How to Curl Hair with a Flat Iron

How many of you have had your hair curled with a flat iron at the salon only to have it fall apart by the time you get home? Instead of wishing you had the tools to touch up the hairstyle at home, now you can recreate this look by following these simple steps. If it doesn’t look amazing on the first try just keep practicing!

These instructions will help you achieve beautifully curled hair with your flat iron without having to pay the salon price. In order to make these instructions as useful to you as possible, we are going to give instructions for curly, wavy, and straight hair types. If you aren’t sure of your hair type, please download this hair type chart at http://shenevertells.com/?s=hair+type+chart

To achieve the best style results, please follow the instructions for your hair type.

Note:
1. Hair must be at least shoulder length in order to effectively curl hair with flat iron.
2. Do not wash hair directly before styling hair. Your hair produces natural oils that help your style last longer. If you need to wash your hair, do so the night before you plan to curl your hair.
3. If at any point in time you smell your hair burning:
        • Make sure that hair is completely dry – placing a hot iron on damp hair will cause it to burn.
        • Turn down the temperature setting on your flat iron.

Step 1

WARNING: Flat irons contain extremely hot plates. Hair can burn if hot plates are placed directly on wet hair or if flat iron is clamped down for a very long time.

DANGER: Flat irons contain extremely hot plates. If hot flat iron is placed directly on skin it can cause severe burns. Avoid direct contact with skin when using a hot flat iron.

Comments

[maryask]

I love curly hair and I always use my straightener to get that bouncy look. Thanks for the tips I'll try that with my Karmin G3 Salon Pro, it works pretty good, removes static and leaves my hair silky and shiny. :)

[maturlyk]

Thanks for the tips. But the irons damage the hair. Them need special care when.http://zhenskiyzhurnal.ru/iskusstvo-byit-krasivoy/zdorovyie-volosyi/krasivyie-uhozhennyie-volosyi-kak-e%60to-voz

[Ninzerbean]

I use my flat iron to curl my hair too, but I do it the same way you take scissors to a ribbon to curl it when wrapping a package. I don't wrap my hair around the iron but just angle the iron so that it is level with my head after grasping the hair, then pulling it fast. I get really tight curls. Your instructions are great, but my way will work with hair that is only 4 or 5 inches long too. I take small sections like you suggest but maybe an inch by a half inch.

[amani11]

Awesome, thanks for the tips!

[Ortzinator]

Wow, you look a lot like Norah Jones...

[Penolopy Bulnick]

That is really cute. I had heard you could curl hair with a straightener, but had never seen it done. I have a two inch straightener, do you think that would work, or would it only really work with a skinnier one?

[amani11]

No, I definitely think it can be done! Try it out a few times and I'm sure you'll get some lovely curls :)

[kazmataz]

This looks great, but needs a main image before we can publish. I've gone ahead and unpublished so you can get back in there to add that. Thanks!

[amani11]

Thank you so much! I added a main image and re published!