Super Easy Heatless Sock Curls Tutorial With Amazing Results
Hello everyone! Today I'm showing you my favorite heatless curling method: Sock curls!
These overnight heatless curls are super easy, plus the end result is amazing. They last all day and cause no damage! Follow along to learn this method.
Tools and materials:
- 4 socks (If your hair is particularly long, you should use long socks)
- 2-4 claw clips
- 4 scrunchies
- Hairspray
Here’s a before picture of my hair.
1. Section off your clean, dry hair
Start with clean, dry hair. You may put a style primer or leave in conditioner in your hair if you’d like. Just make sure your hair is dry when you start.
Section off your hair into two equal parts.
Then, section each side into two sections as well, right behind the ears.
Clip the front two sections under your chin, just to get them out of the way.
Take two of your socks and line the tops up, one over the other. Then clip them to the very back of your head.
2. Section and criss-cross the hair in the back
Choose one of the sides to start.
(See video 3:05 -5:20)
From the free back piece, pull out one section of hair, pulling it in front of the sock. Try to keep the front, clipped section out of the way.
Wrap it around the sock.
While still holding on, grab another section from the back, wrapping it around the sock in the opposite direction.
Continue holding on to those two sections. Grab a little bit more hair and add it to the front section. Wrap it around the sock.
Then add more hair to the back section and wrap that piece around the sock in the opposite direction, like before.
Keep switching off like that.
Once you have included all the hair of that back section, just keep wrapping the ends in opposite directions around the sock.
When you get to the end of the hair, secure it with a scrunchie. (I did this one too loosely!)
Repeat the whole process for the other back section on the other sock.
3. Section and criss-cross the hair in the front
Now, repeat the same thing in the front. Start by placing and clipping your sock pair closer to the middle of the head.
Follow the same criss crossing process that you used for the back sections. For a clear visual, see the video 6:10 - 7:59.
Now you should look pretty silly with four socks hanging from your head:
4. Reveal your heatless sock curls
After going to bed, it’s time to take out the socks to reveal your overnight heatless curls!
Begin unraveling the criss-crosses very carefully so that they don’t get tangled.
The socks are all gone:
5. Finishing touches
Separate the curls slightly with your fingers to tidy up your overnight heatless curls.
Now, spray them with hairspray to help them last.
Here they are, and they’re totally damage-free!
Heatless sock curls
I love this method so much, I even wore these heatless, overnight sock curls for my wedding!
I hope this heatless sock curls tutorial was helpful. Show us your results in the comments below!
For another heatless curl method, check out my post on 10 Easy Steps to Create Gorgeous Heatless Curls with a T-shirt.
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Awesome! I am inspired! Will try this, even though I don't have hairspray. 😍
I expect you could do that with long pieces of thick fabric too and then you could just run it across the top of your head without having to use clips