10 Steps to Ragging Hair or Shirley Temple Curls

Do you like the “Shirley Temple” curls or maybe curls that are a little softer, not quite so tight? Maybe you want the curls and you do not wish to use hot rollers or curling irons that can burn your hair? Ragging is a gentler form, sort of old-fashioned way of curling your hair. Plus, Ragging can be done on different lengths of hair.
Ragging is really great to use for young girls hair, so not to break or singe their hair at an early age and they can sleep with the rags in their hair over-night. Mom’s and Dad’s will love the results and it can be fun one-on-one time as your little girl can even do her dolls hair while she is getting her hair done at the same time.
When I first started Ragging my daughter’s hair, her hair was down to her backside (bottom), straight, fine textured, yet very thick. Plus, it would not hold a curl no matter what type of roller I used in her hair. So I wasn’t really sure the ragging technique would really work on her hair, but we tried it. (The technique worked so well I thought I would pass it along to others). My daughter’s hair curled so tight at times that it would actually stay-in for 2-3 days. (We had to experiment with the curls, the length of time curls would stay in and how tight to roll the rags). With rollers, my daughter’s hair never seemed to dry and she could not sleep on them, but with the ragging technique her hair dried, also she slept well.
The only draw-back of Ragging is, it is time consuming to get the proper results that you really want. But, when you do get those results, you will love it.
All you need to get started are these items: Old white t-shirt (to cut into strips), small spray water bottle (can be found at the Dollar Stores), comb, styling solution, comfortable seats and time.

Here are the 10 Simple Steps to get started:

1. Cut 6 inch length, ½ inch wide pieces of soft clean strips of material, like an old white t-shirt.
Cut about 20 or more pieces, so to have enough.
2. Have clean washed and wet hair, adding setting solution to the middle down to the ends of the hair
before getting started.
3. Comb all the hair out thoroughly, so ‘no tangles’ are in hair as it is being sectioned.
4. As you begin, make sue you have all supplies as close at hand as possible. Both the persons (the
one getting the hair curled and the one curling the hair) are in comfortable seated positions.
5. Begin by sectioning the hair, one piece at a time, grabbing a piece of cloth, holding the hair at the
end is tight on the cloth. Spray each section with a small amount of styling solution.
6. Roll the cloth all the way to the scalp, keeping it taught (meaning pulled tight as you roll upward).
Then, after you get the cloth curled to the scalp, tie the cloth into a tight knot so it doesn’t come
loose. Remember, the hair should be wet and you should do this as an over-night curling-project.
Keep a spray bottle of water close at hand. Do this all over the head or just at the ends.
7. In the morning, begin taking the rags out of the hair by un-rolling the hair from the rag slowly.
(It needs to be mentioned, that some hair may pull, so be as gentle as possible. Don’t pull on the
hair or it will break).
8. The hair should be dry to the touch, if not-use the blow dryer on low.
9. The curls will come out very tight and soft. The best way to style the hair is to leave the curls
alone (Don’t brush the hair- it will frizz) or just run your fingers through the curls to draw them
down. It is probably best to experiment first to find out how tight you may end up with these curls,
before you know if you like this style.
10. Add some decoration, like Barrettes, or pull your hair up in an Up-do or Ponytail with soft curls on
the sides. These are some suggestions for Evening or Holiday looks too.


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