Supergirl
With Love & Silk
Many have asked how I air dry so I wanted to share:
*I air dry my hair hanging straight down, dripping wet right out of the shower. I do not use a towel to blot my hair. I do not squeeze the excess water out at all. The weight of the water pulling on the hair during the air drying is what helps it to dry so smoothly.
--Oh, I also wrap a towel around my waist to keep water from getting all over the floor!
*After combing through under the shower head after rinsing final conditioner, I step out of the shower and apply leave-in conditioner.
*Then I comb through/detangle my hair again in about 8 sections that are hanging down. When I am done with this I have half my hair hanging over my left shoulder and half hanging over the right shoulder. I go on about my business.
*If I'm at home then about every 30 minutes to an hour, I comb through my hair gently. Remember, my hair is already detangled. At about this time, I also move my hair from over my shoulders and let it flow down my back. If you are doing something and you don't want your hair down your back (like sitting on the couch and you don't want your hair touching the back of the couch) it's okay to swing all of your hair over one shoulder.
*When the hair is about 80-90% dry, apply your oils or serum or whatever.
*Putting the hair in a bun for a few hours or overnight will make it even smoother, and it will make the ends look better. If you haven’t heard me “say†it before, air dried ends look pitiful. Don’t trim on a whim because of it!
*You could roll your ends with magnetic snap rollers and put on a bonnet. You’ll get a nice look in a few hours or the next day.
*My favorite is the 2-sided wrap. My hair is too long to (easily) do a regular wrap, so I wrap one side of hair in one direction and pin it and then wrap the other side in the other direction and pin it. The 2 sides of hair are criss-crossing one another when I finish. (just to give you a better idea)
*If you have time to roll the ends with magnetic snap rollers, let it “set†and then do the 2-sided wrap your hair will look so good and smooth. No one would ever suspect that you air-dried your hair. In my album, look at the pic from May ’05 to see this look.
I hope you will find this very helpful.
*I air dry my hair hanging straight down, dripping wet right out of the shower. I do not use a towel to blot my hair. I do not squeeze the excess water out at all. The weight of the water pulling on the hair during the air drying is what helps it to dry so smoothly.
--Oh, I also wrap a towel around my waist to keep water from getting all over the floor!
*After combing through under the shower head after rinsing final conditioner, I step out of the shower and apply leave-in conditioner.
*Then I comb through/detangle my hair again in about 8 sections that are hanging down. When I am done with this I have half my hair hanging over my left shoulder and half hanging over the right shoulder. I go on about my business.
*If I'm at home then about every 30 minutes to an hour, I comb through my hair gently. Remember, my hair is already detangled. At about this time, I also move my hair from over my shoulders and let it flow down my back. If you are doing something and you don't want your hair down your back (like sitting on the couch and you don't want your hair touching the back of the couch) it's okay to swing all of your hair over one shoulder.
*When the hair is about 80-90% dry, apply your oils or serum or whatever.
*Putting the hair in a bun for a few hours or overnight will make it even smoother, and it will make the ends look better. If you haven’t heard me “say†it before, air dried ends look pitiful. Don’t trim on a whim because of it!
*You could roll your ends with magnetic snap rollers and put on a bonnet. You’ll get a nice look in a few hours or the next day.
*My favorite is the 2-sided wrap. My hair is too long to (easily) do a regular wrap, so I wrap one side of hair in one direction and pin it and then wrap the other side in the other direction and pin it. The 2 sides of hair are criss-crossing one another when I finish. (just to give you a better idea)
*If you have time to roll the ends with magnetic snap rollers, let it “set†and then do the 2-sided wrap your hair will look so good and smooth. No one would ever suspect that you air-dried your hair. In my album, look at the pic from May ’05 to see this look.
I hope you will find this very helpful.
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My hair was relaxed straight also.
