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• Part 2 of 3: Curling your hair with foam curlers
• Part 3 of 3: Procedure for removing the curler
• Tips

1 Shampoo and condition your hair as usual. Curling is best done on clean, damp hair, so you need to pre-wash and condition them. This can be done just before bed to give your curls plenty of time to dry completely overnight.

2 Blot your hair with a towel. Gently wring excess moisture out of your hair with a soft, clean towel. Do not rub or twist your hair in a towel, as it may suffer from this treatment.

3 Comb your hair with a wide-toothed comb. Use a wide-toothed comb instead of a regular brush to gently detangle your hair and avoid split ends. You can also spray your hair with a light brushing spray before brushing to make it easier to brush through especially tangled areas.

4 Treat your curls with styling product. Prepare wet hair for perm using a styling lotion or mousse. Rub a small amount of the product between your palms. Then run your fingers with the product on them through the hair from roots to ends.

• The amount of styling product you use will depend on your hair type. Thick and wavy hair may require more product, while thinner hair may require less.
• If you have unruly curly hair, use a straightening serum or spray before you start curling with curlers.

5 Let your hair dry to a slightly damp state. Allow your hair to dry to the point where it has lost about half of the moisture that has saturated it. At the same time, they should remain moist enough for styling, but not too wet, because of which the curls simply cannot dry out on the foam curlers and the hairstyle will not hold.

Part 2 of 3: Curling your hair with foam curlers

1. 1 Choose the right size for your foam curler. The size of the curler will affect the size and shape of the curls. If you want tight, bouncy curls, choose a curler with a small diameter. Alternatively, you can use large curlers to get loose, soft waves in your hair. Also, usually small curlers are better for short hair, while curlers of any size can be used on long hair.
2. 2 Decide whether you want a vertical or horizontal curl. The way you place the curlers on your head will affect the type of curls you get. If you need ringlets like Shirley Temple, place the curlers vertically. For fuller, softer curls with a wavy texture, place the curlers horizontally.
   • To wind a strand vertically, take it and pull it away from your head at a 90-degree angle. First, wrap the tip of the strand around the curlers, and then continue twisting the strand to the very roots.
   • To curl horizontally, keep the strand pulled straight down. First, wind the tip of the strand around the curlers, and then continue to twist the strand along with the curlers to the very roots.
3. 3 Divide your hair into sections. Dedicate one section for the bangs (if any), one for the top of the head, one section for each side, and two more back sections. Secure them separately from each other with hair clips.
4. 4 Start curling from the top section of your hair. Pick up a strand 2.5 cm wide from the crown of the head. Wind the tip of the strand on the curlers and continue twisting the strand to the very roots. Then fix the curler clip to prevent the hair from unraveling.
   • When curling larger strands with curlers, you will get looser curls.
   • The sizes of the sections highlighted on the head depend on the thickness, density, texture and length of the hair.
5. 5 Continue curling your hair until you have curled all of it. When you are finished with the top section of hair, move to the sides and then to the back sections and continue to use 1 inch wide strands for all the curlers. Curl your hair as tightly as possible to reduce the chance of it coming off while drying or sleeping.
6. 6 Fix the clips on the underside of the curler to avoid ugly kinks or kinks in your hair. Kinks and bends are residual marks from the plastic clips on the foam curlers. To prevent them from appearing, carefully adjust the clamp on each fixed curler from the top position on the curled curl to the bottom one.
   • Secure the position of the curler clip itself with a hairpin or hair clip.

Part 3 of 3: Procedure for removing the curler

1. 1 Wait eight hours before removing your curlers. To completely dry your hair and allow the curls to stick to them, you need to wait at least eight hours before removing the curlers. Many people prefer to wind up on curlers before going to bed, and take them off in the morning.
   • If you don't have time to wait eight hours, blow-dry your hair for at least one hour.
2. 2 Open the clips on all curlers and remove them. Remove the clip and carefully unwind the curl from the curler. Do not tug or pull on your hair, otherwise it can cut into the foam, and curls will lose their shape due to this. Take your time and be patient.
3. 3 Shake your curly locks. Tilt your head and gently shake your curls. To create a carefree hairstyle of messy curls, gently comb through the curls with your fingers, which will slightly loosen the curls. For curly hair with a less pronounced curl texture, gently brush through the curls with a brush.
4. 4 Secure your hair with hairspray. The hairspray will not only help maintain your hairstyle, but will also reduce the formation of static electricity in your hair and the appearance of unruly and out of the ordinary curls. Use a light hold hairspray and spray onto your hair from a distance of a couple of tens of centimeters.

Tips

• If your hair dries quickly, lightly spray individual strands with water just before curling.
• To keep the curlers in place at night, tie a scarf or bandana over your head.
• Also, curls can be twisted before curling with foam curlers, then you will get spiral curls.