4a/b Relaxed Air Drying Times?

[lonei]

I am going to wash my hair tomorrow and would like to know your air drying time loose with minimal products (just a watery leave in). Please state your hair length so I get a rough Idea of what im dealing with... Thank you

 

[dcprdiva]

Hi: My hair is shoulder length 4a/b and it take about 2.5 hours to air dry and 45mins-1 hour for a roller set under a ceramic dryer (closer to an hour when I need a touch-up) hope this helps! happy hair!

 

[Tracy]

I think thickness would be a factor too Lonei...and I'm 3c but if I go OUTSIDE and there's some sun and a breeze blowing I can be airdried completely inside of 2 hours. If I stay in it takes more like 4 hours. My hair is medium thickness and on the thinner side if freshly relaxed.

 

[Leslie_C]

mine is shoulder length and if its in a ponytail or plaits, it still wont be completly dry overnight, but if I start drying in a ponytail and then let it loose, it will dry in 2 or 3 hours.

I find it frizzes more unless I apply a little oil or moisturizer periodically (every 30 minutes or so) as it dries. I definitely have to use more product if I air dry unless I plan to flat iron which isnt often. Im pretty happy with the results.

I can count on one hand the # of times Ive blow dried my hair in the past year. I did it once recently and all the little hairs I saw everywhere turned me off from it, probably for good unless its an absolute emergency!! Like my hair is wet and I suddenly HAVE to go somewhere and look presentable.

 

[Wildflower]

I can never dry my hair without products or just a watery leave-in because my hair is so fine . I need products to weigh down my hair so it won't frizz up. It takes me about 2 hours for my hair to airdry if it's loose and 4 if it's in a ponytail. But there's a big difference because your hair is beautifully long and mine is only shoulder length.

 

[Neroli]

Just past shoulders 4b, thick, relaxed and use either nexxus headdress or giovanni direct leave in - my air drying times are:

rollersets: 7 hours
loose: 4 hours

 

[lonei]

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Wildflower said:
But there's a big difference because your hair is beautifully long and mine is only shoulder length.

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Your hair is beautiful too, you'll reach my length in no time.

Thank you for your responses.

I plan to add Jojoba oil when its semi dry as opposed to soaking wet, what have been your experiences in adding oils to semi dry hair?

 

[TigerLily]

My hair is earlobe length and it takes about 1 1/2 hours to air dry.

 

[simplycee]

My hair is almost bra strap, 4a & b mix and thick, thick! If I air dry in a bun my hair takes well over 24 hours to dry. If I dry in a ponytail the outside and ends dries in a few hours but the inside (near my scalp) takes about 24 hours.

 

[calbear]

I'm a 4a with a lil past bra strap - it takes about 6 or 7 hours to dry hanging straight and in braids about 36 hours

 

[candibaby]

i dont know exactly how long my hair is because of shrinkage.. but including the shrinkage it is a little past shoulder length.

if i let my hair air dry in just two ponytails it takes more than a day to dry. but if i put it in rollers, usually between 2-10 hours (depending on type of rollers).