Can airdrying lead to sickness?

Xavier

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I have noticed that when I wash my hair late in the evening,and sleep with my hair wet inorder to air dry it overnight I wake up feeling sick. I wake up with a mild cold, headache, stuffiness and/or congestion. I tired to do an overnight conditioning treatment and my symptoms were even worst. Has anyone experienced this before?
 
No, there is no actual connection between wetness and sickness. However, everyone gets sick when they get wet unexpectedly. Don't know why this is.:drunk:
 
The only way my hair gets dry is by air drying. I even leave my house in the middle of winter with damp hair. I've never noticed any correlation between wet hair and sickness... but if it doesn't work for you, then you shouldn't do it. Everybody is different.
 
Yes, I have experienced this, which is why I avoid washing my hair after a certain time. I made the mistake of washing my hair at 10 oclock at night and then airdrying it in 2 braids, woke up the next morning, feeling just the way you described.
 
Well, when your hair is wet your pores on your head are open more which means more heat can escape through the top of your head. And I think it has something to do with your body working over time to fight off your body losing more heat than usual and add in the fact that most people's homes are crazy hot to make up for your body losing heat quicker.

I sleep under a window, so going to bed with wet hair is a no-no.:nono:
 
No, there is no actual connection between wetness and sickness. However, everyone gets sick when they get wet unexpectedly. Don't know why this is.:drunk:

:rolleyes: I'm a victim of this right now. I've been airdrying overnight forever with no sniffles, but I got wet last Tuesday during my lunch hour and I've been sniffling since Thursday.
 
I have always experienced this. So much that I have often asked myself how caucasians leave the house everyday with a wet head and not get sick. When I sleep on a wet head I'm asking for it in the morning. The only way that it doesn't happen is when I sleep with rollers. I guess as long as my scalp is dry it does better.
 
Not me. I've been air drying exclusively for more than a couple of years now and no sickness associated with it. I wash pretty much anytime that is convenient, from early morning to midnight t 2am and haven't had this problem. . .
 
Thanks ladies. I wanted to be sure it wasn't just me. Rollersets do help but instead I'm dealing with a stiff neck in the morning. I can't win either way.:spinning:
 
Well, when your hair is wet your pores on your head are open more which means more heat can escape through the top of your head. And I think it has something to do with your body working over time to fight off your body losing more heat than usual and add in the fact that most people's homes are crazy hot to make up for your body losing heat quicker.

I sleep under a window, so going to bed with wet hair is a no-no.:nono:

Reading this makes me think of when parents say not to wash a baby's hair right before going out in the winter because it will make them sick. Am I making that one up?:lachen:I think it might be the combination of my open pores and the AC. :think: There has to be a correlation.
 
so i only half listened in bio, but from what i gathered/and now remember....


wetness doesn't cause sickness. it just makes you more...screw it. GOOGLE


here's what i got:

Myth: You’ll catch a cold going outside with wet hair.
Reality: Sorry Mom, but running to class with hair still wet from a shower will not trigger a cold or the flu. To get sick, you have to actually be exposed to the virus, which doesn’t happen just by going out in the cold. “There was a study with people naked in ice water with fans blowing on them to see if they would get sick. It didn’t work,” Whiting said.

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If you go outside with wet hair, you'll catch a cold.

False. Cold weather, wet hair, and chills don't cause colds. Viruses do. People tend to catch colds more often in the winter because these viruses are spread more easily indoors, where there may be more contact with dry air and people with colds. Dry air - indoors or out - can lower a person's resistance to infection.



So I was kinda on the right track....?
 
I always rollerset and airdry and I never feel sick... maybe you can try softer rollers to eliminate the stiff neck?!

You only get sick from germs... but I've heard that when your body temperature drops either from cold weather or wet weather, your defenses drop and you become more prone to illness... not sure if that's true though.
 
A few summers ago, I was running every morning, CO washing, and wearing a wet bun to work every single day. By August, I came down with acute bronchitis that took me a whole month to recover from.

Some people are more susceptible to the effects of wet hair, so don't air dry if you feel unwell afterwards.
 
I know viruses/bacteria are the cause of sickness but it just doesn't seem possible that everytime I airdry late a night I'm being exposed to something.:ohwell: But I do understand what some of you ladies are saying thanks for the feedback.
 
I have noticed that when I wash my hair late in the evening,and sleep with my hair wet inorder to air dry it overnight I wake up feeling sick. I wake up with a mild cold, headache, stuffiness and/or congestion. I tired to do an overnight conditioning treatment and my symptoms were even worst. Has anyone experienced this before?

Yes this happens to me whenever I air-dry in cooler weather and Lord help me if I get my shirt wet in the process....I'm really asking for it then. I just can't air-dry in cool/cold weather w/o getting the sniffles or sore throat. I always sit under the dryer then I'm ok. This even happens to me in the summer sometimes too, like if I go to sleep with a wet head no matter how hot it is I always wake up feeling bad.
 
Yes for me and my mum.

I am not sure what to do because my hair thrives on being washed daily or every other day but I just cannot take the sick feeling. I try to wash as early as possible.
 
My ass is sick right now from nightly washes :angry2:

I think I may just have to start washing weekly and dry-rolling at night again. And call it a day!! :grin:
 
I airdry all the time, I haven't been sick because of it.

I think if your immune system isn't as strong as it should be, then your body may be more prone to colds/viruses and such, just my take on it anyway.
 
wetting the scalp does open your pores, usually when sick my mom would never let me get my hair wet nor my doctors as a kid because wetting the scalp would lead to getting sicker, so far I have found it true , at least for me. Just the same as showering or bathing with a fever which can shoot ya fever up and make ya sicker as well.
 
Sometimes when I airdry I wake up feeling like I have a cold:nono::nono::nono: I remember the first time I did it, my mom told me I was crazy and that I would wake up in the morning feeling sick-and she was right:wallbash: So now I usually airdry early in the afternoon or just sit my butt under a dryer.
 
ITA with Sweet Ambrosia about the immune system. If the immune system is not strong to begin with (body too acidic), one is more prone to getting sick--whether the hair is wet or dry. I've been airdrying overnight, twice each week for over four years now. I have never been sick from doing this.
 
I always airdry my hair, even during the winter. I have noticed though that going outside with wet or damp hair during winter does eventually lead to me getting sick. So, to prevent this, when I wash my hair during the winter, I wash my hair right before bed, let it airdry overnight, and finish it off by blowdrying it the next morning so that I don't walk out into the cold with a damp scalp.
 
So, I was complaining earlier about being sick b/c of airdrying.

But I've still been airdrying recently and have been okay.

Soooooo....it may not so much lead to sickness as it can make you more suceptible if you're not careful.

For instance:

- My Grandma mentioned that the point is to not go to sleep w/ your hair still wet. Wash it early enough in the evening to where it's a good percentage of being dry before hitting the sack

- No vents/no ceiling fans. All that air up my nose makes me sick; the probably goes up w/ wet hair I bet.

- Make sure hair is covered. I def wear a scarf at night. As an added feature, I find that I'm warmer and more "protected" when I cover my head w/ the blanket....awwww


HTH
 
I airdry all the time, I haven't been sick because of it.

I think if your immune system isn't as strong as it should be, then your body may be more prone to colds/viruses and such, just my take on it anyway.

That could be true for some but for me, my immune system is good because I rarely get colds, maybe once a year when the seasons change and I work with the public so I'm around germs all day long but when I air-dry in cold weather that does it every time so I don't know what it is with me. I will listen to my body though and not do it.
 
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