How to get ringlets?

You can try solar powered curlers, which are covered in fabric and do no damage to hair...

I wish I could have the choice- the happy medium of having ringlets instead of either a 'fro or stick straight hair ...=/

Goood Luck!

I used to use those long foam covered doddle things. My brothers said I looked like "Medusa" and called me worm head.

Ringlets have to be wrapped up again for the next day. You have to carefully comb each one and no brushing. I used a little setting lotion while my hair was wet.

DaveDecker wrote: Snuggles wrote: You can try solar powered curlers, which are covered in fabric and do no damage to hair... Solar-powered curlers??

absolutely. they're available at your local wal-mart. they're pretty convenient, too. you can just put them in and curl your hair while sipping your morning tea :D

yes, I have successfully used them. However, hair must go around the curlers BEFORE they're exposed to the sun. the heat is less than the average curler, but the solar powered curlers are much tighter, and don't need as much heating power. Also, the sun doesn't have to be brazenly shining to use them. They're just as effective as a TI solar powered calculator on a cloudy day :)

Thanks for all the advice guys. I have one question about the solar powered curlers. Can I put them into my hair while it's dry? Or does my hair have to be wet first?

Ive used foam rollers and Ive used sponge curlers. The foam ones are better on the hair...I think...but the spongeies make better curls. With either one I have to put them in before bed and sleep on them...works best if your hair is just barely damp...you know where it feels dry but kindof cool so its still got moisture in it.

Pics:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v197/erineyes/erin_halloweencurls.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v197/erineyes/erinhaloweencurls.jpg


Becasue this was in SC my hair goes limp by the end of the day...SC is HUMID...but in the north the curls stay in fully the whole day, very nicely the next day and slightly the thrid day.

After the curls go limp in SC:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v197/erineyes/halloween_erin.jpg



But the longer your hair the less curl youll get...when my hair is long it doesnt curl up to the heaed like that!

I'm just reporting back on my ringlets. I went to Wal-Mart in search of the solar curlers, I saw them but I was afraid that they wouldn't be long enough so I decided that I would check out my alternatives. I walked across the street to Zellers and found a product I have already called in love with. They are called spoodles and are sort of like flexible rods, but what is neat about them is that you can attatch them together so that they can be long for longer hair. I didn't do that though, and I find that they worked well on my hair length.

They claim that the spoodles will adhere to themselves so they stay on your head easily. I was afraid they would come off while I sleep, so I kind of tucked them underneath and I found them to be secure. Of course the back of my head was hard to do, next time I think I'll get help and see if it turns out even better. I'll take pictures next time I use them so I can show them off.