Reagan Baker is a hair genius and our go-to particular person for any coif-related questions. At present, she’s sharing her confirmed technique for air drying your hair, with numerous quantity and nil frizz. The most effective half? All of it boils down to at least one straightforward trick…

First, shampoo and situation your hair as you usually would, then brush by the conditioner within the bathe and half your hair the place you usually half it (until you don’t half your hair). Subsequent, rinse your hair to get all of the conditioner out, and gently squeeze out the water.

While you’re out of the bathe, gently blot with a towel to take away any extra water. “The easiest way to do that is by cupping your hair with the towel,” Reagan explains. “Be certain that to not shake it forwards and backwards.” Then, add product based mostly in your kind of hair (see beneath) and scrunch up your hair with the towel.

Lastly — and this subsequent half is essential — by no means contact it once more, till it’s fully dry. Based on Reagan, not touching it AT ALL is the one massive secret to getting hair to air dry properly. “As soon as it’s fully dry, then you possibly can tousle it,” she says. “You can too put in some product to the touch it up, when you’d like — at that time, you’re simply spot treating.”

Listed here are Reagan’s ideas for every hair kind:

Shoko
Hair kind: high quality, silky, straight
“For high quality, silky hair, you need to add texture,” Reagan explains. To do that, she loves Grandiose mousse by Oribe. For Shoko, she utilized only a gumball measurement quantity within the roots, for quantity. Subsequent, she sprayed Ocean Mist by Sachajuan on the ends, for texture. Lastly, she scrunched her hair, utilizing her arms as an alternative of a towel, and let it dry — with out touching it, in fact. What a distinction that makes! “For individuals who have tremendous straight hair, attempt tucking it behind your ears whereas it’s drying, and it provides you with a bit of kick there.”

Reagan
Hair kind: high quality, dry, wavy/curly
“My hair is okay and curls naturally, so I have to encourage some curl within the roots so it doesn’t fall flat,” Reagan says. To do that, she sprayed some Ocean Mist by Sachajuan instantly within the roots, so as to add quantity. As a result of her ends are dry, she sprayed some leave-in conditioner on the ends, for added moisture.

Claire
Hair kind: coarse, thick, curly
First, Reagan sprayed in Curl Revive by Iles, which is sweet for wavy and curly hair. “It’s a cream-based product, however there’s a bit of maintain in it, so it would forestall frizz with out being too heavy or crunchy,” she says. Subsequent, she scrunched her hair utilizing the towel and left it to dry.

One remaining observe: “There’s a interval whereas it’s drying the place it seems prefer it’s actually frizzy,” Reagan says. “Nevertheless it’s nonetheless moist! For those who wait till it’s totally dry to the touch, all that frizz ought to go away.” For those who keep away from aggravating your hair in any method and are light with it all through, she guarantees it would work. “It’s going to deliver out a lot extra texture than you thought you had. Simply attempt it!”

What do you assume? Do you let your hair air dry? Do you may have some other methods for air drying you’ve found over time?

P.S. Extra hair tutorials, together with a fishtail pony and tips on how to blow dry your hair like a hairstylist.

(Images by Christine Han for Cup of Jo.)

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