Hair Advice

Blow Drying Hair - Is It Bad?

by: Damien R. von Dahlem / Hairstyles Magazine

Since the 80's a myth has been circulating that blow drying your hair with a hand held hair dryer is bad for your hair. What a load of hot air.

Your body vents heat through your scalp 24 hours a day. Your hair is designed to deal with heat. Short of igniting your hair with a blow torch, heat is not bad for your hair.

Sometimes people report seeing smoke come from their hair while blow drying. Rightly so, but it is not smoke. It is hair product or water evaporating from your hair. What you see is condensation, not smoke.

Any reasonable application of heat is just fine. That is not to say that you can kick start a curling iron full throttle and then just let it sit in your hair for 10 minutes. Use prudent care. Otherwise, no problem. Bow dry to your hearts content.

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