How Do You Set Rollers With African American Hair?
A roller set for African American hair creates a long lasting hairstyle. Roller set is a hairstyle method many women perform for themselves with each woman perfecting the method for her hair type. Wash and condition hair with your usual products. Apply leave-in conditioner and comb through with the wide-tooth comb to detangle hair. Combing the hair also makes sure the ends are well conditioned. Part the hair into three long sections lengthwise along the scalp. Separate and hold the two outer sections with hair clips creating a Mohawk look with the remaining loose middle section. Section off some hair with a rat-tailed comb starting in the front and spray the section with setting lotion, such as Lottabody, diluted or undiluted depending upon the desired stiffness of the curls. Start at the ends, set the hair on the roller keeping the hair taut, roll the hair backwards away from the face. Continue rolling backwards until about halfway through the section and then begin to roll the hair u