Heat-free Waves: How to Get Twisted, Curly Hair Without a Curling Iron

TwistsAm I a stylist? No. Have I tried EVERYTHING in the book when it comes to managing my hair in the hot African heat? YES. A few months ago the production company that shot Long Miles Coffee Project asked us to watch the episodes and give them our feedback. The first thing that I noticed while watching the episodes is that my hair often looks like one big FRIZZ-BOMB on camera. I gulped back tears about the fact that I will NEVER look like the Kardashians on camera, and then decided to swallow my pride and embrace authenticity.

The show was shot almost a year ago, in conjunction with our move to Burundi, and since then I have completely changed my hair regime… making it less frizzy and a whole lot easier to manage. This method is especially useful when vacationing internationally somewhere warm and when tragedies like Hurricane Sandy hit. Not that I am suggesting you should be worried about your hair during a hurricane. What I am saying is that this method doesn't require any electrical power or conversion plugs which makes it really useful when you are traveling outside your home country or when you are without electricity. I use this method all the time, no travel excuse needed.

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Here's what you'll need:
Aveda Be Curly
Aveda Confixor
Moroccan Oil

Here's how to do it:

1.) Begin with wet hair.
Put a smidge of Be Curly By Aveda in palms. Work into hair from the mid-shaft down.

Begin with wet hair and lather product in from the mid-shaft down.












2.) Apply remainder of product.
Put a smidge of the confixor and a pump or two of Moroccan Oil in your palms, lathering them together. Run them through your hair from the mid-shaft down as well. (Don't forget to coat your ends!)

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3.) Twist!
Begin twisting counter clockwise, away from your face. Then bring your hair up off your neck, and twist the two twists into one (not too tight) twist.

Twist hair away from head.












4.) Create a bun.
Once this twist is together, begin to wrap the twist in a motion (like a bun) near the base of your head.

5.) Secure it!
bun with ponytail holders, or use bobby pins to keep bun intact.

Secure bun with ponytail holders or bobby pins.












6.) Let hair dry.
Once it is, let strands loose.

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And, ta-dah! You're all done, and you now have pretty, twisted hair -- all without using a curling iron!

Holiday-Ready Twisted Hair











I realize there are a million and one different hair types out there in the world… take what's useful for your hair type and leave the rest. Let me know how it goes after you try it out! Love yah, peace out. Yep, I just said peace out.

- By Kristy Carlson

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Kristy Carlson recently moved her family of two small boys to Burundi, east Africa and founded Long Miles Coffee Project, which seeks to help coffee farmers live a beter life. She's on the journey to live out her best and most authentic life in Burundi -- so she blogs the amazing, the bad and everything in between about life in Africa.

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