Drying after washing

what's the best way to dry dreads after washing? hair dryer or just left to air dry?

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define best..
hair dryer odviosly would be fastest..but still at least with my hair id be drying it for 4 or 5 hours thats alotta electric wasted..so best for me is just let em be


the best is summer sinshine..but summers ending sotaking alot longer now

 

NOT TOWEL DRYING.

shake your head and your good to go

if you need them dried fast, blow dry. if not just let em be.

 

I usually leave a towel on them for about 10 minutes and then let them air dry.

 

ditto

but sometimes if i wanted them dry quicker, id have a hair dryer in each hand on the go =]

 

On the way into uni I point the car air vents at my heads and turn them on as hot as I can bear.

 

i ring em out... and then use a towel too... but most of the moisture leaves with a good ringing...

 

I wring, shake, wrap up in a towel while I dress, deodorize, etc then I let them be

 

Thanks for the advice!

Would drying with a hairdryer help prevent mould?

 

I think drying them completely is most important to prevent mold. I let mine air dry and they are fine. If you're short on time a hair dryer works great too.

 

I still use a towel lightly until it quicks dripping and then I let it air dry. I wouldn't use a hair dryer with my hair though because it's thin and will dry/burn it up.

 

1. Why no towels?

2. What if you just press the towel onto the dreads to absorb, but don't rub it around?

3. Can you use a shammy (chamois) to dry dreads?? If not why not?

 

I give most of mines a squeeze and watch water flow out in drips. Then leave the rest to air.

 

i don`t dry em, they dry by themselves in a few hours

 

Air Dry then give a blow dry for 5 minutes, then air dry!
If they are still wet when I go to bed, I use the dryer again!

 

i use a towel it works fine. I also don't see why you can't use towels. I just try to ring the hair out in the towel and the press against my head for about 5 minutes I just do this trying to absorb all the moisture then air dry. I can totally saturate a towel with the water in my dreads. They take about 4-5 hours for the moisture to completely evaporate with the towel use. Use the sun when you can it really helps tighten them up.

 

i would like to try one of those shamwow things, i know its just a big chamois, but it has wow! at the end.

 

Read some online reviews for those things. I looked at them, and about 50% of them are bad reviews. BUT! I noticed a pattern that most of the bad reviews came from people who couldn't seem to follow the directions. YMMV


Anyone else ever use a chmaois of their dreads?