How to Wrap Thick Hair

With rich body and plenty of volume, thick hair allows for a bounty of styling options. Whereas women with thin hair may have limited styling choices, thick hair allows for more freedom. You can wear it down for a full-bodied, natural look or sweep it up into an intricate braid. The wrap is a popular styling choice, as it affords a classically elegant look that doesn't require much work. It works particularly well at controlling thick hair, and is relatively easy to do.

Things You'll Need

• Straightening shampoo Leave-in conditioner Setting lotion Comb Hair clips Bobby pins Hair wrap Blow dryer

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Instructions

• 1

  Wash your hair with a straightening shampoo. This will help to remove some of the volume from your hair and make it more manageable to wrap.

• 2

  Use a leave-in conditioner on your hair. Conditioner helps to weigh hair down slightly, making it more likely to remain in the wrap. You may also wish to use a deep conditioner on your hair beforehand to nourish it.

• 3

  Apply a setting lotion to your hair. This works particularly well on ethnic hair, and prevents flyaway hairs from escaping the wrap.

• 4

  Comb your damp hair out so it is free of tangles.

• 5

  Part your hair from left to right, separating the hair on the top half of your head from the back half.

• 6

  Start at the top half of your hair and being brushing it clockwise. You'll essentially be creating a spiral with your hair.

• 7

  Affix hair clips or bobby pins as you go to keep errant hairs in place.

• 8

  Continue to the back half of your half, combing your hair in the same clockwise direction. If hair has difficulty remaining in place, as thick hair tends to, apply a bit more setting lotion to it.

• 9

  Place a hair wrap over your hair once you have finished the wrapping process.

• 10

  Dry your hair completely. You can either sit under a professional hair dryer or use a blow dryer all over your head.