{"id":174783,"date":"2022-05-13T09:30:32","date_gmt":"2022-05-13T16:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/?p=174783"},"modified":"2022-05-11T15:36:58","modified_gmt":"2022-05-11T22:36:58","slug":"use-blow-dryer-brush","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/use-blow-dryer-brush\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Use a Blow Dryer Brush"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether you have fine hair, curly hair, or any other hair type, here are three words to rock your style world: at-home blowouts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With a blow dryer brush, you can get that luscious salon blowout without scheduling an appointment or paying salon prices. A blow dryer brush is a combination of a hair dryer and styling brush. And this trendy 2-in-1 styling tool doesn\u2019t just give you salon results at home\u2014it can also simplify your hair care routine and keep your hair healthier in the long run. Gone are the days when you use multiple hot tools, such as curling iron, to achieve the hairstyle you want and prevent or minimize hair damage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this guide, we\u2019ll break down how to use a blow dryer brush and why<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">you should seriously consider getting one (if you haven\u2019t already).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>How to Use Your Blow Dryer Brush in Five Easy Steps\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While blow <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/dryer-brushes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dryer brushes<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> may seem to function through advanced technology, they\u2019re actually pretty easy to use. But to get the most <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">va-va-VOOM<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> look out of your blow dryer brush, follow these five simple steps:<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Step 1: Gather Your Tools<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your blow dryer brush is your most important tool, but to get that salon-quality blowout, you\u2019ll need a few other items. These include:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A comb or wet brush<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A heat-protectant spray, cream, or serum<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A heat setting product\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hair clips, salon clips, or scrunchies\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Setting spray<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Optional: root volumizer for people with fine hair<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Step 2: Start With Combed, Damp, Heat-Protected Hair<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While you <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">can <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">start with wet hair or damp hair, towel-drying your hair or allowing it to partially air dry will result in a better blowout.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, it\u2019s always a good idea to apply a heat-protectant spray, cream, or serum to your hair before using any kind of heated styling tool. So, once your hair is partially dry:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apply your heat protectant spray, cream, or serum<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Comb through to ensure it\u2019s distributed evenly<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Step 3: Section Your Hair with Clips<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019ve ever watched your stylist blowout your hair at the salon, you have an idea of what sectioning your hair looks like. At home, you can use this strategy to make sure you adequately reach all of your hair (even the underneath parts) and avoid going over the same area more than once.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Create four sections of hair by:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Parting your hair down the middle\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Parting your hair across the back (slightly above your ears)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then, use your clips or scrunchies to keep the sections separated until you reach them.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Step 4: Blow and Curl, or Blow and Smooth<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Depending on the look you\u2019re trying to achieve, you\u2019ll want to either blow-and-curl or blow-and-smooth your hair. For both looks, you\u2019ll start by turning the blow dryer brush on low or medium heat and airflow\u2014save those faster speeds and higher temps for quick touch-ups once you\u2019ve gotten a handle on using the tool.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then, working on one section at a time, remove your clip and separate a section of hair about 1\u20133 inches wide.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>To add curl <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 Start underneath your section of hair at the root and pull your brush down the length of your hair, rolling the brush away from you as you go. This will cause the hair to wrap around the blow dryer brush, curling and drying it simultaneously. Once your hair is fully rolled, hold it for 10 seconds, then slowly release.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>To straighten or smooth <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 Starting underneath your hair and working from root to tip, slowly pull the blow dryer brush through each section. The trick to getting smooth, straight, and shiny hair with a blow dryer brush is to work slowly and continue the process until all of your hair is totally dry.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Step 5: Add Volume and Set<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you\u2019ve dried and styled your hair to perfection, you can add a little root volumizer and finish the look off with a setting spray to ensure gorgeous volume and it holds strong all day long.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then, you can go conquer the world.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Why Buy a Blow Dryer Brush?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aside from achieving a salon-quality blowout at home, there are two main reasons why a blow dryer brush is a superior choice to a separate dryer and brush when you\u2019re styling:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>It frees up one hand<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 If your dryer and brush are combined into a single device, you have a free hand to aid in the styling process. That means no more starting and stopping, no more putting down and picking up tools, and no more getting tangled in cords. You\u2019ll likely find that simplifying your styling routine in this way will save you a ton of time getting ready.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>It reduces heat exposure<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 By drying and styling your hair simultaneously, you can reduce the time your hair is exposed to other heated products after you\u2019ve blow-dried it (like curling irons or straighteners). And the less your hair is exposed to heat, the less likely you are to experience hair damage in the form of dry, brittle hair.<sup>1<\/sup><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Plus, for all you ladies who color your hair, less heat exposure means longer-lasting color.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can also reduce your hair\u2019s heat exposure by investing in a quality blow dryer brush, like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxybae.com\/products\/rose-gold-blowout-dryer-brush\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FoxyBae\u2019s Rose Gold Blowout Dryer Brush Pro<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This brush was designed to combine the right levels of heat and wind to give you that salon blowout look without drying out or damaging your hair. Plus, its salon-grade motor means this hair styling secret weapon will last you for years of blowouts to come.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>For All Your Hair Care Needs and More, Trust FabFitFun<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FabFitFun,<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> finding products that can simplify your beauty routine <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">while <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">enhancing it is what we\u2019re all about. That\u2019s why we partner with trusted, high-quality brands to deliver the best, most innovative products directly to your door.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a FabFitFun member, you also get access to our online store and exclusive community sales so that you can stock up on all the latest in beauty, wellness, fashion, and more, whenever you want!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Try a seasonal or annual membership to see for yourself why millions of people just like you are choosing FabFitFun.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Sources:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Annals of Dermatology. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hair Shaft Damage from Heat and Drying Time of Hair<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC3229938\/#:~:text=Results,dried%20group%20without%20hair%20dryer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC3229938\/#:~:text=Results,dried%20group%20without%20hair%20dryer<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":"Whether you have fine hair, curly hair, or any other hair type, here are three ...","author":8251152,"featured_media":174784,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6,142],"tags":[],"thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/11124725\/Blow-dryer-brush.jpg","thumbnail_url_middle_card":"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/11124725\/Blow-dryer-brush-386x200.jpg","formated_date":"May 13, 2022","category_name":"Beauty","category_icon":"https:\/\/d3vodd1ws13xud.cloudfront.net\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/10113828\/beauty-1.svg","author_name":"Carly Biggs","trending":false,"sponsored":false,"random_color":"#d6f466","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174783"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8251152"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=174783"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174783\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/174784"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=174783"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=174783"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=174783"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}