Gorgeous curls, romantic curls, perky curls - the dream of long-haired beauties.
To curl straight or wavy strands by nature without the help of a hairdresser, you need to learn how to use the simplest home appliances: curlers or curling irons.
How to wind hair on curlers and curling iron: prepare hair
Before starting the procedure, you should prepare curls. Otherwise, it is correct to wind the hair on the curlers and the curling iron will not work.
1. Rule one: only freshly washed hair can be curled. In order for the curls to hold for a long time and be elastic, resilient, a special foam or mousse is used. If you apply these funds to dirty hair, the hairstyle will turn out to be clearly greasy and ridiculous.
2. Rule two: after thorough (preferably secondary) washing the hair, apply a nourishing balm on them, rinse again and dry a little with a towel.
3. Rule three: if you plan to curl your hair on curlers, you do not need to dry your curls with a hairdryer. The strands must remain moist to dry in the desired position. But when using a curling iron, the hair should be completely dry.
4. The fourth rule: if you need a guaranteed and long-term effect, the hair must be covered with special means. When using a curling iron, this should be good thermal protection, when wound on curlers - fixing foam.
Prepared hair is better protected from damage, and after curling it looks fresh and healthy. Before you learn how to properly wind your hair on curlers and curling irons, you need to choose the right curling tool. This is especially true for those girls who are just looking at curlers and curling irons.
How to wind hair on curlers and curling iron: choose a tool
The main problem that arises with the frequent use of curling tools is the cross-section of the tips, breaking the hair shaft. Burned tips also cause a lot of problems, and you can get rid of them only in radical ways. That is why the main criterion by which to choose tools should be safety.
As for curlers, the best option is foam boomerangs. They are completely safe and comfortable so that you can even sleep in them. Plastic rollers covered with foam or rubber on top are also good. Professionals use velvet curlers: they work sparingly and allow you to get a variety of options for curls.
Metal curlers electrify hair, which provokes their cross-section. Wooden ones quickly get dirty themselves and dirty their hair, giving them a scruffy look and greasy. Velcro curlers are convenient in the absence of clamps and elastic bands for fixation, as well as quick drying of the lock due to the diseased diameter. However, very long hair can be very tangled and damaged.
Thermal curlers work the fastest: a hairstyle can be done in literally 15 minutes. However, due to the high temperature, they cannot be used constantly, at most once a week. At the same time, it is very important to know how to wind your hair on curlers and curling irons.
The curling iron is even more dangerous: an improperly selected curling regime will burn the hair. It is also better not to use the bowl with the curling iron one or two times a week, be sure to let the curls rest and recover. As for the types of curling irons, they differ in volume (the smaller the volume, the finer the curl will turn out), power and material. Most importantly, the last factor. Ordinary metal curlers mercilessly burn hair, as the metal heats up unevenly. Frequent use of such a device leads to brittleness, draining, cross-section of hair.
Safer are appliances with ceramic, titanium and tourmaline coating. They affect the hair more carefully, warm evenly, and tourmaline prevents the formation of static electricity.
How to wind your hair on curlers
Conventional curlers allow you to create beautiful curls or tight curls on your head in three to six hours. You will have to tinker with the order and wait longer (compared to the curling iron) for the result, but the curls will last much longer, and there will be less harm to the hair. If you need to curl urgently, then it is ideal to use thermal curlers.
If you need large curls or waves, you will need large diameter curlers. Accordingly, for small curls need rollers of small diameter. How to wind hair on curlers and curling iron? The technique is approximately similar, but there are important nuances. If you use curlers, then the hair should not be dried after washing. Clean, but dry locks should be moistened by spraying with water.
• Apply hair styling foam.
• Separating the hair into strands, we comb each one before we wind it. The strands should be the same, so you need to distribute them carefully and evenly.
• Proper winding of hair on curlers and curling irons - from the top of the head inwards.
• Place the tip of the lock on the roller, making sure that the lock does not bend. If you miss this moment, the hair will stick out in different directions.
• Wrap the curl inward, acting strong enough, but pulling the hair. When spinning, hold the strand perpendicularly to its growth.
• Short locks are wound on top.
• The strand should hold tight, but excessive stress on the hair (especially if it is pulled, pulled) can harm the bulbs and cause hair loss. Pain is a signal of improper winding.
• Lock the curl fully wrapped with the device with which the curlers are equipped (rubber, plastic clip, etc.).
Conventional curlers are kept to dry completely, which usually takes three to six hours. If the rollers are foam and do not interfere with sleep, you can twist at night and remove the curlers in the morning. You should not speed up the process with a hairdryer: this leads to overheating of the curls, spoils their structure.
You need to remove the curlers very carefully, spinning the curl in the same direction. In no case should you pull, tear your hair to speed up the process. After the last rollers are removed, let the curls come to their senses. You can not immediately comb them. After using the hair curlers, it should take about twenty minutes before the hair can be combed.
How to wind hair on a curling iron
Before use, the curling iron must be heated to the desired temperature. The instructions for the device must indicate the heating time. If possible, adjust the heat so that the damage to the hair is minimized.
To properly wind the hair on the curlers and the curling iron, they must first be washed. But when using curling irons, the locks must be absolutely dry. If you need to do your hair quickly after washing, you will have to blow dry your hair with a hairdryer. For the procedure, you will definitely need a foam with thermal protection in order to maximally protect the structure of the hair column from destruction.
The technique of winding the curling iron is as follows.
• Wait for the appliance to heat up.
• Thoroughly comb your hair.
• Divide them into six to eight strands, securing each with a hair clip.
• Take the lower strand, apply styling or protection against overheating on it.
• Gently, in a spiral, wind the entire strand onto the curling iron.
• When the curl is wound to the horses, lower the clip.
• Warm curl for no more than fifteen seconds.
• Lift the clamp and gently lower the curl from the pliers.
• Repeat the procedure for the remaining curls.
• Bangs are the last to be processed.
• Make the resulting curls in a hairstyle and fix with varnish.
For beginners, a cone curling iron, so named for the special shape of the rod, is suitable. It is no different from a standard device, however, due to the conical shape, it is much more convenient to remove long curls.
When using curling irons, the most important thing is to keep the curls healthy. This is not easy to do, because in any case the thermal load is large. However, you must know the basic safety rules when using a curling iron. If you need tight and well-formed curls, you need to warm them up to the maximum allowable time.
However, to create a light volumetric hairstyle in the style of a few sloppy waves, the exposure time can be reduced by using the so-called triple curling iron - a device equipped with three rods.
In this case, only the tip of the strand is wound on the curling iron. Warming up time - no more than five seconds, after which you need to lean forward so that the curls are in front of your eyes. Sprinkle the roots from the bottom with varnish or a means to create a basal volume and straighten, throwing the curls back. It remains only to slightly beat the hairstyle with your hands, style it and fix the already finished version with varnish.
If the curling iron is used regularly, do not save on the cost of the device. High-quality nippers are expensive compared to the iron classics, but they fully pay for themselves in terms of further hair care. The consequences of improper curling will be dull, deprived of life and shine. To restore the burnt curls, it will take a lot of time and money on care products.
It is important not only to properly wind the hair on curlers and curling irons, but also not to forget about the health of the bulbs and the hair shaft itself. Any mechanical and thermal effects are potentially dangerous for curls, so you need to not only follow the technique of winding, but also give the curls enough time for natural recovery. During these periods, you should completely abandon the hair dryer, use combs with natural hair or wooden cloves, make nutritious or oil hair masks, and avoid curling and complex styling.
