Big curlers
Most girls, wanting to give their hair the effect of soft waves or large curls at home, resort to electric curling or ironing for hair. These devices due to the effects of high temperature spoil the hair, so the most gentle way to create such a hairstyle are large curlers. To date, their range is huge, but each species has its own characteristic features.
Features and benefits
To create large curls, you need fixtures with a diameter greater than 3 cm. Such curlers are considered large and have the following advantages:
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Careful attitude to the hair structure;
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Do not damage the scalp;
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Combine with all hair types;
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Suitable for long, medium, short hair;
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They perform the function of curling and straightening curls;
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Used for long-term laying and perm;
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Used to add volume to a hairstyle;
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Huge selection and reasonable prices of goods;
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Easy to use.
Due to such features, large-sized curlers are very popular and are an actual subject for creating curls and curls.
Characteristics and types
Depending on the desired result, large curlers are divided into several types, which have both advantages and disadvantages in their use.
The most popular are:
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Velcro, or "hedgehogs";
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Velvet;
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Thermo curlers;
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Plastic.
"Hedgehogs" are plastic cylinders, on top of which is a material with a barbed texture. Thanks to him, the hair is securely fixed and does not require additional clips when curling hair. In addition, "flypapers" have the following advantages:
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Do not leave wrinkles and damage to the hair;
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Safe for scalp;
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Easy and convenient to use;
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Give a stunning bottom volume hairstyle;
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The result of these curlers looks natural and lasts a long time.
Despite these advantages, "hedgehogs" have several disadvantages:
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It is difficult to use for long, thin or very thick hair, as they may become tangled;
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They require constant cleansing of hairs, dust and small particles that may stick to the surface.
With their help, you can create both elastic and light curls, but their main goal is to give volume. Therefore, they are ideal for haircuts such as bob, square, cascade. Even with their help, you can quickly curl the bangs.
Velvet hair curlers are cylinders with small openings with special velvet material on the surface. They are popular with professional stylists for their benefits:
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Can quickly dry hair due to holes in the cylinders;
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Do not break or pinch the curls, as they do not have fixatives;
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Absolutely safe and do not let hair get tangled.
As a disadvantage, one can note their weak fixation on the hair. With the help of such curlers make excellent Hollywood curls, waves and curls. They can easily be used by a girl with very long hair.
Heated hair rollers are paraffin wax cylinders, which when heated uniformly curls the strand. The coating of such curlers can be made of Teflon, ceramic or velvet material. Their advantages are:
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Provide a result in a short time;
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Can create both elastic curls and light waves;
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Safer than curling or ironing hair.
The disadvantages include:
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Relatively long preparatory process. First, they should be heated, and only then used;
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Too frequent use can damage the hair structure.
Heated hair rollers will be an excellent option for curling hard hair and absolutely unacceptable for thin strands, will create the perfect hairstyle for medium and long curls.
Plastic curlers they are cylinders with small openings and with locks in the form of a pin or clip.
The advantages of plastic curlers are:
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Reliable fastening strands;
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Quick drying curls;
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The result lasts a long time;
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Huge selection and low price.
By cons include:
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Leaving the wrinkles and minor damage from the clamps;
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The inability to keep them all night, as they "pull" the hair;
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In the first times it is difficult to wind and fix them.,
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There is a possibility of tangling curls.
Despite the shortcomings, they remain the most popular type of hair curlers. They are used on any length of hair and to create different hairstyles, up to perm.
Creating hairstyles at home
Hairdo with the help of curlers can be done with your own hands and at home, and it will look no worse than the salon. To do this, you need to correctly perm:
- Wash your hair with shampoo suitable for a particular hair type. Apply mask or care balm, wash it off.
- Slightly dry curls. For these purposes it is not recommended to use a hairdryer, it is better to use a towel.
- Take a strand of hair, which should already be the diameter of the curlers, and wind it. For best results, spray or styling foam can be used. At this stage it is very important to properly twist the strand on the curlers. For this, it is necessary to wind it from the tips to the very roots, so the curlers will hold tight on the hair. Similarly curl the rest of the curls. You can not remove the curlers until the curls are completely dry.
- After complete drying, the curlers are carefully removed. It is better not to comb the curls, but gently separate them with your fingers. For reliable fixing hairstyle apply hairspray.
An important point in creating hairstyles is the method of curling. If you need to make Hollywood curls, the curlers on the strands must be fixed vertically. If it is necessary to give volume to a hairstyle, then the curlers are wound horizontally and the tips of the hair must be inside.
To create light waves and soft lines, you can wind the curlers vertically and horizontally, as long as the tips of the hair are twisted outward.
Useful tips
In order to make haircut with the help of curlers look attractive, It is necessary to adhere to several rules:
- Perm to do better on wet curls, so the hairstyle will last longer. This rule does not apply to electric and heated hair rollers.
- Do not dry the strands on hair curlers with a hair dryer it is better to let them dry naturally.
- Curling curls, you must take the strands as thin as possible. So the hairstyle will look voluminous, and the hair will visually appear thicker.
- Curling curls is best with the top of the head, then move to the side strands.
- It is not recommended to leave curlers for the night, and you should not keep them on your head for more than 1 hour. Long-term fixation of hair can injure them, leave creases and damage the hair structure itself.
- It is better to use curlers without clamps or foam models. They are safer for hair.
- Very long hair needs to curl the thinnest curls. So they dry faster and hairstyle will be more voluminous.
- Frequent use of curlers may cause hair loss or deterioration.
Observing these rules, you can get not only a voluminous and beautiful hairstyle, but also to keep your curls healthy. Big curlers should be in the arsenal of every girl, as they are the safest method of curling.
To learn how to properly wrap large Velcro curlers, see the next video.