The perfect blow-dry: techniques and tools for a professional result

What is blow-dry

Literally, it means blow-drying, when the hair is now dry. Technically, the corresponds the perfect blow-dry styling. If you love the result the hairdresser gets, you can repeat it at home, too. We know it is not as simple as it sounds but not impossible either, on the contrary! You just need to learn how to use the brush and the hair dryer correctly, to apply yourself in the blow-dry (also called blow dry or blowdry). You will achieve both aesthetic and beneficial effects on the hair.

• An artfully achieved crease can shape, sculpt, smooth, volumize, and increase the shine of the hair. The effects can last for days if you use a fixing spray.
• Among the beneficial results, an excellent blow-dry dries hair without over-drying it. It leaves the hair soft, silky, preventing frizz from even the driest hair.

What tools you need to have for a perfect blow-dry

If you want to do a hairstyle at home, it is essential to have a variety of accessories, suitable for the condition of your hair. Here are the main ones, between electric appliances to traditional brushes.

✔The Phon. Partiamo dall’essenziale asciugacapelli che, ovviamente, deve mostrare ottime prestazioni per eliminare l’umidità eccessiva in poco tempo. Scegli preferibilmente un phon dal motore potente e con diverse impostazioni di calore. Deve possedere un beccuccio per direzionare l’aria – puoi comunque usare il phon con o senza beccuccio, in base all’effetto che desideri. È consigliabile un asciugacapelli agli ioni, che aiuta ad eliminare il crespo e mantiene la lucentezza. Gli hair stylist ritengono fondamentale un uso sapiente del phon, per asciugare i capelli modellandoli con una spazzola oppure un diffusore.

✔The brush . Creating a hair style like at the hairdresser's requires a minimum of manual dexterity, although today many power tools help us. It is still essential to know how to dry the hair with a brush, the first step to flowing, well-groomed hair. To detangle knots after washing, you can use a flat brush but be careful that it does not have too narrow teeth-they break the hair.

Per la messa in piega serve una spazzola tonda di dimensioni medio-grandi. Va tenuta a stretto contatto con il beccuccio del phon, mentre crea la forma e fa girare le punte. Per i capelli folti e robusti, difficili da disciplinare, si potrebbero usare delle spazzole termiche rotonde. Questo blow dry può bastare per un effetto non troppo lisciante. Potresti, comunque, decidere di passare la piastra per domare anche i capelli più ribelli, rifinire l’asciugatura e smussare le pieghe.

✔The speaker. Se i capelli sono ricci, è consigliabile inserire all’estremità dell’asciugacapelli un diffusore. Questo accessorio circolare con denti separa e disciplina le ciocche, definisce i ricci e l’onda dei capelli mossi. La sua forma ad imbuto distribuisce il calore in modo uniforme e naturale. Ti evita di incanalare l’aria del phon direttamente sulle fibre dei capelli – una pratica che li stressa e li annoda. Al contrario, il diffusore riduce l’effetto crespo, se usato durante la prima asciugatura.

In più, i suoi denti possono movimentare le radici del cuoio capelluto, donando volume alla capigliatura. Il diffusore è un alleato prezioso per il blow dry dei capelli ricci o mossi; mentre su quelli lisci crea un effetto “wavy” sinuoso, un “selvaggio” naturale.

✔Clips, curlers and hairpins. To enhance the results of the blow dry method, you can choose whether to apply other styling accessories. You could use clips or goose beaks around which to roll the hair. You divide the hair into strands (at least 6), and attach the clips to the scalp before proceeding with the diffuser, from the roots toward the ends.

Larger volumes and the ripple effect si ottengono con i bigodini extralarge. Sarà utile se i capelli lunghi tendono ad appiattirsi e perdere di volume poco dopo l’asciugatura. In alternativa, si possono usare le forcine per capelli che fissano le ciocche dietro le orecchie, creando delle morbide onde vintage.

Step by step the various steps of blow dry

1. Dab hair with a soft microfiber cloth to remove excess water without breaking hair. Gently comb through them to detangle knots.
2. Pre-dry. Semi-dry with a hair dryer at medium temperature, before actual drying. You need to remove at least 80% of the hair's moisture before starting the blow-dry.
3. Use clips or clips to secure the outermost hair on top. Start drying from the inner layers below, deciding what effect you want to give your hair with the round brush.
4. Place the nozzle of the hair dryer in contact with the strand, directing the crease with the brush (keep it away from the heat). Proceed by always drying from top to bottom. To prevent the hair from burning, use non-excessive temperatures and a steady motion.
5. Choose your blow dry style. You can twist hair around the brush, secure it in a bun to create waves; or secure it in a low ponytail for a smooth, shiny effect.
6. Use the cool air from the blow dryer on the entire hair to complete the drying process and fix the hair styling.
7. Whenever a layer of hair is dry, use a clip to keep it back and away.
8. Apply some finishing spray to secure the crease.

Organics Pharm products for perfect hair styling

Blow drying may not give all the desired results unless specific hair styling cosmetics are used - similar to those used at the hairdresser's. When blow drying curly hair at home, for example, it is not likely to have the same volume and softness as at the salon.

Maybe they are poorly disciplined, dry, heavy: you will have to resort to products such as moisturizing shampoo and conditioner, volumizing spray or smoothing cream, to finishing with hair oils or creams. With the advantage that you can choose natural ones, though, like those in our Volumizing line.

Volumizing Shampoo

A perfect cleanser for fine hair, which usually holds the crease poorly, risking the "flat" effect. Volumizing shampoo deeply cleanses, thanks to all-natural ingredients that do not dry out the hair: orange, lemon, peppermint. Perfect as a moisturizing product to nourish the ends that, often, are brittle in fine hair. A resource for blow-drying or diffuser-drying hair without fear of breaking it.

Volumizing Conditioner

After washing your hair, you can use this volumizing hair mask, which lightens it without sacrificing hydration. It does not weigh down the hair but nourishes it while preventing frizz. It works thanks to natural extracts of lemon, mango and rose, and a high concentration of plant substances and natural oils. It also works as a disciplining conditioner: it will be easier to comb the hair for styling..

Volumizing Conditioner

This natural hair spray creates volume, body and support for blow-dry finishing.Spraying the volumizing spray should be done on damp hair before blow-drying. It will make them manageable during hot styling, without frizz, and reduce drying time. It is created with millet and soybean extracts, apricot, castor oil and other botanicals. A formulation that proves light on the hair, prolongs smoothness and maintains curl volume