Do you have straight hair and envy all the beautiful curls you see all over the place? Curls are very popular and having straight hair just makes you want them even more. You can do it with a little bit of time and patience.
Your first step is the shampoo and condition your hair. It must be clean and very well moisturized. Use a deep conditioner if you want for extra moisture against the curling iron. If you have oily hair, concentrate the conditioner on the ends that will be drier.
Next, either let your hair air dry, or blow dry it. Add a defrizz serum if you would like before you blow dry. Blow dry it straight so that you end up with a clean slate. One good idea is to wash it the night before and then let it air dry overnight so that it's dry by the morning. This will also help minimize the heat and damage you put on your hair.
Next, gather all your supplies. You will need a comb, a medium sized barrel curling iron, hair gel, and hair spray. Use a smaller barrel curling iron if you have very straight hair that may have trouble curling. The hair gel and spray will hold your curls in place.
To start, gather together a small one inch section of hair. Comb it straight and put a dab of hair gel in between your fingers. Gently rub it together and then run it over your hair from root to tip completely covering the hair.
Make sure you don't use too much so that it's crunchy. A little crunch at first is okay because you will scrunch it up later to get rid of the crunch. Use a strong hold gel and not a curling gel. Curling gel is made for naturally curly hair just to keep it in place. It is light and not strong enough to keep curls in naturally straight hair.
Now you will use your curling iron. Once it is hot, clip it over the hair at the root and gently pull it down till it is just covering the end of the hair. Twist the barrel inward until it is all wrapped and hold for about 3 to 5 seconds. Don't leave for more than 5 seconds or it will burn. Unravel it quickly to release the curl. Immediately spray your hair with hair stray and don't touch it until later.
Continue around your head until you've curled all of your hair. When it is finished, turn your head over and spray hair spray all over then shake your head to loosen up the curls. Flip your hair back and arrange your curls how you want to them to look. Add some pins and clips if you want. If a curl is still too tight, tug on it gently until it's right. Gently scrunch any curls that are too crunchy. Finish it off with more hair spray and you are ready. - 17944
Your first step is the shampoo and condition your hair. It must be clean and very well moisturized. Use a deep conditioner if you want for extra moisture against the curling iron. If you have oily hair, concentrate the conditioner on the ends that will be drier.
Next, either let your hair air dry, or blow dry it. Add a defrizz serum if you would like before you blow dry. Blow dry it straight so that you end up with a clean slate. One good idea is to wash it the night before and then let it air dry overnight so that it's dry by the morning. This will also help minimize the heat and damage you put on your hair.
Next, gather all your supplies. You will need a comb, a medium sized barrel curling iron, hair gel, and hair spray. Use a smaller barrel curling iron if you have very straight hair that may have trouble curling. The hair gel and spray will hold your curls in place.
To start, gather together a small one inch section of hair. Comb it straight and put a dab of hair gel in between your fingers. Gently rub it together and then run it over your hair from root to tip completely covering the hair.
Make sure you don't use too much so that it's crunchy. A little crunch at first is okay because you will scrunch it up later to get rid of the crunch. Use a strong hold gel and not a curling gel. Curling gel is made for naturally curly hair just to keep it in place. It is light and not strong enough to keep curls in naturally straight hair.
Now you will use your curling iron. Once it is hot, clip it over the hair at the root and gently pull it down till it is just covering the end of the hair. Twist the barrel inward until it is all wrapped and hold for about 3 to 5 seconds. Don't leave for more than 5 seconds or it will burn. Unravel it quickly to release the curl. Immediately spray your hair with hair stray and don't touch it until later.
Continue around your head until you've curled all of your hair. When it is finished, turn your head over and spray hair spray all over then shake your head to loosen up the curls. Flip your hair back and arrange your curls how you want to them to look. Add some pins and clips if you want. If a curl is still too tight, tug on it gently until it's right. Gently scrunch any curls that are too crunchy. Finish it off with more hair spray and you are ready. - 17944
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Do you have unruly short curly hair and need more information about caring for unruly curly hair? Even straight hair can be curled and needs to be cared for.
