How to Blow Dry Your Hair Straight
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You Will Need
- A head of wet hair
- A towel
- Some heat protective serum
- Straightening balm
- Hair clips
- A blow dryer with a nozzle
- A boar bristle brush
- And some silicone-based gloss
- A straightening iron
Steps
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Step 1
Blot hair dry
Gently blot your hair dry with a towel.
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Blot as much water out as possible—the less time you can spend blow-drying, the less chance your hair will frizz.
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Step 2
Apply serum
Apply a heat-protective serum to your hair according to the product directions.
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Step 3
Work in balm
Work a quarter-sized dollop of straightening balm evenly through your damp hair with your fingertips.
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Step 4
Part hair
Part a line around the back of your head from ear to ear, and clip the top section of hair up.
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Step 5
Divide lower section
Further divide the lower section into smaller sections to dry one at a time.
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If time is not an issue, you can divide your hair into one-inch sections. The thinner the sections, the sleeker your hair will be in the end.
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Step 6
Blow-dry section
Blow-dry a single small section at high heat and speed, with the nozzle of the dryer directing the air down from the roots toward the tips.
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Step 7
Brush
Run a boar bristle brush down the section as you are drying it.
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Step 8
Brush & dry sections
Brush and blow-dry each section, moving on to the next only when the previous one is completely dry.
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Step 9
Begin top sections
When the lower section of hair is dry, begin drying the top section of hair, again drying one small section of it at a time.
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If your hair is super curly, use a straightening iron, too.
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Step 10
Gloss hair
Run some silicone-based gloss through your hair to add extra shine to your chic, sleek locks.
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In 1925, the first hand-held hair-dryer weighed two pounds and delivered only 100 watts of power.
