I want to be especially clear and delineate my words carefully so that there is no confusion as this stylist is not entirely wrong. Hair can become damaged from prolonged exposure to moisture (wetness) of the hair and scalp. If you DC overnight, your hair holds sweat after working out for hours afterwards, or if your wash n go is still wet at the roots by the end of the next day, you are contributing to damage to the protein and lipid complex of the hair and causing inflammation and proliferation of the scalp. Continued hair issues like this can ultimately contribute to breakage, deterioration of the hair, mildew, fungal infection, and ultimately mold... Yes, mold I have seen this happen in one extreme case. This is a very nuanced concept and allowing your hair to air dry completely within a matter of a few hours is fine. The issue is solely a matter of hair or scalp being fully saturated in water and not drying (or in a state of drying) in a reasonable time. If you have hair that stays wet for a long time either due to porosity or the thickness of your hair preventing evaporation via aeration, then I agree with her that you should use light to moderate heat to prevent damage. The misinformation that I'm referring to in the video is her referring to the concept of "dry rot", her suggesting that the shed hair shown in the video is a symptom of dry rot, and her fear mongering air drying entirely.
Thanks for being thorough. Was just about to ask about wash and gos. I know it's generally best to dry and set those with a hooded dryer or diffuser. And to at least make sure the roots dry.
Well said and understood that because I remember that from my Carefree Curl teen years. That’s the main reason why I don’t like going to bed with my hair soaking wet or wearing any type of plastic covering over my hair for more than half an hour. It literally gives me the creeps. My hair is and scalp are naturally very dry, so, it’s usually not damp long enough in the air to cause dry rot. I sometimes have to add water when wet styling it. Thanks for your educational information.
@@shamf9672 Ikr! I do Bantu knots for my daughter (add some hair location and all) if others can see that he's not bashing the stylist but showing her her error. Too many TH-camrs do bad things for clicks...
As someone that’s worn their hair natural their whole life, there is some truth to what she is saying. The hair will become weak/stretchy/mushy like plant roots if it is constantly wet. If you don’t like defusing for a lot time or if you have trouble keeping it from getting frizzy, defuse the hair after an hour or when the hair has dried enough to have a cast on it or 80%dry.
@@ReisePiece I can see where you coming from. There are a few black women, who thinks that they don't need any shorts of leave-in for the hair to maintain (same as when doing protective style) once they person is knowledgeable somewhat, they would know that they should not just get/give a shampoo service without nothing added. And further more the young lady's hair is just thinning at the tip (Uneven) just need a bit of clip up and that's it. Hair care takes time and patience, not many want to admit that, they watch some YT videos that speaks on growth and dry, and this and that, but don't pay attention to what they eat, water intake, towels they use, products, etc.
@@ReisePiece then again when last did the person get a deep con... That is another story by itself. I mostly air dry, 95% of the time. I towel boot after I rinse the conditioner out, then apply my leave-in lotion in small sections, my Jamaica Castor oil. The water is already acting as my liquid (LMO) the moisture is the hair lotion and the Castor oil for the 'O' I am passionate about hair care 😍😍
You didn't know that black people never had healthy hair before Uncle Funky's Daughter and Dyson blow-dryers??? Where you been??? But seriously, between this and having strangers tell me I can't use Shea butter in my hair, I'm just done.
Yea met a stylist like this when I first became an adult and went to the salon as a natural and by myself...she told me to get a straighter result from flat ironing to basically rip my ends with the flat iron, it's ok if those are ripped out they were already weak ends and needed the purge...and my dumb naive behind believed her and copied her teqniue for over 3 years 🙄😅
Thank you, I taught my daughters to dry their hair with a tee shirt,then we just twisted it accordingly. They are grown with amazing heads of hair with the curl patterns God blessed them with.🙌
Y’all said the same shit about the natural hair journey and now look. Please stop taking your simple minded experiences and assuming everyone is dealing with the same situation as you. If it doesn’t apply then let it fly. Y’all be killing me fr. Like stfu and scroll, tf?
She is the reason why I don’t go to Hairstylist, they’ll tell you whatever they want to get your money, having no idea how to properly care for natural hair.
The key is to make sure your hair dries completely especially when you have thick hair . You want to prevent mildew. Natural hair does not need intense heat
How about that…soon as she said that I uttered, “girl hush”. She acts like she’s the two young ladies that discovered that 2,000 year old math problem. And she was being dishonest on top of all that.
IKR. Doesn't matter how healthy your hair is, they will find you're doing something wrong. One made a big deal of detangling my hair ..... I asked her for the comb and I had my short 3b hair detangled in less than a minute. My friend walked out the salon cos she was about to burst out laughing cos she can also detangle my hair in less than a minute. They wanna tell me how to grow my hair ..... I don't want long hair guuuurrrrl.
Right? Her hair looks fantastic. It's long, thick, and full all the way to the hairline with no signs of breakage that I saw. That stylist had to invent a problem to try to make her feel bad for not coming in more. Dry rot? Lol
I really like you because you really know. Blow drying damaged my hair until I went to a salon in Ghana. I was point blankly told to stop blow drying my hair. My hair is so much better now.
It reminds me when I tried to go natural YEARS ago. I told my stylist n she was like “no, being natural will damage your hair.” After another year I realized she didn’t want to lose a customer $
Had a stylist tell me that when I was 14. I couldn’t take her seriously because she had fried and permed my hair so bad I could count the strands with one hand😅
I’m a master licensed hairstylist of over 20 years. Air drying your hair is perfectly safe and less damaging. Your hair can only get molded if you allow it to sit wet underneath a sew in or with added braids 🤦🏽♀️
@@hapichampagne5916 put your products in it, brush it like you’re about to put it in a pony tail but then don’t… let it dry more then finish while it’s still a little damn and flexible but is going to dry fully when it’s up and you won’t have that problem
I have been air drying my very long hair for 57 years, not once have i experience hair rot or any of the things mentioned. I wear my hair natural, is curly and healthy. Thank you for clarifying !
This information is SO MISLEADING. There is nothing better than natural drying. It may not always be convenient if there is a time constraint. Hair will not mold by drying naturally. I would like for her to prove her newfound facts.
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I think the problem comes when you leave your hair wet all day every day because it never dries. Wet hair tends to be more fragile and prone to breakage. It’s best to do styles that allow the hair to air dry quickly if possible. If not low heat on a hood dryer or diffuser is probably better than allowing the hair to be wet for hours on a regular basis.
Can you tell me the relevance of how she didn’t learn it in school so it must not be true? Trichology is the study of hair, and in hair school we touched on it VERY BRIEFLY… does that mean there isn’t more information available in regards to the study of hair? Schools don’t know everything nor do they teach everything. Poorly washing your hair and then sleeping on it while it is damp will absolutely cause mold to grow on the hair. Maybe instead of thinking she is lying, do the research first?
@Bora Cylwa TV She would have to have proof or some substantiated evidence for her to make those claims, not me. I was natural for seven years and slept in "damp hair" almost every night with NO mold AT ALL. My hair grew just past my waist in that time-frame. I also know many others who never had that issue. If someone is growing mold on their hair/scalp, they should check their health and blood status before saying it has a "topical" root cause. As far as trichology, to quote yourself "they don't teach you everything in school". Damp hair is NOT the sole cause of those types of conditions.
I guess the client had her hair in braids. I did do a girls hair and she literally had mold in her hair. She was a little girl and her hair was so stink.
I’ve let my hair air dry and it really doesn’t help my hair at all. It causes my hair to smell musty, and also causes sores on my scalp. Using heat occasionally doesn’t hurt the hair and using low heat , can beneficial.
That's because the natural yeast on the scalp proliferates in moist environments. An excess in yeast on the scalp can cause conditions like dandruff, itchiness and an odd odor. It's best to blow dry the roots even if you don't blow dry the rest of your hair in order to prevent these issues as it'll keep the yeast under control. The goal should be to not allow the scalp and roots to remain damp for very long.
Same! I found out that I have fungal dandruff a couple of years ago which explained why air drying made my scalp smell strange. An anti fungal shampoo, a good heat protectant, and a quick little blow dry helped me so much.
You are doing a service. You shouldn’t sleep or let the hair stay moist. People need to be cautious with some of these natural hairstylist especially if they don’t know hair science. A lot of these stylist who say blow dry aren’t lying or being harmful
I absolutely won't stop air drying my hair. It's flourished with the wind God moves. Nothing better than the wind in your clean, stretched, damp hair while it's drying.
This is so valid! Any person that studies hair knows that air drying is totally safe for literally all textures and hair types. Dry rot is a fungus that effects wood via a fungus, not hair!
People wore Gerry curls and other wet styles. Dumb…Stupid as can be. My grandmother never eva blow dried any hair. As a matter of it was “platted” until dry.
“Dry rot” took me tf outtt!! 😂😂😂 as a stylist…she is one that unfortunately my clients come to me and complain about…and are finally relieved to meet one of the few elite stylists that care about ALL hair…not just our pockets 😮
She’s advertising or sponsored by a hair utilities line. Air drying can make your hair a little dryer, sure, but castor oil, rose oil or a trusted leave in conditioner can easily fix that.
Thank you for speaking up. I can say that my hair had been thriving since I stop using relaxers and have started use Ayurvedic herbs in my hair regimen. Thank you for educating us all!!!❤
Air drying DOES NOT damage your hair. The constant manipulation DOES! This includes improper detangling, "protective" styles, ponytails, use of rubber bands, etc. Tools like diffusers are used to reduce frizz, allowing your hair to dry in clumps, but aren't necessary. Mold/mildew occur when a person bounds their WET hair in a ponytail for weeks without removal. As always, do what's best for you! 🧡
You wear a ponytail in a bun with your own hair but you shouldn't try to brush the hair straight because it's curly hair and it's not going to be straight. Wearing a ponytail is fine just as long as you let the hair do what it naturally does on its own.
I’m a Cosmetologist and I can’t believe she would say air drying is bad for hair. How does she think our hair dries for tens of thousands of years before heat styling 🤔
That's my point. There was a time when all blacks had was Vaseline, olive oil, any soap you bath with as shampoo. Now it cost a arm and a leg for products that "snake oil ". The problem is only black buy into this BS . Compare black hair products prices with white hair products, then decide who's being PLAYED. 🖤
I have locs and my hair is long and super thick. Air drying COULD cause some mold if not careful but that is because of the tangles and air not flowing as easily but never have I heard that about loose natural hair having that problem. She wants to pressure people into extra services and costly blow outs!
Some people don't realize that you can develop a yeast infection on the scalp from constantly sleeping with wet hair. People who do this tend to have flakes/ dandruff, but it's the yeast infection. There's an easy fix: if you want to keep going to sleep with it wet, you can purchase or get prescribed Ketoconazole shampoo. Never go to bed without allowing the roots of the hair to at least become damp not wet.
Agreed. Im confused about the mold comment. How does hair get mold from being wet for a few hours. Mold develops from moisture over super long periods of time.
How do you trim your hair ? My hair is fine texture that it seems to not like the heat but I love my press outs . I am now embarking on going heat free to heal the damage . My hair is in a short bob . Any suggestions appreciated. 😊
@@hopehendrick869 Really? Wow, I get the same type of request from TH-cam for other vids as well. Don't know why, but anyway, my quote was from the hilarious late comic, Paul Mooney, during one of his many stand-up routines. I hollered!😂😂. But there was a lot of deep truth in his statement, especially considering that many Black women and children were forced to wear rags to cover their hair since it was deemed unpleasant and unattractive by the enslavers. Nevertheless, Black people still have the most versatile hair on the planet.💯
Thanks brother . I soak my natural hair just so I can sit in the sun and allow it to sun dry, our hair grows towards the sun in a type of photosynthesis.
As a 4c girl with waist length hair (who only gets a silk press once a year if I feel like it) for the last seven years I have been fully natural my hair has air dried on 9 chunky twist with leave in conditioner and jojoba oil and I have NEVER had a problem.
Same, I don’t have waist length hair but it’s past my shoulders and I do the same thing after every hair wash and I have never had a problem and I’ve been natural since 2015
YESSSS SIS!!! Better work with your waist length 4c!! I swear ladies if you want long hair, it’s all in air drying/keeping heat to a minimum, washing consistently, the chunky twists, leave-in conditioner is the gamechanger & key to retaining length, and oil to prevent your ends from snapping off! My hair is down my back after getting a big chop 5 1/2 yrs ago.. & I’ve only started this routine like 2 years ago! Mad I didn’t start sooner.. my hair would’ve been waist length by now too! 😆
“Letting your hair air dry everyday…” sis no black woman is washing their hair everyday. As for the dry rotting 😂😂 I guess all of the natural girlies w/ the bouncy, voluminous dry over night twist/braids out have dry rotting hair. If that’s the case then I want that 😂.
I’m a Black man and I wash my hair everyday because I’m a swimmer when timing is right. I blot/press down on my hair (never rub) until most of the water is gone/stops dripping and put in organic cold expeller pressed unrefined coconut oil (always purchase in a glass jar, never plastic), and I let it air dry after I twist, not braid it, in the direction of my curl pattern, making sure to focus on the ends since that’s where the most dryness/breakage occurs. I started doing this in college after I decided I wanted to swim for the Olympics and learned how to take care of my 4C hair after I decided to stop perming/bleaching it two years prior because it all fell out at a play while my white girlfriend’s hair did nothing. And to keep the length, I’d just cut off the thinner parts (the ends) of my twists. In the beginning, Before I started using organic cold expeller pressed unrefined coconut oil from a glass jar, I was using Trader Joe’s pure jojoba oil (pronounced hoe-how-bah) because jojoba oil has similar molecular and chemical properties as sebum, the oil that is naturally excreted out of our scalp. It’s light and smells WONDERFUL.❤ But I don’t know much about combining jojoba and coconut oil. Do your research before combining the two-they MAY cancel each other out.😕
I used to do a wash and go daily (Dickey method) and let it air dry. When I say my hair was SOFT??? I low key miss it but ya girl only has time once a week now
I wash my hair daily because I have germ issues. People tell me it’s bad for years but my hair is fine. I blow dry it daily as well. I wish I didn’t have to but I can’t sleep unless it feels clean on the sheets.
SIR THANK YOU FOR SAYING THIS! I've been natural for 30+ years and the stuff I have heard from so-called professional stylist is mind-blowing, gaslighting and money grubbing 💯💯💯💯
Thank you sooooo much for correcting what she said. When I first saw this, I was like, "Omgosh 😢, whattt?!!!" Then, I thought, "wait a minute, I've been air drying my natural hair for 6 years and never had the issues she stated."
As a natural hair stylist .. I PREFER to blowdry my OWN hair..mainly bc it's easier to deal with after washing. But no ma'am, you do not have to blow dry your hair. It can definitely cause heat damage. I don't blow dry most of my clients. I hate to see people spread misinformation bc of their own personal preference
Heat destroys. The more heat you subject your hair to, the worse you damage it. I quit blow-drying it about 50 years ago, and I've never had any problems like she described. I'm 70, and I have silver hair to my waist. It's strong and healthy.
I’m 21 and blow drying my hair makes it dry and crunchy! I like having it air dry so it can be a little damp for my leave in conditioner. People need to stop making things confusing
Great that you came back with more. Thank you! I agree with you on both the video and this statement. As a Hair Extensions Company Owner who owned a Salon as well, I have been of the belief that natural drying of my hair especially during warmer seasons is best. As a tennis player I always would shampoo and head out to the courts daily with my hair wet as the Houston heat would dry it in under 30 min flat! Of course playing with a cap on in that same Houston heat would cause my roots to be wet although my hair was not drenched like so many other girls. I have very healthy hair and never suffered any damage from my practice of natural drying. I did have to be careful to add conditioner to the ponytail and especially my ends as they were always exposed to the hot sun which would fry it if unprotected! I noticed sometimes my clients with very thick natural hair would be the ones with the moldy smell but never a “dry rotting”. We did take extra caution and provided education for those very thick hair clients who chose braiding and didn’t want their hair heat dried.
There’s two types of damage natural hair can incur - mechanical damage from combing and tangling hair in its weakest state (when wet) or heat damage, the over use of heat tools. Looks like keeping hair stretched, using some heat and detangling hair dry or with some oil can help keep natural hair flourishing. I’ve been learning a lot from Cyn Doll
AS A HAIRSTYLIST IN GENERAL…..It does not matter what we do! Everything is damaging to the hair! Even sun light is damaging! Protective styles are damaging, heat is damaging, if you overload your body on vitamins that can be damaging! Everybody should just do what works for them and their hair! It’s no right answer to healthy hair especially African American hair!
By living u're approaching death year after year, but there are things that u can do while u're alive that will kill you faster Putting all these things at the same damage level is ignorant. Especially as there are numerous scientific evidence on what causes MORE damage universally to everyone
Facts. I always wrap my hair and dry over night. Even when I do a silk press I let my hair air dry first. Never heard of this dry rot mess in my 40 years hair hits my bra strap. She is tripping.
Exactly. If her client’s been air drying like she says, then I’m sold! Because her hair looks very healthy. That little tuft of hair she held up just looked like shed hair to me🤷🏾♀️
Blowing it dry with heat dries the hair out. Low heat is less damaging. Yes. These are people who want you to pay money for them to do your hair. So sad. He is right about gaslighting people. Wow people are so sneaky.
Lol i mean isn't that essentially what it is? Some ppl want that consistency for whatever styles they're attached to ig but for those who care about hair health it's not for us.
Heat trained is a thing😅 it could lead to damage if not done correctly. Heat trained hair should will take less heat to straighten and still return to its curly state with no issues
For smooth hair textures, leaving the hair in a wet state and going to bed with it wet is bad because the cortex expands. Also when your hair is wet, it’s 50% more stretched. However for our natural sisters, our hair lacks moisture, wet styling is actually good for our hair. With that being said. The hair MUST be moisturized and sealed then detangled and platted first.
That part 😊 I had to learn that myself after going natural my cousin would always tell me combing hair while wet will break your hair I'm like no ma'am my hair loves water😂
that's where I messed up. I would moisturize my locs, slap on my bonnet, and go to bed without giving it time to dry and eventually got dread rot. now I make sure to give my hair time to dry!
I need some tips and tricks. If I don’t heat style my hair, it is a frizzy mess and it feels super dry. I use Kerastase, Argan oil, heat protectants, gloss and unless I heat dry it I look like I’m on me*h
I decided to start air drying my hair and my hair flourishing.. my hair talks to me and it was telling me to stay natural more often .. adding consistent heat was changing my hair pattern and attributing to my hair loss
It looks like her client was keeping it tied up when letting it dry, which caused the mold and mildew in the hair. I used to wet my hair everyday and put it into a high ponytail. After a while I noticed that my hair did have an odor because it never actually dried from day to day. In the inside of that ponytail the moisture was becoming moldy. I believe this is what she's referring to. 🤷🏾♀️
I get where she is coming from. When I wash my hair and then plait or twist to lock in the moisture, if I then further put those wet/damp twists in a tight bun- then I experience exactly what she she's talking about- especially if its been nearly 2 days since you've washed your hair and it's still damp- that means there is no air circulation between strands. This is not true for air drying in looser twist etc. Her statement is not entirely wrong but its maybe not true for everyone. There is a wrong way to airdry and a wrong way to blowdry, know what works for your hair.
Air drying is leaving hair loose to dry naturally, not pulling it back into a ponytail or up in a bun, that’s styling, not drying. Of course you’re going have issues pulling wet hair up and never letting it get throughly dry. She’s saying if you don’t use heat to completely dry your hair after every wash, it’s going to dry rot and that’s just not true
So I'm guessing you don't believe that you're being upcharge for everything that you're purchasing that's just the way of business every business have a tactic
I absolutely love him. Let's protect him at all costs. Not only is he lovely to look at , but he's smart, articulate, and not subscribing to her b.s. I could go on and on.. But in a nutshell, I love him !
This actually happens when you wet your hair everyday and don’t allow it to dry properly. I had the same problem when I first went back natural because I would wet my hair everyday and tie it into a low pony almost immediately after. So the hair in the middle would never dry properly and would always become brittle and break very easily. It’s like when you throw too much water into a plant over a period and the roots start to rot.
Spritzing doesn't saturate the hair enough to create an wet enough environment to contribute to any damage of the hair and scalp. Your hair would need to be drenched and wet for most of the day for this to occur
Exactly. I'm like what black woman is washing their hair every single day to need to air dry every day? Spritzing water is completely different than saturating the hair every day. Meanwhile she's saying this while ruining this ladies curl pattern.
She's trying to get more naturals to come back to the salon--her salon--so she can get that 💰 Narada, thank you, thank you, thank you for dismissing this mess! ❤
As a black woman who has long and healthy hair to my lower back, air drying is great for your hair. You have to verify people and their talent before letting them do beauty care on you!
Thank you for setting the record straight. There is ALOT of miss info about hair on TH-cam. It got to the point where I research the hair tips given by these influencer. Therefore I’m not miss guided
Natural hair isn’t as complicated as we make it, many people are just inconsistent and don’t accept their hair texture for what it is. All these slick backs, braids and different hair styles every week are not for everyone, especially if your hair is already dry and unhealthy
I think what she meant to say was letting 4c hair air dry while it’s all over the head and not in a protective style will cause damage. Which is true because 4c hair easily tangles so it needs to go in plaits or twist if you plan on air drying after a wash.
Exactly! Most " stylists " don't know a damn thing about Natural hair anyway. All they want to do is use those hot azz flat irons or make you a bald eagle by installing a weave/wig
I'm glad you spoke up on this... i am a woman who almost NEVER blow dries her hair or use any heating tools, relaxers, etc. My lifestyle is way too busy at the moment but i have my heated rollers, etc if i need to stunt this 19+ inch hair on a sunny day! Lol
I'm a licensed cosmetologist and definitely air drying your hair is the most natural and low-impact healthiest way to dry hair. And if you want it straighten after it dries then just stretch the hair out so that it air dries stretch. This will decrease how much heat a person has to put on their hair using a blow dryer and flat iron
@@midnyghtryder.ou can do two cornrows if you’re feeling lazy after a busy day or do large box braids. Heatless hair stretching helps retain length and moisture and reduces shedding
Right. I’m a “straight natural”. I always air dry my hair stretched then blow dry. My hair is longer than it’s ever been. But it’s definitely heat damaged still.
@@midnyghtryder. Do a few big braids. When you hair is about 80% dry, take the braids down. And let your all your hair finish air drying or use the blow dryer on low heat to finish drying. (Licensed Cosmetologist)
Stylists like her are the reason I stopped going. Leaving perms in my hair too long and over processing it. Lying about the condition and texture of my hair. Charging exorbitant prices. Honestly, I would probably still be on that creamy crack if the stylists I frequented practiced healthy hair care. Now, the customers have spoken and it's affecting those pockets. Change your ways!!!
Thanks for sharing. I stopped around 2011. The main reason I stopped was because of over-processing which left my hair dry and brittle. I'm glad I made that decision, especially now that I'm hearing about a link between relaxers and fibroids. I love healthy hair regardless of the length. Thanks to TH-cam videos, I learned many ways of styling it. In the past, I dreaded the heat and humidity of summer but now I've realized that natural hair is extremely versatile. You mentioned that you are African, what country?@@jeswazwadi7049
Go to a curly hair stylist that specializes in natural hair and is educated on it. My stylist, a black woman went to school and was actually taught how to care for curly hair. Unfortunately it's still new, but people are starting to learn. I think you have to get younger people tbh. Older people most of time do curly/coily hair the old ways
I wish there were more channels promoting natural hair awareness and hair care. Women with beautiful natural hair are stunning. Anyone who is taught proper hair care practices and maintenance can enjoy beautiful hair.
I def need to be taught because I struggle and I'm not sure which curl pattern I have. I feel like I can't be great with any style because it's fine and breaks easily.
I’m so confused I want to start wearing wash n go and twist outs but there’s a lady on TH-cam showing tons of clients with inches upon inches of mechanical damage from wearing twist outs and wash no gos for years. I want to minimize the amount of heat on my hair
Mold can happen but that's only when you leave hair wet for extended periods of time. Scalp and hair is not meant to be exposed to prolonged moisture exposure.
@AfrikanHairGod that's what she meant. She cannot say all of that in a short. Now everyone in the comments thinks differently and it was taken out of context
I had heat damage from my first ever silk press after doing the big chop and air drying for 3 years. My hair was down the middle of my back after the silk press and my beautiful curls were fried. That was 5 years ago and I will not let anyone get in my head with high heat. I wish my natural hair looked like that with a diffuser or low heat. It is hard to believe this was low heat used on this young lady hair.
The first patent for a blow dryer was in 1911. I would assume that up until then everyone let their hair dry naturally. I’ve even heard that the heat from the blow dryer is more damaging to the hair than air drying.
I only air dry my hair and its grown by leaps and bounds. The only time I use heat is with a heating cap for deep conditioner. Period. Thank you. for giving solid information.
Air drying can be damaging but so can blow dryers. You're supposed to dry with a soft towel or cotton t shirt so it wont frizz up your hair or dry it. Everyone's hair is different though so it varies but this is the method I've been using.
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I want to be especially clear and delineate my words carefully so that there is no confusion as this stylist is not entirely wrong.
Hair can become damaged from prolonged exposure to moisture (wetness) of the hair and scalp. If you DC overnight, your hair holds sweat after working out for hours afterwards, or if your wash n go is still wet at the roots by the end of the next day, you are contributing to damage to the protein and lipid complex of the hair and causing inflammation and proliferation of the scalp. Continued hair issues like this can ultimately contribute to breakage, deterioration of the hair, mildew, fungal infection, and ultimately mold... Yes, mold I have seen this happen in one extreme case.
This is a very nuanced concept and allowing your hair to air dry completely within a matter of a few hours is fine. The issue is solely a matter of hair or scalp being fully saturated in water and not drying (or in a state of drying) in a reasonable time. If you have hair that stays wet for a long time either due to porosity or the thickness of your hair preventing evaporation via aeration, then I agree with her that you should use light to moderate heat to prevent damage.
The misinformation that I'm referring to in the video is her referring to the concept of "dry rot", her suggesting that the shed hair shown in the video is a symptom of dry rot, and her fear mongering air drying entirely.
Thanks for being thorough. Was just about to ask about wash and gos. I know it's generally best to dry and set those with a hooded dryer or diffuser. And to at least make sure the roots dry.
Thanks for the clarification. I was about to comment that the minimal amount of hair shown looked like normal shedding
Well said and understood that because I remember that from my Carefree Curl teen years. That’s the main reason why I don’t like going to bed with my hair soaking wet or wearing any type of plastic covering over my hair for more than half an hour. It literally gives me the creeps. My hair is and scalp are naturally very dry, so, it’s usually not damp long enough in the air to cause dry rot. I sometimes have to add water when wet styling it. Thanks for your educational information.
True lost a bunch last year from using Suave shampoo
As A licensed Cosmetologist I approve this message. You saved my fingers from typing cause I was about to go in 🫣🤣🤐🤐
“Dry rotting of the hair?” She pulled that str8 out of her ash!😂😂😂😂😂
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U took the words out my mouth😂😂😂
" Nash"
I always airdry and never had that problem in my 54yrs of living.
42 and same thing... I dunno what she's talking about
67, same thing...
I'm 70 and I've always air dried my hair. My hair and scalp is healthy.
48 same
Mold?
Air drying is the BEST way to dry one's hair.... Wow😂😅
I ALWAYS air dry my hair and it looks lovely
@@shamf9672 Ikr! I do Bantu knots for my daughter (add some hair location and all) if others can see that he's not bashing the stylist but showing her her error. Too many TH-camrs do bad things for clicks...
As someone that’s worn their hair natural their whole life, there is some truth to what she is saying. The hair will become weak/stretchy/mushy like plant roots if it is constantly wet. If you don’t like defusing for a lot time or if you have trouble keeping it from getting frizzy, defuse the hair after an hour or when the hair has dried enough to have a cast on it or 80%dry.
@@ReisePiece I can see where you coming from. There are a few black women, who thinks that they don't need any shorts of leave-in for the hair to maintain (same as when doing protective style) once they person is knowledgeable somewhat, they would know that they should not just get/give a shampoo service without nothing added. And further more the young lady's hair is just thinning at the tip (Uneven) just need a bit of clip up and that's it. Hair care takes time and patience, not many want to admit that, they watch some YT videos that speaks on growth and dry, and this and that, but don't pay attention to what they eat, water intake, towels they use, products, etc.
@@ReisePiece then again when last did the person get a deep con... That is another story by itself. I mostly air dry, 95% of the time. I towel boot after I rinse the conditioner out, then apply my leave-in lotion in small sections, my Jamaica Castor oil. The water is already acting as my liquid (LMO) the moisture is the hair lotion and the Castor oil for the 'O'
I am passionate about hair care 😍😍
When she said don’t air dry she lost me 😂
@shannareads me too. Been doing it going on 6 years now.
So I wonder how our ancestors dried their hair? If air drying causes “damage”.🤔
I was thinking the same
I immediately thought this
You didn't know that black people never had healthy hair before Uncle Funky's Daughter and Dyson blow-dryers??? Where you been???
But seriously, between this and having strangers tell me I can't use Shea butter in my hair, I'm just done.
@@yougotgamesonyourphone6947 🤣🤣🤣
🧐Critical thinking skill should be awarded to you👏👏👏
She is proof that just because they're black doesn't mean they're experts on black issues.
Yea met a stylist like this when I first became an adult and went to the salon as a natural and by myself...she told me to get a straighter result from flat ironing to basically rip my ends with the flat iron, it's ok if those are ripped out they were already weak ends and needed the purge...and my dumb naive behind believed her and copied her teqniue for over 3 years 🙄😅
She is a whole fool no one over 14 will fall for this mis information. Meanwhile she's promoting 150 degree plus heat direct kn hair 😅
So many of them do that.. just admit you're impatient with air drying. This is the only way I dry my hair. I despise hair dryers
So what did ppl with 4c hair do b4 hairdryers were a thing? I’m so confused.
@@marinac9854 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 sorry this is just too funny. 😂😂😂😂😂 growth is beautiful indeed.
Thank you, I taught my daughters to dry their hair with a tee shirt,then we just twisted it accordingly. They are grown with amazing heads of hair with the curl patterns God blessed them with.🙌
I’m gonna start using tshirts again! I forgot all about that! I want my hair back healthy!
And after all that their hair still isn’t dry, just damp. Less water. You styled it and then it dried.
Damn I forgot about them T-shirts 😂😂
Thank you for keeping it a Buck in our community…. There is enough confusion about black hair and black culture as a whole…. Keep it 💯
Now that part 👆🏽
"Dry rotting of the hair" 😂😂😂 she made that up on the spot. As someone that has had heat damage, I would never let her touch my hair.
Is our hair wood now?? I’m confused 😂😂😂
@@RuthLovesJesus Girl! 🤣🤣🤣
Nah, I think she actually sat down and Ling and hard how she could give "different ".
There is no way I could take tips from her.
Y’all said the same shit about the natural hair journey and now look. Please stop taking your simple minded experiences and assuming everyone is dealing with the same situation as you. If it doesn’t apply then let it fly. Y’all be killing me fr. Like stfu and scroll, tf?
@@TheUnoriginalOne1 Hun, maybe you should take your own advice? Keep scrolling 😂
She said the hair dry rotted? 😳😩🤦🏿♀️
I'm logging off the internet for the rest of the day. Y'all be blessed!
Right! 😂😂😂
Just making up ish
Lol that one got me too 😂. I was like, "I ain't never heard of that" 🤣, but go off sis. Dry rot gtfooh.
😂😂😂 Right. Just made up some shhh... lol
@@weareuniqueforareason7503 Girl, I was like, "Not today, Satan!" 💀😂
She is the reason why I don’t go to Hairstylist, they’ll tell you whatever they want to get your money, having no idea how to properly care for natural hair.
Yes! They will sell the heck out of a can of bullshit
The key is to make sure your hair dries completely especially when you have thick hair . You want to prevent mildew.
Natural hair does not need intense heat
“So I’m gonna say it first.” -She shouldn’t have said it at all 🚫🔥🤷🏾♂️😂
How about that…soon as she said that I uttered, “girl hush”. She acts like she’s the two young ladies that discovered that 2,000 year old math problem. And she was being dishonest on top of all that.
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😂😂😂😂😂 ok?
Sometimes nothing is good...
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The client has healthy hair. Professionals be trying to make you feel like you still need them. Like you said, gaslighting!
IKR. Doesn't matter how healthy your hair is, they will find you're doing something wrong. One made a big deal of detangling my hair ..... I asked her for the comb and I had my short 3b hair detangled in less than a minute. My friend walked out the salon cos she was about to burst out laughing cos she can also detangle my hair in less than a minute. They wanna tell me how to grow my hair ..... I don't want long hair guuuurrrrl.
I do hair and hate this aswell
Right? Her hair looks fantastic. It's long, thick, and full all the way to the hairline with no signs of breakage that I saw. That stylist had to invent a problem to try to make her feel bad for not coming in more. Dry rot? Lol
100% gaslighting! Sad we do each other like that all behind the greed for a dollar
I really like you because you really know. Blow drying damaged my hair until I went to a salon in Ghana. I was point blankly told to stop blow drying my hair. My hair is so much better now.
Thank you for addressing this. My natural hair has suffered irreparable damage from misinformation spread by stylists like this. ❤
It reminds me when I tried to go natural YEARS ago. I told my stylist n she was like “no, being natural will damage your hair.” After another year I realized she didn’t want to lose a customer $
Why she lie like that! I would have choice words with her every time I bump into her.
@@jammy25 this was 2008 so no one knew how to do natural hair
Had a stylist tell me that when I was 14. I couldn’t take her seriously because she had fried and permed my hair so bad I could count the strands with one hand😅
@@Giraffe27 Omg 😳
What state do u live in
I’m a master licensed hairstylist of over 20 years. Air drying your hair is perfectly safe and less damaging. Your hair can only get molded if you allow it to sit wet underneath a sew in or with added braids 🤦🏽♀️
It’s air lol 😂I’m like wait those methods involve heat lol
Like… what tools were our ancestors using? Definitely not heat 🤣
I have an issues with with because I pull my hair in a pony wet. Because it’s so unmanageable 😪 please help!
@@hapichampagne5916 I do that too but I noticed it never dries so I’ll tie a du-rag and blow dry it that way. Especially for my slick backs 🤣🤣
@@hapichampagne5916 put your products in it, brush it like you’re about to put it in a pony tail but then don’t… let it dry more then finish while it’s still a little damn and flexible but is going to dry fully when it’s up and you won’t have that problem
So glad i found you because these ppl be lying😂❤
I have been air drying my very long hair for 57 years, not once have i experience hair rot or any of the things mentioned. I wear my hair natural, is curly and healthy. Thank you for clarifying !
My granny always told me. Don't let everyone touch your hair. Not all hands are growing hands. I always let my hair natural dry..
My mum used to say the same thing too and she was absolutely right!
@@sparkles1260 Yup, I'm extremely picky on who I let touch my hair.
EXACTLY!!! 🙌👑👏
Grandma's knew the assignment ❤❤❤
This 💯🙋🏼♀️
Facts!! I always air dry my hair and I have never had mold. LOL
Sounds as if she's making stuff up. I am not a stylist, but her comments have no logic. "Dry-rot"??? what is that??? LOL
This information is SO MISLEADING. There is nothing better than natural drying. It may not always be convenient if there is a time constraint. Hair will not mold by drying naturally. I would like for her to prove her newfound facts.
❤❤❤❤okay never
@@gmunden1Right! I think trees get dry rot 😂😂
Right so do I
This the only man that has taught me how to do and care for my own hair! I’ve been watching him since he did his first set of yarn braids and BAAAAABBBBYYYYY He’s a true blessing when it come to loving our crowns! Salute to you and Thank you!!!!!❤❤❤❤
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@@AfrikanHairGod OMG YOUR REALY REPLIED TO ME!!!! I’m literally floating!!!
I think the problem comes when you leave your hair wet all day every day because it never dries. Wet hair tends to be more fragile and prone to breakage. It’s best to do styles that allow the hair to air dry quickly if possible. If not low heat on a hood dryer or diffuser is probably better than allowing the hair to be wet for hours on a regular basis.
As someone who has a master cosmetology certificate, school teaches you NOTHING on kinky/curly hair upkeep. She DEFINITELY made that up herself.
@Alexa Gioli 💯🙌🏾💕 THAT PART! You’re 💯 my aunt owns a hair shop since the 1980’s in Chicago. She literally made that up. She’s trash
EMPHASIZE THIS STATEMENT!!!!
Can you tell me the relevance of how she didn’t learn it in school so it must not be true? Trichology is the study of hair, and in hair school we touched on it VERY BRIEFLY… does that mean there isn’t more information available in regards to the study of hair? Schools don’t know everything nor do they teach everything. Poorly washing your hair and then sleeping on it while it is damp will absolutely cause mold to grow on the hair. Maybe instead of thinking she is lying, do the research first?
@Bora Cylwa TV She would have to have proof or some substantiated evidence for her to make those claims, not me. I was natural for seven years and slept in "damp hair" almost every night with NO mold AT ALL. My hair grew just past my waist in that time-frame. I also know many others who never had that issue. If someone is growing mold on their hair/scalp, they should check their health and blood status before saying it has a "topical" root cause. As far as trichology, to quote yourself "they don't teach you everything in school". Damp hair is NOT the sole cause of those types of conditions.
Yup
I've been air drying my hair for over a year and I aint never had no mold in my hair.😂
I apply cream to my hair and twist it up and air dry and have no problems
I've been air drying for 40 years and not a moldy or dry rotted strand yet.
I have been air drying all my life. It shrinks up like a little afro.
I guess the client had her hair in braids. I did do a girls hair and she literally had mold in her hair. She was a little girl and her hair was so stink.
me with my matted mess of 4yrs now only ever accumulating dandruff if i don't moisturize it
I’ve let my hair air dry and it really doesn’t help my hair at all. It causes my hair to smell musty, and also causes sores on my scalp. Using heat occasionally doesn’t hurt the hair and using low heat , can beneficial.
That's because the natural yeast on the scalp proliferates in moist environments. An excess in yeast on the scalp can cause conditions like dandruff, itchiness and an odd odor.
It's best to blow dry the roots even if you don't blow dry the rest of your hair in order to prevent these issues as it'll keep the yeast under control. The goal should be to not allow the scalp and roots to remain damp for very long.
Same! I found out that I have fungal dandruff a couple of years ago which explained why air drying made my scalp smell strange. An anti fungal shampoo, a good heat protectant, and a quick little blow dry helped me so much.
You are doing a service. You shouldn’t sleep or let the hair stay moist. People need to be cautious with some of these natural hairstylist especially if they don’t know hair science. A lot of these stylist who say blow dry aren’t lying or being harmful
I absolutely won't stop air drying my hair. It's flourished with the wind God moves. Nothing better than the wind in your clean, stretched, damp hair while it's drying.
This is so valid! Any person that studies hair knows that air drying is totally safe for literally all textures and hair types. Dry rot is a fungus that effects wood via a fungus, not hair!
Hahahaha
Shoes dry rot an they are not wood
@@sarahburton8930 that's a slow process. That doesn't happen overnight. Your point is invalid
@@sarahburton8930 girl shoes are made from rubber which is made from trees
People wore Gerry curls and other wet styles. Dumb…Stupid as can be. My grandmother never eva blow dried any hair. As a matter of it was “platted” until dry.
“Dry rot” took me tf outtt!! 😂😂😂 as a stylist…she is one that unfortunately my clients come to me and complain about…and are finally relieved to meet one of the few elite stylists that care about ALL hair…not just our pockets 😮
Amen Sista!!!
Girl is thinking about trees 😂
@@grantmegan91 Or fur coats
She’s advertising or sponsored by a hair utilities line. Air drying can make your hair a little dryer, sure, but castor oil, rose oil or a trusted leave in conditioner can easily fix that.
Thank you for speaking up. I can say that my hair had been thriving since I stop using relaxers and have started use Ayurvedic herbs in my hair regimen.
Thank you for educating us all!!!❤
Air drying DOES NOT damage your hair. The constant manipulation DOES! This includes improper detangling, "protective" styles, ponytails, use of rubber bands, etc. Tools like diffusers are used to reduce frizz, allowing your hair to dry in clumps, but aren't necessary. Mold/mildew occur when a person bounds their WET hair in a ponytail for weeks without removal. As always, do what's best for you! 🧡
You wear a ponytail in a bun with your own hair but you shouldn't try to brush the hair straight because it's curly hair and it's not going to be straight. Wearing a ponytail is fine just as long as you let the hair do what it naturally does on its own.
DING
@@angiesworld8038 she said wearing a ponytail wet might be the excuse for the "mildew" build up
@@NanaNaima1 That's not exactly true.
To be honest, the term “protective” hairstyles with artificial extensions, excessive heat, and chemical treatments is contradictory
I’m a Cosmetologist and I can’t believe she would say air drying is bad for hair. How does she think our hair dries for tens of thousands of years before heat styling 🤔
That's what I was thinking.... there was no electricity, no blow dryers, with is she talking about?!?!?!
That's my point. There was a time when all blacks had was Vaseline, olive oil, any soap you bath with as shampoo. Now it cost a arm and a leg for products that "snake oil ". The problem is only black buy into this BS . Compare black hair products prices with white hair products, then decide who's being PLAYED. 🖤
I have locs and my hair is long and super thick. Air drying COULD cause some mold if not careful but that is because of the tangles and air not flowing as easily but never have I heard that about loose natural hair having that problem. She wants to pressure people into extra services and costly blow outs!
Exactly, these natural hair Nazis are out of control 🤦🏽♀️
I agree but that doesn't mean anything, they also didn't use toothpaste
Some people don't realize that you can develop a yeast infection on the scalp from constantly sleeping with wet hair. People who do this tend to have flakes/ dandruff, but it's the yeast infection. There's an easy fix: if you want to keep going to sleep with it wet, you can purchase or get prescribed Ketoconazole shampoo. Never go to bed without allowing the roots of the hair to at least become damp not wet.
Agreed. Im confused about the mold comment. How does hair get mold from being wet for a few hours. Mold develops from moisture over super long periods of time.
In 17 years I’ve only blow dried my hair twice.
My hair is now hip length and very well fed.
I stand with you sir.
How do you trim your hair ? My hair is fine texture that it seems to not like the heat but I love my press outs . I am now embarking on going heat free to heal the damage . My hair is in a short bob . Any suggestions appreciated. 😊
THIS!!!
What you put in your hair
I want to believe that genes have also played a great role...not all attain the luscious hair
What is your hair care routine? More than not blow drying.
"When we're relaxed, they're relaxed. But when we're nappy, they're not happy." Paul Mooney
I was asked by TH-cam to give feedback on your comment. 🤷🏻
Word ✊🏽
@@hopehendrick869 hugh? TH-cam really asked you that fr? 😂
@@hopehendrick869 Really? Wow, I get the same type of request from TH-cam for other vids as well. Don't know why, but anyway, my quote was from the hilarious late comic, Paul Mooney, during one of his many stand-up routines. I hollered!😂😂. But there was a lot of deep truth in his statement, especially considering that many Black women and children were forced to wear rags to cover their hair since it was deemed unpleasant and unattractive by the enslavers. Nevertheless, Black people still have the most versatile hair on the planet.💯
@@briceh1001 Right? TH-cam probably didn't get it.😂
And asked a friend for help.😂😂😂
Thank you! How did our people dry their hair before these blow dryers?
I have never had any problems with my hair drying naturally.
Thanks brother . I soak my natural hair just so I can sit in the sun and allow it to sun dry, our hair grows towards the sun in a type of photosynthesis.
As a 4c girl with waist length hair (who only gets a silk press once a year if I feel like it) for the last seven years I have been fully natural my hair has air dried on 9 chunky twist with leave in conditioner and jojoba oil and I have NEVER had a problem.
Right!!! When i didnt blow dry my hair and i let it air dry, it GREW. Heat was damaging to my hair. I have 4c natural hair.
4C, Waist length? I love it. I want that.
Same, I don’t have waist length hair but it’s past my shoulders and I do the same thing after every hair wash and I have never had a problem and I’ve been natural since 2015
YESSSS SIS!!! Better work with your waist length 4c!! I swear ladies if you want long hair, it’s all in air drying/keeping heat to a minimum, washing consistently, the chunky twists, leave-in conditioner is the gamechanger & key to retaining length, and oil to prevent your ends from snapping off! My hair is down my back after getting a big chop 5 1/2 yrs ago.. & I’ve only started this routine like 2 years ago! Mad I didn’t start sooner.. my hair would’ve been waist length by now too! 😆
@@creamycazz1 thank you for this!
“Letting your hair air dry everyday…” sis no black woman is washing their hair everyday. As for the dry rotting 😂😂 I guess all of the natural girlies w/ the bouncy, voluminous dry over night twist/braids out have dry rotting hair. If that’s the case then I want that 😂.
I’m a Black man and I wash my hair everyday because I’m a swimmer when timing is right. I blot/press down on my hair (never rub) until most of the water is gone/stops dripping and put in organic cold expeller pressed unrefined coconut oil (always purchase in a glass jar, never plastic), and I let it air dry after I twist, not braid it, in the direction of my curl pattern, making sure to focus on the ends since that’s where the most dryness/breakage occurs. I started doing this in college after I decided I wanted to swim for the Olympics and learned how to take care of my 4C hair after I decided to stop perming/bleaching it two years prior because it all fell out at a play while my white girlfriend’s hair did nothing. And to keep the length, I’d just cut off the thinner parts (the ends) of my twists. In the beginning, Before I started using organic cold expeller pressed unrefined coconut oil from a glass jar, I was using Trader Joe’s pure jojoba oil (pronounced hoe-how-bah) because jojoba oil has similar molecular and chemical properties as sebum, the oil that is naturally excreted out of our scalp. It’s light and smells WONDERFUL.❤ But I don’t know much about combining jojoba and coconut oil. Do your research before combining the two-they MAY cancel each other out.😕
@@thegayestgoth where do you get the coconut oil in a glass container from??
I used to do a wash and go daily (Dickey method) and let it air dry. When I say my hair was SOFT??? I low key miss it but ya girl only has time once a week now
Dry rotting ain’t even no hair term 😂😂😂that’s for trees ain’t it ???
I wash my hair daily because I have germ issues. People tell me it’s bad for years but my hair is fine. I blow dry it daily as well. I wish I didn’t have to but I can’t sleep unless it feels clean on the sheets.
👏🏾🔥🔥🔥 thank you for saying that because they’re real pressed about losing business to natural hair instead of evolving with the community
Thank you for this clarifying video… natural hair care is so important
Been letting my hair air dry for YEARS. NO PROBLEMS WHATSOEVER.
Yep. And no heat damage
Same
Same here, sis
same here & now I have locs, I let those air dry too😂 never had any issues🤷🏽♀️.
SIR THANK YOU FOR SAYING THIS! I've been natural for 30+ years and the stuff I have heard from so-called professional stylist is mind-blowing, gaslighting and money grubbing 💯💯💯💯
You're so welcome!
Money scam exactly😂😂😂
THANK YOU!! These stylists are getting on my last nerve 🙄
Thank you sooooo much for correcting what she said. When I first saw this, I was like, "Omgosh 😢, whattt?!!!" Then, I thought, "wait a minute, I've been air drying my natural hair for 6 years and never had the issues she stated."
As a natural hair stylist .. I PREFER to blowdry my OWN hair..mainly bc it's easier to deal with after washing. But no ma'am, you do not have to blow dry your hair. It can definitely cause heat damage. I don't blow dry most of my clients. I hate to see people spread misinformation bc of their own personal preference
whats your thoughts on diffusers?
Ummm heat is damaging to any type of hair!!!
Dry rotting of the hair? 😂😂😂😂😂
@@islandluvrwho said if wasn't
@@islandluvr duh who said it wasn’t?
Heat destroys. The more heat you subject your hair to, the worse you damage it. I quit blow-drying it about 50 years ago, and I've never had any problems like she described. I'm 70, and I have silver hair to my waist. It's strong and healthy.
Yes, same with me. 70 years never had a problem with air drying.
I’m 21 and blow drying my hair makes it dry and crunchy! I like having it air dry so it can be a little damp for my leave in conditioner. People need to stop making things confusing
Great that you came back with more. Thank you! I agree with you on both the video and this statement. As a Hair Extensions Company Owner who owned a Salon as well, I have been of the belief that natural drying of my hair especially during warmer seasons is best. As a tennis player I always would shampoo and head out to the courts daily with my hair wet as the Houston heat would dry it in under 30 min flat! Of course playing with a cap on in that same Houston heat would cause my roots to be wet although my hair was not drenched like so many other girls. I have very healthy hair and never suffered any damage from my practice of natural drying. I did have to be careful to add conditioner to the ponytail and especially my ends as they were always exposed to the hot sun which would fry it if unprotected! I noticed sometimes my clients with very thick natural hair would be the ones with the moldy smell but never a “dry rotting”. We did take extra caution and provided education for those very thick hair clients who chose braiding and didn’t want their hair heat dried.
I’m glad someone said it. Because these girls that jump from chair to chair, swear by these wannabe hair stylists on TH-cam.
She didn’t learn that in school. Folks outchea telling Duck tales. I don’t even believe she had a client who said all of that either.
lol @ duck tales
Not duck tales 😂😂😂 💀 🪦
Duck Tales, oo-OOO-oo 😂 😂 😂
😂😂😂
Facts she went to a unaccredited beauty school 🤣🤣 teaching her madness
As a dread head I take offense as well because I literally let my hair air dry all the time and it constantly grows and thickens 💁🏾♂️
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Right! 💁🏾♀️.
Same! I let it dry throughout the day- I have 0 problems with my hair air drying and my locs are thicc asf
Same here.
100, Real talk, true stories!! I love air drying I think is very healthy for our hair
Thanks for correcting this.❤
There’s two types of damage natural hair can incur - mechanical damage from combing and tangling hair in its weakest state (when wet) or heat damage, the over use of heat tools. Looks like keeping hair stretched, using some heat and detangling hair dry or with some oil can help keep natural hair flourishing. I’ve been learning a lot from Cyn Doll
AS A HAIRSTYLIST IN GENERAL…..It does not matter what we do! Everything is damaging to the hair! Even sun light is damaging! Protective styles are damaging, heat is damaging, if you overload your body on vitamins that can be damaging! Everybody should just do what works for them and their hair! It’s no right answer to healthy hair especially African American hair!
The best response that I've read this far!
By living u're approaching death year after year, but there are things that u can do while u're alive that will kill you faster
Putting all these things at the same damage level is ignorant. Especially as there are numerous scientific evidence on what causes MORE damage universally to everyone
Tell me about it! I have sister locks and my retwist hurt and I'm continously losing hair on my edges 😮
i was looking for this comment as a licensed stylist myself
Boom!! Thank you!
People have air dried hair for yearssssssss and there hair is gorgeous AF . She need to get her license taken.
She have no license.
Facts. I always wrap my hair and dry over night. Even when I do a silk press I let my hair air dry first. Never heard of this dry rot mess in my 40 years hair hits my bra strap. She is tripping.
Exactly. If her client’s been air drying like she says, then I’m sold! Because her hair looks very healthy. That little tuft of hair she held up just looked like shed hair to me🤷🏾♀️
Blowing it dry with heat dries the hair out. Low heat is less damaging. Yes. These are people who want you to pay money for them to do your hair. So sad. He is right about gaslighting people. Wow people are so sneaky.
Thank you SO MUCH 4 correcting her
This reminds me of the stylists who call heat damaged hair “heat trained.”
🤣🤣say what now??
EXACTLY ! I been called bull$hit on that
Lol i mean isn't that essentially what it is? Some ppl want that consistency for whatever styles they're attached to ig but for those who care about hair health it's not for us.
Heat trained is a thing😅 it could lead to damage if not done correctly. Heat trained hair should will take less heat to straighten and still return to its curly state with no issues
@@_me.Kanika Then it’s not heat trained.
For smooth hair textures, leaving the hair in a wet state and going to bed with it wet is bad because the cortex expands. Also when your hair is wet, it’s 50% more stretched. However for our natural sisters, our hair lacks moisture, wet styling is actually good for our hair. With that being said. The hair MUST be moisturized and sealed then detangled and platted first.
Context is everything
That part 😊 I had to learn that myself after going natural my cousin would always tell me combing hair while wet will break your hair I'm like no ma'am my hair loves water😂
that's where I messed up. I would moisturize my locs, slap on my bonnet, and go to bed without giving it time to dry and eventually got dread rot. now I make sure to give my hair time to dry!
Exactly!
I need some tips and tricks. If I don’t heat style my hair, it is a frizzy mess and it feels super dry. I use Kerastase, Argan oil, heat protectants, gloss and unless I heat dry it I look like I’m on me*h
I really want to get my dome by you are so honest and informative with hair in general but especially when it cones to natural hair 👏🏿👏🏿🙏🏿
Thank you! 😊
I decided to start air drying my hair and my hair flourishing.. my hair talks to me and it was telling me to stay natural more often .. adding consistent heat was changing my hair pattern and attributing to my hair loss
It looks like her client was keeping it tied up when letting it dry, which caused the mold and mildew in the hair. I used to wet my hair everyday and put it into a high ponytail. After a while I noticed that my hair did have an odor because it never actually dried from day to day. In the inside of that ponytail the moisture was becoming moldy. I believe this is what she's referring to. 🤷🏾♀️
Right! She made a broad incorrect statement. Just dumb!
I get where she is coming from. When I wash my hair and then plait or twist to lock in the moisture, if I then further put those wet/damp twists in a tight bun- then I experience exactly what she she's talking about- especially if its been nearly 2 days since you've washed your hair and it's still damp- that means there is no air circulation between strands. This is not true for air drying in looser twist etc. Her statement is not entirely wrong but its maybe not true for everyone. There is a wrong way to airdry and a wrong way to blowdry, know what works for your hair.
@@TheJCMlove exactly
Air drying is leaving hair loose to dry naturally, not pulling it back into a ponytail or up in a bun, that’s styling, not drying. Of course you’re going have issues pulling wet hair up and never letting it get throughly dry. She’s saying if you don’t use heat to completely dry your hair after every wash, it’s going to dry rot and that’s just not true
No that is not what she said or ment. Because no one air dries with the hair in a ponytail. That is not what air dry is.
She just wants to up charge all her clients.
Was thanking the same thing.
Right!
Absolutely
Well, she has to blow dry to do the style.... Can't exactly wait for it to air dry after washing 😂
So I'm guessing you don't believe that you're being upcharge for everything that you're purchasing that's just the way of business every business have a tactic
I absolutely love him. Let's protect him at all costs. Not only is he lovely to look at , but he's smart, articulate, and not subscribing to her b.s. I could go on and on.. But in a nutshell, I love him !
This actually happens when you wet your hair everyday and don’t allow it to dry properly. I had the same problem when I first went back natural because I would wet my hair everyday and tie it into a low pony almost immediately after. So the hair in the middle would never dry properly and would always become brittle and break very easily. It’s like when you throw too much water into a plant over a period and the roots start to rot.
There's no such thing as dry rotting of hair though
Same thing happened to me
@@AfrikanHairGod 🤣🤣
@AfrikanHairGod I'm not saying it's called hair rot. What I am saying is something similar happened to me and I explained what happened
Who's wearing their hair wet every day? 😒
wash n go...spritzing
Spritzing doesn't saturate the hair enough to create an wet enough environment to contribute to any damage of the hair and scalp. Your hair would need to be drenched and wet for most of the day for this to occur
@@AfrikanHairGod ok thx
I wear my afro wet most days. It's normally drys in a few hours depending on how it's styled.
Exactly. I'm like what black woman is washing their hair every single day to need to air dry every day? Spritzing water is completely different than saturating the hair every day. Meanwhile she's saying this while ruining this ladies curl pattern.
I've been a cosmetologist for 16yrs, I totally agree with you sir! As long as your hair is properly moisturized you will be just fine ladies!!!
Thank you for TRUTH.
You are so right too much heat can mess up the hair well too much of anything can damage your hair and thanks for the info
She's trying to get more naturals to come back to the salon--her salon--so she can get that 💰 Narada, thank you, thank you, thank you for dismissing this mess! ❤
Exactly 💯💯
As a black woman who has long and healthy hair to my lower back, air drying is great for your hair. You have to verify people and their talent before letting them do beauty care on you!
How did you do it
As a black woman who has hair past my butt and is healthy. I agree 💯💯🎯🫶🏾
Thank you for setting the record straight. There is ALOT of miss info about hair on TH-cam. It got to the point where I research the hair tips given by these influencer. Therefore I’m not miss guided
“Dry rotting”? Never heard that used in correlation to hair 😮
Natural hair isn’t as complicated as we make it, many people are just inconsistent and don’t accept their hair texture for what it is. All these slick backs, braids and different hair styles every week are not for everyone, especially if your hair is already dry and unhealthy
Yes that's what I primarily believe "what you throw comes back to you, star" Lauryn hill
Exactly
I think what she meant to say was letting 4c hair air dry while it’s all over the head and not in a protective style will cause damage. Which is true because 4c hair easily tangles so it needs to go in plaits or twist if you plan on air drying after a wash.
Thank you bro for speaking Truth 💯👏🏼🙌🏼!
Exactly! Most " stylists " don't know a damn thing about Natural hair anyway. All they want to do is use those hot azz flat irons or make you a bald eagle by installing a weave/wig
Not a bald eagle 😂
Once a beautician told me if you don’t get a relaxer I’m not doing your hair no more so I gave her what she wanted & stopped going to her.
@@Abundantly-Blessed 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 the audacity of that hairdresser!
They really don't and these are black stylist too with black hair smdh
@@KnowYourChi She was frustrated and felt my hair was too much work
Air drying is the healthiest way to dry kinky hair
COME ON NOW KING.. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤THANK YOU FOR MUCH FOR SHARING YOUR TIME AND INFORMATION..
I'm glad you spoke up on this... i am a woman who almost NEVER blow dries her hair or use any heating tools, relaxers, etc. My lifestyle is way too busy at the moment but i have my heated rollers, etc if i need to stunt this 19+ inch hair on a sunny day! Lol
I'm a licensed cosmetologist and definitely air drying your hair is the most natural and low-impact healthiest way to dry hair. And if you want it straighten after it dries then just stretch the hair out so that it air dries stretch. This will decrease how much heat a person has to put on their hair using a blow dryer and flat iron
Yes! 💯
How do you properly stretch the hair out as it dries? My hair takes forever to dry and putting it in twists just locks the moisture in.
@@midnyghtryder.ou can do two cornrows if you’re feeling lazy after a busy day or do large box braids. Heatless hair stretching helps retain length and moisture and reduces shedding
Right. I’m a “straight natural”. I always air dry my hair stretched then blow dry. My hair is longer than it’s ever been. But it’s definitely heat damaged still.
@@midnyghtryder. Do a few big braids. When you hair is about 80% dry, take the braids down. And let your all your hair finish air drying or use the blow dryer on low heat to finish drying. (Licensed Cosmetologist)
Stylists like her are the reason I stopped going. Leaving perms in my hair too long and over processing it. Lying about the condition and texture of my hair. Charging exorbitant prices. Honestly, I would probably still be on that creamy crack if the stylists I frequented practiced healthy hair care. Now, the customers have spoken and it's affecting those pockets. Change your ways!!!
Im glad you’re off that stuff girl! I am no longer dependent on it either. 😂
I stopped using hair relaxers b4 2020 around 2017 & my hair has grown to my back ,it feels so thick ,full & healthy ,proud African with 4c haRR
Thanks for sharing. I stopped around 2011. The main reason I stopped was because of over-processing which left my hair dry and brittle. I'm glad I made that decision, especially now that I'm hearing about a link between relaxers and fibroids. I love healthy hair regardless of the length. Thanks to TH-cam videos, I learned many ways of styling it. In the past, I dreaded the heat and humidity of summer but now I've realized that natural hair is extremely versatile. You mentioned that you are African, what country?@@jeswazwadi7049
Go to a curly hair stylist that specializes in natural hair and is educated on it. My stylist, a black woman went to school and was actually taught how to care for curly hair. Unfortunately it's still new, but people are starting to learn. I think you have to get younger people tbh. Older people most of time do curly/coily hair the old ways
Well said!🎉
Thank you Sir. I air dry my hair all the time and never experienced or even heard of hair rot. My hair is healthy and thriving.
I partly agree with her only because thinner curly hair like mine seems
To shed something horrible when I let it air dry in comparison to blow dry.,
How do you air dry it?
I wish there were more channels promoting natural hair awareness and hair care. Women with beautiful natural hair are stunning. Anyone who is taught proper hair care practices and maintenance can enjoy beautiful hair.
I totally agree!
I def need to be taught because I struggle and I'm not sure which curl pattern I have. I feel like I can't be great with any style because it's fine and breaks easily.
More? Do you look for them? It's thousands
I am enjoying my natural hair especially wash days!!!
I’m so confused I want to start wearing wash n go and twist outs but there’s a lady on TH-cam showing tons of clients with inches upon inches of mechanical damage from wearing twist outs and wash no gos for years. I want to minimize the amount of heat on my hair
Dry rotting??? Mold??? Huh???
Mold can happen but that's only when you leave hair wet for extended periods of time. Scalp and hair is not meant to be exposed to prolonged moisture exposure.
Not unless you are dead.
Wrong answer, false. Air drying your hair doesn't damage it. Pressing and continuous heat damage the hair.
@@AfrikanHairGod Never been in that position before so that means I’m doing something right🤣 Thanks for clarifying!
@AfrikanHairGod that's what she meant. She cannot say all of that in a short. Now everyone in the comments thinks differently and it was taken out of context
She is 10000% correct air drying 4c hair can leave smell and dry rot/mildew hair! She is right.
I do it everyday for a living with no issue... Just look at my work on my page and you can see it in action
You dont have hair@@AfrikanHairGod
This is why I follow u, u keep it 💯
I always air dry, and my curls are POPPIN, and my hair is healthier .#teamNatural
Yup same. I’ve only ever air dried unless I’m getting a silk press
Heat can alter your pretty curly pattern.
I had heat damage from my first ever silk press after doing the big chop and air drying for 3 years. My hair was down the middle of my back after the silk press and my beautiful curls were fried. That was 5 years ago and I will not let anyone get in my head with high heat. I wish my natural hair looked like that with a diffuser or low heat. It is hard to believe this was low heat used on this young lady hair.
Omg that’s the same thing that happened to my daughter & now she’s afraid of heat .
Wow. So she just sans the heat protectant ?
The first patent for a blow dryer was in 1911. I would assume that up until then everyone let their hair dry naturally. I’ve even heard that the heat from the blow dryer is more damaging to the hair than air drying.
I only air dry my hair and its grown by leaps and bounds. The only time I use heat is with a heating cap for deep conditioner. Period. Thank you. for giving solid information.
I stop blowing drying because I noticed I was damaging my hair 🤦🏾♀️ the twist out works for me and I’m sticking to it
As you know everyone wants to be an expert.
Air drying can be damaging but so can blow dryers. You're supposed to dry with a soft towel or cotton t shirt so it wont frizz up your hair or dry it. Everyone's hair is different though so it varies but this is the method I've been using.
Lol that lady was def cappin she def made that one up😂