Another day, another silly beauty hack exploded on TikTok. This time it’s her turn for her pasta strainer hair hack that creator Liz Fox Roseberry aka @foxcraftcustom casually shared on her page three days ago. We know what you’re thinking…if you’ve been burned before by some of the clay clay techniques plugged into the app (look at the lube face primer please), and you may be ready to scroll straight ahead. a million Views, 700,000+ likes and 7,000+ comments.
Here are her videos with captions. “I can’t tell the difference between crazy and genius anymore lol,” Liz begins her video by scooping her wet hair through a metal sieve.my diffuser,” she wrote, showing her to her users another Journey to the head for perfect, bouncy, defined curls.
There is some debate in the comments about whether the tool for the job is a “sieve” or a “pasta strainer”, but the overwhelming consensus is that people are on board. I learned more than I did in high school and college combined,” wrote one user. “Hmmm…. *add a pasta strainer to cart,” wrote another.
Some questioned how hygienic the hack was (“That’s why I don’t eat at people’s homes. [sic]said one user), while others were quick to add their own tips for the hack.
Given the very impressive end result, people in the comments claim it’s a lot cheaper than buying an expensive diffuser attachment, so it makes sense that the hack is blowing up.
As for the pros thinking, they get it… kinda. “Using a pasta strainer works just like a diffuser attachment,” explains Jason Collier, hairstylist and brand-his educator at Jerome Russell BBlonde. “Because the heat is evenly distributed to the curls, the curl pattern is not compromised, and the air circulates, giving the hair a more air-dry effect.” But they also recommend sticking to the hair tools. “You don’t have to look in the kitchen cupboards,” Jason says. “With proper styling, you can keep the strainer for pasta.”
Jason recommends keeping things calm. “When you dry your curls, use a diffuser, but do it gently. You can get overly enthusiastic with scrunch which can increase frizz,” he says, adding, “It keeps curls hydrated. He uses a heat protector to protect his hair, locks in a thick mousse before applying heat, and applies a curl gel like Bstyled Curl Jelly. We recommend moisturizing and lubricating with
As for the products Liz used for her pasta strainer hair hack, she made a follow-up video showing the exact formulas and techniques she used to create her now-viral curls.
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