense heat directly on the hair, it loses all the humidity immediately which can cause, among other things, discoloration and rupture of the rhizos and wave pattern.So, is it better to dry the hair in the air?Or is it as good as we think?
Let's see, according to experts, when drying in the air, the amount of time that hair retains moisture is maximized.Although this seems good, it can be harmful over time.This is explained to Glamor Natalia Guerrero, a technical expert of Revitalash Cosmetics in Spain: "Repetitive moisture deteriorates the cell membrane that keeps strong hair and brightness.In addition, having wet hair weakens the hair follicle, which is the hook that keeps the hair anchored to the scalp ”.These damages occur slowly, but progressive, and in severe cases, they can cause loss of hair vitality to be unrecoverable.
That is to say that for not everything is worth it when drying the hair in the air, but to obtain good results, skill is needed, some products and...patience.
The first thing you should know is that hair can absorb up to 30 percent of its own weight in water, which can weaken it and make it more susceptible to damage caused by brushing and hairstyle.
"Natural drying takes time, and the longer his hair remains wet, the more he swells and cracks the bark, which eventually permanently damages his hair," corroborates Adam Reed, GHD ambassador to the United Kingdom in this published article publishedIn refinery29.
Indeed, when the hair is wet, elasticity increases, which causes it to stretch more and present damage to the capillary cortex and brittle tips.The severity of the damage will depend on your specific type of hair, just as Healhline collects: "Thick hair can absorb a lotand founder of Tangle Teezer."However, fine hair is less likely to absorb water and will be less susceptible to this damage".
Therefore, if you choose to dry it in the air and you have thick, rough or wavy hair, it is advisableFor a few minutes.The problem is that we do not usually do it well.
The key for hair dries well and faster begins at the time you leave shower and remove hair humidity.Doing it in a certain way can make it dry much faster, but also that it remains healthy and has more volume and body.
In this process everything counts, so before finishing the shower, rinse your hair with water a bit faster than the ambient temperature to help seal the cuticle and provide more brightness.And for what you want, when you leave, don't rub it!
Rubbing the hair with the towel is the main error and the most common cause of weakening and the frizz appears, according to Vogue and also with Natalia Guerrero, who clarifies that to dry the natural hair, “first you have to remove theexcess water wrapping it in a towel, without rubbing ".
The proper way of using the towel is winding it as a turban, but doing this:
Press the towel against the head to absorb the water giving small touches with the palms of the hand.
It is better to avoid that mania that we all have a hair against the towel to remove the water.It is a habit that not only entangles the hair, but also breaks it.
After a first dry drying, we remove the towel and unravel the hair softly.
We do another turban with that same towel, and with the hair already unbuilt, we leave it approximately 20 minutes.
After using the cotton towel (not microfiber) and in case you cannot expect so much, you can use a pair of paper towels to absorb more hair water.
Now you can leave it in the air so that it dries completely.
This process is slow and can be tedious.If you wash your hair at night, you may not keep all the steps, and if you do it in the morning, and you have to run from home, either.Nothing happens, there is a solution.
Actually, the ideal drying technique would be one that combines air drying with the dryer.Yes, yes, do not surprise yourself, it is not really bad to dry your hair with a dryer."It is true that it can make the hair lose shine and open the tips due to external damage; but in the long run it does not cause negative damage in the hair because when it grows it makes it root, it grows healthy.The dryer is not bad for alopecia, although if used a lot, or the plates are used daily, the hair fiber can be damaged and that the hair is broken, "explains Dr. Sergio Vañó, responsible for the Tricology Unitfrom the Ramón y Cajal hospital in Madrid and member of the Spanish Academy of Dermatology and Venerology (AEDV).That is why you must respect the previous steps, and the times.
Therefore, after using the towel-urban method to remove excess water, you have to "dry it with the dryer at medium temperature, since the very hot air also weakens the hair,” adds Guerrero.
The mixed technique is therefore.Of course, at a prudent distance from the hair (without hitting it), using the minimum speed and without the heat mode.
One last detail to consider.Finally, to collect wet hair some stylists such as Patrick Phelippeau, director of the hairdress.These fabrics are more delicate with hair and cause less friction in wet strands, which is when they are weaker.This trick, very useful in curly hair, is called 'Hair Plopping' and is done like this: place a cotton shirt on the bed, lie on it spreading your mane, and the sleeves of the shirt on your front to wraphair, leave it for 15 minutes.
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