Air-drying hair or letting your hair dry naturally is one of those beauty things that sounds great... in theory.
The pros? Less heat styling, less hassle.
The cons? Extra frizz, and sometimes, our natural hair texture left to its own devices can go a bit wild.
Drying your hair naturally, sans frizz, is even harder in humid climates.
Remember what happened to Monica in Friends when they went to Barbados?
It's for these reasons Beauty IQ Uncensored podcast co-host Hannah Furst gave the Alterna Hair My Hair My Canvas Easy Does It Air-Dry Balm a whirl while travelling around Thailand.
But did this hair product for curly and wavy hair work?
Well, Hannah was taken aback at the results.
If you're searching for a product for curly hair that enhances your curls or your waves rather than weighing them down, then this product is one you may seriously want to consider.
Keep scrolling for this Alterna air dry balm review.
Alterna Hair My Hair My Canvas Easy Does It Air-Dry Balm is a styling balm for air-drying hair. Sounds like a miracle worker, right?
The vegan and cruelty-free hydrating styling balm promises to work against frizz and enhance your hair's natural texture, while also reducing your drying time.
Here are some other quick facts:
It's for most hair types, but is best suited to curly and wavy hair, and those with medium to coarse hair who experience frizz while air-drying.
The Alterna Hair My Hair My Canvas Easy Does It Air-Dry Balm is sustainable, not tested on animals and PETA approved.
The bottles and tubes from the My Hair My Canvas range are all made of 50% post-consumer recycled plastic.
The formula is SLS/SLES, sulfates phthalates, synthetic colour, gluten, mineral oil and formaldehydes free.
Contains vegan botanical caviar (also known as green caviar) to make hair feel more supple thanks to anti-inflammatory and water-retaining properties.
Prickly pear oil and water lily extract help enhance natural texture, strengthen hair, boost moisture retention, control frizz and add shine.
The Alterna Easy Does It Air-Dry styling balm is designed to enhance your natural curls without having to use any hot tools.
The best way to work this styling product into your hair is to scrunch a generous amount through damp or towel-dried hair.
For more polished and defined curls, you can wrap curls or coils around your finger for a smoother finish.
Watch more of Hannah's frizz hair tips in this YouTube video below.
So, did this styling balm and haircare product for curly hair live up to its big promise?
Hannah and her natural curls were grateful when Adore's Senior Editor Amy gave her a sample of this product to trial before her overseas holiday.
Taking heat tools to Thailand was never part of Hannah's plan.
But anyone with wavy, textured or curly hair will know air-drying without a dedicated anti-humidity product can increase frizz.
Speaking on the Beauty IQ Uncensored podcast, Hannah explained she applied the product to freshly-washed hair before watching some TV.
She was shocked at just how quickly her hair dried, and in the way she wanted.
“It was almost quite magical. Like, why is my hair already so dry?" she said.
"If you like to air-dry your hair, this is a really good balm. It also helps with frizz and bringing out the natural texture of your hair, especially if you just scrunch up the hair."
Here is Hannah with her smooth air-dried waves!
Having never used a styling balm like this one on her curls, Hannah loved the dual-purpose nature of this product, too.
"It would be really good in the morning if you couldn't really be bothered styling your hair before work and you needed to wash it after the gym."
"If you want to just chuck [the product] in and scrunch up your curls and let them air dry, then this would be absolutely perfect for you."
To conclude, this hair balm is a winner if you want to reduce frizz, cut drying time, dry your hair naturally and enhance natural texture.
And in our humble opinion, $35 for a 100ml tube of product that guarantees good hair days is pretty damn good!
You can listen to Hannah's full review of this product on the Beauty IQ Uncensored podcast here.
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