How do you dry your curly hair?

[SunnyRiverside]

I have very frizzy curly hair and generally I let it air dry but it takes many hours and so I sometimes have to go out with it wet which I’m aware is odd behaviour and can be cold and uncomfortable as well.

How do other curlies manage drying their hair in less than several hours?

OP I've had almost 40 years with curly hair and I have never blow dried it completely dry!

I have a Dyson hair dryer which i use to take the worst of the dampness off.

Having curly hair is a bloody pain in the arse frankly!

Dyson hairdryer and diffuser. Mine is shoulder length and takes about 15 mins.

really, really good squeeze with towel and then put the car heating on max.

I use a microfibre towel, give it a really good squeeze, then turn it round and wrap it up for a few mins. Then run some hair oil through it.

Mine takes hours too but drying it with a hairdryer doesn't do it any favours.

That’s the thing - why I’ve avoided heat for years and years but I’ve just had enough and it seems that others somehow manage to use a diffuser and not ruin their hair. I want to know how!
love the car heat idea 🤣 sadly wouldn’t work with my schedule.

Tight microfibre turban for 5 mins, a bit of product, leave to air dry (my colleagues are used to me coming in with wet hair, we're not public facing and are very casual) - the car heater really does help. Loosen it with my fingers about 11.

If I have to have it dry first thing I do it the night before and go to bed with it still damp which results in big bouncy waves rather than curls but wouldn't want to do that all the time and the results can be a bit variable depending how I've slept. If I really have to use a diffuser I hold it several inches away from my head but still only partially dry it.

Or blow dry it straight then straighten it but can't remember the last time I bothered.

DD washes hers early evening, adds product (not sure what) and wraps it in a towelling turban, then switches to another, dry turban for overnight.

I’ve got fine hair and it still takes a while to dry if I wear it curly because it needs air drying, blow drying makes it frizzy. Not helped by the fact it looks at its best when I put product in sopping wet! If I run before work, I turn up with it wet - and I have a professional job! If I have an early meeting I blow dry it straight.