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Can You Dry Polymer Clay with a Hair Dryer?

Sophia Al-Mansoor Oct 18, 2026 6 min read

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What causes air dry clay to crack. Air dry clay dries from the outside in. If your environment is too hot, or you try to speed up drying (with a hairdryer, putting it in a hot oven, etc.) the outer layer dries too fast, and as the clay shrinks it'll crack.