Is Air-Drying Your Hair More Damaging Than Heat?

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Is Air-Drying Your Hair More Damaging Than Heat?
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We often say an air-dry is the best dry, if you can swing it—so imagine our shock when we came across a string of videos on TikTok claiming an air-dry is more damaging than heat. Here, we've asked the experts to weigh in. 💨

and low-heat setting), taking a hot tool to the strands ultimately restructures your hair pattern to get the results you want, which does a number on those bonds over time. Now, we're not going to shame anyone for occasionally plugging in the blow dryer, but we often say an air-dry is the best dry, if you can swing it. damaging than heat—with some research to back it up, too. If you just reconsidered your wash day, you're not alone. Below, we asked the experts to weigh in.

, which tested a bunch of different blow-dryer settings , versus an air-dry at room temperature. The results?"Although using a hair dryer causes more surface damage than natural drying, using a hair dryer at a distance of 15 centimeters with continuous motion causes less damage than drying hair naturally.

If all this science jargon leaves you scratching your head, here's a little hair anatomy for your day: Each strand is made up of three layers—the inner fiber called the medulla, the middle layer called the cortex, and an outer layer called the cuticle. Right on the outside of that middle cortex layer, you have the CMC.

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