Hotsticks styling question

[Barbara]

I finally got my hotsticks and tried them out this morning. I rolled my hair dry and had trouble getting it wrapped around the sticks, so the ends look a bit odd. The wave is nice. Is there a trick to this? Should I be rolling the ends wet? Because it was easy to get a tight roll with sponge rollers, rolling wet, but dry is more tricky as my hair is so straight.

Thanks ladies!

 

[Daisy Buchanan]

I use my hotsticks when my hair is damp. They seem to wrap easier, for my hair is also very fine and tends to slip off of rollers quite easily. I usually give my hair a quick spray of water with just a touch of setting lotion in it. If I use the hotsticks on my dry hair, it won't hold a curl. If I don't have time to wait for the hair to dry, I just use my hair dryer to attempt to dry the damp hair while the hotsticks are still in. I know what you mean by the ends looking funny. The first few times I used them, the ends were all sticking out and straight. Once I started using them with dampened hair, this problem went away.

 

[Barbara]

Thanks Daisy. That's just the piece of advice I needed. I wonder over time, though if you use them a lot if they damage hair, given that you're sort of burning your hair a bit...

 

[Daisy Buchanan]

Thanks Daisy. That's just the piece of advice I needed. I wonder over time, though if you use them a lot if they damage hair, given that you're sort of burning your hair a bit...

You're welcome! I worry about burning my hair too, so I go to the salon about every 6-8 weeks for a deep conditioning treatment. It seems to help. Also, if you want to do it at home, V05 hot oil treatment works really well too.

 

[Snookie]

I use curler papers to help hold the ends in. I was so frustrated the first time I tried hot sticks, I couldn't get any to stay. Curler papers and a light mist of setting lotion has done wonders for me.

 

[texasgirl]

Thermal Setting Spray

I use Matrix Biolage Thermal-Active Setting Spray. It works great on my fine, straight hair. The curls stay in a lot longer than when I don't use it. They have it at Ulta

http://www.matrix.com/products/biolage/styling.aspx

 

[Daisy Buchanan]

I use Matrix Biolage Thermal-Active Setting Spray. It works great on my fine, straight hair. The curls stay in a lot longer than when I don't use it. They have it at Ulta

http://www.matrix.com/products/biolage/styling.aspx

Ohh, I'll have to try that. The stuff I've been using is doing a number on my hair and I've been looking for something new....

 

[Girl Friday]

I use curler papers to help hold the ends in. I was so frustrated the first time I tried hot sticks, I couldn't get any to stay. Curler papers and a light mist of setting lotion has done wonders for me.

I was going to suggest that in the "Shirley Temple hair" thread but I couldn't think of what to call them other than rolling papers lol !

 

[~*Red*~]

So.... I got some hot sticks today to try something new since they seem to be THE roller to use. Just like with my rag rollers I used my royal crown dressing and toilet paper squares for rolling..But can I just say that hot sticks BURN!! Yowie Mama!! my poor thumb and fore finger!! LOL!!! So I got my fingers crossed... if it comes out no good, I'll just french braid and ribbon it up!

 

[pigeon toe]

So.... I got some hot sticks today to try something new since they seem to be THE roller to use. Just like with my rag rollers I used my royal crown dressing and toilet paper squares for rolling..But can I just say that hot sticks BURN!! Yowie Mama!! my poor thumb and fore finger!! LOL!!! So I got my fingers crossed... if it comes out no good, I'll just french braid and ribbon it up!

How do you use toilet paper squares for rolling? I don't know how to use these curling papers everyone talks about and I'm too cheap to go out and buy them!

 

[KittyT]

How do you use toilet paper squares for rolling? I don't know how to use these curling papers everyone talks about and I'm too cheap to go out and buy them!

You just fold the paper around the strand of hair, and then slide the paper down until the bottom is just past the ends of your hair. Then you just roll your hair normally, starting with the paper. It keeps all the ends tucked in nicely.

Toilet paper is easy to use, but it tends to disintegrate in damp hair, if you're rolling damp. End papers/perm papers/roller papers hold up better to dampness and are smaller and easier to work with. I prefer to use the mesh ones rather than the regular paper ones. Both are very inexpensive at a beauty supply store! I use them for pincurls too.

 

[pigeon toe]

Thanks! I'll have to try it sometime. Usually I have good luck with getting nice ends to my curls, but those seem like a fool-proof way to get them neat all the time!

 

[Josephine]

I use tissue paper for wrapping presents for end papers. They do tend to disintegrate when very wet, but my hair is usually just damp.

 

[~*Red*~]

Yes, toilet paper is no good for wet sets, but for hot sets they work great! they're always on hand and they are bigger squares, so they work nice for the layers that keep falling out. So far I've used the kleenex cottonelle and Northern quilted.. I like the cottonelle better. I've decided to make an expirement of it. ha ha ha!

 

[SarahLouise]

I bought hot sticks recently and had exactly the same problem. I just couldn't roll the hair around properly without it slipping off and I ended up with weird straight bits and curled bits, not to mention the curls dropped after about 40 minutes. I'm going to take the advice of trying it damp with setting lotion but maybe I just have to accept the fact that my hair simply does not want to curl!

 

[Daisy Buchanan]

Damp with setting lotion, it will work!!
Also, and you probably already know this, if you're not using end papers and having trouble getting the ends to stay put, just start rolling your hair around the curler about an inch up from the end. Wrap around the curler about two times, then take the length from the end thats sticking out and curl it around, as your curling that around slowly roll the curler upward so the end piece tucks in nicely. This is so hard to explain, I hope this doesn't sound totally off! But I swear it's a great way to tuck in your ends if you don't want to dampen you hair. But still a spray of setting lotion before adding the curler workds the best..

 

[ohairas]

This is great stuff, I've used it for years in the salon, esp. with wedding and prom styles.
Nikki

I use Matrix Biolage Thermal-Active Setting Spray. It works great on my fine, straight hair. The curls stay in a lot longer than when I don't use it. They have it at Ulta

http://www.matrix.com/products/biolage/styling.aspx

 

[Blondie]

I have poker straight hair, and the combo of hair sticks, Bedhead setting lotion for heated curlers, and end papers work a charm. I have learnt to be super fast at rolling them as i always get burnt fingers OUCH !
The heated rag curlers don't burn, but don't work as well on mid length hair, maybe if your hair was shorter they would work ok.
https://www.salonsavings.com/detail/942210/

 

[artful dodgette]

which type of hot sticks do you girls favour?
ive heard really good things about the babyliss range...any tips?
xx

 

[Fleur De Guerre]

Babyliss Hot sticks are the only good ones you can get over here. In the US there are ones by Conair too.

Actually I'm lying, you can get Toni and Guy branded hot sticks too, but they tend to be more expensive.