Since the dawn of the beauty industry complex, pioneering women have found ingenius's way to curl their hair without the temperature that provokes hair irons and hot rollers damage. But in my very recent experience, a bathrobe belt with a Coca-cola can can not compete with heatless sock curls.

Tutorials on tube socks, texture sprays, and how to achieve elastic curls with dreams alone have been published in TikTok feeds here and there since 2021. They have since accelerated to more than 16,000 posts tagged with "sock curls" on the platform, generating more than 1 million views in the past week alone. The promise of each heatless how-to video is the same: Two long, fuzzy socks woven into your hair and sleeping looking like a cartoon Basset hound

Fans of heatless sock curls usually test them in the comfort of their own home. Some brave Carl scientists are doing their experiments on long-haul flights, 37,000 feet above sea level. With a bit of tweaking for personal taste, the results of the review are more or less the same: the hack sounds ridiculous, but it consistently delivers.

I've scrolled past a lot of viral beauty trends without feeling forced to try them out. (Hi, contrast makeup theory.But all the new socks untie from the head of the slow motion shake-out of the early morning hair and salon-quality waves, and I give these heatless curls a blow first, because they represent a multitasking of beauty at its finest. The setup process takes less than 5 minutes, but the actual work is done while you are happily unconscious.

And secondly, the sock curls without heat remain put. I've sampled all kinds of hair tools and tricks to help curls follow on my pins - straight, ultra-fine hair. The best result is courtesy of the temperature at which you can cook chicken nuggets and teflon grade hairspray - this is nice for the photo, but absolutely not for the health of my hair.

So in the name of journalism (and vanity), I tried heatless curls for 3 consecutive days in socks: 2 for an average day at home and in the office, 1 for a work trip abroad. Spoiler: TikTok was right about this, so read on how to replicate my findings exactly.

The list is not that long. In fact, you already own everything you need.

As the name suggests, this heatless curl sorcery starts with a pair of medium or long tube socks. I used a pair of cotton crew for my first test. Other creators recommend fuzzy and textured socks. (They are said to be more gentle on your hair than pure cotton.

Grab your favorite comb or brush to cut your hair and grab a nail clip to hold your socks in place. If you need help for an extra hold, set aside the texture spray. Several accounts I have followed have suggested IGK's beach club spray. But I did not use any extra products - and, as you can see, my heat-free curls worked.

It is very easy to take up this technique. After watching the videos of @Sophiebarkleyy and @abbybaffoe several times each, I secured a twist of socks on my first attempt. But just in case, here is a step-by-step breakdown.

The methods I shared above have different types of tiktok proliferating throughout. (Just search for "sock curls" and watch the results flood. Others knit their hair around the sock before rolling it up. If you are sleeping on your side, the unicorn method — placing 1 long sock in the middle of the back of your head — may work better than 2 socks on either side. If you want an exaggerated volume, consider splitting the hair into even more sections.

Every video of the creators experimenting with heatless curls in socks starts with an impressive shake-out and a spiral that retains its shape. Some end up with reports that the coils lasted a full 24 hours on almost all products; other testers said that the

duration would come down to your hair type and environment, as tends with most hairstyles, to make them last overnight handiwork. That said, overwhelming evidence of straight to moderately wavy hair types suggests that curls set in socks can last all day long. Even my straight more straight hair was held in its curls overnight and in the second round of styling.

I'm not going to throw away my Dyson Airwrap in favor of Hanes five-pack. I'm sure, however, that overnight, socks and heatless curls are an easy alternative to setting my alarm for hot tools and early morning styling sessions. Waking up with bouncy waves for only half the effort "all too well (Taylor's version)" is a very worthwhile trade-off. I remember how much time and products needed to make curls with an iron stay, and all the thermal damage they can cause.

So, I'm here until BeautyTok discovers another underrated item to reuse as a styling tool with socks wrapped around the hair