How to make curls with a curling iron and curlers

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A detailed guide for those who decided to experiment with the image.

How to make curls with a curling iron

Curling with a curling iron is quick and beautiful. With this simple household appliance, you can create many vivid images. For example, "Hollywood waves" are very popular now.

But the curling iron cannot be used every day. From high temperatures, the hair loses its shine, becomes brittle and lifeless.

Use a curling iron no more than once a week.

1. How to choose a curling iron

Curling irons differ in coverage. Ceramic are considered the safest for hair. Such curling irons are most often used by professional hairdressers.

Curling irons differ in shape. With the help of ordinary cylindrical curls of different diameters, you can get small or large curls. The tapered curling iron helps create root volume and playful curls at the bottom. Most of the cones do not have a clamp: the tip of the strand needs to be held, but it does not break. Spiral curling irons make the same curls, and two- and three-barreled curling irons create a corrugation effect.

Cylindrical and cone-shaped curling iron

Spiral and triple-barreled curling iron

Curling irons differ in diameter. The larger it is, the less curled the curl. The minimum diameter that can be found in the store is 10 mm. The maximum is 50.

A large diameter curling iron will not cope with stiff and thick long hair. Large curls under the weight of their weight will quickly straighten, leaving no trace of curling.

Small curling irons are designed primarily for short hair and curling bangs.

The best option for normal shoulder-length and longer hair is a curling iron with a diameter of 19–25 mm.

Often, the durability of the curl depends on how correctly the tool is selected and the wrapping technology is followed.

2. How to prepare your hair

When curling with a curling iron, follow three rules:

1. Hair must be clean. Curls on greasy hair will come loose faster than the curling iron will cool down.
2. Hair must be dry. Curling wet hair with a curling iron is like frying bread over a fire.
3. Hair must be protected. Before winding it on the curling iron, be sure to treat the strands with a heat protectant. It seals hair scales, retains moisture inside and thereby protects against high temperatures. Leave-on sprays are considered more effective.

3. How to curl your hair with a curling iron

Hairdressers advise dividing the head into the occipital, temporal and frontal zones and curling the hair in this sequence.

At home, you can act easier: fix part of the hair at the crown and curl first the lower and then the upper strands. Or, if the length permits, you can make a straight parting, divide the hair into the right and left parts and curl each.

Whichever option you choose, first separate a strand about 2 cm wide. The thicker the hair, the thinner the curling strands should be.

If you want your curls to last all day, spray your hair with varnish or beer foam before wrapping it on a curling iron.

Comb through a strand and wind on a curling iron. Twist the strand into a tourniquet if you want the curl to turn out to be tight, like a spring.

Avoid pulling too tight or pinching the tip with the instrument clamp. Hold the curling iron upright to get curly curls. If you want more playful curls, set it horizontally or at an angle.

If you have very long hair, do not wrap the entire curl on the curling iron at once: when the ends are almost burnt, the upper layers will not even warm up. First, grab the middle of the strand with tongs and twist to the roots. Then curl the tip.

Keep each curl on the curling iron for 10-15 seconds. Curling time depends on the power of the device and the desired elasticity of the curls. If the hair is healthy, the curling iron can be heated up to 200 ° C. Thin and weakened hair is best curled at a temperature of no more than 100 degrees.

Carefully remove the curl from the curling iron and lightly sprinkle with varnish.

To prevent the still hot curl from developing under its own weight, fix it with an invisible one until it cools completely.

Let the curls cool for 10-15 minutes. You can then comb them with a sparse-toothed comb or fluff them with your fingers.

If necessary, style the curls in the hair and fix with varnish.

4. How to restore hair

To restore weakened hair, you can use one of the following masks.

1. With kefir and aloe … Heat 1 teaspoon of castor oil and combine with 1 tablespoon of kefir, 1 teaspoon of aloe juice and 1 ampoule of vitamin E. Rub the mask first into the roots, then spread over the entire length of the hair. Let it sit for half an hour, then rinse it off with warm water.
2. With egg and honey … Mix the egg yolk with 2 teaspoons of liquid honey. Add ½ tablespoon olive oil and apply the mixture to your hair. Let it sit for half an hour, then wash your hair.
3. With banana and glycerin … Use a blender to mash the banana. Add 1 teaspoon of glycerin and the same amount of almond oil. Apply the composition to the head, from roots to ends. Keep the mask for 40 minutes, and then rinse thoroughly.

How to make curls with curlers

Good old curlers are used both to create curls and to add volume. Curling with curlers usually takes longer than curling. But the hair is not exposed to high temperatures.

And thanks to the variety of modern curlers, you can make new hairstyles at least every day. Here, for example, what effect can be achieved using papillotes.

However, due to the tension that is created during wrapping, the blood supply to the hair follicles can be disrupted. If you use curlers frequently, hair can weaken and begin to fall out.

1. How to choose curlers

Big and small, plastic and foam rubber, with or without clips - the range of modern curlers is huge. But each species has its own purpose.

Papillots, or boomerangs, are foam or silicone sticks of various lengths, densities and diameters. There is a wire inside, thanks to which the strands can be wound and fixed in different positions. Suitable for hair of any length: the shorter, the smaller the diameter you need to take. Also, the volume of curls depends on the diameter.

Velcro curlers are cylinders of different diameters with many small hooks. Hair clings to them, and additional clips are usually not required. Velcro is ideal for creating root volume on medium to short hair and for curling the ends of long curls. But you need to be careful: such curlers can get tangled in the hair.

The spiral curlers are made of soft plastic and allow you to get spiral curls. To do this, you just need to thread the strands through the curlers using special clips.

Most curlers shouldn't be left on for more than an hour.

Bobbin curlers are threaded wooden sticks that are attached with rubber bands. Bobbins are usually used for perm or to create curls on very short hair.

Foam curlers are fixed with rubber bands or special plastic clips. The various diameters of these soft barrels allow hair to be wrapped in different lengths.

Electric and thermal curlers help to create express curls, as they heat the hair. The former are charged from the mains, the latter must be boiled in boiling water to melt the paraffin inside them.

Ideally, you need to have in your arsenal and combine curlers of various types and diameters.

2. How to prepare your hair

For curling with curlers, your hair must also be clean. However, they do not need to be completely dried: the curlers are wrapped around damp hair.

Therefore, wash your hair, apply a heat protectant and dry your hair lightly with a hairdryer, or let it dry a little naturally.

3. How to curl your hair with curlers

According to the classical scheme, curling hair begins with curlers from the center of the frontal zone and gradually descends to the back of the head. This requires large curlers. After that, you can curl your hair on the sides with curlers of a smaller diameter.

Use a fine-handled comb to separate the section in the middle of the head. It should be the same width as the curlers. The thickness will depend on the density of the hair: the more hair and the harder it is, the thinner the strand should be.

Dampen a section with water if your hair is not damp enough. Then treat it with foam or hair mousse.

Comb, pull slightly and twist the strand. Be careful not to wrinkle the tip. Usually, curlers are placed perpendicular to the head, but you can experiment by winding them vertically or at an angle.

Having twisted the first strand, secure it with a clip, an elastic band or a hairpin (depending on the type of curlers) and proceed to the next. Try not to wrap too tightly: taut hair is uncomfortable.

Hair that does not take a curling iron and curlers can be handled by an iron. Make curls out of the strands, wrap them in foil and heat them well.

When finished wrapping, dry your hair naturally or with a hairdryer. If you are in a hurry, but do not want to harm your hair, use the low temperature setting.

Remove the curlers gently when the hair is completely dry. Spread out the resulting curls with your hands or a comb and fix with varnish.

Pros and cons of curling iron and curlers

And with the help of a curling iron, and with the help of curlers, you can make beautiful and very different curls. Both methods have advantages and disadvantages, which are illustrated in the following table.

	pros	Minuses
Curling iron	1. It is not necessary to buy ten flat pieces. It is enough to choose one for your length and hair type. 2. Because of the high temperatures, curls form easily and last for a long time. 3. Curling on a curling iron is fast.	1. You need to try a few to figure out which curling iron works best with your hair. 2. Do not curl often. 3. Difficult to use on short hair. 4. Thermal protection is needed to minimize harm.
Curlers	1. A variety of curlers allows you to style hair of any length in different ways. 2. Some curlers can be left on overnight. 3. Used on wet hair - twisted and mind your own business until dry.	1. You need a lot of curlers of different types and sizes. 2. Fiddling with curlers is quite long and troublesome (with the exception of hot curlers). 3. From frequent wrapping on curlers, hair can weaken.

And what do you prefer to do curls? Tell us in the comments what is closer to you and why.