Curling iron

Curling hair - one of the oldest ways to make a hairstyle. With this tool, you can create curls, give volume, make the effect of "wet" hair. The main thing is to use the electrical appliance correctly.

Good styling starts with the “correct” curling iron. Alas, those very metal tongs from childhood, which are almost red-hot, are no longer “quoted” today. There are many high-quality and safe electrical styling tools on the market that allow you to make not only curls, but also corrugations, straighten your hair, while minimizing damage to them. They are durable, beautiful, they are convenient to take with you on trips.

When choosing a curling iron, you need to pay attention to:

• Materialfrom which the working surface is made - the one that comes into contact with the hair. Steel, the cheapest, will damage and dry them out. Pay attention to ceramic, titanium or tourmaline coated curling irons. They are more expensive, but will save you from long-term hair restoration after styling.
• Device functionality. Ideally, if the curling iron "knows how" to automatically turn off if you forgot to unplug it from the outlet. It is very good if there is a choice of temperature conditions - different hairstyles require different temperatures to create. In addition, it will protect the hair from excessive drying.A nice bonus is ionization. It gives obedience and shine to curls.

For those who do not often deal with curling irons, experienced craftsmen advise you to purchase special thermal gloves - this will avoid hand burns. And you should always remember that the tip of the curling iron usually does not heat up, so if you need to correct the device or support it with your second hand, you need to do it by the tip.

To create curls fit:

• Standard forceps. This is a regular type of curling iron, in which the hair is wound onto the surface and clamped. The diameter of the working surface must be chosen according to the length of the strands. The shorter they are, the smaller the diameter.
• Conical. Such devices help to create interesting forms of curls that seem to taper downwards. They are also convenient if you just need to slightly twist the tips.
• Spiral. The hair in it is wound into a spiral. Elastic curls are obtained, and the hair is not clamped from above.
• With multiple work surfaces. Such a device has two or even three rods, on which the hair is wound in zigzags. It turns out an interesting effect of the "lion's mane". With such tongs you need to be able to handle, they require patience and unhurried work.
• For hair straightening, there are so-called curling irons. Such tongs will help to stretch the hair, smooth it perfectly and add volume at the roots. If corrugated nozzles are included with them, you can structure individual strands with them.
• Experienced craftsmen can wind the hair on the irons for curling, as on a regular curling iron. This works well if the width of the surface of the flat iron fits the length of the hair.

The most common curling diameter is 19 mm. It is suitable for most hairstyles and is considered the most versatile, "giving out" an elastic and rather tight curl. For short hair and hairstyles with small curls, you can choose options for devices with a diameter of 16 or 10 mm. For medium length hair, 25 and 32 mm devices are often used - with them cute medium-sized curls are obtained. To create soft waves take a 38 mm curling iron. It is convenient to work with it for those whose hair at least reaches the shoulders. For long-haired girls, a 50 mm thick curling iron is suitable. It is convenient to twist the tips with it and make luxurious large curls.

Having chosen a suitable curling iron, you need to take care of your own hair. Modern styling is unthinkable without thermal protective agents. Choose a thermal protection spray or styling fluid. It is desirable that it contains provitamins and other caring substances. Experts advise styling clean hair with curling irons. When they are completely dry (preferably naturally), comb them gently with a wide-toothed comb and treat with a heat protectant according to package directions.

A curl wound on a curling iron should not be kept in it for more than 20 seconds. This time is enough for the strand to take shape and not dry out. You also need to remove the device correctly - the iron is simply gently pulled inward, and the curling iron is carefully removed to the side, without pulling the hair down. If you have an old metal curling iron, 5-10 seconds will be enough for curls.

As for the styling temperature, personal experience will help best of all - after all, different hair perceives temperature in different ways:

• It is believed that thin, brittle, colored hairs "will not survive" curling at temperatures over 150 degrees.
• For normal hair, the curling iron can be heated up to 180°.
• If the curls are hard, naughty, and the hairs themselves are thick, you can try and 200°.

If you use a flat iron or other styler to the maximum, keep in mind that you cannot use it every day. Maximum - 4 times a week. Hair definitely needs rest and restorative procedures - masks, rinsing with decoctions of herbs, massage of the scalp.

If you have short hair, at home you can use a curling iron to curl it into small curls or make a romantic hairstyle:

• To make curls "little demon", take a curling iron of the minimum diameter and wind the strands onto it in turn, starting from the back of the head. After that, the hair can be collected under a bandage, headband or headband. If you walk through such curls with a comb, you can get the effect of a "cloud".

• If you want a hairstyle in the spirit of "Hollywood 50s", note that the volume is shifted here - it is not at the back of the head, but at the bottom of the hairstyle and goes in a circle. This hairstyle will work well for the owners of a caret. Hair is combed in a side or straight parting. Then they are wound onto a curling iron, from the tips to about the level of the ears into elastic curls.
• If you want a more modern version with careless curls, use a larger curling iron and curl your hair not entirely, but skipping strands.When removing the curling iron, slightly pull the hair down, forming not a curl, but a vertical wave.

• To add splendor at the roots and simply shape the tipsto curl them up a little. use a thin iron. It is necessary to grab the strands from the roots and gently, twisting with your hands, tuck the ends. Many hairdressers use corrugated nozzles to give basal volume. To do this, you need to clamp the lower strands at the roots with corrugation nozzles - they will add splendor.

For medium length hair, there are many styling options:

• If you want to get a voluminous hairstyle, the hair is wound on tongs from the very roots, starting from the back of the head. The thickness of the strand should not be more than 2.5 cm. Each curl, after it has cooled down, needs to be treated with varnish - this way the hairstyle will last a long time and be more rigid - this will save volume.

• For soft wavy styling you should first comb your hair and sort it into a parting as it will be in finished form. The strands are first stretched with an iron so that they are smooth and shiny on top. And then, starting from the middle, they are wound onto a curling iron of medium diameter. It is important here that the curls are not small - this will make a smooth wave.

Owners of bangs can also be twisted - a cone-shaped curling iron or just a thin one is useful here. In this form, the bangs can be left as is, stabbed back or to the side. Options, when the whole head is in curls, and the bangs are left straight, it looks slightly unnatural.

Many people are interested in how to make beautiful curls at home. When the master winds the strands on the curling iron, everything seems very simple. But in fact, there are many nuances.

Surely, many have noticed that the curl in shape is round or more elongated. A round curl is made with a curling iron, which is held horizontally, parallel to the floor line. And if you hold the curling iron vertically, the curl will turn out to be more loose. To get perfectly round curls in diameter, you need a spiral styler.

For long hair, there are a lot of variations. For example, california curls, which we see so often in American movies:

• To do this, the bulk of the hair is stabbed at the top, only the lower strands remain.. They are curled by winding on a curling iron of a sufficiently large diameter.
• Each curl after cooling sprayed or varnish and a little disassembled by hand to give a natural look.
• Then another "portion" of hair is released and curled similarly to the first row. So the whole hairstyle is wound until there is not a single straight hair left. It will fall on the shoulders in a thick mass - it looks very impressive. True, it takes a lot of time, especially for those whose hair is long and thick.

For styling with “flagellums”, so that the curls resemble springs, you can try a different curling method. A thin strand of hair is separated, combed and twisted into a flagellum, not too tight. Immediately, this flagellum is wound on a closed curling iron and warmed up for 10-15 seconds. The thinner the harnesses are, the better they warm up, which means they will “grab” faster and last longer.

If you want to achieve the effect of slightly stretched, relaxed "springs", proceed as follows:

• Wind a straight strand of hair onto a closed curling iron (without twisting the tourniquet first) from the root to the tip. Hair must be completely dry before curling. If there is moisture on the hair, it will simply evaporate, and the curl will not twist. If you are applying thermal protection or fixing foam to the strands, the funds should be literally a little bit.

• Mentally you need to divide the head into 3 parts - the back of the head, the parietal zone and the temporal parts. First, the back of the head curls, then the parietal zone, and then the lateral, temporal ones. For the convenience of division, a comb with a “tail” and hairdressing clips are useful.
• Usually for curling take a strand no wider than 5 cm. It is pre-combed and carried out with a curling iron from top to bottom, without winding it, to warm up the hair. It is best not to touch the curl at all until it cools down. And even more so, you do not need to comb it. It will reduce all work to zero. This technique only works if you don't want curls, but volume - then you can go through the curls with a brush when they cool down.
• A fresh curl, while you wind the rest of the hair, is best pinched with a hairpin or invisible so that it does not twitch in the process. At the end of the work, the clamps can be removed and the strands can be disassembled by hand.

• To fix the hairstyle, you must definitely use varnish. Choose "your" product that does not weigh down the hair and does not make them stick together. To make curls look natural and neat, it is recommended to apply spray varnish on them from a distance of 25-30 cm.
• To give the hairstyle volume at the roots, you can make a pile with a small comb.. If you want your hair to look a little tousled, you need to dry your hair with a hairdryer with a diffuser attachment before curling.

The following video will help you choose the right curling iron.