Regardless of how thick your hair is, you should still use heat protectant when curling your hair. Lightly mist your hair with the protectant by holding it 6 inches (15 cm) away from your head.
Alternate between curling each lock towards your head and then away from your head. This will create variation that makes for a casual beach wave style.
Because the hair is damp, this method often lasts longer than other methods do. As the hair dries, it will settle into waves.
As beach waves are a more casual look, it doesn’t matter if your sections are perfectly uniform. In fact, sections of slightly different sizes may help with the beach look.
You can let your hair air dry, but this will take several hours. You can always sleep with the pinned coils overnight to wake up with beautiful beach waves. If you have a hooded hair dryer, sit under it with your hair still pinned until your hair is completely dry.
If you don’t normally use hair product, you may have to experiment with several different styling products before finding one that works for your hair type.
For some curly hair types, this method might not work. Play around with this step to see if this method will work for the thickness or texture of your hair.
A diffuser attachment will help dry wavy or curly hair without causing frizz. You can get one at a beauty store or it might come with a new hair dryer.
