blowdrying

Hot air styling

Blowdrying is using a handheld electric dryer to dry and style hair with heated air.

The process shapes hair while drying it, unlike air-drying: She spent twenty minutes blowdrying her hair straight.

Also spelled as two words or hyphenated: blow-drying, blow drying.

technique

salon

Grooming establishment or gathering

blowout · round brush · smoothing · lifting · scrunching · blast · airflow · nozzle · concentrator · directing

heat

temperature

Measured heat intensity

ceramic · ionic · tourmaline · wattage · infrared · heating element · heat protectant · overheating · thermal styling

styling

volume

Amount of space filled

tousled · waves · curls · body · fullness · lift · smoothness · frizz control · shine · texture

haircare

shampooing

Cleansing hair with soap

heat protectant · serum · anti-frizz · moisturizing · split ends

Opposites
drying method

blowdryingair-drying

Drying by ambient exposure

drip-drying · line-drying · patting dry · wringing out

hair treatment effect

blowdryingwetting

Adding moisture to

dampening · soaking · washing · rinsing · misting

Family

dry, blow, dried, dryness, drying, blowing, dryer, drier, dries

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G