Hair

Curling Hair: A Guide to Different Styles at Home

Get familiar with curling hair and different curling techniques.

The right hairstyle plays a significant role in enhancing one’s appearance. Many women style their hair with various updos, blowouts, and curls for special occasions like formal events, engagements, or weddings to look more attractive. Curling hair is one of the most appealing hairstyles, giving a beautiful look that is very popular among young women. To learn more about this hair styling technique, read this section onSelmaDerma.

What is Curling Hair?

Curling hair refers to styling hair in such a way that it forms loose curls rather than tight ones.

Different Methods for Curling Hair

You can style and curl hair using a variety of methods.

Hair Curling

Curling Hair with a Round Brush

  • Divide your hair into two sections: the top layer and the bottom layer.
  • Pin up the top layer of your hair, leaving the sections above your ears loose.
  • Gather the top layer of your hair with a large clip and separate it from the top of your head.
  • Place a round brush in the center of your hair.
  • Using a large round brush will create larger curls.
  • Select a section of hair from the bottom layer and wrap the ends around the brush.
  • Place the hairdryer on the brush to set and curl the hair.
  • As you move the brush downward, also move the hairdryer downward to prevent frizz.

Curling Hair with a Round Brush

Curling Hair with Fabric

  1. Cut 10 to 20 strips of fabric measuring 8*2 inches or 20*5 centimeters.
  2. Brush your hair to remove any tangles.
  3. Using a Sea Salt SpraySaltwater SprayMoisten your hair.
  4. First, divide your hair into 4 equal parts.
  5. Using the end of the comb, separate the hair from the top of your head down to the nape of your neck.
  6. Use a horizontal line to part your hair from one ear to the other.
  7. Take a thick 1-inch or 2.5-centimeter section of hair between your fingers.
  8. For larger, looser curls, do not separate a section; instead, moisten the front portion and wrap it around a fabric strip.
  9. Begin curling with the ends of the selected hair section.
  10. Hold the fabric strip horizontally and wrap your hair around it.
  11. To have the ends of your hair curled, wrap the hair around the fabric to half its length.
  12. For full curls, wrap your hair around the fabric all the way to the crown.
  13. Tie the fabric around your wrapped hair securely.
  14. Wrap and tie sections of hair.
  15. Let the fabric stay on your hair overnight.
  16. Cover your head with a silk cloth to prevent the knots from coming undone while sleeping.
  17. Before removing the fabric, ensure your hair is completely dry; you can use a hairdryer to speed up the drying process.
  18. Remove the fabric and gently separate your curls with your fingers.
  19. Spray a little product on your hair, but do not brush it.

Methods for Curling Hair

Curling Hair with a Straightener

  • Apply a light gel and almond oil to your hair.Sweet Almond OilEnsure your hair is completely dry; if it is damp, it won’t curl well.
  • Clip around 2 to 5 centimeters of your hair in small sections.
  • Slowly glide the straightener through your hair sections.
  • Rotate the straightener in the direction you wish the curls to form.
  • Repeat the process until sections of your hair are curled.
  • Spray your hair to help maintain the curls longer.
  • Curling Hair with a Curling Iron

Curling with a Curling Iron

Brush your hair thoroughly.

  • Section your hair into 4 parts and secure them with clips.
  • Release one section of hair and start curling with the curling iron.
  • Wrap the hair from the tips to halfway up around the curling iron.
  • Hold the curling iron in place for a bit to allow your hair to set.
  • Release the curling iron and apply hairspray to your curled hair.
  • Curling Iron