This is very interesting. Im a new cosmetology / Barber student in the U.S. and i also have a hobby as a blacksmith. The slime that melted off the business end was likely a beez wax polish. To minimize rust. I was recently shown these old school curling irons and wanted to see how they were used and made. This video was really cool to find. Thank you for sharing.
From the start of the video I was yelling “don’t do it”!! 😂. Would definitely love a video with the technique with a modern tool. Loved seeing you this morning. Hope you have a good weekend! ❤
I imagine you'll want to clean them like you would a cast iron pan, just without the "seasoning" part at the end. That will prevent the rust issue you had at first. The liquid in your oven was likely to be an oil or lubricant that was used to keep the joint mobile.
Another way to test the temp is to touch and hold the iron to white paper towels. If after 10 seconds it doesn’t change the color of the paper towel after holding it onto it in the same spot, you should be good.
In the late 1800s 80s-90s an after market hair curling iron heater was a glass hurricane oil lantern chimney with holes opposite through the glass with copper tube to which the curling iron is inserted. The rising heat from lantern flame would heat the iron.
I’m here because I’m an antique collector/treasure hunter and I came across a pair of these today (there’s also a hot-comb that goes with them, if you’d like to give them a try) sorry that it didn’t work out, but I don’t blame you, I wouldn’t put them in my hair either… It was still a fun video though and you are like crazy gorgeous!! Good day! 😊👍🏼
Thanks to @HannahGeorgeVintage (IG) for the curling irons! I will continue to think of ways to clean and heat them. In the meantime, I’ll do a video on the hot iron marcel wave technique in the next couple of weeks, using a new curling iron!
I’m late to the party 🎉 1. **Collect Hair:** - Gather hair from your brush and form it into a small ball. - Set the hairball aside for later use. 2. **Prepare Hair Perfection Oil:** - Retrieve your Hair Perfection Oil. - Set it aside for now. 3. **Choose a Heating Method:** - You have a couple of options: - **Stove Top:** Use the top of your stove (whether it's gas or electric). - **Desktop Oven:** Alternatively, you can purchase a small desktop oven specifically designed for hair tools. 4. **Prepare Your Curling Iron:** - Wash your curling iron with cold water and soap. - Dry it thoroughly. 5. **Apply Hair Oil:** - Put a few drops of Hair Perfection Oil on your curling iron. - Rub the oil onto the iron's surface. This step ensures smooth movement down the hair shaft during styling. 6. **Heat the Curling Iron:** - Set the stove to a low temperature. - Place the curling iron directly onto the heat source (stove or desktop oven). - Be careful not to burn the plastic handle. - The iron only needs to be exposed to the heat for a few seconds. 7. **Test the Iron:** - Remove the curling iron from the heat. - Test it on the hairball you set aside earlier. - If the hair burns, it's too hot for use. - Set it down a few more seconds to cool, then test the hair again. Once the temperature is right, start curling. 8. **Practice and Adapt:** - Over time, you'll develop a feel for the process. - While it may seem antiquated, the results can be incredible! Remember to exercise caution when handling heated tools, and enjoy your beautifully styled hair! 😊😢😢😢😢😢🎉😢
🐝 10000% feel you on being both terrified of what could happen but also very curious and fascinated by the history of it all and how the ladies of yesteryear used to pull this off. Love your haircut so much by the way! I recently did a short-ish 1930’s style bob and have been really enjoying styling it hehe! ❤️ so much autumnal love coming your way from San Francisco. Thank you for doing this video. It was a rad idea.
A couple of thoughts while watching this video experiment: Any hair made of keratin would work to test (natural NOT manmade) another human, dog, cat, etc. Fingernails! Rhino horn! You said it smells of crayons while cooking. The tools were probably covered in a thin layer of wax to help prevent rust. Using the oven, the handles also reach that temp defeating the purpose of them insulating your skin. Boiling water won't work (too cool) but sand might. Don't know how long a liter or two of fresh sand would take to heat up. 100 deg C = 212 deg F (boiling point of water). 160 deg C therefore is way hotter than boiling water! Fine sandpaper, 300 grit to start, 900 to finish, might help get the rust off of the business end of the tools. You get to use an IR sensor to know how hot the tools are but how did THEY do it? How fast it will boil a drop of water? (hot skillet) How did they ensure the same temp of the tool along its entire length? Didn't care, had a way? More research is needed to find out how this was done so long ago. The tools may have been soaked in WD40 or similar to get them to open. Take them apart as much as possible to clean them. There might be something trapped INSIDE the hollow handles! Good luck with your future experiments! would love to see the results!
Fantastic outfit, hair and make up! Would you consider a staple vintage wardrobe video for autumn and winter? And a pillow rollers tutorial? Sorry to hear the vintage curling irons did not work properly... I am sure there is a way of making them work without burning your hair off eheh! On a side note, I live in London now - are there good but not overly expensive vintage shops you recommend?
Thanks for the content suggestions! I forgot about pillow rollers! And can totally do AW staple wardrobe. Re vintage shops I’d head to Brick Lane on the weekend. You can sometimes get a bargain at Portabello Road Vintage Market. And the Classic Car Boot sales happen regularly and are honestly filled with surprisingly affordable finds.
could you tell me how wide the barrel of the curlers are bcause i suspect that the 30s-40s one could be duped by a 20mm iron i have at home (i always have somewhat of a medium 50s look whenever i use them) but the earlier ones might be finer than 1cm and that's why we never see anything realistic in term of curled hairstyles before 1930 on screen nowadays where it would be more common to have the right texture in 80s movies
Totally. I’m investing in a 19mm modern one for the follow up video to try the technique. The bigger antique one probably more like 15mm but I don’t think it’ll make much difference. You can get 9mm curling irons that would be a good replica of the smaller one too x
Bahahaha! This is so funny, my first thought was to use an oven too, but that did not work out. My other two ideas are a bit more painstaking and involve flipping the curler, but you could use a clothing iron because some have exact heat settings so your clothes don't burn. You could set the curler on a baking sheet on your stove and set the clothing iron on just the part of the curlers you want to get hot, and flip them so both sides get hot. The other thing I thought of was trying to clamp down on the ends with a flat iron. But I agree with you that perhaps the safest option, and least painstaking, is just using modern tools and showing us how to get a vintage look with that! Probably best not to burn yourself for the sake of a UA-cam video 🔥
Ah, too bad, it didn't work! I was thinking maybe a heatgun? They're usually hotter then 19OC on the lowest setting, though, so you would still need to adjust the distance accordingly. Which means, you would also need an infrared thermometer. But maybe you have someone, who owns these things in your circle of friends. Infrared thermometers are popular with ambitious hobby cooks and most home owners have a heatgun somewhere in their garage. Both also aren't very expensive, but probably not worth buying just for this experiment. Or how about this. Heat a pot full of sand to 20O*C in the oven. Then stick the tongs in there for 5 minutes. That should get them to approximately the right temperature!
190° hmmm. Water boils at 212°... I'm thinking that using a sauce pan full of boiling water (taken off the stove) would work. Lacking direct heat that would cool quickly. Soaking the curling iron and then using would work well.
This is very interesting. Im a new cosmetology / Barber student in the U.S. and i also have a hobby as a blacksmith. The slime that melted off the business end was likely a beez wax polish. To minimize rust. I was recently shown these old school curling irons and wanted to see how they were used and made. This video was really cool to find. Thank you for sharing.
From the start of the video I was yelling “don’t do it”!! 😂. Would definitely love a video with the technique with a modern tool. Loved seeing you this morning. Hope you have a good weekend! ❤
I like how you keep it real in your videos, you're awesome
I imagine you'll want to clean them like you would a cast iron pan, just without the "seasoning" part at the end. That will prevent the rust issue you had at first. The liquid in your oven was likely to be an oil or lubricant that was used to keep the joint mobile.
Another way to test the temp is to touch and hold the iron to white paper towels.
If after 10 seconds it doesn’t change the color of the paper towel after holding it onto it in the same spot, you should be good.
In the late 1800s 80s-90s an after market hair curling iron heater was a glass hurricane oil lantern chimney with holes opposite through the glass with copper tube to which the curling iron is inserted. The rising heat from lantern flame would heat the iron.
I would definitely love to see a video of you using a modern marcel wand! The ones from Hot Tools are wonderful in my opinion
I’m here because I’m an antique collector/treasure hunter and I came across a pair of these today (there’s also a hot-comb that goes with them, if you’d like to give them a try) sorry that it didn’t work out, but I don’t blame you, I wouldn’t put them in my hair either… It was still a fun video though and you are like crazy gorgeous!! Good day! 😊👍🏼
Thanks to @HannahGeorgeVintage (IG) for the curling irons! I will continue to think of ways to clean and heat them. In the meantime, I’ll do a video on the hot iron marcel wave technique in the next couple of weeks, using a new curling iron!
I’m late to the party 🎉
1. **Collect Hair:**
- Gather hair from your brush and form it into a small ball.
- Set the hairball aside for later use.
2. **Prepare Hair Perfection Oil:**
- Retrieve your Hair Perfection Oil.
- Set it aside for now.
3. **Choose a Heating Method:**
- You have a couple of options:
- **Stove Top:** Use the top of your stove (whether it's gas or electric).
- **Desktop Oven:** Alternatively, you can purchase a small desktop oven specifically designed for hair tools.
4. **Prepare Your Curling Iron:**
- Wash your curling iron with cold water and soap.
- Dry it thoroughly.
5. **Apply Hair Oil:**
- Put a few drops of Hair Perfection Oil on your curling iron.
- Rub the oil onto the iron's surface. This step ensures smooth movement down the hair shaft during styling.
6. **Heat the Curling Iron:**
- Set the stove to a low temperature.
- Place the curling iron directly onto the heat source (stove or desktop oven).
- Be careful not to burn the plastic handle.
- The iron only needs to be exposed to the heat for a few seconds.
7. **Test the Iron:**
- Remove the curling iron from the heat.
- Test it on the hairball you set aside earlier.
- If the hair burns, it's too hot for use.
- Set it down a few more seconds to cool, then test the hair again. Once the temperature is right, start curling.
8. **Practice and Adapt:**
- Over time, you'll develop a feel for the process.
- While it may seem antiquated, the results can be incredible!
Remember to exercise caution when handling heated tools, and enjoy your beautifully styled hair! 😊😢😢😢😢😢🎉😢
🐝 10000% feel you on being both terrified of what could happen but also very curious and fascinated by the history of it all and how the ladies of yesteryear used to pull this off. Love your haircut so much by the way! I recently did a short-ish 1930’s style bob and have been really enjoying styling it hehe! ❤️ so much autumnal love coming your way from San Francisco. Thank you for doing this video. It was a rad idea.
A couple of thoughts while watching this video experiment:
Any hair made of keratin would work to test (natural NOT manmade) another human, dog, cat, etc. Fingernails! Rhino horn!
You said it smells of crayons while cooking. The tools were probably covered in a thin layer of wax to help prevent rust.
Using the oven, the handles also reach that temp defeating the purpose of them insulating your skin.
Boiling water won't work (too cool) but sand might. Don't know how long a liter or two of fresh sand would take to heat up.
100 deg C = 212 deg F (boiling point of water). 160 deg C therefore is way hotter than boiling water!
Fine sandpaper, 300 grit to start, 900 to finish, might help get the rust off of the business end of the tools.
You get to use an IR sensor to know how hot the tools are but how did THEY do it? How fast it will boil a drop of water? (hot skillet)
How did they ensure the same temp of the tool along its entire length? Didn't care, had a way?
More research is needed to find out how this was done so long ago.
The tools may have been soaked in WD40 or similar to get them to open. Take them apart as much as possible to clean them. There might be something trapped INSIDE the hollow handles!
Good luck with your future experiments! would love to see the results!
are you supposed to put them IN the oven? I thought they would go on the stove top?
Fantastic outfit, hair and make up! Would you consider a staple vintage wardrobe video for autumn and winter? And a pillow rollers tutorial?
Sorry to hear the vintage curling irons did not work properly... I am sure there is a way of making them work without burning your hair off eheh!
On a side note, I live in London now - are there good but not overly expensive vintage shops you recommend?
Thanks for the content suggestions! I forgot about pillow rollers! And can totally do AW staple wardrobe. Re vintage shops I’d head to Brick Lane on the weekend. You can sometimes get a bargain at Portabello Road Vintage Market. And the Classic Car Boot sales happen regularly and are honestly filled with surprisingly affordable finds.
@@MissBeeTownsend thank you for your wonderful suggestions! I love finding bargains! Wish you a wonderful weekend :)
Happy vintage hunting! Xx
It's just the ends you heat up over a gas stove
Bar keepers friend on the metal and extra extra fine grade steel wool from the hobby shop!!
Also thank you for your sacrifice 😂
I’ll give it a go!
could you tell me how wide the barrel of the curlers are bcause i suspect that the 30s-40s one could be duped by a 20mm iron i have at home (i always have somewhat of a medium 50s look whenever i use them) but the earlier ones might be finer than 1cm and that's why we never see anything realistic in term of curled hairstyles before 1930 on screen nowadays where it would be more common to have the right texture in 80s movies
Totally. I’m investing in a 19mm modern one for the follow up video to try the technique. The bigger antique one probably more like 15mm but I don’t think it’ll make much difference. You can get 9mm curling irons that would be a good replica of the smaller one too x
We used these in black salon all the time. The stylist use a special thermal stove that you buy at a hair store. There on Amazon.
Oh thank you!
I tried one cool once. The hardest part is the two wide tongs. Its hard to twist
2:42 when the teacher asks for my homework.
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Bahahaha! This is so funny, my first thought was to use an oven too, but that did not work out. My other two ideas are a bit more painstaking and involve flipping the curler, but you could use a clothing iron because some have exact heat settings so your clothes don't burn. You could set the curler on a baking sheet on your stove and set the clothing iron on just the part of the curlers you want to get hot, and flip them so both sides get hot. The other thing I thought of was trying to clamp down on the ends with a flat iron. But I agree with you that perhaps the safest option, and least painstaking, is just using modern tools and showing us how to get a vintage look with that! Probably best not to burn yourself for the sake of a UA-cam video 🔥
If I can find a way to do it that doesn’t produce the smell or suspicious oozing gloop, I’ll try again for sure!
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You DONT put them in the oven! They used to go them ON the stove or in hot coals in a metal bucket to heat up the curling iron
Of course. But I don’t have any of those things.
Ah, too bad, it didn't work!
I was thinking maybe a heatgun?
They're usually hotter then 19OC on the lowest setting, though, so you would still need to adjust the distance accordingly. Which means, you would also need an infrared thermometer. But maybe you have someone, who owns these things in your circle of friends.
Infrared thermometers are popular with ambitious hobby cooks and most home owners have a heatgun somewhere in their garage. Both also aren't very expensive, but probably not worth buying just for this experiment.
Or how about this.
Heat a pot full of sand to 20O*C in the oven. Then stick the tongs in there for 5 minutes. That should get them to approximately the right temperature!
190° hmmm. Water boils at 212°... I'm thinking that using a sauce pan full of boiling water (taken off the stove) would work. Lacking direct heat that would cool quickly. Soaking the curling iron and then using would work well.
Ah sorry I’m in Celsius. Should have clarified that. Boiling water isn’t hot enough.
Scary video! I was interested but as the video went on I got more and more scared problems would occur.
Take a piece of paper towel. Put the iron on paper. If the paper burns. It's too hot.
You have to heat them over the stovetop 😂 not in the oven
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