The 14 Best Hair Rollers for Every Hair Type 2022

Thanks to TikTok, tons of age-old beauty tricks are getting a second life. One of them? All kinds of hair rollers, which lend natural-looking curl and volume with very little effort.

So when should you use rollerblades, as opposed to, say, your trusty curling wand or Dyson Airwrap? “I would suggest using rollers over a curling iron to create natural lift at the root,” Ryan Trygstad, celebrity hairstylist and co-owner of Mark Ryan Salon in New York City, says. Keep reading for everything else to know about the handy hair tools.

Which Hair Rollers Should You Use?

There are several different roller options to choose from. Trygstad says the ever-popular hot rollers “can be used for any length and will create the most curl of any roller,” adding that they’re “great for creating a Cindy Crawford, ’90s supermodel body wave.” (A major trend this year, by the way.)

Then there’s the ever-popular Velcro roller, which holds itself in the hair. “Velcro rollers are more to maintain volume and use during blow-drying to ‘set’ the style or maintain volume to each section,” Trygstad explains, mentioning that these rollers can also be used to style curtain bangs.

To cover your bases, try an option that includes multiple sizes of rollers. “I would recommend getting a pack with different sizes to experiment with,” Trygstad says. “Larger rollers will create less volume, while smaller will create more volume.”

How Do You Use Hair Rollers?

“Hair rollers are used on dry hair,” Trygstad says. “You should wrap the ends of the hair around the roller and roll them to the root.” How much hair you put on each roller depends on your hair type, as well as the roller itself. “Most clients can use three to five rollers to set the hair throughout the crown while blow-drying,” the stylist advises, adding, “This is also a great way to keep your hair out of your face while doing makeup.”

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