blow-drying

Hot air drying

Blow-drying is using a handheld electric device to dry hair with heated air.

The process typically involves directing airflow while styling with a brush: She spent twenty minutes blow-drying her hair straight.

The noun is blow-dry: a quick blow-dry before work.

haircare

blowout

Sudden tire failure

styling · volumizing · smoothing · nozzle · sectioning · root lift · shine · frizz control · ceramic · ionic

technique

sectioning

Dividing into segments

direction · tension · angle · roots · ends · speed setting · distance · wrist rotation · lift · smooth down

professional

salon

Grooming establishment or gathering

chair · station · cape · mirror · client · service · tip · booking · wash basin · consultation

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hair drying method

blow-dryingair-drying

Drying by ambient exposure

air dry · towel drying · drip-drying · line drying · patting dry

Family

blowdrying

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G