How to curl long hair and products to use

Do you have long hair that just won't hold curls? Maybe your hair curls well, but yet you can't avoid the frizz. Follow these steps and acheive perfect ringlet curls every time.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• enough hot sticks to curl your hair
• styling products including hairspray
• brush or comb

1. 
   Conair's hot sticks work very well for these curls.

   First, plug up your hot sticks to get them heated up. They generally take 2-3 minutes, depending on your set(s).

2. Brush your hair to remove any tangles and determine what size strands to curl. For tighter, shorter curls use smaller amounts of hair at a time. For long loose curls use larger(thicker) strands. You can use a combination of the two or somewhere in between to get varied curls.

3. Take out a hot stick and begin curling strands from the front of your scalp towards the back.
   To wrap hair around the hot stick: Take the strand and wrap the ends around the hot stick. Roll it upward towards your head *in the same direction as the ends*.

4. 

   For super soft curls without the frizz, use a spray such as got2b Hot Twist CURL IRON STYLER(see image) before curling strands. Just spritz it on the individual strands right before curling. If your hair doesn't curl well, put some gel in your hands and run it through your hair(in moderation) before curling.

5. You can put the curlers in and sleep with them for super good curls, but this can be uncomfortable. Another option is letting them stay in for 15-20 minutes or until they are all cooled. To take out curlers, just unroll them and spray with hair spray(once again, in moderation).
   Have fun experimenting with your new style!

Tips & Warnings

• Use smooth curling serum to keep curls from getting frizzy.
• Spray curls with hair spray after taking the rollers out, especially the ends.
• Leave curlers in longer for tighter curls.
• Hair curls best when NOT freshly washed. Also, if it is just shampooed, make sure it is completely dry before curling.
• Make sure that the ends of the strands are rolled around the curler in the same direction as the rest of the strand.
• You can apply hair spray before curling, but this will cause curls to be hard to separate.

[klnygaard]

on 10/23/2008 thanks for info

[bev1810]

on 5/12/2008 Awesome tip! I loved the results.

[grouch]

on 1/4/2008 All wonderful ideas to get even the longest straightest hair to end up in curly cues. Thanks.