How to Use Marcel Curling Irons

Series Summary

For many years, women have sought the perfect hairstyle. That elusive blend of volume, smoothness and style has created frustration in many women who seek to express their personalities and creativity through their locks. In fact, hair styles often represent cultural, social and ethnic identity for many individuals and can also represent social status. While hair density, texture and length are all factors in a person's hairstyle, fashion trends tend to play the largest role in women's hairstyles. In this free video series on hair care, a professional hairstylist explains how to style and care for hair. Learn how to use curling irons and curlers. Find out how to wash hair dye out of hair and off of hands. Get tips on doing pin curls and promoting hair growth, all in this free video series.

Video Transcript

"Hi, this is Elizabeth Muller from Liz’s Hair Design in Hollywood Florida. In this clip, I'm going to show you how to use Marcel curling irons. Now, there are different types of Marcel curling irons. This is a flat one as you see here. First, you're going to test the Marcel iron on a used old towel make sure that it doesn't burn the towel. That means that it's not hot. Then you're going to proceed. Take your section of a section of the hair. You're going to go once on the hair like that and then you're going to go through the hair nice and gently like without putting too much pressure or heat on and then just go ahead. See how I'm twisting my wrist and I'm going over the hair. I'm bending it ever so slightly as a flat Marcel curling iron. Here's a round one. It's used to curl the hair a little bit more. Again, test it on the curling iron making sure that it's not too hot for the customer because if not, it's going to burn the hair and it's clear so you go ahead and put it on the hair and turn it on the hair like this. Again, this is Elizabeth Muller."