@Fine-haired girls: Can you blow-dry promptly after showering?

I'm curious what other fine-haired people have experienced upon blow/diffuse drying their curls an hour or less after showering.
If I diffuse dry my hair 1 hour or less after my shower, I have 50x more frizz and my hair looks terribly sucked dry and feels straw-like. My curls become really thin, I lose curl at my crown, and my hair gets overall poofy. However, if I wait until my hair is about 70% air-dried and diffuse dry the remaining wet area (my crown), I get much better results.
This is THE reason I cannot shower in the morning before work.
I have a theory why blow drying promptly after showering gives me bad hair. Protein is lost when you use heat on your hair, so if you're drying soaking wet hair, heat will be used for a longer period of time than it would be if you're drying 70% air-dried hair. When your hair loses protein, you loose the structure of your curl, thus you end up with wavier hair. Does my theory makes sense?
Anyone else on the same boat as me?
If I diffuse dry my hair 1 hour or less after my shower, I have 50x more frizz and my hair looks terribly sucked dry and feels straw-like. My curls become really thin, I lose curl at my crown, and my hair gets overall poofy. However, if I wait until my hair is about 70% air-dried and diffuse dry the remaining wet area (my crown), I get much better results.
This is THE reason I cannot shower in the morning before work.
I have a theory why blow drying promptly after showering gives me bad hair. Protein is lost when you use heat on your hair, so if you're drying soaking wet hair, heat will be used for a longer period of time than it would be if you're drying 70% air-dried hair. When your hair loses protein, you loose the structure of your curl, thus you end up with wavier hair. Does my theory makes sense?
Anyone else on the same boat as me?
Low/Med porosity, very fine, low/med elasticity & density, 3A
AKA hard to work with hair!
Low-Poo: Kenra Volumizing shampoo, AG Fast Food shampoo
CO: AG Ultramoist, AO GPB, Nature's Gate Aloe Vera
Gel: GFCC mousse, HETT, Aquage Megagel
Also: Aloe Vera juice or Alba Leave-in. Weekly ACV rinse.
Wishlist: YTC low-poo, Elucence poo, Bioterra Curl Creme, AGEbeautiful Strengthening trtment, SS Repairing Protein Trtment, LuxyHair ext's
AKA hard to work with hair!
Low-Poo: Kenra Volumizing shampoo, AG Fast Food shampoo
CO: AG Ultramoist, AO GPB, Nature's Gate Aloe Vera
Gel: GFCC mousse, HETT, Aquage Megagel
Also: Aloe Vera juice or Alba Leave-in. Weekly ACV rinse.
Wishlist: YTC low-poo, Elucence poo, Bioterra Curl Creme, AGEbeautiful Strengthening trtment, SS Repairing Protein Trtment, LuxyHair ext's
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Maybe it's because my hair is fine and thin? I dunno. I just know the longer I wait, the looser my hair will be and the worse it will look in terms of frizz and hold.
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I wait until my hair is probably 50% dry and then diffuse. Maybe half an hour to forty minutes after my shower?
I get up 1 1/2 hours before I need to leave for work just so I can do my hair and allow enough time!
3a/3b strawberry blonde
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I don't think I agree about the protein but its a good theory. I think it has more to do with the weight of the hair with the water in it.
Highly porous. Color over grey.
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Don't know about you theory on protein, I try not to think about these things too much so haven't a clue!
I also put in my products right after showering and scrunch with a tshirt. My hair is fine and thin too. Just goes to show you can have pretty much the same hair and routine as someone else and still get completely different results from each other!
For what you stated in the first paragraph--I'm exactly the same way. I wait about an hour at least before diffusing.
AKA hard to work with hair!
Low-Poo: Kenra Volumizing shampoo, AG Fast Food shampoo
CO: AG Ultramoist, AO GPB, Nature's Gate Aloe Vera
Gel: GFCC mousse, HETT, Aquage Megagel
Also: Aloe Vera juice or Alba Leave-in. Weekly ACV rinse.
Wishlist: YTC low-poo, Elucence poo, Bioterra Curl Creme, AGEbeautiful Strengthening trtment, SS Repairing Protein Trtment, LuxyHair ext's
3a/3b strawberry blonde
New to the CG revelation!
3a (with 3b) Fine texture/Normal porosity/Medium density
Low Poo (Aveda's damage remedy); Styling: Aveda's: Color Conserve Daily leave in+ Be Curly Style Prep+ Phomollient (mixed w/ Defining Whip)
Finishing: Aveda's Texturizing Creme or Defining Whip; Eufora Pure Polish Drops
Color Maintenance: Aveda's Madder Root condish+Clove condish
Slivola- maybe it is a 2 thing, would make sense to me, at at least it rings true to my situation. But I know some 2's IRL who will wait to diffuse, but their reason being they are thick and coarse 2's. So who knows
http://members.fotki.com/stephtech/about/
3a (with 3b) Fine texture/Normal porosity/Medium density
Low Poo (Aveda's damage remedy); Styling: Aveda's: Color Conserve Daily leave in+ Be Curly Style Prep+ Phomollient (mixed w/ Defining Whip)
Finishing: Aveda's Texturizing Creme or Defining Whip; Eufora Pure Polish Drops
Color Maintenance: Aveda's Madder Root condish+Clove condish
+1.
I apply product to dripping wet hair, blot/scrunch, partially diffuse - I almost never dry it completely - then air dry. The longer I wait after showering to apply product and get the curls going (by diffusing), the worse mine does. Total air drying doesn't work for me usually either - I need that bit of initial diffusing for curl formation and volume.
Current Main Rotation: MG217 medicated or Aim2Health 'poos for scalp, Elucence cond., Spiral Solutions Protein & Deeply Decadent Cond., CJCCCC reg or lite,CJ Pattern Pusha,, Giovanni LA Hold Hair Spritz + lots more, sporadically
HG Method: Super Soaker + Smasters-ing, brief upside down diffusing w/360o diffuser then clips/clamps & air dry. Newly gray - stopped my henna glosses!
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Add me to this group. I also never fully dry by diffusing but I do diffuse right after my shower and total air drying is a not a good look at all for me.
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Haha if it comes down to being a matter of what you're looking for than my choices are:
A: Diffuse dry promptly (even for 2 minutes) for a frizz-tastic 80s fly-away curl style.
or B: Air dry for a looonnng time, then lightly diffuse for defined curls. I do agree with what you said--I too don't get as much volume from air-drying alone. My key is to clip the hair up around my crown.
So I don't really have a choice if I want a good hair day, sadly. That is, unless I want to wake up super early in the AM and shower then. That's life I guess!
BTW your curls are gorgeous slivola!
AKA hard to work with hair!
Low-Poo: Kenra Volumizing shampoo, AG Fast Food shampoo
CO: AG Ultramoist, AO GPB, Nature's Gate Aloe Vera
Gel: GFCC mousse, HETT, Aquage Megagel
Also: Aloe Vera juice or Alba Leave-in. Weekly ACV rinse.
Wishlist: YTC low-poo, Elucence poo, Bioterra Curl Creme, AGEbeautiful Strengthening trtment, SS Repairing Protein Trtment, LuxyHair ext's
I think the way I typed that sentence about diffusing verses air drying made it sound like the pics I posted were from air drying when in fact it's the opposite. Like you, I rarely air dry because it takes too long. I actually don't mind a some frizz and a little less definition from diffusing. I just always have to add a serum/oil type product and a dab of texturizing cream when I'm done to calm it down a bit and keep it from poofing back up. I think now that my hair is longer it doesn't get as poofy from diffusing.
3a (with 3b) Fine texture/Normal porosity/Medium density
Low Poo (Aveda's damage remedy); Styling: Aveda's: Color Conserve Daily leave in+ Be Curly Style Prep+ Phomollient (mixed w/ Defining Whip)
Finishing: Aveda's Texturizing Creme or Defining Whip; Eufora Pure Polish Drops
Color Maintenance: Aveda's Madder Root condish+Clove condish
Current Main Rotation: MG217 medicated or Aim2Health 'poos for scalp, Elucence cond., Spiral Solutions Protein & Deeply Decadent Cond., CJCCCC reg or lite,CJ Pattern Pusha,, Giovanni LA Hold Hair Spritz + lots more, sporadically
HG Method: Super Soaker + Smasters-ing, brief upside down diffusing w/360o diffuser then clips/clamps & air dry. Newly gray - stopped my henna glosses!
www.fotki.com/auntnett
Yes the right products do indeed make all the difference! I'll look up the super soaker and smasters methods...I'm assuming they're on these boards somewhere.
I'm limitedly allowed to move my head/neck when I get out of the shower up until my hair is about 70% air dried or else the shape of my hair up gets unforgivably messed up lol. So I'm willing to try anything!
AKA hard to work with hair!
Low-Poo: Kenra Volumizing shampoo, AG Fast Food shampoo
CO: AG Ultramoist, AO GPB, Nature's Gate Aloe Vera
Gel: GFCC mousse, HETT, Aquage Megagel
Also: Aloe Vera juice or Alba Leave-in. Weekly ACV rinse.
Wishlist: YTC low-poo, Elucence poo, Bioterra Curl Creme, AGEbeautiful Strengthening trtment, SS Repairing Protein Trtment, LuxyHair ext's