Yes, you can. You need to buy a straightening brush from a drug store. All you do is point the dryer straight down over your wet hair and comb through it with the brush. Ta-da!
a hair dryer's purpose is to speed up the evaporation process, therefore drying your hair, saving a risk of a cold.
Dry your hair when it is wet. They can also function as a cheap alternative to a heat gun.
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A hair dryer blows hot air, that it generates, using electricity, to make your hair, no longer wet, but dry.