How to properly dry your hair with a diffuser?

A diffuser is a special round-shaped nozzle for a hair dryer with “spikes”, the diameter of which can be completely different. However, both ease of use and the installation result depend on this.

Very often, the spikes of a plastic diffuser have special holes at the ends. Thanks to them, the air flow is more extensive, the hair dries faster, and with the help of air distribution, the roots do not overheat.

The diffuser is used not only for drying curls, but also for straightening curls, curling curls/waves and good root volume.

How to dry your hair with a diffuser step by step?

Before you start drying the length and forming the curls, you need to very carefully and thoroughly dry the roots. This is especially important for long hair so that the roots do not pull down the strands.

When drying hair with such a nozzle, the strands should be lowered one by one into the cavity of the diffuser nozzle. For convenience, you can pre-separate the strands with hairpins.

Drying your hair upside down will add volume to your hair.

The curl should dry inside this nozzle, and the spikes of the diffuser themselves should seem to press into the scalp. It is best to rotate the diffuser while drying, but smoothly and carefully. Then the “spikes” will provide additional massage to the scalp.

How to straighten your hair with a diffuser?

Of course, the result of straightening your hair with a diffuser is different from straightening it with an iron. After ironing, the hair will be glossy and shiny. So, if the result from ironing is smooth, glossy hair, then after the diffuser - straight, voluminous hair.

The installation method differs from the usual version.

In case of straightening, it is better to treat your hair with a special straightening product as an auxiliary step.

For convenience, it is better to divide your hair into zones. Next, you should comb the strand and pull it down, and with the other hand use a hairdryer to dry and comb the strand, straightening it. Movements should be directed from top to bottom. Thus, you need to dry all areas in order.

What is important to remember?

Styling with a diffuser should be done on clean, slightly dried hair. If the artist is faced with the task of creating structural, long-lasting curls, we use mousse-based styling products with a high degree of styling.

Do not leave the diffuser in one area for too long. Yes, this nozzle has the property of dispersing heated air, but there is no need to diligently warm up the roots.

It is not advisable to use a diffuser as a styling tool every day.

A good example of drying hair with a diffuser: