Curling Hair With A Straightener

Curling your hair with a straightener that’s designed to keep it smooth and sleek, may sound complicated but it actually isn’t. If you’ve tried other methods of curling your hair, and if you don’t own a curling iron, this is a great alternative and can be used to create beautiful, shapely curls. The method may need some practice to completely dominate, but once you get the hang of it you won’t think twice about getting out your straightener and making bouncy, natural looking curls. Have a look at the following steps to create your curly styles:

• On your clean, dry hair, apply some thermal protectant and curling serum, if you have it, working it in well with your fingers to coat the strands.

• Switch on your straightener to heat it up and separate a lock of hair. If you want fat curls, grab thicker sections of hair, if you want thinner ones, choose narrower pieces.

• Press the plates down on the section of hair, starting about 2 inches from your scalp or around the middle if you want your hair to end in curls. Wrap the lock around the straightener, pulling down in a smooth motion until the section of hair is released, leaving a bouncy curl.

• You can also try to close the hot plates over the section and begin to slide it down, then rotate it from half a turn to a turn and a half in the direction you want, winding the lock of hair around the straightener at the same time. Pull the straightener down and release the hair as you get to the end. Change the direction of each curl to make the style look more natural.

• If your first attempt didn’t turn out as planned, try again until you get a curl. If you have a straightener with curved plates, the results will come more easily and naturally.

• Remember to maintain a constant speed when pulling the straightener down to avoid a concentration of heat. Speed also affects the type of curl you create, so if you use quicker motions you’ll get loose waves, but if you slow down, you’ll have tighter curls.

• Repeat all the steps with your entire head until you’ve curled all your hair. For a more polished looks, apply some spray to the curls (not too much, you need to avoid weighing them down), or use a curl enhancing product to set the style.

By: Kristy Klien

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Kristy is a professional stylist with 5 salons and full time writer for Safrons. Safrons offers Hair Curling Irons, Professional Hair Dryers and the Ceramic Flat Iron from Karmin. Free Shipping on orders over $75 and same day shipping.