One Easy Way to Curl Hair with a Blow Dryer

If you're hoping to curl your hair but don't have a curling iron, there are several ways you can get beautiful curls using a blow dryer. If you have naturally curly hair, enhance your curls using a diffuser attachment for your blow dryer. Braiding damp hair before drying it with a blow dryer is a great way to achieve curls on straighter hair, and using a round brush and a blow dryer to curl your hair works well too. Once you've curled your hair, consider setting it with a hairspray to keep it looking styled all day if you have naturally straight hair.

Diffusing Naturally Curly Hair

1 Apply a curl cream or leave-in conditioner to damp hair. This will enhance your curls and make them smoother. Look for products that say they hydrate and enhance curls on the label. Squirt a dollop of product into your palm and massage it into your hair, starting at the roots. While your hair shouldn't be dripping wet, it should be damp as if you just towel dried it.

· If you need to brush your hair, do so before you put the product in your hair.

· Use a mousse that’s designed for curly hair or a regular leave-in conditioner.

· Consider using a heat protectant on your hair instead of mousse so the hair dryer won't cause damage.

2 Use a diffuser attachment to dry your curls without causing frizz. If you just use the regular blow dryer nozzle to dry your naturally curly hair, it will likely create frizz. Place the diffuser on the end of your blow dryer nozzle so that it distributes the air more evenly.

· If you don’t already have a diffuser attachment for your blow dryer, purchase one at a big box store or online.

· It’s best to use the diffuser on a medium to low setting.

3 Start the diffuser at your roots to begin drying your hair. Place the diffuser near your roots, flipping your head over to make it easier and to give your hair more volume, if desired. Move the diffuser around your head, placing strands of hair at the nozzle to help enhance the curls.

4 Dry your hair with the blow dryer until it’s 80% dry. If you use the diffuser on your hair until it’s completely dry, it could end up drying out your hair too much and causing frizz. Instead, use the diffuser to dry your hair until it’s mostly dry, and then let your hair finish drying naturally to preserve the curls you’ve created.[4]

· To see if your hair is mostly dry, do a touch test. If your hair feels just slightly damp in several places, it’s time to let it finish air drying.