How to Do Coils With Long Hair

Coils are great for a natural hair style.

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Coils are a wonderful hair style choice for those with African-American hair who are looking to embrace a more natural styling option. There is a very limited amount of hair products required to create the coil hairstyle, which makes it a great way to give your hair a little time to recover from heat, styling and environmental damage. Best of all, coils work for a variety of hair lengths, including long hair.

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Dampen your hair with water. Your hair should not be dripping wet but just barely moistened. Spritzing your dry hair with a spray bottle is an efficient way to achieve this. For the best results, begin with freshly washed hair.

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Comb your hair to eliminate any tangles.

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Part your hair, if desired. Coils are an adaptable hairstyle and works well with parted hair or combing it back. You also can part your hair in a zigzag pattern for a more unique style.

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section off a small amount of hair starting at the nape of your neck.

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Apply a small amount of styling gel, wax or pomade to your fingertip and work it down the length of the hair from roots to ends.

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Wrap the hair section around the pointed end of your rat tail comb. To do this, start at the end of your hair and slowly turn the comb until the entire length of hair has become wrapped tightly around the comb.

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Slowly slide the comb end out of the wrapped hair. You should be left with a coil of hair held in place by your styling product. If not, apply more product to your hair and repeat.

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Continue working with small sections of hair and move from the nape of your neck to the front of your head until all of the hair on your head is coiled.

Tips & Warnings

To maintain your coils, sleep with a silk scarf over your head.

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