Flash back to the 80s. Remember the “Jerry Curl”. The hair was frequently sprayed with “activator” leave-in and the hair was in an almost constant damp state, where product even dripped from the hair. It was messy, but all ppl I personally knew with this style had thriving hair.

A word “heat doesn’t damage your hair, people do” and thank you for sharing!

6 months in and my 4c has been co-washed and air dried daily. Me and my hair couldn't be happier. Thank you so much for squashing yet another myth. 👏

Thank you so much for this information. I’ve heard stylists say that air drying causes hygral fatigue and something called “dry rotting” of the hair. When I hear these things I automatically think, then what did people do prior to the invention of a hair dryer? Certainly everyone didn’t have dry rotted hair. Thanks again.

@sknmwms6516

Ай бұрын

Air drying is the best deal is the best. It keeps my hair healthy!

@marleyhill34

Ай бұрын

I'm not entirely sure but I think the issue is people with dense low porosity hair letting the hair and scalp stay wet for more than 8 hours. I have high porosity hair so my hair air dries very quickly. I think the ancestors sat by the fire until the hair was dry or in the tropics the heat will dry almost anything in an hour: laundry, plants, your hair.

@uberhaute_naturalz84

Ай бұрын

Yes, I don't have that issue because I live in a highly hot and humid industrial city​@@marleyhill34

@td4611

Ай бұрын

I drench my natural hair daily and let it air dry. I wash it about twice a week.

@carrington2949

Ай бұрын

I have corrected so many “experts”. I mention that I have a masters in chemistry. So much nonsense is being spewed to black women.

Wow…using a diffuser is safe! Heat doesn’t damage hair people do, thank you for that wisdom! I really enjoy these videos.

“Chile” 😂😂😂 I like you 😂😂

I do wash n go's all the time and air dry my tight coily hair with no problem. Thank you for debunking the myth that air drying damages hair.

Back in the day when I took really good care of my hair, l never had negative side effects from air drying my ponytail and 2-side cornrows, using a pressing comb, curling iron, flat iron, blow dryer, and hard hat bonnet dryer. But, back in the day we didn't suffocate our hair with so much and with many products like they're doing today. 🤷🏾‍♀️

Thank you for posting this!!! So many people say so many things in the natural hair community! I love a hooded dryer, works for me and my girls. I love that we have options and we shouldn’t shame others who try whichever method! ❤️😂

I air dry my hair everyday. It’s getting warm now, so I open the car windows and let the breeze blow. By the time I get to work it’s dry. ❤

Thank you for these videos. I am watching all the way from Spain! Black people around the world need you!!

@hairrules

Ай бұрын

Very lovely to hear that!

Hey Dickey, can you address the statement/ thought that styling (doing a wash and go) daily is too much manipulation and thus will lead to breakage. Thank you!

Thank you for providing clarifying on this topic. I do all I can to take care of my hair with wash and goes, and it is thriving. I regularly air dry my hair because I live on the west coast, and my 4C hair is not dense. Therefore it doesn’t take all day for my hair to dry. I appreciate all of the knowledge you impart in the natural hair care space. Thank you.

Hearing this as I prepare my Dicky inspired wash n go after having figured this out for myself! 👏🏾❤️🤷🏾😎 Thank you for the guidance and confirmation.

Great video! Thank you so much for setting the record straight 🥰💙

There was a time that YT content creators advised that air drying wasn’t healthy for our hair and it made no sense whatsoever to me. I am a 4 hair type that is relaxed I shampoo daily only applying a light shampoo to the scalp and I use instant conditioner. I’ve even tried washing 2x daily (with my morning and evening shower) for experimental purposes only. I use instant conditioner, no heat . I throw it into a loosely braided ponytail that I leave braided or unbraid from a beautiful loose wave. My hair has grown exponentially. Everyday is a good hair day. I wish I knew about this my entire life.

There are definitely some KZreadrs that say that air drying regularly is harmful because it leaves the hair wet for too long, resulting in hygral fatigue.

@Gladiator_in_a_Suit

Ай бұрын

Hygral fatigue does not exist, that’s just something they came up with to buy their products, you can’t over wet naturally dry hair. I’ve been air drying my hair for 7 years nothing bad has happened to it. I only listen to Dickey those other people lie a lot.

@esthertjones

Ай бұрын

Leaving the hair wet for too long can be harmful, but as long as it's actively drying it should be fine.

@MsPatricia2683

Ай бұрын

@@Gladiator_in_a_SuitThat PART‼️‼️

@Sweetlady1916

Ай бұрын

​@@Gladiator_in_a_Suit It does exist, everybody may not get experience it.I watched KZreadrs for years with beautiful long hair air dry their hair, no issues. It just didn't work for me and others, so I had to make some changes. 🤷‍♀️ Yep, everybody selling for sure something.

@cmw1336

Ай бұрын

Yep, the Glam Twinz have been air drying for years.

Thank you Dickey for your expertise in plain and simple language. ❤❤. I wash and go with HairRules every day and diffuse (sometimes completely dry and sometimes partially dry). My hair is growing over an inch each month and retains moisture within each strand. 😉😉

Thank you for confirming this !

"Happy wash and go" ❤

Thank you! I’ve been waiting for this.

When will you come and visit DALLAS TX. We need you

@lashundavis4231

Ай бұрын

Right‼️

Good morning, I appreciate your advice you have been feeding us a consistent message for decades Thank you🌺🌼🌸

Thank you so much for this info….i had similar concerns.❤

I do a combination of all three! It really depends and I love this channel because it’s basically reassuring everything I’ve been doing and my curls have never been happier and they are at my mid back and I’m a guy ❤

Thanks for debunking that myth.

Thank you!!

Thank You

Nice and thank you!

Thank you so much. I read the study about air drying causing damage and the methods were questionable. Sections of hair were washed daily for a month and either air dried or blow dried close to the section far away from the section. Nothing about moisturizing conditioning

Here's my thoughts Dickey, theirs a Sister on utube, who is a hair tracohologist she says keeping your hair wet all day long is harmful to the hair shaft. The hair bonds need to be closed back and we're putting too much products on hair when doing the wash and goes. I'm following her protocol for 6 months to see what happens. My thoughts are back in the day and In Africa etc. Some of them in rural areas don't have access to hair dryers or blow dryers? So please make all this make sense. I wish and and Cyn Doll would have a collaboration to fix this situation once and for all. So much conflicting info in the Natural hair community. PLZ HELP US SISTER, COMI TOGETHER AND DO A Forum ON U Tube PLZ.

@justdoit.86yearsago

Ай бұрын

Africa is hot, case closed

I started co washing mid week and shampooing weekly after seeing your vlogs. I have air dryed and difused. Now that it is summer and I am using less styling products, I have been air drying. My hair is fine either way and like you have said..water is it's friend! There are vloggers who say wash and gos are harmful to natural hair. I have been doing only wash and gos for over 2 years and my hair is fine. Your thoughts on this??

Is the Rev air safe daily? Thanks!

How is your product with Gray hair? Does it work with gray hair?

Does it matter if you diffuse with medium or high heat?

Can you talk about using mousse to dry hair quicker? I have heard that using a mousse with alcohol helps dry type 1/2/3 hair quicker. Can the same be true for us type 4 people? Using a mousse at the end of your wash go styling potentially?

I only use cold air to blow dry my hair, or are we talking about blow drying in general? Isn't good?

So you can’t get heat damage from a diffuser? Why is that? I was under the impression that it’s direct heat so it can still damage your hair?

Thank you Dickey! And thank you to the person who asked the question. It answered my question about hygral fatigue because of the hair swelling and unswelling. The video also helped me LET GO of what is supposed to be versus what works for me. In the summer, letting it air dry before I go to work works well for me. Air drying with the window down also helped me decide what products are good for me. The Doux's Bee Girl holds the cast very well compared to other products so my hair is dry and in tact as soon as go to work. I no longer feel guilt for not redoing my wash and go because I don't have time to dry it. And in the fall and winter months, I just do my method at night😁

Is this ok with us silver haired ladies whose hair has the gold tones in it?

How do we keep our ends from splitting/popping off when they dry first in prolonged wash n go styling frequently?

@marleyhill34

Ай бұрын

I think if your ends are getting damaged easily: 1. Wash and go's might not be a good style choice for your hair type. 2. You need to strengthen with protein and Olaplex. 3. You might need to seal your ends with oil/silicone/grease. 4. You are doing too much manipulation to get the definition. Or 5. You need a trim. My example, i do not wear wash and go's exclusively. I have fine and fragile hair. Daily raking, shingling and brushing is too much. I only wear wash and go's in the summer when the air is less dry where i live. I do not rake or shingle my hair and I only shampoo, deep condition and detangle my hair once a week. Every other time, I use a hair mist and gently use my had to rub it in and I let the curls/coils form as they are. Defined or undefined. Occssionally if I'm going out to an event I might define/finger coil a few of the curls/coils around my hairline but i never define my entire hair. I use protein twice a month and I seal my ends. I get a trim every 12-16 weeks and dust every 6 weeks at home. The rest of the seasons, i keep my ends tucked in from the elements. I do not believe that the ends drying first is what damages them.

@uberhaute_naturalz84

Ай бұрын

I live in a highly hot and humid industrial city so, I do two things; I used a strong hold gel and I don't go beyond 7 days. By doing these, the strong hold gel made sure my hair isn't coiling into each other and by not going beyond 7 days, I get it hydrated as often as possible. However, if your hair is Coily, you'll still experience it.

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I think hair burns at what? 400°? There you go

There is a young lady here on KZread that does a lot of silk presses, and she strongly discourages air drying because she says it results in ”dry rot” of the hair. I lot of misinformation and ignorance out here!

Lol@chile

Dickey can you speak to hydra fatigue? And the issue with thick long hair and going to bed with a wet head? I wish you covered this in the myth dispelling because this is the concern women are having with air drying.