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Steam Hair Rollers vs. Hot Rollers

Posted by Kmm on Wed, Dec 17th, 2008

Hi, I have thin and shoulder length hair, there are some waves in the back. Recently, I started experimenting with hot rollers to add volume and curl/wave to my hair. It looked great at first, and it even stayed in for a day or two. Now, when I take out the hot rollers, there are any waves at all. I am using a Biotine hair gel on my hair before I roll it up. I can not use any of the salon hair products because my partner is allergic to them. I read that steam hot rollers are good, give a good ho

Does anyone know about that? If so, how easy are they to use (does it take a lot of time?) and where are they available. Any suggestions on how to use the hot rollers?Thanks


The hot rollers be very damaging to fine hair, especially when used every day. The reason of why the hair is hard to curl, I would guess that
1) You have build-up from the gel that is weighing your hair down;
2) You are not leaving them in as long as you were(The hot rollers should be cooled before you remove them for the firmest curl).

Steam hair rollers are recommended. They are relatively inexpensive, easy to use, and FAST. They also make fine hair look bulkier because they infuse it with moisture. (On some people this has a slight darkening effect that is temporary.) Steam rollers are much gentler to the hair and would not burn your head or fingers.

You can literally put the steam hair rollers in your hair and almost take them right back out and the result is lots of volume. Leave them in for a while longer and you get lots of curls. You just need to get a little acclimated to using them.

Sometimes, just put a spritz of hairspray on the ends right before you roll the hair. It's not so much to hold the curl, but to help keep your very straight ends from going in every direction as you wrap the section around the roller. Definitely try it without anything first and if need be, then go for something on the ends to help hold curl.

Steam rollers set very well. You just need to play around a little with how long to leave them in to get the desired look.

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