How to Do a Perfect Hollywood-Style Bantu Knot Out on Blow-Dried Hair
In today’s tutorial, I am showing you how to do a Bantu knot out on blow-dried hair. I have been doing this hairstyle for years, I have experimented a lot and this method has always worked for me!
A Bantu knot blowout when done right is an absolutely beautiful and luxurious curly hairstyle, giving you big, bouncy, Hollywood-like curls. Here's how to do it.
Tools and materials:
- Blow dryer
- Brush
- Bobby pins
- Hair cream
- Heat protectant spray
- Hair oil
- Silk scarf
- Hair spray
1. Section your hair
Tie up your hair in four to six sections.
2. Apply cream
Take down a section of the hair and apply blow-out cream thoroughly.
3. Detangle your hair
Brush out the section until there are no knots.
*This is a really important step. It is crucial to detangle your hair properly before you blow-dry. Otherwise, your hair will come out knotty and damaged.
4. Prep your hair
Spray a generous amount of heat protectant spray to the section of hair.
This will protect your hair from the heat and leave it feeling really soft and silky.
5. Blow dry your hair
Blow your hair out with a hairdryer.
I am going from root to tip using my hairbrush.
6. Tuck the finished section to the side
Once you are finished with the section, twist it into a rope-style braid, or however you prefer, and tuck it to the side and out of the way.
Repeat these steps with the rest of your hair.
7. Apply hydrating oil
Once finished, put your hair back into sections and apply hydrating oil to each section one by one. I'm using baobab oil.
8. Apply leave-in conditioner
Apply leave-in conditioner to each section.
9. Time to create the Bantu knots
Tie your hair into a twist and keep going at the root, wrapping it around itself to create a Bantu knot.
Pin in place with a bobby pin.
Repeat this process with the rest of your hair.
10. Lay the edges
Smooth down your baby hairs using gel.
11. Apply hair spray
Spray all your Bantu knots with hair spray so that they don’t come apart through the night.
12. Put on a satin scarf
Tie on a satin bonnet or silk headscarf over the knots so that they don’t come apart.
Wait five to eight hours or just go to sleep before unwrapping your headscarf and untying the knots.
13. Unravel the Bantu knots
Once you wake up, remove the satin scarf and apply hydrating hair oil to your hands. Begin to unravel the knots one by one super gently.
You can see that they are extremely moisturized and silky-looking. This is because of the moisturizing oils and conditioners that we used prior to tying up the knots.
14. Smooth out the curls
Gently separate the curls along their natural curl pattern using your fingers.
Bantu knot out on blow-dried hair tutorial
This is the finished look! My complete Bantu knot blowout. As you can see, the curls are soft and luxurious. They are big, bouncy and super healthy looking. This is honestly such an amazing style and can last from four days to one week!
As you can see you can try so many different hairstyles with this blowout. You can wear it in a pony, half-up, or just pinned away from your face. Feel free to experiment and find your unique style!
Let me know if you try this at home in the comments below.
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🙂 I love it!