Crimping
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Crimping
Crimping has been popular throughout the decades especially during the 1980s. In recent years Babyliss release a 'Root Boost' which essentially was a really thin crimper that allowed the user to add volume to the roots.
Crimping hair adds texture and volume. It also makes backcombing easier as the new texture means it becomes voluminous quick than uncrimped straight hair.
Tools
- Brush
- Tail Comb
- Sectioning Clips
- Crimp Irons
Method
- Brush the hair throughly to make sure there are no knots
- Using a tail comb section the hair off and use the sectioning clips to pin back the hair that isn't needed yet. Start at the bottom of the hair. So the first section you'll be working on is the nape of the neck
- Making sure the crimper are turned onto the correct heat setting for the hair type you're working with, take sections of no wider than the irons. Any larger won't be crimped and it'll be harder to go back and touch any parts up.
- Close the irons on the hair. You won't need to hold it as long as you would do if you were curling the hair.
- Release the crimp and move down the section of hair you have started on
- When this section is complete, move onto the next
- Repeat until you have done all the hair that you intend to crimp.
- When the entire head is complete you can brush it out, style, comb or backcomb as you need to
*When crimping hair, you may notice steam coming off of the hair while it is in the tool. This is normal, if in doubt you can always turn the temperature down
**Different size crimping irons offer different finishes. A wide iron with deeper plates will give more texture and a visible crimp patter whereas a smaller iron won't offer an as invisible crimp but the texture will be a finer one.
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