Air Hair - That Works!

Hair! It takes so long to do all the time! What can we do to shorten the routine?  I say air dry! No blow drying, no straight irons, no curlers.  You know this will give your hair the rest it needs too from all the heating elements we use every day. Hallelujah!  

But can we make it look done - even without these tools? I say yes!  You still need a few products and brushes but I this will really be a fun way to style summer hair in an effortless, breezy look and allow some hair healing time!  Here are the steps for straight or slightly wavy hair (what I am working with!)..

Brush and Volumize

• On clean, wet hair, apply leave-in conditioner from mid-shaft to ends.  If you have really fine hair you may not want to do leave in condition because it can weigh down your locks. I opt not to do this step but I know it helps for thicker hair.
• Detangle with a wide-tooth comb.
• For added volume, flip your hair over and comb it off the scalp. Finger-shake the sides and back.

Styling Cream and Scrunch

• Warm a styling cream in your hands (products below) and rake it through your hair from scalp to ends. 
• Finger-shake the sides and back of your hair again.
• Scrunch your hair in an upward motion all over.

Twirl and Mist (and Lift)

• To add texture, twirl a two- to three-inch strand around your finger—it doesn’t have to be smooth. 
• Mist all your hair with a wave or texture spray. 
• Let hair air dry.
• (You can also twist and twirl hair into 3 inch section buns and sleep on them. See my picture below.   When you wake up, go to the next step - this works well if your hair is on the straighter side)

Scrunch and Arrange

• When dried, scrunch in an upward motion. Don't pull hair down (it keeps your body and bounce).
• Separate waves with your fingers. You can also shake them out.  Yes time to look like a pantene commercial.

Finish

• Spray all over with hair hairspray for staying power or oil on the ends to add shine and tame flyaways.  Don't add too much oil though because it will weigh down your hair.

And now to the products! Below are some of the products I like to use when air drying my hair. There are literally products made exactly for air drying! Really! Remember I have fine hair so I need volumizers and I live in humidity so I need lots of hair spray to beat the heat in Texas.  Just click on the pictures to be taken to my go-to products. Use arrows to scroll right and left for more products!

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