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I've read in multiple places that you should try to avoid using a blowdryer (since it can damage your hair) and that you should also not rub your hair dry using a towel since it erodes the hair.
Well so one could ask, how should you dry your hair without damaging it?
Also, brushing your hair using a comb is supposed to be bad as well. What can you do about that?
Well I think you just about listed the most common methods of drying hair. Personally, I don't think there's any way to manage your hair without damaging it somewhat. Blow-dryer does the most damage I think since I've seen it causes frizz and after a while makes my hair look TOO dry and somewhat unhealthy. I'd just towel-dry
I towel dry the bulk of it and air dry the rest. And by towel-dry, I don't mean rub until it's dry. I mean press it against your hair and kind of "sponge" it out. Then get your hair in a different position and repeat.
I find that towel drying works for me also and is the quickest and most effective way as I find a lot of the time I need to get ready for work and I need it to dry fairly quickly.
I only ever use a wide-toothed comb as it helps to avoid any tangles and keeps my hair from being tugged at and I usually have to comb it a certain way or I find it dries looking not the way I want it to.
How does everone else manage theirs?
My hair likes to twist together a LOT, so I need to comb it or else it looks bad. Also, like you, the way I comb it determines how it looks like when it dries, so that's really important.
Agree, this works perfectly. If I do this in the morning, my hair is usually dry pretty fast in the summer months.
You dry it by doing nothing and letting it dry on its own. 'Tis called air-drying, and it seems to be the most common method of hair drying here (ah, fun with homophones).
And brushing your hair with anything can and likely will damage it, but there are strata of damage, so to speak. Brushes cause the most damage, combs less, and your fingers the least. Gently combing your hair with either a wide-toothed comb or your fingers is the safest way to detangle your hair.
