I CAN'T Use A CURLING IRON?!?

Question

Well it just curls the bottom not everything on the curling iron. I wanted to watch a video that shows how to use it but i couldn't find one so...HELP ME!

Answer 1

mix up some egg whites... that will make your hair curl... beat and put in your hair.

Answer 2

The answer is easier than you think.

First, buy a product like Biolage Thermal active spray. Spray it on before putting the iron in, it will help the curl hold while protecting your hair.

Second, you need to do a two step curling process, a little more of a chore but it will work. First, curl the ends of your hair like you do now, do not roll the iron all the way up though like you've been doing.
Release the iron, let the curl fall, then take the curl you just did, hold one end with one hand and then put the iron about halfway up the hair shaft. Roll the first half of your hair closest to your scalp while leaving the first curled part hanging out, do not recurl it.
This will minimized damage and give you more curl closer to the scalp.

Also, in the salon I like to work on hair that has plenty of product in it to help it hold.
If the iron still won't work for you, try hot rollers. With the thermal active they are sure to work. Don't do this every day though, it can be very damaging to do it all the time, so can using the ironing.

Some other things that may help. Use a high quality shampoo your stylist recommends and a lightweight conditioner. Heavily conditioned hair always falls.
Keep your hair healthy. But healthy hair can be much more challenging to style. If you get some highlights or lowlights, it gives the hair more texture and it is easier to style. Yes, those things do slightly damage the hair, but that is why they work.

*It is a good opportunity to spy on our secrets if you have an appt. to come in for a service when there are proms/homecomings/wedding season, you will see us doing a lot of updo's and ironing work and can see how we use the product on other clients. You can also schedule an appt. with your stylist for some extra time, tell her you want her to teach you some techniques for getting those curls in. Most stylists love to help out a client learn how to do something.

Good luck!

Answer 3

You need to experiment a bit. I used to be a hairdresser and I think I have some good advice. I would invest in some velcro rollers and when you hair is just about dry, put them in - the medium-sized rollers are the easiest ones to deal with. Leave them in for a good 20 minutes, get dressed, put makeup on whatever while they are setting. Then take the rollers out carefully, don't rip them out. Then spray hairspray first...then finger tease or pick through your hair only, don't use a brush. Back-comb the roots and smooth into place lightly with the comb. Apply more hairspray. This way you can get the volume and some good curl that will hold better anyway. I recommended this to all my clients that had fine or hard to hold hair. My mother used velcro rollers for many years after...it made a huge difference. Curling Irons are not for everyone, and they don't work on all types of hair. If you get the bigger rollers, you can get awesome volume with little curl - most celebrities use this method (ie: Jennifer Aniston achieves her regular style with big rollers). Have fun! (Hey, you know what to ask for Christmas now!)

Answer 4

Take a section of hair and wrap just the top part (near the head) around the iron three times letting the rest of the strand hang straight. When the section you wrapped gets hot, open the iron a little and slide down the hair to the section that isn't curled and wrap that around the iron three times, after that section gets hot keep opening up the iron a little to slide down the hair and wrap it until the entire hair shaft is curled. If you just wrap, wrap, wrap the entire hair section around the iron, it will literally cook the inside hair and leave the outside hair un-curled. Try it my way. You'll see the difference. Good luck! :)

Answer 5

If you hair is really healthy like mine it may have a hard time curling. In that case you need to use a product for holding curls. You can also touch the curling iron as you are using it to see if the hair on the outside has gotten hot. I would just tap it quickly with my fingers. Another thing that works is to french braid your hair when it is wet and then hair spray it. When you take it down you will have tons of curls. just use your fingers to separate it a little and do not bush it our you will lose all your curls. That way worked best for me. You may just have really smooth healthy hair and that is why it is doing it. My friend told me that my hair was not damaged and that was why it was not easy to curl because it was so healthy.

Answer 6

If you want to curl EVERYTHING, like a full-out curl, you need to be using rollers. An iron is best for just curling/smoothing the ends.

Answer 7

ok i can tell you right now if your hair is long and even u first need to get some layers to take of some of the weight,then use a ceramic curling iron,whn u get out the shower,blow dry your hair with a lil bit of suave mousse,it should not get crunchy,it should feel silky,thn section your hair and start the curling,(DO NOT PUT HAIR SPRAY ON WHILE CURLING IT'LL STICK TO THE IRON). WELL GOOD LUCK !!!,WISH I WAS HELP LET ME KNW IF IT WORKED :)

Answer 8

try braiding or twisting sections of your hair. Then use the iron from the bottom to top to curl a section. I had the same proble. I also use a curling spray for damp hair.

Answer 9

Look, dump the curling iron. It'll just fry your hair and burn your fingers.

Use sponge rollers instead. You section off the hair, roll it up and while that is setting, you can be doing other things like your makeup, eating breakfast, getting dressed ect.

You roll out the hair, brush and style and set. Your hair holds up better and is in better condition and no more burn marks on the tips of your fingers.

Answer 10

I never did like using curling irons, so I've been useing rollers that only take 10 minutes to use and it has great results (Big curly hair!) I got mine at target. ~~Good Luck, SB

Answer 11

If you have natrually straight hair, your hair might not hold the curl very well.


I have this problem, and no matter how much hairspray I use, the curls still fall right out because my hair is straight.



If you want them to stay there, you may have to get a perm professionally. And sometimes, even they don't work.



Go talk to a beautician.