Air drying techniques...

[v2.0]

What are yours?

I want to start washing my hair two times per week, but I want to avoid using direct heat. Any tips?

 

[Jazala]

It will come out less poofy if you tame the hair in some way, either rollerset, plats or maybe a twisted ponytail with scarf. For me, rollersetting comes out the nicest.

 

[v2.0]

Bump.

 

[Divine Inspiration]

Banding is my preferred method. I split my hair into hemispheres and use 3 bands/side. I put a magnetic roller w/ cover on the ends, put a scarf on, and let it dry. The ends dry smooth and the length is reasonably stretched while the roots are flat.Works for me.

I also do the scarf method on occasion. The ponytail rollerset works too depending on the intended style.

 

[Bretagne]

I usually just put it in a ponytail and let it air dry that way.

 

[drasgrl]

I wash my hair at night and by the time I get up it's dry. I either wrap it or use flexi rods. That's it.

 

[tuffCOOKiE]

I feel when I airdry, my hair comes out hard. I can't really do the ponytail thing because while the front sides of my hair fit in a pony tail, it barely makes itso the scrunci breaks the hair at that point.

 

[Lanea87]

I do 4 plaits after I moisturize and seal that section...

 

[Dposh167]

- braidouts (with a lot of braids...or just 2 pigtails)
-french braid
-bantu knots (i just do two high pigtails)
-wet bun
-pigtail buns
- half up, half down (in ponytails)

these are all the techniques i do

 

[oooop2]

Bantu twist is how I airdry my hair at night.

 

[Nya33]

Putting in two or four buns works. I know about the hard feeling but as i have moisturised and sealed i now just deal with it and realise thats the way my hair will feel when airdried.

 

[MA2010]

ITA with all above. When I want an easy airdry look I loosely two strand damp hair and pin up.

In the morning I have nice soft waves.

 

[xX-AfroDoll-Xx]

when i air dry i put it back in a ponytail so it drys nice and flat with no poofyness and my ponytail(if u can even call it that) coz im necklength il put a cuple of rollers on there and tie a scarf around them so its secure =] hth

oh yeh i dont tie my pony too tight otherwise id b left with an unsightly line just enough to hold it together

 

[The Princess]

I just put it in a bun, with GVP Leave in Moisturizer and Hairveda Vatika Frosting. I put alot on it, and my ponytail comes out really soft and bouncy. The following days, I use ORS Olive Oil Creme. When I use Palmers Olive Oil Hair Milk, my ponytail is usually a lil harder, but I can contribute that to the Kertain that in it.

 

[simplyhair]

Banding is my preferred method. I split my hair into hemispheres and use 3 bands/side. I put a magnetic roller w/ cover on the ends, put a scarf on, and let it dry. The ends dry smooth and the length is reasonably stretched while the roots are flat.Works for me.

I also do the scarf method on occasion. The ponytail rollerset works too depending on the intended style.

I do the EXACT same thing! And yes, it definetly works. It's my "lifestyle regimen".

 

[Lei*Lei]

I dry my hair in a tshirt. I use to air dry my hair and always found my hair was pretty hard after it dried. So now wrap my hair in a tshirt (head wrap style) until my hair is about 90% dry ( a little damp). My hair is soooooooo much softer after doing this.

 

[Nya33]

I dry my hair in a tshirt. I use to air dry my hair and always found my hair was pretty hard after it dried. So now wrap my hair in a tshirt (head wrap style) until my hair is about 90% dry ( a little damp). My hair is soooooooo much softer after doing this.

Ooh thats interesting, how many t-shirts do you use?
Do you squeeze excess before applying your t-shirts?
Thanks

 

[v2.0]

Banding is my preferred method. I split my hair into hemispheres and use 3 bands/side. I put a magnetic roller w/ cover on the ends, put a scarf on, and let it dry. The ends dry smooth and the length is reasonably stretched while the roots are flat.Works for me.

I also do the scarf method on occasion. The ponytail rollerset works too depending on the intended style.

What's banding?

 

[v2.0]

- braidouts (with a lot of braids...or just 2 pigtails)
-french braid
-bantu knots (i just do two high pigtails)
-wet bun
-pigtail buns
- half up, half down (in ponytails)

these are all the techniques i do

That sounds interesting. With bantu knots, how wet is your hair when you make them? If you do two high pigtails, what does the end result look like? I imagine it would look somewhat similar to a roller set?

 

[v2.0]

Thanks for the responses ladies. Keep 'em coming.

 

[MrsQueeny]

I put my hair in a bunch of medium sized braids after detangling and let them dry that way. Then I either do a braid out or use my fingers to smooth it out and put it in a bun. HTH Q

 

[msa]

I do 12 twists and then make them into bantu knots. Out of the shower I wrap my head in a t-shirt to get out the excess water. I moisturize each section with coconut oil and then twist and bantu it. I put my satin bonnet on and take them out in the morning. Since I'm natural, it makes a cute curly fro.