How to straighten hair with a hairdryer?

To create some images, it is necessary that the hair is straight and smooth. Is it possible to achieve this at home? Undoubtedly, many girls have successfully used a hair dryer in order to smooth out the naughty curly curls. The article will discuss how to properly straighten hair with a hairdryer.

At the very beginning it is appropriate to touch on the topic of maintaining healthy hair. Periodic exposure to high temperatures can affect the condition of the hair and their appearance is not the best way. Therefore, no matter how I would like to get the result as soon as possible, we must act wisely so as not to overdo it.

• If your hair is thin and weakened, then drying and styling should be done at the minimum power of the device. Hair dryers with power up to 1000 W do not heat up too much, they can be used without fear.
• It is worth having an ionization function in your hair dryer. In this case, the negative effect on the hairs is reduced.
• Often, in a hurry to do the styling, the girls bring the hair dryer very close to their heads. In some cases, this really reduces the time of the procedure a little, but, unfortunately, this happens due to a much greater trauma to the hair.
• The appliance must be kept at a distance of 35-40 cm. The greater the power and temperature of the air flow, the farther it should be.
• Hot air should be directed in the direction of hair growth. Each hair consists of invisible flakes directed to its tip. If dried in the opposite direction, to the roots, these scales, figuratively speaking, “stand on end”, because of which the hair becomes brittle.
• Avoid prolonged exposure to hot air.At the end of drying or styling, be sure to switch the appliance to cool airflow for 1-2 minutes.

The most affordable method of straightening hair with a hairdryer at home can be done using a conventional comb. Wet strands need to be combed well and dried, pulling them with a comb along the growth.

This simple tool greatly simplifies the process and improves the result. It is best to choose a comb brush with natural bristles on a wooden handle.

Advantages of using styling brushes:

• the bristles smooth the hair structure well, therefore, as a result, the curls become more straight and neat;
• with this tool you can easily "tame" hard and thick hair, which is difficult to smooth out.

The disadvantages include the following points.

• The comb brush is not recommended for work with thin and strongly weakened hair. If the hair structure is broken, thick, hard bristles can aggravate brittleness.
• Laying with a brush is a little time-consuming and takes a little longer. It will take some skill to handle two objects at once (a hairdryer and a brush) during the procedure.
• If your goal is to obtain straight and voluminous hair, then do not use a brush during styling. It provides a fairly strong smoothing effect and visibly removes the splendor of the hair.

How to straighten the hair itself after washing with a brush and hairdryer is described below.

• Comb wet hair with a regular comb or comb with frequent cloves. Make a parting and divide them into several large strands.
• Better to start with the lower curls. Pin the remaining strands with clips so that they do not bother you.
• Turn on the hair dryer and direct the air flow from the roots to the ends of the hair. Brush movements are also made from the base of the strands down.
• Pull the locks alternately, blowing hot air out of the hair dryer. The finer the processed curls, the better the result. It takes longer to dry the bulk strands.
• After all the strands have been straightened, blow cool air over them to fix the styling.

Another round comb that can be used to style and straighten hair of various lengths. Unlike a brush, not bristles are located on its surface, but rarer plastic teeth.

Brashing comes in various sizes and diameters. Thinner combs are used to create curls.

Advantages of brushing:

• does not remove the volume when laying;
• Suitable for all hair types, including for weak, thin and dry hair;
• gives good results when used, the hair becomes smooth and gain shine.

The technique of straightening strands using brushing is similar to brushing.

To make the process of drying and styling hair as convenient as possible, manufacturers supply hair dryers with various nozzles. Thanks to this, the hair dryer becomes an almost complete styling device that does not require the use of other tools

Such a device is equipped with a round nozzle with holes and bristles. In appearance, it is very similar to brushing. The nozzle rotates during operation, and a stream of heated air is fed through the holes to the hair. A hair dryer with a brush nozzle is very convenient to use and straightens even curly hair well.

Before starting the straightening, the hair should be divided into strands and work with each one in turn. The first strands are pulled out at the back of the head and crown. Then you can proceed to laying the lateral and temporal zones. During operation, the brush should be slowly lowered from the base of the hair to the ends. If you hold it motionless, you get not a straightened, but a slightly curled curl.

With a comb attachment. In such models, the nozzle is not round, like brushing, but looks like a comb with teeth in several rows. Warm air is fed through the holes in the base of the nozzle. The device perfectly draws and straightens curls. It is very simple to work with it, and the whole process of drying and straightening is significantly reduced in time.

• Pulling strands is always best to start from the bottom. If you wear a bang, then first of all you need to straighten it, and then move on to the rest of the hair.
• In order not to lose volume at the roots, pull the locks not down, but up, lifting them with a comb.
• Do not style and dry wet hair. Wait until they dry out a little and become wet, or pat them dry with a towel. If there is a lot of water on the hair, the drying process will be significantly delayed. In this case, the hair structure may suffer from prolonged exposure to a hot hairdryer.
• Hard and thick hair is usually difficult to style and straighten. To get a good result, you have to work with them at maximum heating conditions of the hairdryer.
• It is important to choose the correct power of the device. Owners of short haircuts will have enough hair dryers with power indicators of 600-800 watts. But for a thick thick hair, the device should be more powerful, at least 1500 watts.
• To prevent your curl from suffering from regular styling with hot air, use thermal protectants before the procedure. They must be applied to the strands immediately before the straightening and drying process. Compositions for thermal protection are presented in various consistencies and options: sprays, serums, creams, lotions. You can choose the most suitable option for you.
• It is better to straighten hair with relatively small locks. Volumetric curls dry out much longer. Thus, you will have to blow a much longer amount of time on them with a hot hairdryer.
• For best results, you can also use tools to fix the hairstyle. Varnish or wax will help keep your hairstyle much longer.
• Experts recommend that during styling and straightening, alternate the hot and cool stream from the hairdryer.
• Do not try to straighten already dried hair. First, you will harm them. Secondly, the result is likely to be unsatisfactory. To work with hot air, the hair must be wet.

In the video below, you can see how to straighten naughty and fluffy hair with a hairdryer and brushing.