For many years, curled curls have been popular among women. From time to time, the style of the hair changes, the fashion comes and goes, but the curls always remain relevant. They give the image of a woman romance, mystery, and with a certain styling - solemnity. Almost every beauty salon offers a curling service. However, you can make a hairstyle yourself. Modern technologies for styling and curling hair allow you to create the intended types of curls with the help of an iron, a hairdryer with nozzles and without them, and in many other ways.
General concepts of curling
A waving for a short time is styling. It consists of several operations that allow you to perform a hairstyle of any shape. Such styling retains its shape up to 3-4 days. If the strands are moistened with water, then they will take their original shape. You can curl them using a special hair curler.
Types of curls and the service life of styling depends on the shape of the hair, its cross section, which is individual for each person. The shape is round, oval, ribbon-like. Hair will be more curly with a less round cross-sectional shape. This hair keeps styling longer. In addition to the form, the physical properties influence the laying time: tensile strength, resilience and elasticity. If the curls are moistened, then their elasticity and strength will significantly decrease, and elasticity, on the contrary, will increase. When moistened, the length of the hair increases, and when dried, they return to their previous state.
Styling methods
There is styling in a cold way, which is based on the physical properties of the hair. For example, if wet, and therefore elongated hair is wound on curlers, then when it is dried, a compressive force will act on it, which helps to reduce the length. But since the hair is not in a free state, they will not be able to restore their length completely. The effect on them during drying will lead to a change in shape, which will be temporary and insignificant. Today, laying can be done in several ways, these are:
- cold;
- curlers and clamps;
- hair dryer;
- hot styling tongs.
What types of curls are there?
In shape, the curls are divided into:
- direct (simple);
- oblique;
- downhill;
- vertical
- crumpled;
- parallel (several rows).
Straight consider curls that are located horizontally. If they are arranged in several rows, they will be parallel. Oblique curls are located at an angle of approximately 45 ° relative to the horizontal. Crumpled strands when creating a hairstyle are laid so that their base has waves that pass to the ends in a curl. Curls with the ends lowered from the middle in the form of a spiral are called descent. Such a hairstyle requires a hair length of at least 20-25 cm.
What types of hairstyles with curls are there?
There are quite a few types of hairstyles with curls:
- Holiday styling: comb your hair, divide it in half with a horizontal line, comb the back and tie it in a ponytail, wind it all with a hair curler, also comb the tail, wrap it around the elastic and fix it with hairpins (a bundle is obtained). Then the front part is broken into small curls and divided by a straight or side parting. After pinning curls to a pile and a bunch.
- Curls on one side: if the hair is straight, then wrap it with a hair curler. Types of curls do not matter much, but still large ones are most suitable. We collect the back of the hair in the tail (you can use the hairpiece). The hair of the front part is combed with a comb and sprayed with varnish. The pile is laid back, and the upper strands are gently combed. At the crown, everything is assembled and fixed by invisibility, after which a thin lock on the forehead is released in front. The tail is thrown to one side.
- Romantic styling on long hair. Comb the strands. If they are smooth, then we wind on the curling iron. Strands near the roots are combed with a comb and neatly stacked from top to middle. After all the curls are collected in the hand and tied with an elastic band at almost the very ends, which are rolled down and stabbed with hairpins.
You can still make many options for stylish hairstyles, examples of which are easy to find in any women's magazine. Different types of curls and different hair lengths are suitable for them. Instructions for creating hairstyles can be found both with photographs and with video tutorials.
All about curlers
So, let's look at the existing types of curlers, and what curls are obtained with them. Once upon a time, such tools were boiled in a saucepan and then wound their hair around them. These times are in the past. Progress does not stand still. However, such products can still be found on sale. They are also similar (by the principle of action) of electric curlers. If such devices are used often, then the hair may suffer, so they are usually used for express winding. Recently, the most popular curlers are cold curlers: foam rubber, plastic, velcro curlers, bobbins, boomerangs, velvet curlers, wooden and plastic coils.
- Foam - suitable for sleeping, but wear out quickly.
- Plastic - durable, but leave creases on the curls.
- Velcro - come in different sizes and for different hair lengths. They do not need clamps. They can also be used when only basal wrapping for volume is needed. The styling is pretty pretty. Dry quickly, but may tangle hair when removed.
- Whooping cough - help create uniform, small-sized curls (perming effect ). Wrap on wet hair with foam.
- Boomerangs - comfortable in haste, safe, you can sleep with them. Short-lived.
- Velvet - provide an opportunity to wind thin and weak hair. As a result - homogeneous and beautiful curls. They are often used by professionals.
- Wooden (plastic) - give springy and elastic curls as a result. The disadvantage is that you can’t get a root curl.
What to prefer?
So, how to choose a curler, given their types? The shapes of curls depend on the type of curlers that are used for winding. If the purpose of the wrapping is a lush volume, it is necessary to take a large diameter of the products. They are also perfect for large curls. If you want to use boomerangs for long hair, then you should stop the choice on rubber and dense options for curlers. Then the result will learn better than with foam. However, the best solution would be to choose Velcro curlers. Of course, there is a risk of tangling your hair while unwinding, but it is minimal. Boomerangs are perfect for short hair, as are bobbins with plastic.
Medium-length hair can be twisted using different curlers. This is the best length for various experiments. One should only pay attention to the condition of the hair: type, dryness, brittleness. For thin strands, curlers with velvet or velor coating, which make it possible to make a gentle curl, will be the best choice. A small diameter should not be taken, as there is a risk of tearing the hair when combing.
Bagel Curled Hair
A very stylish hairstyle will turn out if you make a bagel out of a dense fabric, which will make it possible to walk with a hairstyle all day and provide chic curls for the next. To do this, gently dissolve the hair bundle, which is wound on the base, and carefully distribute the entire mass of hair in strands. Next, fix the resulting curls with a small amount of varnish, which should be sprayed evenly over the entire surface. This option is suitable for all types of hair, both long and medium.
Curls with iron and curling iron
Such tools make it possible to create different types of curls and stack them in several ways. This will save time. Minus - high temperature, injuring hair. Often, even the use of a protective agent does not help to maintain their full health.
To get light, airy curls you need to wind strands from the ends. If you wind from the roots, then the curls will become voluminous and larger. The finer the curling iron, the finer the curl. The longer the strand is kept under heating, the more it will retain its shape for a longer time. If you heat your hair for a very long time, then in addition to injury, they can get burned!
Alternatively, you can use the following wrapping method. After washing, dry the hair, then twist them into bundles and walk through each several times with an iron. After carefully disassemble the strands with your fingers and fix with varnish.
Choosing a curling iron
The choice of plaques is wide enough. They are made of different materials, have different nozzles and diameters. The type of work surface is one of the main characteristics on which quality, types of curls of curls and safety for hair depend. Curling irons have:
- Metal surface. This is the cheapest but fatal tool for hair, as it literally burns them. In addition, such a curling iron is heated unevenly, which affects the quality of the curls.
- Teflon coating - the hair glides on the surface without sticking, thereby minimizing the risk of overdrying. This curling iron warms up evenly and creates a beautiful, stable curl. Minus - the fragility of the coating (after a year of active use, it is erased). Under the coating is metal, which is already unsafe for hair.
- Ceramics and ceramic coating warms up evenly, also distributes heat, which makes it possible to perfectly form curls. This material is gentle to the hair. A larger number of professional pads are made of ceramic. If the tool is only covered with ceramics, then most likely this layer will be erased. The best choice is a fully ceramic curling iron.
- Tourmaline coating is one of the best for today and the safest for hair.
- The titanium coating acts on the hair similar to tourmaline. Such a device is the best for thin and weakened hair. It takes a leading place among the ploques.
- Glass ceramic is a professional tool. The result is chic curls.
- Titanium-ceramics - safe for hair and “not killed”.
- With silver nanoparticles - have a healing effect.
- Anodized coating is better than ceramic. The tool is resistant to various external influences, serves for a long time and gently winds the hair.
Perm
To date, often conducted without the use of hydrogen peroxide, perm. The types of curls in this case depend on the shape and size of the curlers. This method among the perms brings the least injuries to the hair. It is suitable for those who already know the negative effects of chemistry, but still want to make curls in this way. A distinctive feature of this method is the absence of not only peroxide, but also ammonia. Therefore, the solution used becomes gentle. It is believed that curls with such a curl are less elastic and do not keep their shape for a long time. This is not true! Curls will be voluminous and quite natural.
General care after curling
Of course, the strands suffer greatly from the damage caused by the curling of the hair. Types of curls, whatever they are, from improper care can change their shape. Therefore, follow the recommendations:
- The first time after curling, they wash their hair on the fifth day.
- After washing, rinse the hair with an acidic solution - a tablespoon of vinegar in 1 liter of water.
- On the day of curling you can not comb.
- When combing, you need to use a scallop with rare teeth.
- It is not recommended to dry your hair with an electrofen.
- It is advisable to avoid direct sunlight.
- For washing, it is worth taking special shampoo and masks to restore the structure of the hair.