8 Women On Why They Don’t Blow Dry Their Hair -- And What They Do Instead
No one has written more eloquently about ditching her blow-dryer than Heather Schwedel at Slate. In her wet-hair manifesto, she expresses surprise (and a little regret) that her “lazy teenage habit” ― leaving the house with wet hair ― has stuck with her into adulthood. But she knows exactly why it has:
“Blow-drying’s the thing that sucks. How is there not a better solution for drying my hair than the torturous ritual of blow-drying? Twenty minutes, minimum, standing there with your head upside down, and you only have to do it every morning from now until the end of time.”
As someone who blow-dries her own hair for 20 minutes, minimum, two to three times a week, I deeply concur with this conclusion. Blow-drying is the pits. As addicted as I am to my at-home blowout, though, I think now is the time to experiment with air-dried locks. Because, like you, I’m now confined to my home for the foreseeable future.
While the reasons for self-mediated isolation are very, very urgent and frightening, they don’t change the essential fact that none of us are going anywhere anytime soon. Which means it’s the perfect time to begin practicing The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Blow-Dry.
To get started, I talked to eight women who rarely, if ever, blow-dry their hair. Some of them fire up the appliance once in a blue moon; others can’t even remember the last time they used one. What they all have in common: confidence, a sense of freedom and naturally dried, damn good hair.
Rachel Horner, social media manager at “Entertainment Tonight”
Last time she blow-dried: Once in the past 14 months
Go-to products:
Shea Moisture Coconut & Hibiscus Curl Enhancing Smoothie
Turbie Twist, 10 minutes
Shea Moisture 100% Virgin Coconut Oil Leave-In Treatment
IGK Sold Out Curl Priming Basecoat (on non-wash days)
Horner didn’t start wearing her hair curly until 2 1/2 years ago, when her stylist noticed the damage that...
