How to Lock My Daughter's Curls

Use lightweight styling products since children have fine, delicate hair.

Curls are a never ending challenge, from the moment you start shaping them to the rest of the day as you try to keep them from falling straight. Maintaining curls requires a multifaceted approach to styling. There are techniques you can execute throughout the styling process to keep the finished curls locked in place. Through a combination of moisture, heat, tools and products, you can make your daughter's style as lasting as it is lovely.

Things You'll Need

• Bobby pins
• Hair rollers
• Spray bottle with water
• Heated rollers
• Curling iron
• Mousse or styling cream
• Styling cream for curls
• Hairspray

Instructions

1. Work with unwashed hair. The hair's own oils accumulate over one to two days and increase the strands' ability to hold a shape.

2. Apply the recommended amount of mousse or styling cream to her freshly washed hair before you dry and curl it. The product encourages hair to hold a set shape more effectively than untreated hair. Select a lightweight product formulated specifically to set curls or texture.

3. Shape wet hair into curls, and allow the hair to dry in the looped shape. Curl her hair with bobby pin curls or rollers overnight if possible. Mist a section of dry hair lightly with water one time before curling it with heated rollers or a curling iron.

4. Invest in high-end heated hair tools to form the curls. Though professional-grade curling irons have a sizable price tag, they are worth the investment if you curl your daughter's hair often.

5. Pin a curl against your daughter's head after you release it from a heated roller or the barrel of a curling iron. Allow the curl to cool in the desired shape. Pin the curled section up with a bobby pin. Remove the pins from the hair once it is all curled and cooled back to room temperature.

6. Apply the recommended amount of curl-enhancing styling cream. Lightweight styling products for dry and finished curls contain a small amount of wax to help the curl keep its shape.

7. Mist the finished style with light hairspray.