Drying your hair
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Printed Date: October 22 2025 at 5:07pm
Topic: Drying your hair
Posted By: Honeydoo
Subject: Drying your hair
Date Posted: April 13 2005 at 6:30pm
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I was wondering if you all could write your responses for your choice. I usually air dry braided and it works just ok for my hair. I wanted to know if there is a healthier alternative that yields good results. Thanks!! ------------- http://public.fotki.com/Honeydoo pw: bombay |
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Posted By: cebnn
Date Posted: April 13 2005 at 7:55pm
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I checked airdry braid, but I dont really braid it I put it in a bun. That was the closest option. I dont use a blow dryer any more. If I need my hair to dry quickly I put it in my bun w. shealoe, and jojoba and some type of oil moisturizer and use the hooded dryer. I've only had my dryer a few weeks and I am loving it
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Posted By: Honeydoo
Date Posted: April 13 2005 at 9:21pm
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Hi Cebnn, sorry I forgot to put that as an option. I was w ondering how do you do your bun and what kind of band do you use? I've tried to put my hair in a bun to dry and it breaks off. I was thinking I'm using the wrong sort of band or maybe my hair just doesn't do well with it. ------------- http://public.fotki.com/Honeydoo pw: bombay |
Posted By: Jesuschrist#1
Date Posted: April 13 2005 at 10:36pm
I like 2 let my hair air dry. After I moisterize it I usually put it back using hair pins and let it hang loose. It works 4 me! 
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Posted By: cebnn
Date Posted: April 13 2005 at 11:19pm
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I think they were the scunci brand ouchless coated elastics, the kind w/o metal. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: diamondprincess
Date Posted: April 14 2005 at 7:40am
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I air dry either in a ponytail or I wrap my hair and put my scarf
on. If i'm in a hurry I wrap my hair and sit under the dry I also
dry unser a hooded dryer when I go to the salon- but that's not that
often.
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Posted By: cmesweet
Date Posted: April 14 2005 at 8:18am
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I usually braid and air dry... but recently i started to put on a Cotton Bandanna for about 5 minutes to soak up the excess water. Then braid and air dry the rest, That seems to be working and doesn't leave any frizz. ------------- Natural BC May 9, 2004 |
Posted By: Honeydoo
Date Posted: April 14 2005 at 7:32pm
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Wow, I wish I could dry mine loose or in a bun, but it doesn't work. My hair is so thick, it doesn't lay well while drying. I get the most control with braids. I couldn't even begin to wrap my wet hair!! How do you guys style it once it is dry?? Do you use heat or leave it?? ------------- http://public.fotki.com/Honeydoo pw: bombay |
Posted By: Renee
Date Posted: April 14 2005 at 7:47pm
| i airdry loose. i have a bonnet hair dryer but i barely use it. Its just easier for me to airdry and my hair feels softer and less dry |
Posted By: cebnn
Date Posted: April 14 2005 at 8:45pm
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Honeydoo, I'm doing a daily cond washing challenge, for the month of april. So I don't usually style my hair The bun works for me, I don't mind that it stays damp either. Maybe you should try tying a satin scarf not tight, but a little tight over the front part of your head while it dryes to keep it flat and smooth. I also find that putting shealoe on that area makes it dry soft and shiny. Usually though If I feel like it, and know I wont be washing for 2-3 days I will flat iron it w/ a lil jojoba oil in it. or put it in a few cornrows, or just frenchbraid it and leave it that way untill i have som place important to go. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Layla
Date Posted: April 15 2005 at 10:22am
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The most popular choice, air dry loose, is the one I picked but I didn't read the question first. I towel dry for 5 min., air dry loose for 15 min., air dry in a bun overnight, and then air dry loose the rest of the way because there are parts that stay damp from being in a bun. This gives me pretty good results because if I air dry loose the whole time my hair gets huge this keeps it pretty controlled. cebnn, how do you pronounce shealoe? Is it shea-aloe or shea-loe? ------------- Type: 3c/4a Natural Current Length: 6" Goal: Healthy, tip of nose /neck/shoulder length hair. BC: 02/08/06 |
Posted By: diamondprincess
Date Posted: April 15 2005 at 11:24am
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I flatiron mine after it dries.
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Posted By: cebnn
Date Posted: April 15 2005 at 2:31pm
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I dunno.. good question I just say shea-loe. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Honeydoo
Date Posted: April 17 2005 at 4:50pm
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Thanks Cebnn! ------------- http://public.fotki.com/Honeydoo pw: bombay |
Posted By: Sweet_Ambrosia
Date Posted: April 21 2005 at 12:02am
| Air dry- Roller Sets work best for me. |
Posted By: Jewell
Date Posted: April 22 2005 at 3:55pm
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I loved air drying in a braid, but my hair would never completely dry, and I would have a lot of shedding/breakage because of that, so I no longer do it. I air dry my hair loose, and when its dry I usually put something on the ends and roll it up into a french twist or pin it up into a bun. I leave it that way until nighttime, and I take it down to baggie. I used to rollerset and dry under a hooded dryer with heat, and I found that I still had to trim my ends often. Blowdrying has never done ANYTHING for my hair. It makes it stiff and wiry. ------------- Type: 3c, Relaxed Current Length: Lower Back (Close to Waist) Goal: Classic Length http://public.fotki.com/Jewell21 PW: trulyblessed -No Stylists. -Self-Relaxer. -Simple Hair Care. |
Posted By: Sistaslick
Date Posted: April 23 2005 at 12:15am
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air dry in a bun for me. ------------- 
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Posted By: Princess1
Date Posted: April 27 2005 at 3:45pm
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Can anyone tell me what it means to "baggie"? I've seen it a couple times on the message boards... -Princess ------------- To whom much is given, much is expected. www.fotki.com/princess121 |
Posted By: Layla
Date Posted: April 28 2005 at 9:13pm
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It's when you put moisturizer or oils or something on your ends and put a sandwich baggie over them and a scrunchie to hold it on. ------------- Type: 3c/4a Natural Current Length: 6" Goal: Healthy, tip of nose /neck/shoulder length hair. BC: 02/08/06 |
Posted By: QueenLinda83
Date Posted: April 30 2005 at 9:08pm
I air dry my hair in a loose pony tail!  ------------- |
Posted By: sugaplum
Date Posted: May 03 2005 at 6:26pm
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I like to braid my hair and allow it to air-dry. ------------- 100% Natural BC - 4/21/07 Love All Gods' Creatures |
Posted By: Cinnamon
Date Posted: May 04 2005 at 5:32pm
| I too also check air-dryed braid, but sometimes I also like to dry it in a bun. |
Posted By: Pokahontas
Date Posted: June 27 2005 at 11:05am
I checked hooded dryer with heat. I would air dry more often but my hair literally takes all day and I never had the time. What I normally do is brush my hair back into a ponytail and put my hair into one big shirley temple curl(that's what I call it ). Then I put a scarf on so the heat isn't directly on my hair. I do this until my hair is pretty much all the way dry then let the rest air dry, next I blow dry just a little and flat iron.------------- |
Posted By: afrolatina
Date Posted: June 27 2005 at 12:13pm
| I checked hooded dryer with heat (roller set). Have been doing this since I was a child. Keeps my hair healthier than blowdrying. Also, most ethnic / spanish beauty shops in NYC use rollers & hooded dryers. Airdrying at home would take too long. |
Posted By: Princess1
Date Posted: June 27 2005 at 12:58pm
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I checked air dry in braids. This seems to be a healthy way to do it, and it only takes a day.. As long as I do my hair on the weekend an dnot in a hurry, thats just fine with me! I love your hair Pokahontas! ------------- To whom much is given, much is expected. www.fotki.com/princess121 |
Posted By: cmesweet
Date Posted: June 27 2005 at 1:19pm
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I air dry...not always in braids. ------------- Natural BC May 9, 2004 |
Posted By: Renee
Date Posted: June 27 2005 at 1:26pm
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i airdry loose ------------- |
Posted By: Pokahontas
Date Posted: June 27 2005 at 1:33pm
Thanks Princess! ------------- |
Princess1 wrote:Posted By: sakura07
Date Posted: June 27 2005 at 4:41pm
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I air dry with braids. It's easist for me. I am never in a hurry when I do it, because I normally wash my hair first thing saturday morning, and it dries while I do my "chores" or while I'm acting like I'm doing something.
Pokanhontas, your hair is very pretty. |
Posted By: Miss Brown
Date Posted: June 27 2005 at 4:58pm
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I checked air-dry with braids, but I actually don't do that exactly. If I want to stretch my hair out in preparation for a style, I'll do jumbo twists on my wet hair and then band it overnight. If I want to do small twists, I'll put my hair in two ponypuffs and leave them to dry part-way. At that point I'll begin twisting. ------------- Natural -Toothpick-width springs, slightly bigger springs & some frizzy tight waves -Length: 4" past shoulders, 8.5-10.5" total -Post on: NP, BHT, HB, OHJ & NC. But I'm not the Miss Brown on LHCF! |