Soft curlers - a simple and affordable alternative to hot ways to create curls. When using them, there is completely no risk of burns, you can not be afraid that the curls will suffer from thermal effects. In addition, this replacement for papillots and hard forms can be used at night, in the morning getting a stylish hairstyle. To create curls on long and short hair, curlers of small diameter are produced, large-format and spiral-shaped are suitable for the formation of soft curls framing the face.
However, a simple at first glance subject can still cause many questions. Let's take a closer look at soft curlers, their varieties and tips for choosing.
Features, advantages and disadvantages
Soft curlers - a device for curling, which does not require the use of thermal effects on the hair. Depending on the variety, such products are round or cylindrical in shape. They are quite easily used in any conditions, including in marching, and during power outages.
Depending on the diameter, soft curlers are used to create small curls or curls. They are suitable for sleep, do not cause discomfort, harmless to hair.
The hairstyle obtained with the help of such accessories keeps the curl elastic for a rather long time - from 8 to 24 hours.
The obvious advantages of soft curlers include the following:
- safety of use - soft curlers do not provoke dissection of the ends of the hair, locks are obtained without creases; they do not harm the hair during use, even if the curl is performed daily;
- relevance for short and long curls - can be combined with different types of styling products, provide stable fixation or form a basal volume;
- universality - soft curlers are well suited for use on long and short hair; by varying the diameter, it is possible to ensure the correct curling, regardless of length; they can be used by adolescents and the elderly without the risk of burns due to careless handling;
- volumetric styling - romantic curls can be created even on thin strands devoid of splendor at the roots;
- maximum ease of styling - you can master the use of soft curlers without even having experience working with them;
- compactness in storage, ease in leaving - it is not necessary to allocate a special place in baggage on a trip or at home in a closet;
- minimal costs - this type of hair curlers cost much less than their analogues, but at the same time they give styling no worse than a salon.
There are also disadvantages to this curling agent. These include the fragility of this type of accessory. In addition, with the help of soft curlers it is difficult to make a large curl. To speed up the fixation, you still have to use a hair dryer and additional chemicals.
Varieties
All types of soft curlers can be divided into separate groups according to their features and type of construction. Most of them can be left overnight, applied on short and long curls.
To make large curls, you can use curlers, sticks or spirals, Velcro cylinders and other options. To make the right decision will help a more detailed examination of what are called and what are the different types of hair curlers.
Spirals
Quite a popular and fashionable type of fixtures for curling. They are strips of elastic fabric with silicone tips, rolled into flexible spirals. Depending on the type of product, the wave may have a corrugated appearance or the shape of soft curls. The most popular spirals are Magic Leverag.
Boomerangs
A modern version of the papillot on which the ladies of the French royal court were wrapped their hair. The design has a base in the form of a metal rod and a foam or rubber coating.
With frame
The optimal tool for night styling. This is a foam rubber product of cylindrical shape, complemented by a plastic frame holder. The only negative of this model is the possible formation of creases on the hair. When forming curls, caution should be exercised.
With elastic
Flexible products popular in the 20th century. This is a budget option for curlers, which is a hollow rubber tube with holes along the length. At one end there is an elastic band, with the help of which the lock of curls takes place. This option is suitable for use at night.
Crocheted
Such options are similar to spirals. A plastic fixture with a hook at the end is used to refuel the strands into the latch.
Velcro Cylinders
Easy to use and soft in action curlers. This option is especially loved by owners of medium length hair. On sale there are options of different diameters, allowing you to vary the size of the curl.
Materials
By type of material, all soft curlers are also usually divided into groups. The most popular options are made of elastic substances that hold their shape well. It can be silicone, rubber or foam rubber. The main requirement is the lack of hard contact with the hair.
Foam
The most common options. As a basis in such a tube, a metal wire is used. When used during sleep, styling is difficult to maintain in order. A rigid base can leave creases. The rest of the foam curlers have virtually no disadvantages.
Silicone
Unusual curling products made in the form of two bowl shapes. They have a leg on which the edge of the curl is attached, the base where the strand itself is wound. The funnel-shaped hood turns out after the end of the procedure and fastens the entire structure.
Rubber
Pretty safe options made in the form of whooping cough. Curls with such devices are soft, natural. Rubber is mainly used for curling short and medium hair.
Shapes and sizes
Soft curlers can be flat in shape - similar to Sophist-o-Twist or voluminous. Standard sizes do not exceed 10 cm in length. The diameter can vary from 1.5-2 to 5-7 cm.
Soft spiral options can have a length of up to 35-70 cm, depending on the length of the strands. Such ribbons differ in width from 2 to 5 cm - it determines the size of the curls. Papillots or boomerangs are long and short. Depending on how large the width of the strand, this indicator also varies. Usually the length is from 15 to 25 cm.
Manufacturers
Among the most popular manufacturers of soft curlers can be noted European companies specializing in the manufacture of accessories for styling hair. Consider several leaders in this industry.
Dewal
Recognized market leader in non-thermal hair curlers. This German brand uses European manufacturing standards. The company produces many items of goods, it can be found and boomerangs, and Velcro, and other types of soft curlers.
Sibel
Belgian company operating for over 15 years. The trademark guarantees high quality products. The company actively cooperates with professional hairdressers and produces hair curlers for home use, giving a salon level of curling.
Hairway
A brand from Germany, famous for its innovative developments. Engineers of the company tirelessly improve the products being created, take care of quality control. The company has a good assortment of products for curling hair, there are products in the budget category and middle-class products.
How to choose?
When choosing soft curlers, you need to pay attention to the length of the hair and their features. Medium (to the shoulder line) hair is considered the easiest to style, almost any option is suitable for them - from papillots to spirals. Short strands need exclusively foam-rubber options to help make soft curls without unnecessary difficulties. They will add volume and make styling easier.
Thin hair needs volume. “Macaroons” made of foam rubber and soft Velcro will help to give it.
Long strands are best wound on Magic Leverag spirals from 35 to 70 cm long, velvet options, boomerangs. Hard hair is best to be curled with funds with additional heat treatment.
How to use?
Features of the use of different types of curlers should definitely be considered. For example, the spirals are wound using the hooks included in the kit. It is threaded into a tube, a lock of hair is captured 5 cm from the roots and stretched. At the end of the spiral, they twist and remain on the head until the curls completely dry. To release the curl, just click on the tip of the silicone.
In flat foam rubber curlers there is a slot through which a strand is threaded. Curls are wound from end to root, the tip is threaded into a rounded hole at the base.
In the round "macaroons" in the center of the ball is a slot in which the hair is threaded. They are wound from ends to roots. Fixation occurs by turning the halves relative to each other.
Foam products with a frame must be wound, without changing direction, in rows. The strand is attached at the roots. Then it can be fixed with a styling spray.
If "boomerangs" are selected, it is enough to simply wind wet strands from the middle to the ends or in the opposite direction, and then wrap the ends of the papillot, fixing it on the head. It is not necessary to fix the curl additionally. Rows can be formed in vertical and horizontal directions.For rare hair, a checkerboard pattern is used.
Regardless of the type of design, the use of soft curlers should occur according to the following rules:
- You can start styling on clean, slightly dried hair; just blot them with a towel and start wrapping;
- when curling, you need to divide the entire volume into separate strands of small width;
- when winding a curl, you need to stretch your hair to enhance the effect;
- it is necessary to start curling from the occipital part of the head;
- the direction of winding the curl - from the tips to the roots; for some species, this rule is irrelevant;
- to obtain the natural effect of curling, the diameter of papillots or Velcro need to be alternated;
- you can remove curls from the base only after they have completely dried; if you have to rush, it is better to use a hairdryer.
By following these recommendations, you can always get optimal results when curling your hair. The hairstyle will turn out beautiful and magnificent without special efforts, and will also look stylish for a long time.
To learn how to make curls without harming your hair on Magic Leverag curlers, see the next video.
