How Long Does Your Hair Take to Dry?

[mellie]

With no assistance whatsoever, for me, my hair takes about 2-3 hours to dry.

[Iylivarae]

I mostly bun my hair after washing, it takes more than 12 hours to dry in a bun. If I let it hang down, it takes about 4-5 hours.

[freznow]

about 2-2.5 hours, though sometimes it's still the tiniest bit damp at the end of that.

But I rarely do that, I braid and go to bed. It's dry by morning.

[Melein]

It depends on the temperature - on average I'd say about four hours. If I put it in an updo while still wet, though, it won't dry at all!

[Akiko]

After towel dry, it takes an hour or less.

[Neysa]

On dry days as little as 3 hours. On humid days or if I braid it or bun it or whatever, as little as 6 hours, as long as all night if I don't take the braid out.

[Miss Gobby]

Right now in southern californa, i walk outside in the heat and it'll be dry in a half an hour if I flip my hair around. Winter, it seems like in never dries, I'll say 4-5 hours left alone. (Oh, and its always down)

[danacc]

Definitely more than 1 hour, and less than 3, from what I recall the last time I was awake while it dried loose. I usually put it in a loose braid while it's still damp and then go to sleep; I wash in the evening.

[ChatoyantLocks]

About six to eight hours, lately.

[ItalianFlower]

Four hours. I shudder to think how long it will take when I reach my goal of waist!

[psycho]

Down, even in the Wyoming "lack of humidity", about five hours
Bunned or braided, it can take days :shocked:

Actually, the longest I've ever kept my hair braided wet was three days (re-braiding morning and night) before giving up and letting it dry down. I really wanted to see how long it would take, but I'm beginning to think my hair just seals in moisture to the extent that it would not have dried if I kept it up :rolleyes:

[Pixidust]

At the length it is now, it usually takes at least and hour to dry. It takes double that when it's around shoulder length, so I'm a bit scared to find out how long it will take once my hair reaches BSL. :P

[mitabird]

If I don't use any product, about 2-3 hrs. If I use product, 6-7 hrs.

[xrosiex]

It takes about 3 hours. If I put it up it never dries.

[bunnii]

In the summer it takes less than 1 hour sometimes 30 minutes. In the winter it can take 2 or 3 hours but I keep it under a towel when it really cold, and this winter thats going to happen alot (thanks stupid high energy prices)

[jojo]

Well I am a funny one, down it takes about 2-3 hours and bunned well 12 hours after and its still damp and I am only BSL! but I notice when i do a deep condish it dries in half the time!

[Iphinoe]

In dry Texan desert, about 8-10 hours, down. For this reason, I hate washing/wetting my hair.

[mooglewoo]

Mostly dry takes 2-2.5 hours. I have no idea for all the way dry, cause I'm usually asleep by then. If I took a shower in the morning for whatever reason, usually it gets put up, which takes all day to dry -when I undo my braid at night, it will still be wet in the middle.

[winter_star]

About 3-4 hours on warmer days and up to six hours on cold/wet days.

[sexyjacksparrow]

Assuming I'm wearing my hair down then about 1.5-2 hours. If it's bunned or braided it's still damp by the time I get home from work (about 13 hours after washing) so I tend to take it down for the last hour before bed to completely dry it.

[mortiziia]

Average 4 hours now, more than 5 h when it was longer. The humidity of the weather in the UK must have something to do with it, I remember it used to take less than three hours to dry when I was home.

[Silver & Gold]

There are so many variables in my answer to this. Washing method, conditioners used or not used, whether I damp bun or not. I washed my hair yesterday and still feel moisture in it this morning and yet there have been other times that it dried out very quickly (within an hour or two). I find that I don't like my hair when it dries too fast so I'm working on methods to have it dry more slowly.

[paper]

two - three hours.

[Marij]

If I leave it hanging around,about 4-5 hours, when it's braided or bunned forever!! shudder: Ok, maybe not that bad, but washed and bunned in the evening means still wet the next evening...

[Reptilia]

2-3 hours usually.

[Lexibeth]

My hair takes anywhere from 2-4 hours to dry.

[Nanni]

My microfibre-towel cut down the time it takes to dry by at least an hour. After wash I put my hair up in a turban with the towel and leave it in for 15 minutes. When I take it down it takes about 2 hours to dry. Not to bad

[ericthegreat]

It depends on when I rinse it and what my immediate routine is afterward. If I am rinsing late and night and got straight to bed with wet hair, it will stay damp until 10:30 to 11AM the next morning. If on a rare occasion I get to rinse it during the day and I don't use a blow dryer at all, then it would take anywhere from 3 and a half hours to over 4 hours to dry.

[Dars]

A little bit over two hours for me. I always let it drip dry.

[dulce-de-leche]

Usually about 1 hour in warm weather.2 hours in winter.

[Quixii]

Well, I'm not entirely certain. I always squeeze out a bunch of liquid with my towel first, and then I pony tail it, and then I usually don't watch it. I take my showers at night so I often go to bed before it dries all the way. It also depends on the weather - I remember I took a shower right before I went to bed and when I woke up, it was still damp in places, seven hours later (in the winter). Lately, it seems my hair only takes 2-3 hours to dry (though like I said, I don't really watch it, so it practically seems like it goes from damp to dry without me noticing at all xD).

[MomoKoNoHanna]

About 2 hours to fully dry. I do not use heat as my hair is damaged enough from dyes so it gets a little towel dry then it is set off to air dry.

[Sjirsten]

Too long, more than two hours if I stay inside.

[Jessikinz]

Mine takes 3 - 4 hours to fully dry.

[Nyghtingale]

about 3 hours hanging down.

[NeilTheFuzz]

It depends on the weather. If it's summer, like now, about 4 hours.

[Rentlle]

an hour, I think..
in a Half an hour it's semi dry, but complete dry, an hour..

[chickpea]

If I let my hair air dry, that takes 2-3 hours. If I put my hair up, it can stay damp for 8-10 hours. This can be uncomfortable in an air conditioned office, so I usually take it down halfway through the day and let it dry some more before putting my hair back up.

[handsclean]

3 or 4 hours.. and it's not even close to long. I can't imagine what it'll be like when it's longer..

[Bene]

ok, i got out of the shower at 2 pm, and in between bunning, letting it down every so often, adding some oil here and there, my hair is finally dry. it's now 11:52 pm... so almost 10 hours

[masterofmidgets]

About 5 hours if I'm inside, less if I'm outside in the sun.

[hennaphile]

AGES :P

around two hours to completely dry, which is weird given how thin it is. With oil leftover it takes about six hours.

[fisher2]

It takes my hair roughly 3 hours to dry inside and about 2 hours to dry outside.

[ilyasviel]

About 3 or 4 hours inside.

[lailmil]

30 minutes on summer

[batteredcakes]

3-5 hours to dry, it sucks when I need it to dry quicker but I hate blowdrying my hair. It might take about 2 hours if I sit in the wind. o.o

[nowxisxforever]

3-5 hours like it seems everyone else has!

Longer if I damp bun it.

Generally I wash mine at night and throw it up over my pillow... I don't notice it as it dries!

[Bianca]

With gel it takes 4-5 hours. without gel a little shorter...

[faeflame]

About a half hour to looks dry but still secretly feels damp, then feels dry around one hour after washing.

[JamieLeigh]

Untouched, it takes 6-7 hours to dry fully.

[Jules diamond]

During the summer it's so hot it only takes an hour. But without the heat it's more like two and a half.

[akevita2002]

My hair takes like 1 hour to dry, but I bang my head like crazy, if I leave my hair alone, it would take more, but I get headaches if I have wet hair for long time. During winter when I blow dry it, it takes about 30 minutes.

[VashX2000]

about an hour or so down... if braided, I can go to sleep and wake up to still find it damp.

[Elly]

my hair also takes around 1 hour until it is fully dry. in the summer even a little less due to the heat

[Mrs.X]

Usually around 3 hours, but it takes far longer in winter and a little less in summer.

[earthdancer]

About an hour in the winter, about 2 hours in the summer when it's humid. If I go outside to dry it and it's not humid, about 20 minutes to half an hour.

[ReddishRocks]

I mostly bun my hair after washing, it takes more than 12 hours to dry in a bun. If I let it hang down, it takes about 4-5 hours.
That's about the same for me. If I can't wait the 4-5 hours when wearing it down, I diffuse on low for about 15 minutes. That cuts the drying time to about 2.5 hours. :)

[Gumball]

Over an hour easy. Depending on whether or not I style it prior to it being only minimally damp or even dry, it may not dry for many more hours.

[thankyousir74]

Two to three hours to airdry, me thinks.

[Rhiannon7]

with nothing but combing wet to detangle? about 1 hour.

[julya]

I usually wash my hair before I go to bed, and sleep with it loose. It is sort of damp when I get up in the morning, so I'll say around 8 hours to dry if I just leave it alone. It dries faster if I comb it and move it around.

[storytellerzero]

My hair takes an entire day to dry completely in the winter, but only four hours to half a day in the summer. It's kind of a bummer as I end up with wet hair all the time now that I'm working out more.:rolleyes:

[Aditi]

It takes about 2 hours for my hair to become completely dry but in summer seson it takes only 1-1.5 hour.

[23_seconds]

Just a little over an hour.

[enfys]

About 6,7 hours after towel drying. I leave it to dry overnight. Guess why?

[ifyouforget]

For-e-ver. Minimum 5 hours (if the stars align, it's warm out, no humidity, I towel-dry first...), often 8-9 hours. And my hair isn't even to my waist! There's a reason that infrequent washing appeals to me.

[xovictoryxo]

bun? 12 hours.
no bun? about 4 hours

[Cherry_Sprinkle]

bun or braid - at least 12 hours
down - 3-4 hours, the ends dry pretty quick but the roots and underneath take for ever.

[Eden_Rayn]

Here is what I have noticed.
Winter: 2-6 hours
Summer: 1-3
If I have it up the areas where the hair meets the tie will never dry unto it is taken down. Humidity and being indoors will dry my hair faster.

[Naamah]

About 2 to 3 hours.

[janiejones]

If my hair is up for the entire time it takes to dry (say, if I'm at work), it takes at least 8 hours to dry, sometimes more if I don't take it down! It seems ridiculous since my hair isn't even APL....

[LittleOrca]

My hair takes 3-5 hours to dry itself.

[bahannas]

3-4 hours minimum. I have no idea why it takes so long, my hair is only a little past APL and not super thick. However, I'm undergoing a rather drastic texture change, so that might be part of it. :hmm:

[kam984420]

Mine already takes 2 hours to dry, which is an insanely long time considering im not even shoulder length yet. I can't imagine how long it will take when i get it grown out to waist length (my goal).:(

[82exoticbeauty]

Around 3 hours! Sometimes between 2 1/2 hours (but that 2 1/2 are the things I do to air dry like the fan, especially after shower time I pat lightly of excess water from my hair, then wrap around with absorbant towel for about 15-20 minutes, then remove, pat lightly again! I always flip my hair front and back motion into flicking the excess water off again! Then wait for my hair to air dry! But it's actually 3 hours for it to dry on this Summer Season!

[Henrietta]

I keep it under a towel turban for about 20-30 minutes so when I am taking it down my hair is half dry. And it needs only about 30-40 minutes to dry in 90%. I have still some damp areas on my scalp and maybe the bottom layers are a little bit damp too, but generally it's like... 3, 2, 1, dry.

[freckles]

about 2 hours (with 10 minutes or so of that being in a t-shirt/microfibre towel).

[Crackaleen]

Hmm, well I wash my hair at night before I go to bed and it's always still damp when I get up in the morning. I honestly have no idea how long it would take if I washed it in the morning, but my guess is in the five hour range.

[Lady Jo]

I think it only takes me 30 minutes to an hour to dry it as I really have fine hair :(

[MNoelH]

I'd say about 8-10 hours. I go to bed with it wet and it's still damp in the morning. I was just reading the damp bunning thread and I would assume it would take a couple of days to dry if I did that. If I put my hair in a ponytail after washing in the morning, it will still be pretty wet at the pony spot when I take it down after work

[Naamah]

My hair takes at least 4 hours to dry.

[poloandpearls]

I haven't counted hours but roughly a day if it's out & I'm indoors. In the sun, 2-3 hours if it's out.
In a bun, outdoors, all day.

I usually try to wash it in the afternoon so it has some daytime to dry before I go to bed (otherwise it's really cold / uncomfortable!) & can dry all through the night.

I hate people seeing my hair wet, & it isn't particularly comfortable either, so I'll put off washing for a few days if I have to, to find time where I'm not going out & can let it dry slowly.

[chelseamichelle]

About 10-12 hours.. :rolleyes: But thats after being brushed and shaken around and scrunched constantly.. I can't just leave it, it'll never dry :(

My hair is VERY fine, but I have a lot of it. Maybe thats the reason

[LunarAurora]

2 hours for me too

[Venefica]

My hair takes about 3 hours or so to dry when just left to dry, though there might still me a bit of moistness in it for a few hoers more. It would take at least a day to dry completely in a braid.

[Dekublatt]

Usually my hair needs around 6 hours to dry :(

[Lianna]

About 3 hours, I used to think it was a lot, but after reading some responses, I think I'm fine. :D

[Ylvalie]

2-3 hours. If braid it or wear a bun it does take forever, though.

[swivelhop]

About 8 hours if loose. Never if bunned. The time to dry does not change with length.

[Juneii]

6 hours to fully dry.

[JayLee]

Mine takes forever if it is in a bun (like 12-14 hours). If I keep it down it takes about 3 hours.

[PrincessBob]

Variables unknown, I don't normally style my hair wet, very rarely braided or bunned while damp. I am an indoors type girl, so in-the-sun doesn't quite apply.

If my hair is at all damp, I cannot groom, it tangles like mad. If I do manage to pull a brush or comb through wet hair, it immediately tangles worse than before as soon as the pass is made.

Anyhow my hair can take anywhere between 5 and 25 hours to be dry enough to brush, no fooling. I wash infrequently 1-2 times a week, because it takes a day between to dry, so that I can groom.

[luxepiggy]

If I wrap it in a towel for the first 15-20 minutes, then remove the towel & finger-comb it out, it's usually dry in under an hour (^(oo)^)

[Antipodienne]

Down, about 2-3 hours, but usually I damp bun, and in Florida's sticky humid climate, it can take literally days. That's right, days. Ugh.

[dianehair]

2 hours to air dry totally.

I never towel dry as this causes damage. I also comb gently through my CO only wash so my hair is totally snag free when drying.

Just before my hair is totally dry I smooth a tiny, tiny amount of leave in conditioner on the ends to smooth and that's it. My hair is always shiny and without damage from heat tools. I do not use a hairdryer, straightening irons, nothing whatsoever.

If I want curls, I just make an updo whilst my hair is slightly damp. A Nautilus bun or French twist makes lovely soft curls.

[JenniferNoel]

Four hours average. It takes longer to dry now that there's more of it. It may be shorter, but the density is pretty, well, dense. And I have one of those hair types that clumps when wet therefore making the whole drying process even more uncomfortable. :rant:

[smileycat]

Completely dry takes a good three hours, and my hair isn't even close to long!

[Juneau]

I have short hair like this: http://www.short-hair-style.com/images/short_curly_hair_top.jpg

only my hair is much thicker and curlier. However, it takes only one hour to dry.

[summergame]

2 or 3 hours when I used my turby towel first, otherwise I think about 4 hours. When I leave it in a bun it looks like it never dries, only when I do the bun and hangin out my hair then it dries very quick.

[Mirrimblackfox]

Right now? About 30 minutes, when it's a good bit longer (mid back) an hour to an hour and a half. But not if it is up, if it is bunned or braided it will take a good 6 to 8 hours. I have extremely fine, curlly/wavy, very (very very) soft hair but lots of it. I think the curl makes it dry a bit quicker.

I gently squeeze dry my hair with a towel, after pushing out all the water I can with my hands. I then bend over and fluff my hair (gently) with the towel for a minute or so.

I don't use heat, but then I don't use conditioner ether, I suspect that would make it take longer to dry.

[sunrain]

Indoors, combed out, and down, my hair takes roughly an hour to dry. If I go into the sun and/or it's warm, it probably takes around 30-45 minutes.

[Dragon]

Two hours in winter. Not sure about summer.

[GreyArea]

About 3-4 hours.

[selenechiba]

Indoors, 3-4 hours. If I have the air conditioner on or if I go outside, 1-2 hours.

[Neneka]

2-3 hours. Actually it's now wet and it's been 1,5 hours. If I put it in a pony tail and go to sleep it is still wet in a morning.

[torrilin]

About 3-4 hours down, over 8 hours up.

[katha]

I'd say 4 hours indoors when wearing it down.
Up takes forever. 10 hours maybe, I think.

Outside in summer is very quick, when wearing it down. It really should be summer more often. :D

[angelfell]

When my hair was more damaged/ill-taken care of, I used to be able to get up at 7:30, take a shower, be out by 8:00, and it would be dry by 8:45 for me to straighten it before I leave for work. It was also longer, too. However, now that I'm taking better care of it.. I wake up the same time, but it's not even close to try by 8:45, so I don't even bother XD.. I just comb it and put it up or clip it to the side. It's also shorter now.

Is it true that healthier hair takes longer to dry?

[irishlady]

My hair holds water like a sponge.
Mine takes about 1 and a half to 2 hours, sometimes 2 and a half if it's really cold.

I usually gently squeeze out excess water and wrap it in a towel for 15 minutes, then let it air dry. I'm thinking of using one of those microfibre towels meant for cars...

[Natalia]

Well i cant vouch for daytime since i normally shower at night but even with a light squeeze before laying down, a towel over my pillow (which ir emove once wet), and absorbant sheets it still takes 8 - 10 hours and even then i usually have the damp spot where my head meets the pillow. It used to be totally dry in the morning before i started doing WO i think the extra sebum slows it down especially at the scalp. I dont mind its not like i go or do anything that requires perfectly dry hair. I imagine it would be faster durring the day (especially in this heat its 105 F right now) sicne id be moving but i much prefer a shower before bed than dry hair.

[Aliped]

It depends on the temperature - on average I'd say about four hours. If I put it in an updo while still wet, though, it won't dry at all!

Same here. 4 hours,if its loose, in a bun - I'm not sure,maybe a week or more.

[sugarpixie10988]

I got out of the shower around 11, it's now a bit past 2 and it's still pretty damp. Hurry up already! :p

[burns_erin]

Currently, since i bun after washing, and since I wash every three days, and it is really very humid, my hair is almost never completely dry. But I do have a lot of hair.

[wavy_daisy]

Like others, if I bun my hair there's no telling how long it takes to dry (at least 7 hours). I try to leave it down as long as possible so that it is dry by the end of the day but I don't always get up in time.

[lajsa]

How long does my hair take to dry?
Answer: too #%¤#)% long :D

[Jadewtch]

It seems like it takes forever! If I leave it down it dries faster but part of that is because the water is soaking into the back of my shirt. LOL I like to braid it back when it's part way dry and it will stay damp until the next morning (I wash at night)

[dainaleeo2]

mine is short, just past my jaw, & it still takes me a good hour & a half, sometimes 2, before it dries naturally. it's super fine too, but just so overprocessed that i guess it does not want to let go of any water :p

[Qwackie]

Fifteen minutes. Booyah.

[2peasinapod]

Forever! I usually shower at night, so it's not too bad, but if I have to shower in the morning, I usually just messy bun it, put a scarf over it and forget it. Luckily, I stretch washes so my hair isn't wet too often.

Qwackie, you're a lucky duck! :p

[Nici]

About 50 minutes. I shower in the morning and its nearly dry till I leave the house.

[habioku]

My hair needs about 2 hours to dry. I experience that my hair dries faster if I headbang my hair a little bit, so the thick strands are divided into smaller ones. A nice side effect is more volume :).

[lunalovegood]

Putting my hair up in a towel after showering makes a huge difference to how fast it dries. (That might sound obvious to most people, but it didn't occur to me til recently and I always skipped this step out of laziness!) After 15 minutes in a towel and 45 minutes hanging loose, my hair is mostly dry. There's a section under the canopy in the back that is still quite damp, but the rest is fine.

[KristiLe]

It takes forever! Especially the back.

[tinti]

I payed more attention one of the last washing days, and it took about 3-4 hours before it was dry.

[2peasinapod]

lunalovegood, my hair dries faster if I put a towel over it (I'm usually too lazy too wrap it, too :p).

I miss the summer - usually, I could wash my hair during the day, and it would dry faster because I would have the ceiling fan on! :)

[anemix1005]

Mine takes forever! up to 4 hours if it's not un an updo and if I make an updo then the center part dries only while I'm sleeping, after I take off the updo. It's kind of frustrating :p

[JCFantasy23]

Usually around 2 hours

[baaaad_kitty]

It depends on what I used to wash my hair. If I do baking soda and vinegar, an hour and a half. If i use those natural solid shampoo and solid conditioner things I recently bought, maybe 3-4 hours.