NATURALS Who Blow Dry....How Often?

foxxymami

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And, how frequently do you wash? My hair seems to shed excessively when I let it air-dry. When I was blow drying, it didn't shed a bit. So how often do you blow dry or diffuse your natural hair and do you use a ceramic ionic dryer?
 
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I blow-dried every 3 to 4 months before flat-ironed my hair but I have stopped doing it now I braid and band my hair before flat iron it!
 
i blow dry every time i wash. usually once a week but in the summer twice a week. i JUST CAN NOT AIR DRY!!!:wallbash:
my hair never ever comes out right no matter what! its crispy, dry, brittle no matter what i put on it. i have been getting alot of shedding lately too because i started...to try...again...air drying. its not working out. my hair does much better with wash, blow and curl(or just blow and put up in a roll or french braid). i continue to have set backs whenever i try the air dry method. i'm to the point where now i so totally realize, if it aint broke, dont fix it!
 
I have been natural a month and I don't blow dry...I guess because of the length I don't see the need to. I will probably do so next week before I go and get it braided but even then I will consult her and see what she thinks...I don't want to use that much direct heat on my hair right now
 
I never blowdry my hair. It makes it feel like hay. :nono: I have diffused on occasion but it didn't really do anything for me. I prefer to airdry.
 
Thanks for the replies so far!

I've been natural for about 1 1/1 year now. I have never used heat on my hair in that time. I only airdry. When I was relaxed, I blowdried....however whenever I would try to let my relaxed hair airdry I would get more noticeable shedding, so I resumed my blowdrying. So i dunno, it looks like my hair works well with heat regardless of its state--relaxed or natural. Surprised the heck outta me too!
 
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I'm with Honeybadgirl, I blowdry with every wash. I don't have a set schedule of when I wash my hair, sometimes it is every week other times it is every other week. I don't have the patience to airdry and I also don't like the way my hair feels. I have been natural for 2 years now and it has not caused any setbacks or damage to my hair.
 
I blow dry when I straighten or wear braidouts 1-4x a month depending on my mood. My hair hasn't suffered any damage. I highly suggest using ceramic/ionic blow dryer. It makes a major difference in the way your hair turns out IMO.:yep:

Now if I go to a "professional" to get my hair blow dried--that's a totally different story....:sad:
 
chocolate01 said:
I'm with Honeybadgirl, I blowdry with every wash. I don't have a set schedule of when I wash my hair, sometimes it is every week other times it is every other week. I don't have the patience to airdry and I also don't like the way my hair feels. I have been natural for 2 years now and it has not caused any setbacks or damage to my hair.
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hi five girl!!!:clapping:
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ChocoKitty said:
I blow dry when I straighten or wear braidouts 1-4x a month depending on my mood. My hair hasn't suffered any damage. I highly suggest using ceramic/ionic blow dryer. It makes a major difference in the way your hair turns out IMO.:yep:

Now if I go to a "professional" to get my hair blow dried--that's a totally different story....:sad:
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I do get mines blowdried and flat ironed at the salon though. He does a good job.
 
I get my hair blown out twice a year when I straighten. I usually get it done at a domincan salon (Arelis or Judiths). However, this time I may try a roller set and flat Iron at Yodit's (she's ethiopian) Salon Revive (it's an Aveda concept salon). I saw her do an amazing job on a clients hair back in May while I was there for a trim. I also noticed they used mesh rollers for the set.
 
I just started but i always airdry or use a diffuser so maybe like once every 3 months..lol its not on a regular ive never even flatironed my hair but i scared of heat.lol
 
I'm on a heat hiatus for the summer, but normally I will blowdry and flat iron my hair once a week or every two weeks depending on my mood. I have a blowdryer with a comb attachment, and I use it on the lowest setting followed by the "cool" down button.
And I always use a heat protectant when i blowdry to help protect my strands, usually Phytodefrisant, or Tresseme or Nexxus Heat Protect.
 
i also cant airdry, loose too much hair, i blow dry every wash day(10days) on cool setting, and bun. i think i'm thriving this way
 
foxxymami said:
And, how frequently do you wash? My hair seems to shed excessively when I let it air-dry. When I was blow drying, it didn't shed a bit. So how often do you blow dry or diffuse your natural hair and do you use a ceramic ionic dryer?
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I blowdry probably twice a month. I wash two or three times a month. I very rarely style from soaking wet hair, so I use the blowdryer to stretch it first. I have a Revlon Tournaline Ionic ($19 at CVS!).

It's been a few years since I used a regular blowdryer, and I was relaxed then so that may have been part of it, but I ALWAYS had breakage when I blowdried back then. Now, I never have breakage and I haven't seen any heat damage on my natural hair.:yep:
 
I only blowdry when I straighten my hair which is never more that 3-4x per year. I tend to cowash often sometimes daily so blowdrying with every wash would def not be practical for me.
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I blow dry with every wash- and I do not have a specific set amount of days, just as needed (2,3, or 4wks or whatever). It saves my hair from the knots/tangles and excessively dry hair i get when I air dry. I actually tried the tension method (after I saw gabbanagirl's post on Caruso rollers-check it out) and it got my hair straighter than the comb attachment and in less time. I always use the high setting (my dryer is ionic only has high/low).
 
Sunshine_One said:
I get my hair blown out twice a year when I straighten. I usually get it done at a domincan salon (Arelis or Judiths). However, this time I may try a roller set and flat Iron at Yodit's (she's ethiopian) Salon Revive (it's an Aveda concept salon). I saw her do an amazing job on a clients hair back in May while I was there for a trim. I also noticed they used mesh rollers for the set.
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please let me know how this turns out. I'm in DC and have read reviews about them on YELP
 
virtuenow said:
I blow dry with every wash- and I do not have a specific set amount of days, just as needed (2,3, or 4wks or whatever). It saves my hair from the knots/tangles and excessively dry hair i get when I air dry. I actually tried the tension method (after I saw gabbanagirl's post on Caruso rollers-check it out) and it got my hair straighter than the comb attachment and in less time. I always use the high setting (my dryer is ionic only has high/low).
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virtuenow are you still blowdrying with every wash? I'm thinking about doing this too.
 
I just washed my hair today and blowdried it. I'm trying to decide how often I'm going to do it b/c when I airdry, my hair is a shruken, tangled mess. I'm thinking every other week.
 
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@virtuenow are you still blowdrying with every wash? I'm thinking about doing this too.
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Yes, I do it more often now--- doing some psuedo heat training attempts w/more flat ironing. I'm working on modifications every few months it seems (like blowdrying w/tension only; or on cool setting, etc.).
 
virtuenow said:
Yes, I do it more often now--- doing some psuedo heat training attempts w/more flat ironing. I'm working on modifications every few months it seems (like blowdrying w/tension only; or on cool setting, etc.).
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Thanks for answering! What do you use as a heat protectant virtuenow

MyCoilsGoBoing said:
I just washed my hair today and blowdried it. I'm trying to decide how often I'm going to do it b/c when I airdry, my hair is a shruken, tangled mess. I'm thinking every other week.
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I'm thinking about doing it every couple weeks too.
 
I use Nioxin Thermal Bliss Protector. I spray it on each section before I blow dry. It is the best heat protectant I have encountered. Much better than the sticky serums. You should search SalonCabelo's youtube video's, she does alot of tutorials w/the nioxin bliss
 
I blow dry on every wash day which is every 2 weeks. Whether my hair is flat ironed or braided, without blow drying my hair isn't manageable. I always use Fantasia Heat Protectant and I also DC on every wash day.
 
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