How to make your curls stay in longer:
Before tonging lightly cover your hair with hairspray, then after hair has been tonged another blast of hairspray all over should really encourage your hair to hold on to that curl. The first blast of hairspray will enable the tongs to hold onto the hair and grip the curl. The second blast will make the curl stay in place.
Take small sections of your hair at a time, the heat from the tongs need to reach every strand of hair. Taking too much hair at one time will only make the curls fall out and will not provide the look you desire. Smaller sections allow the tongs to grip every hair and ensure that the curl is effective in this way. The overall look is much more effective as well using this technique.
On each section of hair you take leave the tongs on about 10 seconds this will be long enough for your hair to absorb the heat and mould your hair to your desired look. Any longer will just make the hair limp, any less and the hair will not hold the curl you want to acheive.
Using staighteners to curl your hair is great! Especially long hair, because the staighteners get so hot they instantly curl and give a different trendy look. This may seem a little odd that straighteners will curl the hair but give it a go. Ever tried to curl ribbon on scissors? Well it's the same technique, although you need to hold the straighteners at a 45 degree angle from the head.
Do not staighten your hair before tonging, it makes the job much harder, believe me I've tried. Straightening the hair will make the hair set in a certain way, the hair has been trained to be straight by the straighteners. Trying then to tong is just defeating the object.
Make sure your hair is bone dry before tonging, the damp will cause your curl to drop out straight away. Any moisture left in the hair when tonging will have an adverse effect on the style. Remembering to ensure the hair is maintained well and conditioned well, lots heat on the hair offers a host of problems like drying the hair out and can cause it to break.
Are you tired of tonging your hair? Why not try a perm, with the right care they are great. Try a spiral perm to keep them gorgeous long curls in your hair forever, or a body perm just to give your hair some life. Perms are a longer lasting alternative to tonging every day, This procedure is a chemical effect on the hair and will require treatments to ensure the hair does not become damaged. Tonging can give the curl effect and it is a temporary measure. Depending on your desired style the longer lasting perm may be an option for you.