When using a diffuser, you are spreading the air over a wider space, which means you can dry your hair more gently and without the hair moving around. This is why the correct way to diffuse curly hair can make your locks pop.

Recommended Video However, you can use a diffuser on wavy and straight hair, too. It’s all in the technique and products you use in your hair that will allow you to create a beautiful hairstyle. Read on to know them all!

How to Diffuse Curly Hair

How to blow dry curly hair and not make it look like a tumbleweed? This is a common challenge for curly girls, as smashing curls with the flow of air ruins the coils and makes hair frizzy. A diffuser is designed to fix this problem and provide you with just the right amount of hot air to dry, define, and enhance your ringlets.

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Of course, what you put in your hair matters much too. Be sure to use Curly Girl approved products, avoiding ingredients like sulfates and alcohol. Apply the products on wet hair and be sure to get enough hydrating cream through your hair before you apply your gel.

Advertisement Always set your temperature to a medium to cool heat not to disturb the natural shape of the bonds in the hair and you get maximum S shape and definition. Do not touch your hair until the hair is sealed and set with the product you applied prior to diffusing your hair.

When using a diffuser, you need to very slowly move the diffuser over your head with no touching of your hair. For the fastest drying time, always start at the roots or the top of the head. Another hack that I love is using pin curl clips to lift hair at the roots and get nice volume on top.

See the full tutorial on wet to dry curly hair styling using a diffuser to get a better idea of how to get a perfect result:

How to Diffuse Wavy Hair

Start with washing your hair and applying the hydrating cream and a styler, as girls with curly hair do. Thus, diffuse using a medium heat temperature as you want to encourage a little more of an S shape.