Blow Out Hairstyles - Relaxed Curls

Here are some "Blow out - Relaxed curls" hairstyle ideas to inspire you.

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The Different Names of Hairstyles

There are many languages ​​in the world, so people give different names to this type of curly hair, which is neither straight nor kinky. The curls are simply loose, slightly wavy, and frizzy.

Blow Out Hairstyle - Relaxed Curls

Blow-out hair is astyle where the curls are relaxed and dry. Detangling curly hair and nourishing it with a vegetable butter (e.g., shea) or a vegetable oil (e.g., coconut) achieves this look.

When wet, curly hair naturally settles into the style it was created in. Therefore, curly hair, when braided, tied up, or flattened, naturally maintains that style. The curls are relaxed, and the hair's true length is more visible without being straightened by heat or damaged by chemicals.

Many cultural hairstyles, particularly in Africa, the Caribbean, and America, also loosen the initial curls, such as braids , twists/cornrows/vanillas , etc... Hair can also be stretched with a hairdryer, but it must be protected from the heat with an oil such as coconut oil or protective products on sale.

Water helps to reshape natural curls. That's the magic of curly hair. Therefore, all humectant-based products (e.g., vegetable glycerin) should be avoided if you don't want to change your hairstyle.

Blow Out Hairstyle Lifespan - Relaxed Curls

  • From a few minutes to several weeks. The curls reform with water only, and the hair stays in the way it is left once dry.

Advantages of the Blow Out Hairstyle - Relaxed Curls

  • It helps to even out your hair.

  • Allows you to see its actual length.

  • If the hair is long and relaxed according to the hair's shrinking and stretching capabilities, this allows for the creation of other hairstyles without extensions.

  • Allows you to have longer hair naturally.

Disadvantages of the Blow Out Hairstyle - Relaxed Curls

  • The hair could be mistaken for extensions.

  • Some people will want to debate or provide evidence of the reality of your hair.

  • When the curls return to their natural shape after getting wet, they are less defined and can tangle easily for a while.

  • This type of hairstyle, especially for beginners transitioning to natural hair who have been accustomed to straightening and relaxing treatments for years or even a lifetime, can hinder learning to love oneself naturally and to understand one's curly hair. Hair has been taught to be solely a physical standard of our appearance.

  • The risk for some people is that they will no longer consider this type of hairstyle as an option for appearance, but as a necessity to be considered or to consider themselves as beautiful, professional, intelligent, etc.

  • When you have fine hair, it loses a lot of volume and is very light. It can appear sparse.

  • Humidity can alter your hairstyle if your hair isn't protected from it. Coconut oil helps stabilize the hair.

Hair Lengths

The Blow Out Hairstyle is done on very short to long curly, frizzy hair.

Hair Thickness

  • Fine hair.

  • Medium hair.

  • Thick hair.

Hair Products

To soften the hair so it can be handled without pain or damage:

Before stretching the hair

  • Use a limescale-free water spray on your hair or a natural organic gel of your choice (e.g., flax, okra, aloe vera).

  • Apply a vegetable oil, a vegetable butter (e.g., shea) or a nourishing moisturizing cream of your choice.

After stretching the hair

  • Avoid any product containing a humectant (a component that attracts air and retains moisture) if you do not want your curls to reform during this hairstyle and visually reduce your hair length.

  • Apply a vegetable oil, vegetable butter (e.g., shea) or nourishing cream of your choice to protect and nourish hair that is hard and dry once relaxed.

  • Avoid coconut oil in cold climates, as the oil hardens in such conditions, exacerbating hair dryness. However, in tropical climates, this oil helps stabilize hair shrinkage caused by humidity and promotes the natural reshaping of curls.

Blow Out Hair Styling Tools - Relaxed Curls

Morning Routine

  • Nourish the hair with a nourishing cream, vegetable oil or vegetable butter of your choice.

Evening Routine

  • Put on a satin scarf or bonnet.
  • And place the hair in the position you want and it will mold itself into that position, more easily in the morning without water or heat.

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