Soft curlers: varieties, tips for choosing

Soft curlers are an easy and affordable alternative to hot curls. When using them, there is completely no risk of getting burns, you can not be afraid that the curls will suffer from thermal effects. In addition, this replacement for papillotes and rigid forms can be used at night, getting a stylish hairstyle in the morning. To create curls on long and short hair, small-diameter curlers are produced, large-format and spiral-shaped ones are suitable for the formation of soft curls that frame the face.

However, a seemingly simple subject can still raise many questions. Let's take a closer look at soft curlers, their varieties and tips for choosing.

Soft curlers are a curling device that does not require the use of thermal effects on the hair. Depending on the variety, such products are round or cylindrical. They are quite easy to use in any conditions, including camping, and during a power outage.

Depending on the diameter, soft curlers are used to create small curls or curls. They are suitable for sleeping, do not cause discomfort, harmless to hair.

The obvious advantages of soft curlers include the following points:

• safety of use - soft curlers do not provoke the dissection of the ends of the hair, the strands are obtained without creases; they do not harm hair during use, even if you perm daily;
• relevance for short and long-term curling - can be combined with different types of styling products, provide permanent fixation or form a root volume;
• versatility - soft curlers are well suited for use on long and short hair; by varying the diameter, you can ensure the correct curl, regardless of the length; they can be used by adolescents and the elderly without the risk of getting burned by careless handling;
• volumetric styling - romantic curls can be created even on thin strands devoid of pomp at the roots;
• maximum ease of installation - you can master the use of soft curlers, even without having experience with them;
• compactness in storage, ease of care - no need to allocate a special space in your luggage when traveling or at home in a closet;
• minimum costs - curlers of this type cost much less than analogues, but at the same time they give styling no worse than a salon.

All types of soft curlers can be divided into separate groups according to their characteristics and type of design. Most of them can be left overnight, applied on short and long curls.

Quite a popular and fashionable type of curling device. They are strips of elastic fabric with silicone tips rolled into flexible spirals. Depending on the type of product, the curl can have a corrugated appearance or the shape of soft curls. The most popular spirals are Magic Leverag.

The modern version of papillotes, on which the ladies of the French royal court wore their hair. The design has a base in the form of a metal rod and a foam or rubberized coating.

Optimal for night styling. This is a cylindrical foam rubber product, complemented by a plastic holder frame. The only drawback of this model is the possible formation of kinks in the hair. Be careful when shaping your curls.

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 of the ends there is an elastic band, with the help of which the curls are fixed. This option is suitable for overnight use.

These options are similar to spirals. To thread the strands inside the retainer, a plastic device with a hook at the end is used.

Convenient 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.

According to the type of materials, all soft curlers are also usually divided into groups. The most popular options are made from elastic substances that hold their shape well. It can be silicone, rubber or foam rubber. The main requirement is the absence of hard contact with the hair.

The most common options. A metal wire is used as a base in such a tube. When used while sleeping, styling is difficult to keep in order. A rigid base can leave creases. The rest of the foam curlers have practically no drawbacks.

Fancy curling aids made in 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 is turned inside out after the end of the procedure and secures the entire structure.

Quite safe options, made in the form of bobbins. Curls with such devices are soft, natural. Rubber is used mainly for curling short to medium hair.

By their shape, soft curlers can be flat - by analogy with a Sophist-o-Twist hair clip or voluminous. Standard dimensions do not exceed 10 cm in length. The diameter can vary from 1.5-2 to 5-7 cm.

Soft spiral options can be up to 35-70 cm long, 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 wide the strand is, this indicator also varies. Usually the length is 15 to 25 cm.

Among the most popular manufacturers of soft curlers are European firms specializing in the manufacture of accessories for hair styling. Consider a few of the leaders in this industry.

Recognized market leader in non-thermal hair curling products. This German brand uses European manufacturing standards. The company manufactures many types of goods, you can find here and boomerangs, and Velcro, and other types of soft curlers.

Belgian company with over 15 years of experience. The trade mark guarantees high quality products. The company actively cooperates with professional hairdressers and produces hair curlers for home use, giving the salon level of curling.

A brand from Germany, famous for its innovative developments. The company's engineers are tirelessly improving the created products, taking care of their quality control. The company has a good range of products for curling hair, there are products in the budget category and products of the middle class.

When choosing soft curlers, you need to pay attention to the length of the hair and their features. Medium (up to the shoulder line) hair is considered the easiest to style; almost any options are suitable for them - from papillotes to spirals. Short strands only need foam options to help make soft curls without unnecessary difficulty. They will add volume and ease styling.

Long strands are best wrapped on Magic Leverag spirals from 35 to 70 cm long, velvet options, boomerangs. It is better to style coarse hair with curls using products with additional heat treatment.

The peculiarities of using different types of curlers should be taken into account. For example, the spirals are wound with the included hook stick. It is threaded into a tube, a strand 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 are completely dry. To release the curl, just press on the silicone tip.

In flat foam curlers there is a slot through which a strand is passed. Curls are twisted from ends to roots, the tip is threaded into a rounded hole at the base.

In the round "macaroons" in the center of the ball there is a slot through which the hair is threaded. They are wound from the ends to the roots. Fixation takes place by rotating the halves relative to each other.

Foam products with a frame must be wound in rows without changing direction. The strand is attached at the roots. It can then be secured with a styling spray.

If "boomerangs" are chosen, it is enough to simply wind wet strands on them from the middle to the ends or in the opposite direction, and then wrap the ends of the papillote, fixing it on the head. You do not need to fix the curl additionally. Rows can be formed in vertical and horizontal directions. For thin hair, a checkerboard pattern is used.

Regardless of the type of construction, the use of soft curlers should be carried out according to the following rules:

• you can start styling on clean, slightly dried hair; just soak them with a towel and start winding;
• when curling, you need to divide the entire volume into separate strands of small width;
• when winding a curl, you need to pull the hair to enhance the effect;
• it is necessary to start curling from the back of the head;
• the direction of winding the curl - from the tips to the roots; for some species, this rule is irrelevant;
• to obtain a natural curling effect, the diameter of the papillotes or velcro must be alternated;
• you can remove curls from the base only after they have completely dried; if you have to hurry, it is better to use a hairdryer.

For information on how to make curls without harm to hair with Magic Leverag curlers, see the next video.