For many years, curled curls have been popular with women. Hair style changes from time to time, fashion comes and goes, but curls are always relevant. They give the image of a woman romance, mystery, and with a certain styling - solemnity. Almost every beauty salon offers a perm service. However, you can do your hair yourself. Modern hair styling and curling technologies allow you to create the intended types of curls with the help of ironing, hair dryer with and without nozzles and in many other ways.
General concepts of curling
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 for up to 3-4 days. If the strands are moistened with water, they will take their original shape. You can curl them with a special hair curler.
Types of curls and termstyling service depends on the shape of the hair, its cross section, which is individual for each person. The shape is round, oval, ribbon-like. The hair will be more curly with a less round cross-sectional shape of the hair. Such hair keeps styling longer. In addition to the shape, the duration of laying is influenced by physical properties: tensile strength, elasticity and elasticity. If the curls are moistened, then their elasticity and strength will decrease significantly, 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 a cold styling, which is based precisely on the physical properties of the hair. For example, if wet, and therefore elongated hair is wound on curlers, then when it dries, a compressive force will act on them, contributing to a reduction in length. But since the hair is not in a free state, they will not be able to restore their length completely. Action on them during drying will lead to a change in shape, which will be temporary and insignificant. Today, styling can be done in several ways, these are:
- cold;
- curlers and clips;
- hair dryer;
- hot curling iron.
What types of curls are there?
The shape of the curls are divided into:
- straight (plain);
- oblique;
- bleed;
- vertical;
- crumpled;
- parallel (several rows).
Straight are considered curls that are locatedhorizontally. 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 hairstyles are laid in such a way that their base has waves that turn to the ends into a curl. Curls with ends descended from the middle in the form of a spiral are called descenders. This 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:
- Festive styling: hair is combed, divided in half with a horizontal line, the back part is combed and tied into a ponytail, everything is twisted with a curling iron, the tail is also combed, wrapped around an elastic band and fixed with hairpins (it turns out a bunch). Then the front part is divided into small curls and divided by a straight or side parting. After pinning up the curls to the bouffant and the bun.
- Side Curls: If your hair is straight, curl it with a curling iron. The types of curls do not matter much, but large ones are most suitable. We collect the back of the hair in a ponytail (you can use a chignon). 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 carefully combed. At the crown, everything is collected and fixed with an invisibility, after which a thin strand is released on the forehead in front. The tail is thrown to the side.
- Romantic styling for long hair. We comb the strands. If they are even, then we wind them on a curling iron. The strands near the roots are combed with a comb and gentlystacked from top to middle. After that, all the curls are collected in the hand and tied with an elastic band almost at the very ends, which are wrapped down and pinned with hairpins.
You can still make a lot of stylish hairstyles, examples of which are easy to find in any women's magazine. For them, different types of curls and different hair lengths are suitable. Hair styling instructions can be found with both photo and 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 hair was wound around them. Those times are in the past. Progress does not stand still. However, such products can still be found on sale. They are still similar (according to the principle of operation) electric curlers. If such devices are used frequently, then the hair may suffer, so they are usually used for express winding. The most popular lately are cold curlers: foam rubber, plastic, Velcro curlers, bobbins, boomerangs, velvet curlers, wooden and plastic spirals.
- Foam rubber - good for sleeping, but wear out quickly.
- Plastic - durable, but leave creases on curls.
- Velcro - come in different sizes and for different lengths of hair. They don't need clamps. They can also be used when only a root wrap is needed for volume. The styling is quite beautiful. Dries quickly but can tangle hairwithdrawal.
- Bobbins - help to create uniform curls of small size (perm effect). Wrap around damp hair with foam.
- Boomerangs are convenient in a hurry, safe, you can sleep with them. Short-lived.
- Velvet - make it possible to wind thin and weak hair. As a result - uniform and beautiful curls. They are often used by professionals.
- Wooden (plastic) - result in springy and elastic curls. The disadvantage is that you can not get a root perm.
Which would you prefer?
So, how to choose curlers, given their types? The shape of the curls depends on the type of curlers that are used for winding. If the purpose of wrapping is a lush volume, it is necessary to take a large diameter of the products. They are also great for large curls. If you want to use boomerangs for long hair, then you should opt for rubber and dense curlers. Then the result will learn better than with foam rubber. However, the best solution would be the choice of Velcro curlers. Of course, there is a risk of tangling hair when unwinding, but it is minimal. Boomerangs are great for short hair, as are plastic bobbins.
Medium length hair can be curled with different curlers. This is the best length for various experiments. One has only to pay attention to the condition of the hair: type, dryness, brittleness. For thin strands, curlers with velvet orvelor coating, which make it possible to make a gentle curl. You should not take a small diameter, as there is a risk of tearing the hair when combing.
Doughnut curled hair
A very stylish hairstyle will turn out if you make a bagel out of dense fabric, which will make it possible to walk with a haircut all day and provide chic curls the next. To do this, you need to carefully dissolve the bundle of hair, which is wound on the base, and carefully distribute the entire mass of hair along the strands. Next, you should fix the resulting curls with a small amount of varnish, which should be evenly sprayed over the entire surface. This option is suitable for all types of hair, both long and medium.
Curls with iron and curling iron
These tools make it possible to create different types of curls and style them in several ways. This will save time. Minus - high temperature, causing injury to the hair. Often, even the use of a protective agent does not help to maintain their full he alth.
To get light, airy curls, you need to wind the strands from the ends. If you wind from the roots, then the curls will become voluminous and larger. The thinner the curling iron, the thinner the curl. The longer you keep the strand under heat, the longer it will retain its shape. If you heat your hair for a very long time, then in addition to injury, they can get burned!
As an option, you can use the following cheat method. After washing, dry the hair, then twist it into bundles and go through each several timesironing. After carefully disassemble the strands with your fingers and fix with varnish.
Choose curling iron
The choice of flats 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 that determine the quality, types of curls and hair safety. Curling irons have:
- Metal surface. This is the cheapest, but destructive tool for hair, as it literally burns them. In addition, such a curling iron heats up unevenly, which affects the quality of the curls.
- Teflon coating - hair glides over the surface without sticking, thereby minimizing the risk of overdrying. Such a 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). There is metal under the coating, which is no longer safe for hair.
- Ceramic and ceramic coating warms up evenly, also distributes heat, which makes it possible to perfectly form curls. This material is gentle on hair. Most professional flat irons are made from ceramic. If the tool is only covered with ceramic, then most likely this layer will be erased. The best choice is an all-ceramic curling iron.
- Tourmaline coating is one of the best today and the safest for hair.
- Titanium coating acts on hair similarly to tourmaline. Such a device is the best for thin and weakened hair. It occupies a leading position among the flats.
- Glass ceramics is a professional tool. The result is gorgeous curls.
- Titanium-ceramic - safe for hair and "not killed".
- With silver nanoparticles - have a healing effect.
- Anodized - better than ceramic. The tool is resistant to various external influences, lasts a long time and carefully winds the hair.
Perm
Today, perm is often carried out without the use of hydrogen peroxide. The types of curls in this case depend on the shape and size of the curlers. This method among chemical perms brings the least trauma to the hair. It is suitable for those who already know the negative effects of chemistry, but still want to make curls this way. A distinctive feature of this method is the absence of not only peroxide, but also ammonia. Therefore, the solution used becomes gentle. There is an opinion 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 post-perm care tips
Of course, the strands suffer greatly from the damage that curling hair does. Types of curls, whatever they may be, from improper care can change their shape. Therefore, follow the recommendations:
- The first time after curling the head is washed on the fifth day.
- After washing, rinse your hair with an acidic solution - a tablespoon of vinegar per 1 liter of water.
- Do not brush on the day of the perm.
- When combing you needuse a wide-toothed comb.
- It is not recommended to dry your hair with an electric hair dryer.
- It is advisable to avoid direct sunlight.
- For washing it is worth taking a special shampoo and masks to restore the hair structure.
