Scrunch with a T shirt to dry curly hair faster

I have already mentioned in my post on how to dry curly hair that towels and rubbing hard are big no nos as they cause frizz and disrupt curl clumping and definition. We also know that styling products are best applied on really wet hair for better moisture retention and product distribution. After applying products, plopping is a great way to decrease your drying time. Another trick to decrease your drying time and dry your hair faster is by scrunching with a T-shirt.

While scrunching with your hand is used to push product into your hair and encourage curl definition, scrunching with a T-shirt is a 2-in-1 action to encourage curl formation while removing excess water at the same time. Here’s how to do it.

1) After washing your hair, apply your products and scrunch hair like you normally do.

2) Grab and old t shirt and place it on your palms. You can also use microfibre gloves like this.

3) With your head flipped down, continue using the scrunching motion to squeeze your hair in sections as much as you like.

4) You can repeat with a fresh T-shirt if the current one has become too wet. This will help remove more water.

5) After you think that the T-shirt is no longer absorbing water, continue to air dry, plop or diffuse 🙂