You’ve been drying your hair wrong – you’ll kick yourself when you realise why
A HAIR pro has shared a surprising fact about drying your hair and it has left people stunned.
If you’ve got very oily hair then this may be the reason why and a simple fix could make all the difference.
Abbey Yung shared her discovery in a TikTok video online.
She said: “You will never let your hair air dry ever again after I tell you this.”
The beauty fan said she is obsessed with learning more about haircare and that obsession led her to a shocking discovery.
She said: “I am obsessed with hair science. And that is how I stumbled upon this journal posted back in the 80s.”
Abbey continued: “In that journal, I found one of the most mind blowing sentences. I’ve ever read about hair science before.”
The beauty fan explained excess oils and sebum cling onto the hair more when it’s air dried.
She said: “It says that hair that is dried in the air loses sebum or oil at a slower rate than hair that is dried with a hot air dryer.”
She explained: “So if you’ve ever wondered why your hair doesn’t seem to get as greasy as quickly when you blow dry it versus when you air dry it, this is exactly why.”
Abbey explained your hair will naturally lose this excess sebum in other ways but blow drying your hair will give you a headstart.
She said: “After washing because you lose 40-60% of sebum in a few days from brushing, sleeping on the pillow, etc.”
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To maintain a healthy balance the beauty fan said she does still partly air dry her hair but tops it off with a hair dryer.
She said: “I air dry 80% of the way, then blow dry the rest. You can also just blow dry your roots!”
Abbey’s shocking revelation racked up over 422,000 views.
Viewers were stunned by the surprising revelation that made so much sense if you’re prone to greasy hair.
One user said: “But heat damage? I can’t win.”
Another said: “This explains why my hair always feels dirty when I let it air dry. can’t win.”
“That makes so much sense! I’ve always noticed the difference but never knew why,” said a third viewer