QuoteReplyTopic: making waves without frying (Prohair) Posted: August 20 2005 at 10:14pm
Hello hair geniuses....
I tried an experiment curling my hair today, but I need advice on how
to improve the outcome. I know we've determined that hot rollers
work really well on monofiber. Unfortunately, my real hair falls
straight in about an hour or two when I use hot rollers. For me,
those flexi-rod curlers and setting lotion overnight are the way to
go. I used six large rods, spritzed setting lotion, and
spiral-wrapped them. In the morning, I applied a little heat with
my dryer to help the synth curl, too.
When I took my hair out of the rollers, it actually looked pretty
good...more wavy than curly. A friend of mine said I looked like
Kate Beckinsale, which I took as a great compliment. However, the
synth hilights didn't wave very well. I'd love suggestions on how
to make it come out a little better tomorrow.
One idea I had was to use a couple more curlers (maybe eight total),
and apply heat for a longer period of time in the morning.
Another idea would be to touch up the Prohair with a large curling
iron, but I'm afraid of frying it. What do you think?
Do you have the kind of hot rollers that you plug into the electrical outlet to heat them up? That's what I use. I heat the rollers and put them in the hair and let it completely cool. They must be completely cool or you will pull your curl out.
Before I put a roller in each section, I take the small section of hair and spray it with a thermal setting spray, like Biolage Thermal Active Setting spray. (there are many others on the market too). I spray the section and then roll it and let it cool.
I wouldn't use a curling iron. I tried to use a curling iron on low, and it didn't even do anything. If the heat is too high you will fry the hair.
I think I'm going to try the thermal setting spray next time. I
like hot rollers, and would love it if they'd hold longer. While
it's not a beauty supply store, I took a peek at Longs (for some
reason, my local one carries a ton of Matrix, Paul Mitchell, Redken,
etc.), but I didn't see any setting spray. Of course, some
products have such odd names (especially the Tigi ones) that I wasn't
sure what they're for.
I might also do some curling iron experiments on some extra PH first, rather than risk the extensions on my head.
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