Blow dry or Air dry?

> You are welcome!I would love to see some of his customers' hair. Frankly, the guy sounds like a quack! What you have indicated sounds like damage upon damage. The idea of hood drying plus blow drying is just ludicrous. His theory is refuted by the fact that with rolling and the use of a hood dryer, the hair is actually stretched much more (i.e. straighter) than with a blow dryer. To me, blow drying and relaxers should not go together.Bye for now,Jade21Thank you Jade21 for responding to my question. I have> the article at home, but I remember the reasoning for> blow drying v. air drying. The stylist believes that> since relaxed hair is meant to be straight, blowdrying> is the only way to maintain that texture. Air drying,> on the other hand, does not maintain the texture of> relaxed hair and thus cause split ends and breakage> where the relaxed portion and the untouched roots> meet. The stylist recommends going under a hooded> dryer for 10-15 minutes followed by a direct blow dry.> I'm not sure what his rationale for all this is, but I> would love to know who his customers are. I'll get you> the name of the article and where you can find it> tomorrow.> Renita

> Hi, Renita!I can't imagine why air drying relaxed hair would cause damage. I wish that you could find the article, and give me some of the author's reasoning. Instinctively, air drying is the best method, especially if you chemically treat your hair in any way. As Karen has indicated, the more processes which you apply to your hair, the greater likelihood of damage. So, any break which you can give your hair is a boon!I used to get relaxers and was always glad to see the summer come so that I could roll my hair in large rollers and just go about my business in 90 degree heat. I understand what you mean about the amount of time for drying. I don't get my hair relaxed any more, but I still use the hood dryer and rollers in the winter. I try to air dry as much as possible in the summer. Anyway, I can sit for two hours+ easily under the dryer. After about 90minutes, my patience is tested, even if I have a good book or magazine and have a nice beverage to sip. If my friend May does my hair at her salon, she constantly sends me back to the dryer, saying if you want the set to hold, you must return to the dryer. She's a great friend and stylist, but, trust me, there are times when I have just wanted to conk her over the head with the curlers:)If you are concerned about breakage while you are sitting under the hood dryer, you might try a hair dryer protector solution. Please read my message to the person who asked about Proper Setting of Hair recently. As explained further there, the B-5 Design gel and the Hair Moisturizing Jelly really protect against damage from the dryer and give your hair a boost at the same time. Other companies besides Aubrey Organics make hair dryer protectors.Hope this helps....All the Best,Jade21Because of some damage due to coloring, I've been> setting my wet hair with large plastic rollers and> letting my hair air dry for the last two months (at my> hair salon, I go under a hooded dryer). It seems to be> helping my hair, but it literally takes hours for my> hair to dry. Also, I read an article in a black hair> magazine in which the stylist mentioned that air> drying relaxed hair can cause damage. Am I doing the> right thing or should I alternate between the two> methods?