Thermal Iron Curling

Holding the iron:

1. Hold iron in your dominant hand.

2. Hold iron with the tong on top and the small handle on bottom. Large barrel handle should be on top.

3. Position the large stationary handle at the base of your thumb, between the thumb and forefinger, as shown in photo 1.

Photo 1

Forming the base:

1. Create subsection as long as the barrel of the iron and about 2 1/2" long.

2. Place hair in the comb (teeth up). Place the iron as close to the scalp as possible without touching the scalp.

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

curl.

Forming Croquignole Curls (for hair under 5” in length):

1. In one motion, after rocking the base, pull curl to hair end by curving the iron and keeping the tong and barrel close together.

2. With the comb to the scalp, roll down to complete the curl.

3. Remove the curl from the iron by gently clicking the ironto the right and moving the hair with the comb.

**Please note curl begins at mid length and goes through ends

Forming Figure 6 Curls (for short to mid-length hair, 5-13"):

1. After rocking the base, hold the hair at the correct elevation and move iron away from scalp

2. Use the comb to move the hair along the barrel toward the handle, and then rotate the iron.Place the comb under the curl, by the scalp, to protect the scalp.

3. Rotate the iron open and closing it so the hair is able to form into the curl. Continue until full length of the hair is wrapped around the barrel.

4. Remove the curl by gently clicking the iron to the rightand moving the hair with the comb off of the barrel.

**See photo 2 for reference

Photo 2

Forming Figure 8 Curls (for long hair, >13"):

1. Holding the hair at the correct elevation, move the iron away from the scalp to about mid-shaft. Use the comb to move the hair along the barrel toward your hand, near the handle, and then rotatethe iron.

2. Then draw the strand to the opposite side of the curl

and pull it over the top of the barrel (use your fingers or comb if necessary). Place the comb under the curl, by the scalp, to protectthe scalp.

3. Rotate the hair around the tong and barrel, clicking sothe hair rotates freely into a curl.

4.Continue rotating until all the hair in the strand is curledaround the barrel. (See photo 3 for reference)

Photo 3