Curling Irons
If you often blow dry and process your hair with flat irons, curling irons or hot rollers your hair is probably ready for a break. All that heat and processing can leave your hair dry, brittle and very damaged.

Damp Hair
Give your hair a much needed break and let it air dry naturally. Think of it as a vacation for your hair.
The first step for air drying is to use hair products for air drying instead of blow drying; a good absorbent towel is also a plus. An absorbent towel will suck up excess moisture and speed up dry time. A good leave in conditioner will keep your hair from becoming frizzy.

Towels
Use the absorbent towel to remove excess moisture then gently blot your hair dry. Do not rub your hair. Rubbing will damage the strands and cause frizzy hair and split ends. You want to keep the hair shafts as smooth as possible.

Damp Hair Styles
If your hair tends to become flat or too frizzy from air drying you can fluff it by finger combing or pull it back with big clips. Pull the sides back in two large clips to add volume to hair while it is drying. Once it is dry  pull out the clips and have natural volume and waves.

Hair Gel and Cream
Use products suitable for the texture of your hair. Fine hair works best with mousses and sprays, curly and wavy hair respond best to gels and creams. Find a great product suitable for your hair type that also helps combat frizz, this will help keep your hair under control while air drying.

Hair Styles
After you find products that work well for your hair and you get the hang or air drying you will love it. Every time you air dry your hair it will have a  a completely different texture than when you blow dry it. It is softer and so much shinier. Air drying is a vacation for your hair and a styling option for you. It gives you a chance to try a different style and it gives your hair a break from over processing.

When blowing your hair dry, do the roots first. Drying the roots up and away from the direction you want will achieve fullness and create the foundation for the rest of the hairstyle. Once the roots are done, you can smooth or curl the rest of the hair. If you leave the roots until last, they may already have dried in a direction you didn’t want them to go, making them harder to shape. The length of the hair is easier to manipulate even if it is somewhat dry.

Wet or damp hair
Wet or damp hair is more vulnerable to losing its shape. It is best to blow your hair all the way dry and not leave any wetness, not even a little. Unless partial natural movement is what you are after, blow the entire head completely dry in order to keep the style in for as long as possible.

Heat
If you have the time, alternate using hot air and cool air while blow drying. Heat forms the curl or smoothness, and the cool air helps keep it there.