locabouthair
Well-Known Member
Ok I have been on this board for 2 years and being the hair fanatic I am, i should know this by now but I'm not really understanding this.
I just did a search and the general consensus is that airdrying prevents the cuticle from closing and therefore it does not lay flat, right?
Now I ALWAYS DC with heat because it allows the conditioner to penetrate better. But if I use heat to DC, the cuticle is open and if I airdry the cuticle remains open and cannot keep in any moisture right?
Now if my hair is overprocessed, the hair often cannot retain moisture because the cuticle has been left open too many times, right? Which is similar to airdrying, right?
So, if all the above is true, (i'm not sure just assuming) then wouldn't airdrying be damaging?
I dont use direct heat at all. I only use the dryer for my DC, and very rarely for rollersets.
Gymfreak, Sistaslick, anybody help me understand
I just did a search and the general consensus is that airdrying prevents the cuticle from closing and therefore it does not lay flat, right?
Now I ALWAYS DC with heat because it allows the conditioner to penetrate better. But if I use heat to DC, the cuticle is open and if I airdry the cuticle remains open and cannot keep in any moisture right?
Now if my hair is overprocessed, the hair often cannot retain moisture because the cuticle has been left open too many times, right? Which is similar to airdrying, right?
So, if all the above is true, (i'm not sure just assuming) then wouldn't airdrying be damaging?
I dont use direct heat at all. I only use the dryer for my DC, and very rarely for rollersets.
Gymfreak, Sistaslick, anybody help me understand