10 Tips & Tricks To Curl Your Hair Without Heat Like A Pro

Curls are beautiful, be it tight ones or the soft wavy ones. Curls can hold your eyes anytime. Doesn’t matter what type is your hair or what length, curl flatters all kinds of hair. So, if you have beautiful straight hair and you love curls, you would either go for blow drying or curling rods. They are quick and easy to use, no doubt, but when you use these to obtain curls, you end up damaging them. All the heat protection products don’t protect your hair much.

Imagine, your little princess loves curls. Would you really use those curling rods on her beautiful shiny hair? Are you willing to damage her hair? Or will you keep her devoid of those soft curls that she so loves?

It's a dilemma, right? Wrong. You don’t need to do either. You can give yourself and your little princess all kind of beautiful curls without using heat. This will give you what you want without causing any harm to your hair. Before we move on to heatless curling methods, let’s go through the benefits and disadvantages of curling irons.

Advantages of using curling rods:

• You don’t need a lot of styling. You can use different diameters of rods for creating fresh waves and curls, depending on the look you want.

• Hiding ponytail ridges and pin marks in your hair gets easy with curling rods. They allow your hair to curl where you want them to.

• Saves a lot of time since they give you desired curls quickly and easily.

The harm of using curling rods:

• Excessive heat makes your hair split at the ends, causing split ends.

• Too much heat from the curling rod makes your hair weak, thus making them prone to heavy hair loss.

• Excess of heat makes your hair dull, brittle, rough and it loses shine.

Now that you know all the benefits and disadvantages of using a curling iron, you can decide on your own if you want to use them on a regular basis for curls, or you want to go for heatless curling methods.

Here are a few ways through which you can curl your hair without the use of heat.

You can use old cotton t-shirts for getting your hair curled. Pick a round neck cotton t-shirt and be ready to get some fantastic curls. Cut the t-shirt from neck to hem into long strips, and make the pieces thinner for tighter curls.

Now let's get some curls. Wash your hair as you normally do and dry it by blotting with a towel. Pick a small section of your hair and roll it in the strip upwards, till as much as you want. Roll them inwards to have curls turn towards your neck. Tie the strips from end to end. This will hold the hair in place. Repeat this with your entire hair section by section, and let your hair dry completely before removing the strips. You have the curls without much ado and any damage.

If you like soft cascading curls, a t-shirt can give you that as well. After washing your hair and dried it with a towel, wear the old t-shirt and then take it off till head. Your hair will be between both the layers of the t-shirt. Now bring them at the front and wrap the hem of the t-shirt around your head, locking it tightly by knotting the sleeves. Let your hair dry completely. Remove the t-shirt, and you will have soft curls.

Yes, you heard it right. Your headband can give you some cute no heat curls as well. Just wash your hair and use a towel to blot them dry. Wear the headband, take a section of your hair and wrap it around your headband.

Do this section by section until all your hair is securely wrapped around the band. Pin the loose ends and let your hair dry. Gently remove the pins and then the headband. If you don't want to brush your hair and disturb the curls, you must brush your hair before wearing the headband and wrap the sections neatly around the headband. You are all set to rock the party with your look.

Surprised? Yes, you can use your old socks for creating some rocking curls and that too without heat to curl hair. Cut the toe portion of your old sock and roll it into the shape of a doughnut. Wash your hair and blot dry your hair with the towel. Make a ponytail at the top of your head. Now take the sock doughnut and pull your ponytail through it. Wrap the hair around the doughnut and tuck it securely.

Rollers have always been there for curls, and they have been safe. So, go old school again. If you want big curls, use big rollers and for tighter curls use small rollers. Wash your hair and condition them. Blot dry with the towel. Ease off the tangles. Take a section of hair and roll it in the roller, encasing and securing it. Lock the roller as instructed in the manual. Similarly, roll all the sections in the roller. Let your hair dry completely. Remove the rollers gently from your dried hair.

Yay! You have curls. The good news is, you can also have your short hair be naturally curly at home effortlessly and that too without heat.

You can use bobby pins for getting no heat naturally curly hair at home. Blot dry your freshly washed hair with a towel. Comb your hair, detangle and center-part. Take a section, twist it tightly like a coil. Secure it at the crown with a bobby pin. Repeat this until your hair is entirely coiled section by section and pinned securely. Let your hair dry, preferably overnight. Gently remove the pins in the morning or when your hair is entirely dry. Enjoy the curls. Don’t worry, if you have short hair. With this method, you can also make your short hair naturally curly at home without much effort.

There are a few more amazing ways to obtain curls without heat in your hair. I am mentioning a few more random ones here.

You can use the straws for obtaining tiny tight coils without heat. Wash your hair and towel dry it. Make sure your hair is damp enough. Take a straw and around and wrap a small section of your hair around it in the middle as you do with the rods. Secure the edge of your hair. Bend the straw from each end and secure the ends of the straw with a band or pins. Repeat this with all the small sections of your hair. Let your hair dry completely. Gently remove the straws and separate the hair. You will see perfectly spiral and bouncy curls.

You can also use a salt spray for curling without heat. All you have to do is pump the salt spray in your hair, twist them away from your hair and scrunch them in your palm. This will give you wavy curls. If you want a little more curl, twist the sections of your hair, roll them around your finger and pin it. Let it stay for 30 minutes to an hour, then unpin it gently. You will have beautiful soft curls in no time. This will not only add curls but also will add texture to your hair.

You can also use the dish sponge for curling your hair without heat. Cut the dish sponges and glue a piece of a band to it. It will help your secure the sponge after you have wrapped your hair. For long lasting frizz free curls, add a little oil to your damp hair. Wrap a section of your hair around the sponge and secure it with the band. Repeat this with every section of your hair. Let your hair dry. Sponge makes your hair dry faster. Open the sponges gently, and you will unravel beautiful big curls without using heat.

You can also use jumbo foam rollers in two different ways to curl your hair without heat. Before you jump into making awesome curls, wash your rollers. Take a section of your hair at your crown. Start rolling your hair from the root towards the tip on the jumbo roller. Bend the ends of the jumbo rollers for securing the curls. Roll your hair upwards and bend the rollers downwards for avoiding the crease. This will give you a retro look.

For a modern looking curls without heat through jumbo rollers, follow this method. You can also use the rollers as curling wand. In this method, wrap your hair around the roller as you do with the curling wand. Begin rolling from the tips towards the root in a tight spiral. Now, when you bend your roller, trap the end of your hair to stop the unraveling of the spiral. For tighter curls, use a smaller section of hair. You can also roll wet hairs for tighter curls and dry hair for medium curls.

Boxer braid your hair for long beach waves without heat. Divide your hair into two sections. Braid each side of your hair and keep braiding until you reach your neck. Continue adding hair to your braid as you reach your neck. Now, from neck onwards, combine the two braids and braid them as one. Secure the end of the braid with a band and sleep on it. It takes a little time for the curls to set in these braids. In the morning, open braids gently and let the curls take your breath away.

French braids are also an excellent way to get beautiful curls without heat and probably the easiest. All you have to do is wash your hair and blot it dry using a towel. Now French braid your hair like you do, just a little tighter. Secure the end with the elastic Band. Leave it overnight. In the morning open your braid and enjoy awesome looking curls without heat. Put on some spray for holding the curls if you want them to last long.

You can also use twist braids for tight curls without heat. Part your hair into two sections at the middle, till your neck. Secure one end into a ponytail so it won’t disturb you in curling the other side. Take one side and divide it into two sections. Take a section closer to your face and twist it over the other section. Keep adding sections from near your face to the twisting braid until you reach the end. It will start taking the shape of the bun, make the bun and secure it. Repeat this on the other side as well. Let it stay for the night. In the morning, open the buns and the braids and move your hair back and forth for loosening the curls. Use spray for holding the curls.

These are just a few ways to obtain excellent and beautiful curls without the use of heat. You can also create your way for creating curls without heat. Do it the way you like and obtain the type of curls you want. It is okay to use curling iron sometimes, but try to restrict the use only when you are in a hurry. Use these non-heat curling methods for fulfilling your everyday need of beautiful curls. You don’t even need any special and harmful hair product for obtaining these curls. These methods will not only give you the desired effect but will also keep your hair safe. Enjoy the beautiful curls and yet keep your hair damage free.