How to make curls with socks

To be beautiful and irresistible is the dream of all girls. But not all female representatives are satisfied with their appearance. The main highlight that can emphasize the external image is the hair. Owners of straight hair most often dream of curls. You can make them in the salon, but the procedure is quite expensive.

Now there are many devices with which you can make beautiful curls on your hair, and they are available in every home.

In today's article, we'll talk about sock curls, the essence of the method, the advantages and disadvantages, as well as many other nuances of this method.

Method essence

Curls from socks are a fairly simple and affordable way for any woman to make beautiful curls from straight curls without causing harm and discomfort to your hair. At the same time, it is not required to purchase any expensive devices and additional funds.

Socks are available in every home, and with their help the need to use curlers, irons and curling irons completely disappears.

This way of curling your hair is a real "magic wand" that helps to realize the sudden desire to create charming curls.

Curling curls with socks is a kind of mechanical method. It is better to use it at night, because during sleep, such "curlers" will not cause discomfort, and in the morning after five-minute manipulations, you will get a beautiful hairstyle.

When curling curls with socks at night, no thermal devices are used, which means that the risk of hair damage is minimal.

Advantages and disadvantages

The distinguishing feature of the sock curl method is that it does not have any disadvantages. Therefore, we will consider in more detail the advantages of this curling, and they are as follows:

1. The method is inexpensive, but effective.

2. Doesn't require a lot of time and effort.

3. Even heavily worn socks can be used.

4. Does not cause inconvenience and discomfort during sleep.

5. During the procedure, no thermal tools are used, so there is no harm to the hair.

6. With the help of a sock curling, voluminous natural curls are obtained.

Suitable for hair of moderately short length, medium to long curls, regardless of their health condition during curling.

Tips & Tricks

To get beautiful curls, seasoned women of fashion recommend making a perm from socks at night. This time will be enough for the curls to acquire the necessary shape.

They will also have time to dry naturally, and in the future they will keep in their original form longer.

Girls with short hair can wax the ends. This will allow you to get beautiful and spectacular curls in the morning. And to add extra shine, strands can be sprayed with glitter or other shimmery particles.

How can you replace your socks?

 

If you really want curls, but there are no socks at hand, then they can be replaced. Namely, you can use the following items:

1. Small scraps of any fabric.

2. Foil.

3. Papers.

4. Chocolate candy wrappers.

5. Foam rubber.

With the help of all these items, you can get curls that will look beautiful and effective, as well as emphasize the external image of the lady.

What do you need during the curling process?

You don't need a lot of items to curl your curls out of socks.To make curls you will need:

1. Socks-4-5 pairs.

2. For body waves, one pair is sufficient.

3. Scissors.

4. Varnish or conditioner on request.

Preparing improvised "curlers"

Homemade curlers are made from foam rubber, paper, fabric and foil. The availability of materials makes them indispensable for creating a light, romantic look. Making hair curlers with your own hands is easy and cheap, practically for nothing. Home appliances do not tangle your hair, let it breathe.

Once made, it can be used many times. Let's take a closer look at how to do this and what is required for this.

Rags

In order to make curlers from rags, you will need a non-slip fabric, any cotton material will do. It is not recommended to use various tapes, because they are easily untied and may well fall off overnight. To make them, you need to take the fabric and cut it into strips 25–35 cm long and 1–2 cm wide.

Socks

To make curls from socks. no additional preparation is required for these things. It is enough that they are available and it does not matter what material they are from, the main thing is that they stretch well. Using children's socks for long hair is not rational; they may not be enough for tying a knot.

Papers (papillotes)

We cut A4 paper or a sheet of notebook lengthwise to a width of 5–7 cm (small curls), 9–13 cm (large curls). Fold the strips in half. We wind the paper in the middle of the fabric into a roll. For curls from 3 cm, you need several layers of paper.

How to get curls from socks for hair of different lengths?

Curling your hair with socks is not that difficult. For this technique, the same method is used as for winding on regular curlers. In the same way, curls must be left to curl for a long time, or better for the whole night. Let's consider in more detail the ways of curling for different hair lengths.

Short

In order to make curls from socks for short hair, you should follow certain instructions.

1. Wash your hair in warm water.

2. Dry the curls a little.

3. Apply conditioner over the entire length.

4. Twist the hair strand by strand, choosing the same thickness.

5. Start curling from about the middle of the sock.

Twist the curls in the direction from the ends up.

6. The ends of the hair should be secured with a knot; this can be done with the help of thin elastic bands. After curling one part of the hair, move to the other.

7. The strands twisted in this way should be left overnight. Carefully remove the socks in the morning.

In this simple way, you can get chic and beautiful curls, without any harm to hair health.

Middle length

To curl medium-length hair, you need no more than four pairs of socks. So, let's take a closer look at the step-by-step instructions.

1. After preliminary hair preparation, such as washing and drying, the strands must be collected in a high ponytail, which is commonly called a horse bun.

You can fix the tail with a regular hair tie. Next, the tail must be passed through the hole in the sock, and the tip should be wrapped around the resulting ring, passed through the hole in the sock. The tip of the tail should be wrapped around the ring, and the sock should be twisted up to the head.

Thus, you can make a beautiful bun that will give spectacular curls in the morning.

Long

Long hair is also washed and dried a little. Start spinning from the temples. To get beautiful curls, it is better to wind the strands on the socks in a spiral. After winding the hair on the temples, it is recommended to perform a similar manipulation on the back of the head, and then on the crown.

It looks like this:

Some girls prefer to go with such a hairstyle at home, without removing socks from the curls, it is worth noting that it looks quite unusual and cute.

FAQ

Girls who have never used socks to curl their hair are skeptical about this method. And as newcomers to this business, they have many questions, since it seems to them that this procedure is not as simple as it seems at first glance.They are mainly related to whether it is harmful to health, what material are suitable for socks for curls, etc.

There are quite a few answers to these questions on the Internet. However, we will look at the less common questions about sock curling.

How long does it take to wind up?

In order for the curls to take the desired shape, only 5-6 hours are enough. But many women of fashion recommend curling their strands at night. In this case, beautiful and spectacular curls are obtained that stay on and do not fall apart for a long time, without the use of any fixing means for styling.

How to remove homemade "curlers" without harming your hair?

You cannot remove the curlers from wet hair, otherwise the hairstyle will not work, which means that time will be wasted. If you are not sure about the dryness of all your hair, you can use a hairdryer.

You need to remove the curlers in the opposite order, carefully and slowly. No need to pull on your hair and try to forcefully get rid of the curlers. Immediately after removal, you must wait 5 minutes, and only then proceed to combing. You can comb your hair with your hands or with a wide-toothed comb.

Sock curls are gaining more and more popularity every year. Due to their availability and low cost, at such a rate they may well displace some procedures from beauty salons, which, by the way, are not cheap at all. Moreover, this method does not harm your health and you can make such curls for yourself at least every day, and not only on the day of some celebration or other holiday.

With such curls, you will always look irresistible, and those around you will surely appreciate your efforts.