Article: Don’t immediately blast your hair with a blow dryer. Allow it to air dry at least partially. Allowing your hair to dry slowly and naturally keeps your hair in place instead of blowing it around, which can cause frizziness. If you blow dry without smoothing it out, it also can make your hair look puffy. If you want to blow dry, then let your hair partially dry naturally first. Or, you can let your hair air dry completely. If you are straightening your hair after letting it air dry, use the blow drier and a boar bristle brush to seal and smooth the cuticle. This smooths the cuticle down, while the heat from the blow dryer seals in the moisture and locks it in. If moisture is sealed inside your hair cuticle, it is less likely to attract the moisture in the air and become frizzy.  Blow dry your hair in a downward motion while using the boar bristle brush to smooth it out as you go. Brush your hair and move the blow dryer along with the brush in a downward motion. Boar bristle brushes are made from keratin, which is the same material that your hair is made from. This is why using a boar bristle brush to blow dry your hair is ideal. However, if you do not have a boar bristle brush, then any rounded or flat brush will do. While you are blow drying, pay attention to the crown where frizz is really noticeable. If you don’t smooth out your roots, you’ll look like you have a halo of frizz around your head, and it can make your hair look really frizzy. Make sure your hold your hair taught with the brush as your blow dry the crown of your head. It is important that your hair is completely dry if you’re entering a humid environment. If your hair is damp, it will continue to absorb moisture from the surrounding environment, making it appear puffy and frizzy. So, before you go outside in humid weather, make sure that your hair is completely dry. Like the serum, dry hair acts as a barrier between your hair and outside moisture. Even if you air dry, your hair should still be completely dry before leaving the house. Use a cool shot of air on each section of hair that you straighten. If your blow dryer has this button it will blast some cool air on your hair. This closes the cuticle, so it seals in the moisture on your hair. Flat ironing your hair before you go out into humid weather may increase the chance that it will curl or frizz up. This is because flat ironing can dry out your hair and then it will try to absorb moisture from the environment when you go outside. To avoid this, you may want to consider skipping the flat iron on humid days. If you do not want to skip the flat iron, then make sure that you use a heat protectant product, such as a straightening balm or cream.
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Allow your hair to air dry a bit. Blow dry with a boar bristle brush. Dry your hair completely. Skip the flat iron on humid days.