Shampoo and condition your hair. Remove excess water from your locks with an old t-shirt or a microfiber towel. [2] X Research source Apply a generous amount of mousse and proceed to setting your hair. [3] X Research source
Use a comb to section off a vertical segment of hair at the front of your scalp. This first section should be centered on your head. Do not make it longer than the curler itself or thicker than the curler. A section that is too long or too thick will not remain tightly curled. Unclip your first roller. Place the roller behind the section of hair. Slide the roller up the strand from the roots to the tips so that the hair is standing straight up. Tuck the ends under the roller and proceed to twist it down towards your scalp. Continue to section off your hair and set rollers down the center of your head until your reach the nape of your neck. [7] X Research source
Brushing or combing through your ringlets will cause them to snarl. [10] X Research source
The leave-in-conditioner will make the ends of your hair easier to manage.
Retrieve your 1 to 1 ½ inch sponge rollers. Grab a 1 inch section of hair at the right front side of your head. Unclip the roller and place it at the ends of the 1 inch section. Wind your hair around the roller towards your face. Stop rolling once you reach the middle of the shaft and secure the roller in place. Repeat until all of your hair is set in rollers.
If your foam rollers are color coordinated by size, you will need a set of pink (largest), green, yellow, and blue (smallest). If your foam your are not color coordinated by size, use four different sized rollers varying in diameter from 1 ½ inches to ¼ inch.
Grab a 1 to ½ inch section of hair. Place the roller at the end of the strand. Wind the roller up towards your face. Once the roller reaches your scalp, clip the roller to secure it in place. Repeat this process on the rest of the hair the frames your face.
Grab ½ inch to ¼ inch section of hair from your top layer. Unclip the roller and place it at the end of the section of hair. Wind the roller away from your face. Once you have reached your scalp, clip the roller to secure it in place. Repeat this process on the middle layer of your hair.
Grab a 1 inch to ¾ inch section of hair from the bottom layer. Unclip the roller and place it at the end of the section of hair. Wind the roller away from your face. Clip the roller in place once it reaches your scalp.
If you wet set your hair, allow your hair to air dry. If you put the rollers into your dry hair, leave them in for 3 to 5 hours.
