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[@jessicavirgo9842]

What's especially disheartening about this misinformation is that people will tend to automatically believe it because the messenger has long hair 😮‍💨.

[@GinaJonesStillettoQueen]

Long and it's not kinky

[@Tellylove12]

100% facts

[@creamycazz1]

That part!

[@lynesec532]

Right people need to do their own research and use common sense. I wouldn’t dare just take what someone says and run with it. I don’t care if they are a licensed professional or not.

[@frannie045]

This! and people lack common sense….. why would natural air be more damaging than using a hair dryer….. you need a thermal heat protector to be able to blow dry your hair but you don’t need that to air dry 🤔

[@shamidkpzd]

So our ancestors just had dry and brittle hair before the invention of the blow dryer? Folks are funny. 😂 We appreciate you Narada.

[@nickys6656]

Great point!!

[@tiffanydaneen]

That part!

[@ca678.4]

Girl the fact that some black people refer to afro hair as nappy or “undone” when it’s black hair just existing you already know that some probably did believe that. I’ve had a black person refer to afro hair when mentioned as “untamed and undone” Conversation went like this “ you can tell when stylists who want afro textured black hair to be blow dried before they come in don’t have much experience working with actual afro textured hair” Their response: “well no one wants or should have to deal with untamed and undone hair.” “Untamed” referring to afro type hair specifically. Cause the state of the hair was never even mentioned… they also refer to black hair as “that puffy hair” it’s so sick cause you’d think they werent black themselves.

[@kapparhotau181]

Right

[@marlak4203]

And what about those who do wash n go's? It's great. Now you do that in the summer NOT winter. That definitely will hurt you. All around. Lol

[@FMD70757]

So I guess humans were all “ballheaded” before electricity.😂

[@ca678.4]

Nah to people like this they believe only black people were

[@top2bottumstore]

That part 🎉

[@MsJoyce31202]

😂

[@basicallyv9873]

😂😂😂

[@kathrynhall1136]

Hilariously!

[@LoXena]

Also, "hydrophobic" doesn't mean that the hair doesn't "want to be " wet. Hair doesn't have a will power. It just means that molecules of water aren't easily absorbed because of the outer layer of the hair. This is exactly why people use oils. To improve the hydrophobic properties in order to protect the cuticles and therefore the resistance to breakage when the hair is manipulated when it is wet.

[@msmini1585]

Exactly. Thank you.

[@jacklyneverage3881]

The comedy of it all is that this study was conducted on people who do not have our hair texture, however, her opinion about our hair made her relate it specifically to us.

[@rosieamelia5955]

So I actually saw this on TikTok last night. The lady who made this video is the owner of Wonder Curls it’s a haircare brand. As a kid growing up in Jamaica,my mom washed my hair every week put it in braids and it air dried and I had no issues. I was like I never had damage from air drying. I use a hooded dryer with twist for maybe 10 minutes just to quicken my drying process so I can go outside because it’s cold. I also use a dry paper towel or a towel to gently squeeze excess water from my hair after styling. After the last experience 😅, I just do what works for my hair. Thank you for taking the time to address this

[@LoXena]

They want us to sit under a dryer for hours. I cannot afford this. I have neither the time neither the space to install a hooded dryer. So, air drying it is. Most people won't put their kid under a dryer either, each time they need to do their hair This is completely unrealistic.

[@ziolp]

Lucky for you, hooded dryers arent the only dryers tp exist 😐

[@vendettawykpisz8518]

I use grease and water. My hair is flourishing, so for me, no heat.❤

[@XxMercuriiXx]

Right, all our hair is so different. It’s like they have a mind of their own

[@tierras6085]

Why don't people understand you need more than one study to prove something. No one else has replicated this study. Also, ensure that you adequately analyze the data. People don't understand how to do that. 😂

[@Adjeibea1]

Is it even peer reviewed? What was the sample size - people need to realise further research is needed in order to make these kind of statements

[@sophiaelizabethphoto]

So everyone that lived 100 plus years ago all had damaged hair 😂.

[@nickys6656]

Exactly 😂.

[@lizjo7213]

😂😂😂😂...

[@creedom5676]

@@nickys6656hair relaxer was invented in 1907, so 100 years ago they would’ve had access to relaxers, wigs, braids, cropped cuts,etc. Some hair types are far more manageable being blow dried. Everyone has a different experience.

[@nickys6656]

@@creedom5676 The original commenter was really referring to the time period pre-relaxer.

[@MsPatricia2683]

That PART‼️‼️

[@ksha]

It's so exhausting how much misinformation is getting put out. I agree with a commenter below, people are going to believe it when they see the messenger hair length. Just preying on BW insecurities with hair length and texture.

[@bford3977]

I am a new follower and I have appreciated your hair wisdom. I never heard of this study but when you mentioned that the subjects in the study washed their hair DAILY with no conditioner, I'm thinking "Say less". 🙄 Stay blessed!

[@thisiscoilette]

Thank you for the high quality education as always🙌🏽 I made a video touching on this topic a few weeks ago -- but the commitment to justifying heat use (and potential heat damage) is perplexing. If you like what it does for your lifestyle and you don't know how to work with texture, just say that. You not wanting to understand texture should not have to result in several people being harmfully misinformed.

[@lavinder11]

I wonder if she actually read that study or only skimmed the abstract and conclusion. Just looking at the names of the researchers, they clearly aren't studying black hair. Also, studies around that time period on "black" hair were actually Asian hairs that were processed (permed) to minic Black, naturally curly hair.

[@MT-yx5cu]

It stated "virgin African hair"

[@lavinder11]

@MT-yx5cu Yes, and so did all the loreal funded research from 2008-15, but it was processed hair from China. That wa the practice at the time.

[@MT-yx5cu]

@@lavinder11 can you provide a source? I'm interested.

[@marleyhill34]

I clocked that this study was done by Asian doctors with Asian sounding names and not African doctors with African sounding names. They do not have enough experience with damaged hair with African/black ancestry! My trichologists in London is from ANGOLA. She runs clinics in Angola and the UK. We need to stop acting like we are all the same when it comes to hair. Even internally there are some medical differences and susceptibility to certain diseases. Me: did my ancestors 4000 years ago have a blow dryer?

[@lavinder11]

@MT-yx5cu No, because that information wasn't made public as the understanding was virgin hair of African descent was "hard to retrieve" in the US. But they figured that permed straight hair showed similar signs of fragility as natural Black hair and went with it. I used to work for Loreal R&D at that time and was shocked by the corners they cut. Then, they shut down that specific program about 6 months after I left. They were also trying to prove that air drying and flat ironing was worse than relaxers in an attempt to bring back relaxer sales, but it turned out that the researcher falsified numbers. The company didn't know, but when they found out, they didn't retract the research. I have all kinds of stories about that place and research in general, but to cover my ass, all of it ALLEGED and for entertainment purposes only.

[@pamsegg1]

Researcher here: reading, re-reading, and deciphering empirical studies is not for the faint of heart lol. With that stated, I have been air drying my hair for over a decade and it does nothing but flourish. I blow dry twice a year to trim. Shampooing thoroughly, and using leave in conditioner and a good butter has been the key. The biggest benefit is the food I eat and staying hydrated.

[@msmini1585]

That part.

[@mariahmoore9355]

You did a good job critiquing these studies! It’s definitely a learned skill.

[@bunnyblue9311]

Me personally I use I use a mixture of both. If it’s in a protective style like mini twists, flat twists, natural braids or box braids then I let it air dry since my hair is already styled if not then blow dryer here I come. When I used to air dry my hair would often be tangled even when I detangled. I tried detangling in sections and it was still the same thing. My hair does better when it’s stretched out. I’m a protective style natural so I air dry more often since I have a style in for 4-8 weeks at a time. But to say air drying is more damaging than heat drying is false.

[@Grande-Dame]

By the researchers’ names I knew this was about to be some issue. Like you said black people don’t wash their hair daily. Asians and white people with straight hair most likely do. Black people use a bunch of oils and conditioners that most others don’t. Also she’s probably excusing all this because she likes straight hair and wants to call it « healthy heat trained ».

[@Mande30]

Before my color damage, I exclusively air dried. My hair was healthy. When I experimented with the 30 day detox, I bought a hooded dryer. After going back to the regimen that was good for me, I started air drying my twist outs again. I decided to try the hooded dryer with the twists. I realized that I liked the look of my hair style more when I used the dryer and I could wash my hair and go out immediately, on the same day. I use a silicone serum, so my hair is protected. I just like the look and convenience of the hooded dryer, on low heat. However, I have no problem with air drying my hair. I will try your tip of getting all the excess water out. That may have been the problem.

[@DivineDailyBrew]

If I washed my hair everyday, it would be dry too. I have been airdrying my hair for years and my hair is nice and moisturized and I go into styling with my moisturizing styling creams and it comes out fine everytime. I haven't used my dryer in probably two years now.

[@Ronldbx6]

🤔My scalp used to itch really bad when i had locs. I just had an epiphany that maybe the heat from the hooded dryer was drying out my scalp😯! When i cut my locs and no longer used the hooded dryer, my scalp was *significantly* less itchy🤯!

[@TT-xz5sy]

Wow, same happened to me. Once I cut my dress my scalp was healthy again, I got my hair done monthly.

[@theconcealedmistress]

Scalp inflammation. Detox the scalp don't put anything on the scalp. My scalp used to itch and hurt all the time. Started washing every 2 weeks used olaplex 4c shampoo, started brushing and combing daily. Problems went away.

[@suzyhair1158]

People need to read the WHOLE of hair research/study. Thank you, Dr. Narada AfricanHairGod!🤓

[@stephanielogan5711]

Thank you for a balanced and informed presentation.

[@moniquehoneysmokefields8374]

Thanks for this video. Beware the superlatives. Always do this; never do that. Use moderation. What works for you doesn't work for everyone else. Do what's best for your hair. And consider the source. Anyone can post a video to KZbin and market themselves as an expert.

[@peachstereo]

I am an academic librarian…. This kind of cherry picking information to prove their point is frustrating. Especially when it’s clear she didn’t really the actual article. This kind of spreading misinformation is really dangerous. “Doing your own research” is a lot more work than one research article and omitting their complete findings.

[@pink1237480]

Cyn dolls videos have been popping up more lately. And she is very much against brushing and combing wet or damp hair. She's also against twists and wash no go's. So she would definitely be an advocate for this study.

[@justmontina]

She started popping up on my timeline so I started following her information. Let me tell you, what she says does make sense. It’s simple, less products, and if you listen to enough of her videos, it just makes sense.

[@lesliewit]

Yes, I've been seeing her a lot and she seems to be doing a lot to confuse people. Her perspectives on haircare are extreme and not exactly accurate. I feel like she also exploits certain hair care processes and methods that aren't actually attributed to the natural black hair care , as well as scientific information. She turned me off when she was comparing the way that naturalistas detangle with the way that people take care of their wigs. And then when she claimed that water breaks hydrogen bonds and hair, I was done. Because that is just not even factually true. Also the more you listen to someone, the more what they say makes sense to you. It's called neuro-linguistic programming. A person will repeat the same things over and over so that is what sticks in your mind rather than information that might be contradictory and yet true. It's the "incantation" part of neuro linguistic programming. She's going to get a lot of folks on her bandwagon, because whether she realizes it or not she's just repeating the same information over and over again. Politicians often do this when they are speaking to their constituents in order to strengthen the belief in their ideas. The best way to check and see if the things that Cyndoll is saying is true is lateral reading. Basically just getting the opinions of a variety of people who work in the same field and have similar levels of expertise.

[@AfrikanHairGod]

It doesn't make sense she's someone that knows the jargon but can't understand the concept. She talks about hydrogen bonds but she doesn't even understand what a hydrogen bond is or how it works. She talks about sulfur to sulfur linkages but isn't aware of how she contributes to the damage of disulfide bonds. She's just as bad as this woman here. She researches and finds information that helps to perpetuate her bias but in doing so creates false equivalencies and narratives to reinforce her narrative. If you don't know what you are listening to, it will sound like she's truly an expert.

[@jacklyneverage3881]

Yeah, she basically will turn you into either a straight natural, have you getting your hair blow dried before doing protective stretched style, or have you doing a roller set on natural hair with it being dried under a dryer. In order for her method to brush or comb hair that is not wet or damp, you literally would have to have soft and pliable hair. Because if that hair is dry and brittle, it will break. The same if the hair is wet and easily able to snap. That's why she suggests using oil to soften the hair instead of water. For me, I find that a light mist of water followed up with shea butter and oil in it gets my hair soft if I have not been regularly moisturizing my hair. If I moisturize my hair on the regular like I should, I can comb out my hair as is without applying anything and have no breakage. So, the key is having the hair in a moisturized state. Also, as far as styling hair wet, I'm still on the fence about it. Sometimes I do and sometimes I don't. AfrikanHairGod definitely proved you can style hair wet and no damage can occur. But, he is extra gentle and he doesn't over comb the hair in its wet state on our hair.

[@XxMercuriiXx]

Now what’s wrong with twists?

[@a.h.2667]

There are fairy knots galore when I airdry and this happens after I get a good trim. Idk if porosity has any impact on this but mine is low porosity and it's more manageable with use of heat.

[@ca678.4]

You just have to accept that having the curliest hair type comes with having those knots too. I’m not talking about when your whole head is covered in them, but, I’m just saying that afro type hair is prone to single strand knots unless in a stretched state (where it can STILL get them) because type 4 hair curls into itself the most.

[@elijahishere]

1. Your beard looks fantastic. 2. Why is hair care getting more and more complicated according to the social media stylists? Hair has been hair forever. Why are we switching up on things that have been working for generations? All of a sudden we can't air dry our hair? By definition, blow drying is manipulation and less manipulation is better for your hair I thought? 3. I've never read that study, but I wonder if she's even read it? Like does she know the limitations of the study? Does she understand the methodology? Do any other study's cite this one and/or have other studies replicated these results? You cant skim an academic study, cherry pick the parts you agree with and then call it proof. Academic studies boil things down to what is the most important. If the article is 30 pages, that means all 30 pages are important and you cant just look at a few paragraphs in isolation. I don't comment on your channel usually, but I've been watching you since I was in high school (now I'm getting my PhD) and you're one of the only natural hair providers on this platform willing to militantly combat misinformation and I really appreciate it. I used to buy all the butters oils, treatments, deep conditioners and serums on my little minimum wage check and my hair grew about a quarter inch a month, but when my mom would give me some straight backs with a little Blue Magic, my hair grew like a weed for the month or so I would leave them in. I big chopped at least three times because I was damaging my hair with all of the build up and manipulation. My ends looked like a used broomstick lol. Going back to basics literally saved my hair. My theory is that if they don't keep complicating things, they can't find new things to upcharge their clients for. A client would complain less about having to add on $20 for a blow out of the stylist tells them that their hair will be damaged without it.

[@whosthatgirl9967]

This video is right on time because I’ve recently gone back to air drying. It’s tricky because I have dense hair that can easily stay damp 2-3 days if I wear buns or chunky twists and braids. I have to be careful to avoid problems.

[@RabielleParfait]

I remember your video from last year about air drying and have been listening closely since. I still mostly use heat to dry my wash&gos because the gels take forever to dry. But other than this I’ve stopped styling soaking wet, when I do braided or twisted hairstyles. I’ve been back using towels or t-shirts and let these styles air dry. If it weren’t for your videos I would still be using heat for every single wet styling out of fear from all these experts saying we’re damaging our hair long term. 😫

[@Dee-cg4hy]

Thank you for this information and for clearing that up. 🙏🏽

[@Viasity]

Thank you for this video. I've been debating on if I should start blow drying my hair or using a hair dryer with rolls to stretch my hair as it gets longer. I most definitely had issues with my hair becoming very dry and brittle in the past from using a blowdryer on my hair too often. I have a Revair and thought it would be less damaging but this video has definitely informed me that too much heat will compromise the health of my hair no matter if it's a blowdryer or hooded dryer or reverse blowdryer. Love your videos.

[@1922mistyblue]

I appreciate this because I tend to air dry a lot during the summer. I have medium/high porosity so it’s pretty quick.

[@marquita83]

Lol what?? Ive been air drying for a long time before my locs when I was loose natural and I still do after I retwist my locs sometimes my hair is fine 🤷🏾‍♀️ but of course thank you boo for the hair education that is needed 👍🏿

[@Iopuytc]

Lorddd now air drying us damaging 😂😂😂😂 chileee these people

[@JustFluffyQuiltingYarnCrafts]

Thank you for being the voice of reason and knowledge that helps us understand these videos that stylists put out at times. I have done the overnight deep conditions and based on what you said here I now understand why the results were not desirable. I appreciate you. ❤😉😘

[@shamekabenjamin8010]

This was very thorough video Rada, thank you ❤

[@ambitchin147]

thank you for explaining your viewpoint so eloquently! i think most people (not at all a dig at this woman) don’t know how to read and comprehend scientific studies. it’s not a reading comprehension skill that most people are taught unless they have a background in that area. and the scientific jargon can throw a lot of people off because these studies use three paragraphs to say something didn’t work. also, some companies will sponsor studies to prove their products work! that study could’ve been sponsored by dyson for all we know.

[@leab9435]

I blow dry when I'm flat ironing my hair. I air dry with twist-outs/braid outs.

[@CherryBerry383]

i'm ngl the only time i bother with the hooded dryer is if I just wanna knock out some of the moisture of a style, and then i'll air dry for the rest of the time because it dries in a reasonable time or air dry the entire time without it. When I did wash&gos (which i dont anymore after a bad silk press damage), I would sit under the dryer and then diffuse for my roots, because my hair wouldnt dry. This is why you have to read studies the entire way through cuz it sounds like she didnt. Also im surprised that indirect heat and direct heat was somewhat similar, a certain group of people said they were so different '

[@callmechichi1711]

Thanks for the breakdown. Tfs.

[@cmw1336]

As with everything natural hair, there is no one size fits all. So while this could be true for some if your hair is low porosity and takes days to dry, that is not the case for my high porosity hair. I have always air dried my natural hair without issue, but then my hair dries in a matter of just a few hours. Heat in any form - direct or indirect - dries my hair out.

[@danielletaylor4708]

Thanks for debunking all the bullshit THEY try to put out about our hair! ❤❤

[@kathrynhall1136]

This is a very balanced analysis, and critique. Of this particular study/research

[@wildnaturalista]

Thank you for this informative and valuable information!

[@joybanks4974]

Bravo! Excellent presentation! This was very helpful ❤

[@lovestone84]

Love , love , love this video and the information. ❤

[@Bananyaya]

This was an excellent video. Back in the day, I was a cosmetologist. It is good to see you debunking some of these myths that are all over KZbin

[@lisasims3970]

this was soooooo helpful. thks Narada.

[@lindav7158]

Ok Sir. Thank you❤

[@tamarialakayye]

I am attempting another hair journey 😅hope it goes well because I’m still trying to learning this 4c hair texture but her twist was cute 🥰

[@RaquelliBee]

Air drying has never been damaging. I only use heat for convenience saving time. But i would never claim heat styling is healthier than air drying. That is ridiculous. If I have time I can do my hair at night towel it dry and do a twist out that dries over night, but I don't plan accordingly thus I have to dry my hair with heat aka blowing my hair dry in sections. People love to take studies out of context. SMH

[@lesliewit]

This is why I need people to be very careful about referencing scientific text. Because there's one very simple question I have for this woman. What were people doing before the invention of blow dryers? We have many many records and tons of evidence of people in Africa with long healthy hair well before blow dryers were invented. And then with the advent of the European Beauty standard in Black communities, we have been beset with difficulties regarding the care of our hair. Someone who is actually interested in scientific evidence and not simply supporting their bias would have thought about and answered that question. People need to understand that science is not religious or biblical. It is not a practice that claims to give definitive answers. It is a practice that seeks to explore and understand and reveal the inner workings and processes of our world. So when you start quoting scientific text to me I turn on my scientific critical thinking skills. I don't just settle down and accept everything you've told me. Thank you for highlighting the misinformation in this video, and also being honest about the limitations in your knowledge. That is the true scientific method.

[@NatouCBS]

& 2011 was sooo long ago. The natural movement/ market wasnt as well monied yet. Researchers tend to examine topics based on what their universities will fund, ie our natural hair, especially w this new crown act

[@funmi5653]

I have grown healthy hair with air drying and with heat drying (note I didn’t say heat styling not the same). My hair benefits from both. One thing my hair hates is heat styling when I actually try to blowdry my hair straight but if I am drying my hair with heat i.e.setting a wet style under heat or deep conditioning/protein treatment. My hair is moisturised with air drying and heat drying.

[@devinl8487]

I applaud your efforts ❤

[@DabbaDuh]

🗣️ TEACH!!!

[@amethystglow3527]

So does that mean, if I have low porosity hair it would benefit me to heat dry my hair? I always air dry BUT honestly, it isn’t completely dry until the next day…not even overnight, like, sometimes a full 24 hours

[@redblackwhitestripes]

The way I gasped when you said shampooed and dried everyday for a month (that makes my hair feel dry just thinking about it)

[@virtuouswomen6]

My mother would wash, towel dry and plait or braid my hair when I was a child. My hair was thick, long and healthy. I try to keep it basic because all I'm seeing now is companies trying to sell me products and in the long run destroying my hair and scalp.

[@msmini1585]

Exactly 💯.

[@cwnj40]

You is so smart 😍💕

[@da504ever]

i use the dryer to dry my twists cause i don't sleep on my wet head. but, that's just cause i wash at night after work. also, the foam i use says to dry it with heat. not sure why, but i think it helps the holding agents?

[@MsSchelle87]

I have been natural since 2011 most of the times I air dry my hair because I had severe heat damage when my hair was chemically relaxed. I prefer air drying over heat drying.

[@iateyursandwiches]

7:09 honestly thank you for saying this because idk if its just me but I notice whether I use direct heat or indirect heat, my hair always tends to smell burnt...if both werent negatively affecting my hair in some way, i dont think that would happen. The smell will linger for at least a few days and with direct heat, it can take a couple washdays for it to stop. I dont know whats up with that though? Is my exposure to heat too prolonged( usu 30-60min for indirect), do I need a heat protectant[for a hooded drier as well], or is the heat too high? For context, i usually only get direct heat applied by a professional for a trim.

[@NanaNaima1]

You should absolutely be using heat protectant for hooded dryers. I even recommend using it if you live in hot climates and your hair is exposed to the hot sun all day

[@iateyursandwiches]

@NanaNaima1 thanks. I thought just putting any leavein conditioner was enough for some reason.

[@banefulbty]

Just like you said, everybody's hair is different. I learned my hair styles better dry due to low porosity and high density. Air drying doesn't work because it takes too long to dry, which can lead to issues with certain styles. Data is not neutral. We must think critically about how information is presented.

[@YummiLolZ]

It’s the crispy braids with gloves for me ❤

[@carmenshirley4886]

I’d ❤ to hear you opinion on the newest trend of using the RevAir hair dryer that stretchers hair and “claims” to use use less or minimal heat. TY!

[@AfrikanHairGod]

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[@arj8383]

This was such an informative video, thank you!! One question, I use a little conditioner to lightly detangle the night before I wash my hair, is that effectively the same as sleeping with it wet overnight? I slap a bonnet on it so it’s not WET, I’d barely even call it damp but I want to make sure I’m not inadvertently causing damage. Sorry if this is a silly question 😅

[@AfrikanHairGod]

If it's not dry when you wake up then yes it's damaging

[@arj8383]

@@AfrikanHairGod ok thank you! It’s always dry when I wake up so I think I’m good

[@YourOpinionIsNotFact]

No she didn't say, "What they found", Bish what did you Find?

[@nikilewis416]

100 great dissection

[@sakinashakur7431]

would love your advice about how to air dry in 2-3 hours. are products added and the hair is left out before braiding and/or styling?

[@AfrikanHairGod]

Check out my Playlist and you can see me work in action Watch & Learn | Salon Work: kzbin.info/aero/PLOCu_4UmfFxt-APEovOGmiBF0E19ayaMN

[@sakinashakur7431]

@@AfrikanHairGod amazing!

[@blackberry1670]

My hair does not like to be air dried. Alot of people can get away with it, but mine is so much more manageable heat dried.

[@jasoniag]

I really wanted the airdry approach to work for me and tried for years. Now that I'm blowdrying I'm seeing far fewer single strand knots and split ends, and retaining more length. It doesn't make sense to me but I'm going to keep it up for now and see what happens longer term 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@AfrikanHairGod]

What styles are you airdrying?

[@lynnj85]

Well, I air dry and my hair has less breakage. Loving the braid out beard, Narada!❤❤❤😂😂😂😂

[@SHaqq-wv9hn]

I happened to notice the vigorous rubbing of the wet hair back & forth when shampooing. Is this practice good for the hair? *I thought that kind of rubbing was damaging to delicate Black hair(?). Why not gently squeeze the hair to remove the excess shampoo, rather than than the rubbing?(?)...

[@AfrikanHairGod]

She has locs. You don't handle our cleanse locs the same way you would loose natural hair.

[@SHaqq-wv9hn]

@@AfrikanHairGod Ok. I couldn't see the locs. Thanks for explaining

[@justmontina]

I’ve been natural since 2009 and managed to grow my hair 3 to 4 inches below my bra strap and I’m 5’7”. With that said, I’m finally on the blow drying bus because my hair was long but, it definitely was not healthy. I had Hydro fatigue, mechanical damage, and yes, weak strands. I recently found Cyn Doll an online KZbinr that explains the benefits of setting the bonds and it was a game changer for my hair. I will never airdry my hair again. I believe the algorithm showed me this video but I’m done wearing my hair curly. I wish y’all all much success!

[@nikkilisa5648]

How is heat training (heat damage) going to make your hair stronger?

[@ca678.4]

Girl “heat training” is heat damage… it’s just a nice term for people who dgaf if their natural curl pattern doesn’t exist anymore.

[@justmontina]

@@nikkilisa5648 you’re right and I used the wrong term. I’m going to update my post because I’m going to properly set my bonds each time I wash my hair. Instead of walking around with wet hair, sleeping with conditioner, doing the LOC method, I’m going to properly dry my hair with a blow dryer.

[@justmontina]

@@ca678.4 you’re right and I used the wrong term. I’m going to update my post because I’m going to properly set my bonds each time I wash my hair. Instead of walking around with wet hair, sleeping with conditioner, doing the LOC method, I’m going to properly dry my hair with a blow dryer. My hair will be long and healthy instead of wet and wild.

[@justmontina]

@@ca678.4 you’re absolutely right and I used the wrong term. I’m going to properly set my bonds after I wash my hair so that I don’t allow bacteria to grow on my scalp and suffer from mechanical damage on my hair. How’s that?

[@mz.jonezluvya]

I'm in my early 30s. Correct me if I'm wrong but I've could have sworn that our mom's, grandmama's, and great grandmama's taught us how to take care of our hair? Maybe it was just me, I don't know🤷‍♀️. All I remember is when it comes to washing your hair, you use shampoo, get your hair wet, and soapy, then scratch your scalp not too hard but enough. Wash out the shampoo, then put on conditioner for 1-2 minutes, then wash that out, scrub your body, and then dry off and wrap the towel on your head to get it dry and get it redone. I give the woman A+ for effort, but heat should never be the way to take care of your hair. But, maybe I'm wrong 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️

[@msmini1585]

You're not wrong.

[@antoinettenyuurnibe3302]

The problem is that people are always making it more complicated than it's supposed to be.

[@MsJoyce31202]

I've done both and my hair still grew.

[@92spice18]

From personal experience I can say my high porosity hair thrives more with blow drying than air drying. My hair used to be so limp and mushy but still very dry when I would air dry a twist out. Also, I used to get severe heat damage if I decided to use a flat iron to straighten once in a while. It was like my hair was just too weak for any form of manipulation including protective styles. My hair was thick at the roots and very thin towards the mid-shaft and even thinner at the ends, even when I would trim the ends. Now my hair is an even thickness down the entire shaft. It has more sheen and I’m not greying as quickly as I was before. At the end of the day if our hair growth is stagnant we should try to see what we are doing wrong for our hair. For me personally, air drying was doing more harm than good.

[@AfrikanHairGod]

I think your take on porosity is a little off. That kinda contradicts how high porosity hair behaves. Regardless I'm happy that you found a method that works for your and how you like to wear your hair

[@92spice18]

@@AfrikanHairGod I’m interested to know why you think my understanding of porosity is off. I do know my hair is high porosity. It absorbs water quickly and dries out even faster. If I blow dry on a low heat setting and finish off with a cool setting my hair feels softer and more manageable. The cool setting definitely helps to close the cuticle layer instead of it staying wide open to release more moisture if I were to air dry. I also finish my wash with a cool rinse to help keep the moisture in my very high porosity and fine hair.

[@AfrikanHairGod]

@@92spice18 it's okay. Your experience is what it is. Me debating on your experience and understanding of your hair is both silly and pointless if I'm not able to assess your hair. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and experience.

[@Iamblackchiney]

This is so disheartening 😢. It's like she's fighting to be wrong. She deliberately brushed over the part of the study where the hair was continually drenched in water...I JUST CAN'T!

[@deebossTito]

What I know the lipids to be is just part of the hair cell complex. Cells have a semi-permeable bi-lipid membrane. That membrane is responsible for controlling the in and outs of lytes which controls hydration (isotonic, hypotonic, hypertonic). For hair, the lipid controls moisture. Yes the hair cell complex is dead, but the lipid layer is still present and contributes to overall hair integrity. There’s so much misinformation it’s ridiculous. One really has to know how to research and differentiate. But also, everyone’s hair is different and just looking at her hair, I wouldn’t take her advice. I think ppl should also consider the persons hair and if it too different from their own, to dismiss their advice.

[@Asia.Persuasia]

Everyone has different hair, even within ethnic communities. I used to be an "air-dry" only girl for my wash and gos, and I got horrible hygral fatigue from it which took a bunch of bond-builders, protein treatments, and about six months to fully recover from. I blowdry on cool to medium heat from approximately eight inches away and my hair has been fine for years now.

[@_K-W_]

And they're just going to go along with whatever she said.. 😢

[@jouedomra8638]

Read the study a long time ago it had WACKY methodology. Samples of hair were washed 30 times in 30 days and dried with different methods and then pictures were taken with electron microscopes. What kind of dried out frazzled hair would you have after a month month? I need a conditioner every week.

[@amira_shmira]

So I’m looking for clarification about a point that you made. You mentioned not to air dry for an extended period of time & although she was trying to bring it home about heat drying it still sounds like air drying is a no go. I’m assuming you put your clients under a hood dryer so that their hair can dry thoroughly. If a client wanted to leave with wet two strand twists, would you recommend it? Two strand twists still would take more than a couple hours to dry. This is news to me that allowing your hair to air dry for an extended period of time was bad news.

[@AfrikanHairGod]

My clients hair is mostly dry by the time they leave the salon. If your hair isn't in a state of drying and almost being dry in a matter of 2-3 hours then it's going to damage your hair. The damage comes in the form of your elasticity waning (limp curls), frizzy hair, scalp inflammation, etc.

[@amira_shmira]

@@AfrikanHairGod when I was in a natural hair salon more product was added to each piece before twisting so it’s not dry but I can’t recall a time when we allowed clients to leave directly after a twist out. They would be placed under the dryer even for a short period of time.

[@AfrikanHairGod]

@@amira_shmira my clients don't get Twistouts. They keep the twists in tact. But I'm not surprised, most natural hair stylists don't do hair the way that i do. I haven't really encountered anyone that styles natural hair wet without heat.

[@amira_shmira]

@@AfrikanHairGod we was doing it either wet or dry it was up to the client and my bad what I meant about twist out is the clients would eventually unravel them at their own time. They would leave with two strands fresh out the dryer.

[@tythomas668]

Come to Dallas texas

[@natalieb4928]

Ummmm… yall see all those Sub-Investigator names in the study? What population you think they used as study volunteers?

[@HappyFeet216]

And we always need to question who funded a study? And why?

[@nunyadamn-business3845]

Still not using heat sis. 5 years strong

[@tresboujay]

I’ve only sat underneath a dryer twice in the last 20 years my hair is healthy and tailbone length when straighten, that chick is nuts.

[@mu3ic2]

Hmm I know my hair is dry because I just don’t have the gumption to be moisturising mine. Not because I air dry

[@basicallyv9873]

I absolutely cannot believe before the blow dryer black people had bad, unhealthy hair.

[@msmini1585]

Ok, this lady's argument makes no sense to me. So, if I wash, condition and moisturize my hair and let it then air dry. I'm going to get damage?? I say BS!

[@kapparhotau181]

She's forgetting that not all routines fits every person. I can use heat but I need to minimize it. My hair had more damage when I dryblow it often compared to only when I did trims. I take what ppl say on social media with a grain of salt. I like to look at real life experiences with hair similar to mines as well has high porosity with fine strands.

[@ellymofokeng8588]

I will stick to air drying thank you. I spent many months trying to recover from heat damage so no

[@nellieken]

Me who has never owned a hairdryer in all my years of being natural. I live in a tropical country, it's hot. I dont need one.

[@IzeSkyy]

I just noticed the names of the MDs that conducted the study. … enough said… they probably haven’t even studied black hair.

[@tandikeza2613]

There is a KZbin channel called "Cyn Doll", and I'd be interested to know what you think about her views concerning natural hair, especially considering that she is a (retired) cosmetologist. She promotes a lot of hair rules which make scientific sense but aren't so popular in the natural hair community.

[@WhatTheKink]

lol 😅 do a search for her on his channel page. 😂

[@itzTeTe]

So I’m confused about the study and how anyone can justify using it when it’s the only one… we know that our hair is different from person to person… everyone’s hair reacts differently to different things… so how can this study be accurate when we have a range of textures that’s my first thing… my second thing is what even was the sample size for those part of this study? Or did they just use hair that was not attached to a head because that makes a difference too… also the experiment itself is not simulating to real life… so it’s not even accurate… no black person washes their hair every day… that’s so odd.. There is no one way to do natural hair what works for someone else may not work for you and that’s ok. Idk why they try to basically demonize air drying, oils, and butters… it’s so weird to me… sometimes I feel like misinformation spreads just to hurt other people and their progress to try to get them to purchase a solution… that’s just how i see it… Because if you don’t air dry that means you have to go out and purchase air dryers and whatever else… im seeing this as a back handed way for certain people and/or companies to make money… whether it’s from the products, affiliate links, sponsorships or whatever.. It’s just odd to me how often I keep seeing stuff like this happening. People prey on confusion and uncertainty…

[@mydknyghtrydah463]

Actually if you look at Africans born and raised you will note their hair is very dry and often sparse now today might be different because of access but back in the day Africans had short hair or it was braided