Hair gel. How to use it for extra bouncy curls?

Hair gel is one of many hair styling cosmetics. Unfortunately, it is often omitted due to the fact that when used incorrectly, it can clump hair. How to use hair gel for soft, bouncy, and long-lasting curls effect? Here’s a brief guide for all hair lovers who aren’t proficient yet in the matter of hair gel.

Hardly anyone knows that hair gel is a great cosmetic to make curls look better than ever. It is wrongly considered to be the product of only the 90s and associated with short hair that was treated to some thick gel. Stiff hair and boyband hairstyles are not what gel was created for. In fact, hair gel works best to highlight the curls and waves.

How to underline curls with gel?

The first thing to think about is the choice of the right hair gel. Even though it is not conditioning cosmetic but cosmetic for stylization, it should have a decent composition that will not cause dryness. Natural hair gels are more and more popular recently. These allow you to style hair without the damage. Safe stylization is highly important.

The rest is all about technique and use according to the instruction step by step. Just keep in mind the rule that we always style wet hair and squish when dry. It means that you need to apply the gel to still wet hair, then dry it, only then proceed to squish the hair with hands with a few drops of oil.

Hair gel – step by step application

How to use hair gel to emphasize the curl and avoid clumping the hair? It’s quite simple as far as you know a few simple steps.

1. Wash hair and towel dry them.
   Stylization should start on wet hair. The most common mistake in the use of hair gel is the application of it to the dry hair – it is an easy way to clump the hair and the effect will be wrong. The most important is to use gel on wet hair right after the wash. it’s the first step to successful stylization.
2. Apply a bit of gel to the hair.
   You should first take some of the product and then spread it between the hands. Just one small portion is enough for one strand of hair. Then apply stylization cosmetics to the wet hair section by section from the roots downwards to the ends. The rule to keep in mind here is that ‘the less the better’.
3. Dry hair with a hairdryer.
   Another step is to squish the stands and dry them with a hairdryer. You can do it with your head down and hair pointing towards the floor or you can do it the regular way. A very important thing is to use a diffuser because it makes the curl more long-lasting. You can also squish the curls to the scalp with your hands and leave to dry on its own, by, for example, wrapping hair in a towel.
4. Squish hair with a bit of oil.
   You cannot stop on drying the hair because curls perhaps will be long-lasting but also clumped. It is necessary to squish hair and brush a bit with your fingers (important: never use the brush!). It is best when you spread some oil or serum in your hands before combing the hair so that it regains softness.

All ready!