Long hair requires more heat to curl than short locks, so using appropriate hot rollers for your length is essential for creating beautiful coils that last all day long. Here are our recommendations for hot rollers that can help create lasting, bouncy curls.
Conair’s Jumbo Rollers
Conair’s jumbo rollers utilize ceramic technology and an aluminum heating core for fast, even heat transfer that won’t damage locks. Furthermore, multiple heat settings and various sizes suit any look.
Prep Your Hair
Several key factors must be considered when choosing the ideal hot roller for long hair. First, ensure all strands are dried, as wet hair will sizzle and fry in response to heat. Use an alcohol-free setting spray or lightweight hair serum to seal in moisture and guard against frizz as part of your blowout routine. Also, decide which rollers you wish to use: we suggest investing in this Conair set of jumbo hot rollers for complete, voluminous blowouts with defined ringlets. Alternative roller options, like smaller velcro rollers, can create more subtle curls.
Divide Your hair Into Sections
No matter the task at hand – be it dying hair, creating a layered cut, or anything else to your locks – sectioning is critical to being efficient with the process and reaching your desired result. By segregating the waves beforehand, work can go more quickly toward getting the desired look.
To section your hair, begin at the point above one of your ears with a comb or pick. Use your fingers to separate this section before fastening it securely with pins. Subdivide the center portion of your hair into two sections – Right Crown and Left Nape sections. Use a comb or pick to divide these sections horizontally from ear to ear and secure. Finally, pull the remaining hair into two loose ponytails and secure them with ponytail holders or butterfly clips. Doing this makes adding color in each area easier without getting in the way of the other regions that don’t need work.
Roll Your Hair
Proper hair rolling techniques must be followed for beautiful coils that stay put under heat styling. After cleansing and conditioning your locks, use a lightweight leave-in conditioner on each tress before smoothing on a volumizing hair serum and sealing moisture with heat protectant spray to avoid frizz and maintain smooth blowout results.
Now comb through and divide your hair into four even sections using a rat tail comb and another divider; create one team on top and two on either side, using one for each. Rolling will now start. Select a small section no wider than your roller, pick it up, and wrap it around it, starting from your ends and moving towards roots; repeat on the other side and then the back center sections.
Secure Your Rollers
Hot rollers may bring back memories of an uncomfortable box from your grandmother’s dresser. Still, these tools have become indispensable in red carpet runways and events. Hot rollers are versatile enough to help shape naturally curly locks into waves or add volume and volume to straight locks for subtle waves without damaging their texture – although less damaging than curling irons, heat styling still strips moisture and necessitates protective measures like spray or serum products to preserve their hydration levels.
For long, cascading, or mermaid-like waves, start by rolling medium rollers around your face and larger ones down the center for mohawk volume. Next, fasten each section of hair with clips or pins from your roller set; J-clips work great if you want snag-free locks that hold their shape all day. Ceramic or titanium rollers should always be finished with hairspray to maintain shape over time.
