How to Style Hair with Hot Rollers

When you want to style your hair quickly, hot rollers are a great way to add curls without the direct heat of a curling iron. You can put your hair in rollers and apply your makeup and get dressed, allowing the heat to do the work as you multitask. It may take some practice to get the hang of putting your hair in hot rollers, but once you know how to do it, getting that perfect curly style will be a breeze.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderate

Things You’ll Need:

• Hot rollers
• Mirror
• Hair clips
• Rat tail comb
• Large hair pins (optional)

1. Plug in your hot rollers before you're ready to style your hair. It usually takes a few minutes for the rollers to heat up.
2. Begin with clean, dry hair.
3. Part hair into four sections with the tip of the rat tail comb. You should have two sections in the front and two in the back.
4. Use hair clips to keep hair out of the way that you're not working on.
5. Start with a back section.
6. Use the rat tail comb to part a section of hair no wider than one inch.
7. Place the roller at the bottom of the hair section with the roller held underneath.
8. Begin to roll the hair around the roller up to your scalp.
9. When the roller is close to your scalp, secure it with accompanying clips or large hair pins.
10. Repeat steps six through nine for your entire head.
11. Allow the rollers to sit for ten to twenty minutes, depending on the degree of curl desired. The longer you leave the rollers in, the tighter your curls will be.
12. Remove the rollers one by one, beginning at the back of your head.
13. Shake your curls out and comb or brush into desired style.

Tips & Warnings

• Roll the rollers underhand if you want your curls to curl into your head; roll the rollers overhand if you want your curls to flip up and outward.
• The bigger rollers you use, the looser your curls will be.
• Hot rollers are generally safer and less damaging to use than curling irons, which apply more direct heat.
• Don't forget to unplug the hot rollers when you're finished using them.