With extremely thick 4C hair, blow-drying is never a fun process. Growing up, I dreaded when my mom said it was time to wash my hair because it was always such a long all-day event. First, she had to take out whatever braids my hair was styled in at the time and comb out my hair. Then, I would put my head under the kitchen sink as she shampooed and conditioned my hair. I’ve always had a lot of hair, so just washing my hair took about 30 minutes. Then, my mom would towel dry my hair before dividing it into sections to blow dry, which actually would take about two hours. By the time my mom was styling my hair into plaits with bubbles, I was falling asleep in her lap.
Since I was a kid, I’ve always used blow dryers with brush and comb attachments to help with detangling and overall drying time. As an adult, I still dread washing my hair because of all the steps involved and avoided blow drying my hair unless I absolutely had to. My hair is past shoulder length but thick AF, so blow drying takes me a little over an hour.
A few months ago, one of my friends told me about this new blow dryer from Revlon she swore by. I checked it out on Amazon, and it had amazing reviews (specifically from women with 4C hair), so I decided to try it out.
My Routine
After washing out my conditioner in the shower, I immediately add my leave-in conditioner while my hair is soaking wet. Then, I’ll wrap a microfiber towel around my hair while I’m drying off and getting dressed. For blow-drying, I always divide my hair into eight sections and start with one in the back. I use a wide-toothed comb to detangle my hair then use the blow-dryer brush from the bottom up to the top. I pass through my hair slowly until my hair is about 95 percent dry. I don’t completely dry the hair at the back because I’ll be brushing the blow dryer through it more times as I dry the rest of my hair. I repeat this process all over my hair, then add in a moisturizer. Right now, I’m loving Mielle Organics’s Avocado Moisturizing Hair Milk. After moisturizing, I’ll brush the blow dryer through my hair a few more times, and then I’m all set.
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