Afro hair often shrinks, which can be a hassle when styling. For some naturals, protecting hair from too much heat is important. However, if you're looking to blowout your hair, you may need to use heat tools.
Fortunately, there's another way! In this article, I'll show you how to do a natural hair blowout without any heat tools. Keep reading to find out.
What is a Natural Hair Blowout?
A natural hair blowout is a method of straightening your hair with minimal to no heat. This technique allows you to eliminate shrinkage, stretch out your hair, and make it easier to style. It can also help you achieve the perfect afro style while revealing the true length of your hair.
How to Achieve a Natural Hair Blowout
This step-by-step tutorial will guide you through achieving a natural hair blowout at home without using any heat tools.
What Do You Need for a Natural Hair Blowout?
To do a natural hair blowout, you will need the following items:
- Shampoo
- Conditioner
- Hairbrush
- Lightweight hair oil
- Elastic bands
Step 1: Wash your hair with shampoo
- First of all, lather your hair with shampoo and wash.
- When you are done, rinse out the shampoo.
Step 2: Condition your hair
- Next, apply conditioner to your hair from roots to ends to make sure your hair fully absorbs the conditioner.
- Then, section your hair using the rubber bands to make it easier for you to work with.
Step 3: Detangle your hair
- Use your brush to gently detangle from roots to ends because this will help get rid of knots.
Step 4: Rinse out the conditioner
- With your hair still in sections, rinse out the conditioner using cool water.
Step 5: Apply your hair oil
- Apply two pumps of any lightweight hair oil of your choice and smoothen it all over your hair in sections. In addition to giving your hair some shine, the oil will help prevent frizz.
Step 6: Braid all sections
- Now, braid all sections of your hair from roots to tips and leave the hair to air dry overnight. And while it dries, do not cover up the hair.
Step 7: Take all the braids out
- The next morning, you should take out the elastic bands and unbraid each section of your hair.
Step 8: Oil and brush
- Oil and brush each section of your hair to remove little crinkles.
Step 9: Style as desired
Voila! Good job, you have achieved a perfectly well blowout look without using any heat tools.
Extra tip: You can also style the blowout however you want. You can style a top knot bun look if you like.
Watch TheChicNatural's video tutorial below to learn more on how to achieve an easy blowout look on natural hair without using heat.