Sometimes it feels like it takes forever to painstakingly blow dry your hair.

There are a number of techniques that will help you get the luscious locks you desire.

Read on for tips that will help you fix your mistakes.

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If your blow out takes too long, all the extra heat will damage your hair.

If your tousling is too tough, it can create a slew of split ends.

For damaged or fine hair, the fibers in towels may simply be too rough.

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A nice cotton T-shirt will have a much gentler effect.

Sectioning your hair is good for two things: drying and styling.

Bottom line: damage.

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Another helpful tip when sectioning out your hair: start from thebottom up.

Clipping your hair up is easy and makes it clear which sections are dry and which are wet.

Even better, a lot of heat protectants are in a spray form.

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This makes it easy to evenly distribute the product.

No more greasy hair days because you were a little too heavy-handed.

Your hair dryer has different heat prefs for a reason not all hair is created equal.

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The low setting is perfect for thin or fragile hair."

The hair loses its shine.

The hair becomes less manageable.

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In some cases, hair shaft damage may even lead to hair loss."

All of these catastrophes happen when you use too much heat on your hair.

Wondering what the heck the cool setting is for?

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It’s actually to check that that your luscious locks come away shiny, sleek, and styled.

This makesusing a metal brushthat heats up rapidly a big no-no.

Try a boar bristle brush instead.

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Instead, it will make your drying process longer, and nobody has time for that.

Next time you’re about to throw out your diffuser or your concentrator,think twice.

The attachment you reach for will depend on the look you’re going for that day.

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Almost all the dryers on the market claim to be ionic.

Ionic dryers help your hair get dryer faster without having an increase in damage.

According toScienceLine, ions essentially eliminate static electricity, which causes frizz.

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Looking for an even more gentle approach?

Try a ceramic dryer that relies on infrared heat.

Finally, if you’re still not satisfied, the tourmaline dryers will help give your hair enviable shine.

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Instead, reach for aspecific bang out of dryerthat will help wipe out all that water from your tresses.

Have some extra time?

confirm to let your hairpartially air drybefore going all out with the heat.