Can I flat iron after air drying in braids?

[ajoke]

Please help me, I couldn't find any answers to this question using the search function.
I will be attending a formal function this weekend and wanted to flatiron my hair. I washed and Dc'd with steam on Tuesday, and air dried in braids, with minimal leave in. My question is this, can I flat iron my hair directly, or do you think I need to rewash and blow dry my hair before flat ironing. TIA.

ETA: I thought i'd be able to blow dry when my hair was like 70% dry.

 

[kinkylove]

Yup, you sure can.

Here's a reference for you: YouTube - ♥ How I Straighten Really Thick Frizzy Hair!!!♥

HTH

 

[ajoke]

Thanks kinkylove! Off to YouTube....

 

[PPGbubbles]

Absolutely!

for ease of manipulation take each braid down... apply your heat protectant then lightly blow dry and flat iron.

If you feel your hair is detangled/ stretched enough you can flat iron directly... I just recommend using the comb chase method.

 

[Nonie]

ajoke, sure you can. That's how I always stretched my hair before I discovered Curlformers. I've never blowdried my hair before flat-ironing. I would wash, airdry in braids, then spritz a narrow section of the airdried hair. Flat iron it to dry working on small sections at a time. Then repeat the flat ironing with serum applied to small sections.

 

[hopeful]

I got my worst heat damage doing this a few years ago. I was trying to reduce heat by leaving out the blow dryer but would have been better off blow drying after my hair had air dried in braids.

 

[NikStarrr]

I do it all the time.

 

[DeenIsFirst]

I do it too. I find blow drying to be an unnecessary, overly drying step.

 

[glamazon386]

Yes. I've done it before.

ETA: Rustic Beauty on Youtube does this. She airdries in twists. That's how I did mine. The maxiglide is also designed for this purpose. That's why it has the pins on the plate.

 

[silenttullip]

*gets political voice and raises fist* YES YOU CAN

 

[YaniraNaturally]

Ever since finding LHCF I don't flat iron my hair any other way!

 

[Kurlee]

bumping!!!!!