Drying Your Hair With a T-Shirt Is the Secret to Healthier Hair

How to Dry Your Hair With a T-Shirt

Instead of drying your hair with a towel post-shower, swap it for a cotton T-shirt. “When hair is wet, it becomes weaker and softer,” explains hairstylist Isabella Vázquez. “If we use a regular towel to dry it, the grooves of the towel become aggressors to the cuticle of the hair. Towels absorb all the moisture from our hair when what we want to do is absorb the excess water without stripping it of the moisture that helps the hair from becoming frizzy.”

So why a cotton shirt, you ask? Vázquez says the T-shirt will absorb excess water while preventing frizz. “Because T-shirts do not have rough grooves like a towel, the flat surface allows water to sink in and slides over the hair instead of roughing it up.”

Another great alternative to using a regular towel is a microfiber towel. We like the Turbie Twist Microfiber Towel Wrap because it’s lightweight and will give you the same smoothing benefits as a T-shirt. This drying method works especially well for those with curly hair who are all too familiar with frizzy fiascos. Unlike thick, fluffy towels, a T-shirt or microfiber towel will dry your strands without disrupting your natural curl pattern.

Tutorial: How to Wrap and Dry Your Hair Using a T-Shirt