How to curl your hair with a flat iron

How to curl your hair with a flat iron:

Before you do this hair style, make sure these apply to you:

• You have shoulder length hair
• Make sure you haven’t washed your hair, the more dirty the hair, the better it will curl.
• Do not straighten your hair before you curl it.

Step one: Make sure you have the following materials: flat iron, blow dryer, hair brush, hair ties/clips, mirror, heat protecting serum (optional), and hair spray.

Step two: Plug in the flat iron and heat it to a desirable temperature (approx. 380-430 degrees). Make sure there are NO wet spots in your hair. Flat ironing your hair while wet or damp can cause damage and frying to hair. If you choose to use heat protecting serum, put a quarter size in your palm, and work it into your hair from root to tip.

Step three: Part your hair down the middle and clip back any extra parts if needed. It is best to curl your hair in sections. That way the curls will be more effective and more volume will be there.

Step four: Start at the base of your neck and take a small handful of hair and bring the flat iron to the top of your hair, near the roots. But, don’t let it touch your scalp, because you will burn yourself.

Step five: Now that you have your hair clamped, grab the hair that isn’t clamped and wrap it around the flat iron one time. The rest of your hair should be hanging straight.

Step six: Rotate the flat iron, while your hair is still clamped in between the two plates. Make the flat iron do a full 360° turn and stop when your hair is hanging straight down again.

Step seven: After the flat iron has been turned all the way in a full circle, slowly pull the hair through the flat iron. The slower you pull, the more defined your curls will be.

Step eight: Wrap your finger around the curl and spray it with hair spray. Only spray each section for about three seconds.

Repeat all these steps until you have curled your whole head and enjoy!!

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