How to use the diffuser?

A diffuser is a special nozzle for a hair dryer, which looks like a wide disk with "fingers" on its surface. Almost all modern models of hair dryers, even the most inexpensive, come with a diffuser, but not all girls know how to use it for their intended purpose, much more often this part can be seen dusting somewhere in the far corner of the cabinet or on the mezzanine. And completely in vain, because when creating hairstyles, this nozzle is simply irreplaceable. So, how do you use the diffuser?

To myself, a hairdresser or how to use a diffuser for your hair?

"My friends gave me an expensive hair dryer with a diffuser for my birthday. I do not know how to use it, but I really would like to learn. Tell me, please, a couple of simple packages with the use of a diffuser. "

The main task of the diffuser is to diffuse the air, which makes drying the hair more gentle, as a result - the hair is less spoiled. It is especially indispensable in the event that you are used to washing your hair every day. Distributing the air flow over a larger area of ​​the head, it allows to dry twice as fast. And in the process of drying, he gently massages the scalp, which has a strengthening effect. And, finally, another indispensable feature of the diffuser is to make a magnificent and voluminous hairdo. Owners weakened and thin hair stylists advised to lay and create curls to use the diffuser. More often in shops it is possible to meet the hairdryers with diffusers of two kinds: with short and long "fingers". The first are intended for owners of short hair, and the latter, respectively, for long hair. Still there are diffusers with combing effect, which allow straightening curly hair.

However, most often the diffuser is used not for straightening, but for preserving curls. Gently blowing his hair with a diffused flow of air, he gives the opportunity to permanently retain the natural form of "curls".

How to use the diffuser correctly: several useful recommendations

  1. When laying your hair with a diffuser, you can preliminarily use special means for styling - mousse or gel - medium fixation. The gel is best chosen in the form of a spray with the effect of "wet hair". Apply this gel should be on each strand separately. As for the foam, it should be applied to damp hair, carefully spread over the entire length of the hair and dried using a diffuser.
  2. To get the desired volume, the head in the drying process should be tilted as low as possible.
  3. If you want to get a very fluffy hairstyle, use a special diffuser, where each finger has additional air holes.

A hair dryer with a diffuser is a friend or an enemy?

"I do not know how to properly use the nozzle diffuser. Whatever I do, I get some kind of nonsense on my head. And I'd like to learn how to make normal locks ... "

Here are the most basic mistakes that are allowed in the use of the diffuser:

  1. Those who naturally have curvy hair, using a diffuser, risk getting a picturesque "shock" on their heads that has nothing to do with beautiful styling.
  2. If you want to keep the pruning in its original form, then you do not need to comb it after drying your hair!
  3. Now, special popularity has been acquired by diffusers with live fingers, which make it possible to create very beautiful curls. BUT, not everyone knows that they can only be used on curly hair, since on straight lines they will not have the desired effect.

In short, if you know how to use a hair dryer with a diffuser, then at home you can learn to do the most incredible styling.