You Too Can Do: Using a Diffuser with Natural Curls

You Too Can Do: Using a Diffuser with Natural Curls

I get a lot of questions concerning curly hair, but I'll do my best to cover a little bit of everything.

Here's what you need to know about curly hair:

-It's usually unpredictable.

-Typically the strands are dry.

-Don't panic, you can always re-wet it and try again. All you have to do is spray your hair with water or Paul Mitchell Awapuhi Moisture Mist, or sea salt spray and scrunch to bring you hair back to life.

So here we go:

Step 1: Use the right stuff. I have dry, fine hair with a high density. I used mostly moisturising products first so my hair would soak it up, but then followed it with the sea salt spray to help increase my natural texture without zapping out too much moisture.

Step 2: SCRUNCH the products in. Don't brush your hair unless you want to give yourself more work. I mean, you can if you want to- who am I to tell you how to live your life?

Step 3: Time for the diffuser. See those fingers on the nozzle? You're going to use them like actual fingers, and scrunch the hair upward.

Step 4: Use high heat but on a low speed to discourage frizz. Aim the nozzle upward to push the roots off your scalp and give you some legit volume. YOU'RE WELCOME.

Step 5: Leave your hair slightly damp, AND DON'T TOUCH IT. I'm serious. If you keep touching it, you will make it frizz. I'm watching you. No touching.

Step 6: Keep yourself busy so you don't touch your hair- arrange your bangs, fix any straight spots, do your makeup, and drink coffee. I don't know why my face looks so disapproving... probably because I know you touched your hair.

I'm challenging everyone out there to put down your flat irons and rock your natural curl.

-SamanthaK