Can I blow dry my hair after dying it?
After years of owning the same boring black hair, I decided to dye it for a change of look. Since it’s my first time dying my hair, I didn’t forget to ask my hairstylist important questions, especially when it comes to blow-drying my hair. On the way, I learned a lot of new things about my dry hair too.
There are always hundreds of doubts and confusions accompanied by the process of drying our hair, especially blow-drying. Moreover, if you have really dry hair like me, you might have even more confusion when taking care of it since the risk of hair fall occurring is high.
Hence, the number of questions never seems to end! Every day I learn something new about my dry hair and also the process of drying hair. So I thought, why not compile all the questions and give a direct answer to them all? That is what this article is about!
Can I blow dry my hair after dying it?
After years of owning the same boring black hair, I decided to dye it for a change of look. Since it’s my first time dying my hair, I didn’t forget to ask my hairstylist important questions, especially when it comes to blow-drying my hair. On the way, I learned a lot of new things about my dry hair too.
There are always hundreds of doubts and confusions accompanied by the process of drying our hair, especially blow-drying. Moreover, if you have really dry hair like me, you might have even more confusion when taking care of it since the risk of hair fall occurring is high.
Hence, the number of questions never seems to end! Every day I learn something new about my dry hair and also the process of drying hair. So I thought, why not compile all the questions and give a direct answer to them all? That is what this article is about!
Can I blow dry my hair after dying it?
This is a question that is always up for debate. Yes, you can blow dry your hair after dying it. Since coloring your hair can already damage your strands to an extent, applying heat is like adding gasoline to the fire. You can still do it, but it shouldn’t be the first option, but the last one.
However, you can use a spray or leave-in conditioner before blow-drying it to prevent further damage. You can use Mane Caper’s Pinstripe Cape not to get the spray on your clothes. Blow drying will make the hair products stick to your hair better and a great way to de-frizz. But if you don’t want to take the risk of getting hair damage, you should stick to air-drying instead.
Does dry hair cause hair loss?
Yes, dry hair can be one of the causes of your hair falling out in worrisome amounts. This is because dry hair is more prone to damage and breakage than hydrated or moisturized hair; thus, hair loss can easily happen. Moreover, because of dry hair, scalp conditions like dandruff can appear, especially in colder days of the year, leading to hair loss.
Dry hair caused by excessive use of heat styling tools makes the hair shaft weak, and eventually, hair fall occurs. To learn how to moisturize your dry hair, check out this article.
Can you blow-dry bleached hair?
No, absolutely not! You should never blow dry your hair right after bleaching it. This is because blow-drying uses hot air, and since bleached hair is especially dry and more vulnerable to damage than an unbleached one, using any heat styling will further lift the moisture from your hair. This can eventually lead to hair damage as well as hair loss.
So for the few weeks after you bleach your hair, try your best to cut down on how often you do heat-styling like blow-drying, curling, straightening, and such. You should also wash your hair less often, and after you do, dry it gently using a microfiber hair towel to soak out the excess water without causing breakage.
Should I style short hair?
If you place your hair forward, you will cover your face and add more width to the sides that will make a fuller shape. If you bring hair into the face, it closes it and hides many features. The key here is to do what we learned in Sesame Street. We share, and everybody gets along. We share with the head by pulling hair back, and we share with the face by pushing hair forward. The important thing is balance and we place a little bit of hair back while also putting some forward. This creates the illusion of length. Regardless of the length of the hair being cut however, Mane Caper can accommodate with different color capes, chemical capes or styling capes. We have capes for kids or any kind of cape.
How do we strategically accentuate volume in your hair?
By placing volume in key areas, we can highlight the bone structure in the face. Where some mistakes are made is when certain areas are emphasized and not the structure. Some stylists highlight the cheek area instead of focusing on highlighting the cheek structure. This is pivotal because that tiny detail can lift the eye up and the face up. Another detail often missed is that volume is not created in the temple area. The temple region lies upward from the cheeks and creates the appearance of elongation. Having volume in the temple area will highlight the face structure. By simultaneously relieving volume from the sides and pushing hair upward into the crown will make anyone love a shorter hairstyle. By placing volume in the temple area, your hair will be free to follow your facial structure. This face-framing will allow the eye to be lifted up and your face will appear to be elongated.
Short Hair with a Round Face
If you were on the fence regarding whether or not to have short hair while having a round face, now you know. Have a sense of adventure and experiment. It will hardly be an experiment however if you follow these strategies. No need to fear once you’re armed with this knowledge. This is how you can rock that short hair and actually prefer it. If your stylist doesn’t have Mane Caper capes however, now we got a problem. They have to come take a look at what we have to offer. Using mane caper capes makes any head happy.