Many girls dream of luxurious curly hair, because this hairstyle looks incredibly impressive and beautiful. However, not everyone can boast elastic curls from nature. Therefore, to help the girls come to a variety of devices to create curls. To date, there are many options for creating curls of different size curls, ironing, curlers, etc.
But despite such an abundance of modern technologies, the method of curling strands using ordinary rags is still in demand. This is the way our grandmothers used, and they knew what they were doing.
Benefits of Curling
- Security. Perhaps this is the main advantage of this method of waving in comparison with other options. Since it is completely eliminated thermal effects on the strands, and hence their damage.
- Simplicity and convenience. Anyone can cope with such a procedure, while in order to learn how to curl their hair properly with a special curling iron, some will need a lot of time. In addition, curl strands using cloth can even the most lazy, just wind the hair and go to bed. At night you will not feel absolutely no discomfort, but in the morning you will wake up with a luxurious hairstyle.
- Efficiency. You do not have to spend money on modern stylers. Everything you need will be on hand at home. At the same time it is possible to use cloths for a wave several times. It turns out very profitable.
- Worthy result. This is exactly the case when the minimum cost of the procedure does not mean a bad result. With experience or even from the first time, you will get curls that will look no worse than curls made using other methods.
Even if you have rather thick and naughty hair, with the help of such a curl you will definitely be able to “tame” them.
disadvantages
Everything has two sides, and the perm on rags also has its drawbacks, despite the large number of advantages. The main disadvantage is the duration of the procedure. You will need time not only to wind all your hair, but also to fix it.
That is why many girls usually wind the strands overnight, because future curls will need at least 4-5 hours (without external influence) for fixing. While using curling or ironing curls create in minutes.
However, it is worth remembering that such a long process guarantees a long-term result.
There is a perception that curls after curling with cloths are held about as much as these same cloths have been in your hair. therefore Do not rush to remove tapes as soon as you wake up, if this is not necessary.
Step-by-step instruction
Training
First you need to start creating a "curler". To do this, prepare scissors and a small piece of cloth. It is better to use cotton, calico or other natural materials. If there was no textile at hand, do not be upset. You can replace the fabric with ordinary gauze, bandages, or even paper towels. Cut the fabric into ribbons of about the same size. The number and parameters of tapes are directly dependent on the length and thickness of the hair, as well as the desired result.
To make large curls, strips of fabric must be wide. Accordingly, to create small curls, the tape should be thinner, and there will be more.
Now you need to properly prepare the hair.Wash your head thoroughly, lightly dry your hair with a towel, but do not rub your hair, so as not to disrupt their structure. Then dry the strands with a hair dryer using a gentle mode.
It is important to leave the hair slightly damp, not achieving complete drying.
Then apply a light fixative to the strands. This can be any of your favorite spray, mousse or gel. If your hair is not prone to fat, you can additionally apply a small amount of foam on the root zone to create volume. Watch out for so that the hair was only slightly wet. If they are too wet, they simply will not have time to dry overnight, and you will not get a luxurious hairstyle. If the strands are too dry, then the curl will not be strong and elastic.
Main stage
The process of creating curls is quite simple. All hair must be divided into strands. The smaller the strand, the thinner the curl will be. Place the end of the strand in the middle of the rag tape and begin to twist. You can wind curls from the roots, and you can bring them to the middle or even lower. It all depends on whether your hair is short or long. And also on what kind of styling you plan to do. Then just tie the ends of the bands. Make sure that the bundle is strong enough and not untied during sleep. But do not forget that in the morning it will have to somehow take off.
In this way it is necessary to wind all strands step by step. Then cover your head with a scarf or a scarf. So you will be more comfortable to sleep, and rags will not exactly untie. In the morning, just gently remove all the rags, whip the hair with your hands and fix curls with lacquer. Such curls just hold out until the next shampooing.
Styling looks great and loose, and in hairstyle. You can put your hair in a high or low tail, make a volume bundle, etc. You can also decorate your hair with various accessories and hairpins, depending on your mood and image as a whole.
Useful tips
- If you want to achieve the most natural curling, you can wind the strands on rags of different widths. This trick allows you to create curls that look as if you were presented by their nature.
- Use styling products that are suitable only for your hair type. If you have thin and rare strands, you definitely should not choose heavy gels and waxes for fixation. So you only risk getting greasy untidy hair, completely devoid of volume.
- To create large curls, cloth rags should be not only wide, but also quite dense. You can even use plain paper.
- In the process of winding the strands make sure that the curls are located in the direction away from the face. Otherwise, the hairstyle will not look very beautiful.
- If you want to fix the styling, but there was no varnish at hand, use folk remedies. For example, a solution based on water and sugar. They can sprinkle curls, both before and after curling.
- If the hair is completely dry before the curl, you can moisten it with water from a conventional spray.
Use the listed tips, do not be afraid to experiment with images and be beautiful.
How to wind the hair on the cloth, see the video below.