Have you recently considered getting a new styling buddy as a diffuser? Good decision as a curly-haired girlie. It smooths flyaways, introduces natural texture, and gives volume, though without piling your strands with as much tension as regular blow-drying. If you're sporting waves, coils, or curls, the diffuser is poised to bring your individual hair dreams to reality.
Method 1: Hover Method For Frizz-Free, Gentle Drying
Hover diffusing is one of the basic diffusing techniques. This method is ideal if you don't want to mess with your curls while still keeping your natural pattern intact. It’s a standard method where you keep your dryer a few inches away from your hair and set your hair with haircare products.
How to Use a Hair Diffuser with the Hover Method?
Diffusing curling hair is no hard job. Just follow a few simple steps, starting from prepping your hair to locking the style. Before starting, please note that the hovering method is usually performed at medium to high speed. It prevents curl structure disturbance.
Step 1: Prep Your Hair
Before styling, you always need a little preparation. So whenever you are working on your curls, start prepping your hair with a leave-in conditioner or a curl cream to define and protect. This helps in anti-frizz while defining your curls better.
Step 2: Start Working with the Diffuser
Snap on the diffuser attachment to your hair dryer and hold it a few inches away from your roots. Do not make direct contact with roots. Start moving the diffuser around the head to allow it to hover from one section to another.
Step 3: Move to Other Method.
Once you’re done hovering over all the sections and your roots are dry. You can either live it like that if you’re liking the look, or you can move to other diffusing methods.
Method 2: Cup & Lift Method for Best for Defined, Bouncy Curls
The cup and lift diffusing method is recommended for individuals who desire defined and shaped curls with the best bounce. This method gives the best results when done after hovering. It generally involves scooping of each section through the diffuser's bowl and lifting towards the roots. This gives a voluminous and bouncy look to your curls/waves.
How to Use a Hair Diffuser for the Cup & Lift Method?
Cup and lift method usually comes after a little hovering and can be little harder than it. However, it you follow the steps correctly, you'll nail the method in some time.
Step 1: Prep Your Hair
A step you shouldn’t skip ever is to prepare your hair for styling. Use a curling cream followed by mousse for a better hold. Do not forget a heat protectant spray.
Step 2: Follow the Hover Method
This is an optional step, but moving to the cup and lift method always gives better results after hover diffusing. Once your roots are completely dry and a cast has been created on your hair, you can move towards the cup and lift the pixie diffusing method.
Step 3: Flip Your Hair
Once you’re done with hovering, flip all your hair to one side or turn your head upside down for better results. This will lift all your hair from the roots and allow it to cup easily.
Step 4: Start Cupping & Lifting Your Hair
Place the ends of your hair section into a diffuser bowl while lifting it gently towards the scalp. Hold it there until it feels dry and released. Repeat the process for all other sections and make sure to flip your head to the other side and cover all your hair.
Step 5: Do Not Over Diffuse
Once your hair is 80-90% dried, leave them as they are. Stop diffusing more, and if you used a curl gel before, then once your hair is dried, set them a little with hair oil. This will give them a soft curly look.
Method 3: Root Focus Method – For Extra Volume at the Crown
Finally, a method that gives a bouncy look to your curly and wavy hair from roots. Those who fight with their flat roots should try this method for sure. It’s also one of those diffusing methods where you flip your head and give your curly hair a diffusing treatment.
How to Use a Hair Diffuser for the Root Focus Method?
Like every other diffusing method, root focus diffusing method also starts with hovering. This method focuses more on root volumizing while giving you defined curly look with a few simple steps:
Step 1: Prep Your Hair
Choosing to skip curl cream before diffusing? This should never be an option for anybody, followed by a heat protectant spray. This will help shield your hair from potential damage while giving your curls a more defined look.
Step 2: Start with hover diffusing
Begin by partially drying your hair with a hover diffusing method. This will not only help to build a cast for better results but also manage the frizz well, too. Once you’re done with hover diffusing, as in when the cast has begun to form, you can switch to the root focus diffusing method.
Step 3: Root Focus Method of Diffusing
Okay, then the time has come when you have to flip your head or turn it upside down in a way that your hair hangs freely. Then keep the diffuser prongs directly on the scalp and lift the hair, and hold it for 10-20 seconds. This will give a volume boost to your hair.
Step 4: Repeat for all sections
Repeat the process for your entire head while making sure no section is left. Keep in mind to turn off your dryer while you move from one section to the other. Finish the process with a cool shot to let your hair settle for a longer duration. Once your hair is completely dry, gently scrunch out the gel cast with a coin of hair oil or hair serum.
Conclusion on How to Use a Hair Diffuser
Managing your curls can be a difficult task, but now that you have a good dryer with a diffuser. However, getting pro in using this diffuser is also required to manage your hair, and learning how to use a hair diffuser is no big task. There are different methods to use a diffuser, including the hover method, the cup and lift method, and the root focus method.
With the Winston Turbo Smart Hair Dryer and diffuser, each drying is a styling. Should you want volume, bounce, or control over curl, these three easy methods enable you to say it all without concern. So plug in, turn on, and your hair does the talking.
