Heat-Free Curls: A Millennial’s Guide To Mastering Flexi Rods

There’s a conscious effort for Black women today to show up for themselves, whether at work, at home, or anywhere in between. We are intentionally returning to our roots and embracing our natural beauty. It’s about our style, confidence, and fierce resilience to be the best we can be.

For so long, Black women were pressured to fit inside a box and lacked the confidence to wear our natural hair due to the fear of not being accepted into some set of societal beauty standards.

You’ll find Black women displaying all types of hairstyles, which represent our creativity and individual uniqueness. Of all of these styles, our natural curly hair is one of the most uplifting and empowering styles to wear.

To achieve this look, we’ve mastered the art of applying flexi rods to our hair to acquire a look that screams bold, beautiful, and unstoppable.

Unstoppable Curls And Flexi Rods

Accomplishing the perfect set of curls comes with intention and precision. It requires the right wash routine, identifying the style of curls you want, and most importantly, having your favorite set of flexi rods handy.

What Are Flexi Rods?

Flexi rods are a styling tool used to create dynamic and defined curls through a technique of curling your hair without using a flat iron. Flat irons are widely used to achieve curls (and still are), but many Black women prefer the flexi rod routine to avoid the heat damage that flat irons cause.

Flexi rods come in a wide range of different sizes and materials, which all serve their own purpose to accomplish a specific style of curls.

Sizes

• Small rods are thinner rods, approximately ⅜ inch in diameter, to achieve a tighter, more spiral curl pattern
• Medium rods are used for a natural curl styling that’s not too skinny and not too bouncy, but loose
• Large or…