Thermal iron curl styling

To rotate the iron:

1. Open the iron.

2. Place the hair over the barrel.

3. Close and turn the iron toward you.

The comb serves two purposes:

• To manipulate the hair. You rarely need to move the hairwith your fingers when using a thermal iron.

• To protect the client’s scalp from the heat of the iron.

When working near the scalp, hold the comb between

the scalp and the iron.

The following kinds of hair need less heat:

• Chemically colored hair

• Chemically lightened hair

• White hair

• Fine hair (children and younger clients)

The following kinds of hair need more heat:

• Coarse hair

• Hair with more texture or curl

With a thermal iron, it is most effective to create the curl

starting at the scalp and working to the end. This is a three-step process:

1. Form the base (also known as “rock in the base”).

2. Rotate the hair into the iron.

3. Clip or anchor to the base.

3 Types of curls

• Croquignole curls, performed on shorter hair, are

performed end to scalp

• Figure 6 curls, which are commonly created in short to

mid-length hair

• Figure 8 curls, which are commonly created in long hair

All three kinds of curls use the same procedure for forming the base. The curling part of the process is slightly differentfor each type of curl, however.

As with all curls, those you create with a thermal iron

should have a strong base:

1. Make sure that the hair is 100% dry.

2. While holding the iron, pick up a section of the hair usingthe little finger of your dominant hand or section with a

comb. The size of the base for a thermal iron curl is the

diameter of the barrel and about 2V" long.

3. Place hair in comb (teeth up) at the desired elevation.

Remember that the higher the elevation, the stronger

the base and the less mobile the hair.

4. Apply the iron as close to the scalp as possible, taking

care not to touch the scalp.

5. Keeping the tong of the iron slightly open, and using the

comb to keep the hair in the iron, rotate the iron toward

you gently. Closing the iron will create a “crimp” across

the base of the curl. Make sure to keep the hair at the

desired elevation as you work.

6. Without letting go of the hair, proceed to creating the

curl.