A Quick Guide to Achieving the Perfect Blow Dry at Home

It is great to go and have a salon for a professional hair blow-dry at Parramatta, but sometimes you just don’t have the time for that! So, what to do on such an occasion? Here is a quick guide to achieving a great blow dry at home.

Let’s start with the basics first, the equipment you need for a good blow dry. The most important thing is of course your blow dryer. Invest in a good one that comes with nozzle attachments and different heat settings. And of course, you need good hairbrushes.

1. Wash your hair. Of course, it is the first step. Use the right kind of shampoo depending on your hair’s need like volumizing shampoo for those with thin hair.
2. Dry your hair with a good towel to soak off the excess water. Don’t use your regular bath towel to dry your hair as it can break the strands of the hair. Also, don’t rub your hair vigorously as it can lead to frizzles and roughening of your hair cuticles.
3. The next step is something most people forget which leads to hair damage. And that step is using a hair protectant. Blow drying does damage your hair, so you need to protect it before applying the heat. Again, using the right hair protector is very important. For example, if you are drying your hair in a low temperature setting, and have frizzy hair, you can look for hair protectant that coats the hair fibre and protects up to a thermal heat of 180 degrees. But if you are blow drying in the highest setting, you need hair protectants that provide nourishment and can offer protection for up to 230 degrees.
4. If you have long hair, use hair clips to create partitions of your hair into smaller sections. Blow-drying your hair in sections will make it easier to style.
5. When you are blow-drying your hair, always start from the bottom. Dry the lower sections first before moving on to the top layers of your hair.
6. While blowing your hair dry, use your brush to guide the airflow. Use the brush to pull your hair straight while blowing hot air onto it. The air should be guided downwards along the root shaft.
7. Remember to set your hair dryer at low to medium heat setting when blow drying your hair. Otherwise, the heat will make your hair too dry.
8. Want to have that beautiful salon-like hair blow dry in Parramatta? Then don’t forget to use a light hair mist to hold the style in place once blow-dry is finished.