{"id":10760,"date":"2026-06-01T12:04:05","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T12:04:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/beauty\/the-ultimate-guide-to-curling-your-hair-especially-if-it-doesnt-hold-a-curl\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T12:04:05","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T12:04:05","slug":"the-ultimate-guide-to-curling-your-hair-especially-if-it-doesnt-hold-a-curl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/beauty\/the-ultimate-guide-to-curling-your-hair-especially-if-it-doesnt-hold-a-curl\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ultimate Guide to Curling Your Hair (especially if it doesn\u2019t hold a curl!)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Why won\u2019t some hair hold a curl? In today\u2019s video, I tested viral curl hacks, hairstylist tricks, heatless curls, styling <!--more--> products, curling tools, and viewer-submitted techniques to figure out what ACTUALLY helps hard-to-curl hair hold a curl longer.<\/p>\n<p>After noticing that my own hair stopped holding curls the way it used to, I decided to turn this into a full experiment. We\u2019re talking:<\/p>\n<p>fine hair<br \/>\nsilky hair<br \/>\nhealthy hair<br \/>\nstraight hair<br \/>\n\u201climp\u201d hair<br \/>\ncurl-resistant hair<\/p>\n<p>I tested everything from volumizing mousse and texturizing spray to clipping curls up to cool, smaller barrel curling irons, curling wands, heatless curls, dirty hair, and more \u2014 first on extensions under controlled conditions, and then on my real hair.<\/p>\n<p>In this video we\u2019ll talk about:<br \/>\n\u2728 why some hair struggles to hold curl<br \/>\n\u2728 the science of curl retention<br \/>\n\u2728 hydrogen bonds and hair structure<br \/>\n\u2728 how healthy hair impacts styling<br \/>\n\u2728 the best products for hard-to-curl hair<br \/>\n\u2728 the best curling techniques for fine\/slippery hair<br \/>\n\u2728 what actually worked (and what didn\u2019t)<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve ever searched:<br \/>\n\u201cHow to make my hair hold a curl\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cWhy won\u2019t my curls last\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cHow to curl fine hair\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cBest curling hacks\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cWhy does healthy hair not hold curl\u201d<br \/>\nor<br \/>\n\u201cHow to make curls last longer\u201d<br \/>\n\u2026hopefully this video helps \ud83d\udc9b<\/p>\n<p>\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501<\/p>\n<p>\u23f1 CHAPTERS<\/p>\n<p>00:00 Intro<br \/>\n00:39 Why Some Hair Won\u2019t Hold Curl<br \/>\n05:20 Product Testing on Extensions<br \/>\n09:30 Technique Testing on Extensions<br \/>\n015:12 Testing the Best Methods on My Real Hair<br \/>\n23:36 Round 2 of Tests on My Hair<br \/>\n25:45 Final Results + Takeaways<\/p>\n<p>\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udecd PRODUCTS MENTIONED<\/p>\n<p>-Nexus MVP STYLER\u2122 Multitasking Cream  <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/43abvej\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/43abvej<\/a><\/p>\n<p>-Tresemme Volumizing Mousse  <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/436jPMc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/436jPMc<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>-Oribe Texturizing Spray  <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3RE8noy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/3RE8noy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>-Mermade Style Wand <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4amOJDR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/4amOJDR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>-Nexxus Hairspray  <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/49yiz87\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/49yiz87<\/a><\/p>\n<p>-Pantene Abundant and Strong Shampoo <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4oiWmBj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/4oiWmBj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>-Pantene Abundant and Strong Conditioner <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4x0Jh3k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/4x0Jh3k<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfa5 RELATED VIDEOS<\/p>\n<p>3 Styles 1 Curling Iron<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/yMgqH8G1tNs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/yMgqH8G1tNs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Easy Flat Iron Curls<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ubHbLqYrwrw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/ubHbLqYrwrw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>3 5 minute curls<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ctWAbAsnm_E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/ctWAbAsnm_E<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcf1 FIND ME ELSEWHERE<\/p>\n<p>\u2748 Instagram: KayleyMelissa<br \/>\n\u2748 Pinterest: kayleymelissa<br \/>\n\u2748 FB: @kayleymelissa<br \/>\n\u2748 Twitter: @kayleymelissa<br \/>\n\u2748 SnapChat: KayleyMelissa<br \/>\n\u2748 For business inquiries: kayleymelissa@mattermediagroup.com <\/p>\n<p>Kayley Melissa<br \/>\n4441-106 Six Forks Rd #165<br \/>\nRaleigh, NC 27609<\/p>\n<p>\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501<\/p>\n<p>#FineHair #HairScience #CurlingHair #HeatlessCurls #HairTips #HealthyHair #HairCare #CurlingIron #HairTutorial #BeautyScience<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why won\u2019t some hair hold a curl? In today\u2019s video, I tested viral curl hacks, hairstylist tricks, heatless curls, styling<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10765,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10760","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hair"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/beauty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10760","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/beauty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/beauty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/beauty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/beauty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10760"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/beauty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10760\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/beauty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10765"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/beauty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10760"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/beauty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10760"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/beauty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10760"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}