If you're in a DIY kind of mood, you can get similar results with a soft T-shirt cut into strips, says Fugate. The soft, spongy body protects your head from the outer clips that hold the roller in place while you toss and turn.

Easy to Use - First open the silicone hair curlers, curl slightly damp hair onto the top of the hair, then close the hair curlers and wait for the hair to dry. These 1950s hair rollers were also popular because they were the only alternative to perms, heat, and chemical-free hair styling. But with such a wide variety of options, it's hard to know where to start and which hair curlers to use to get the texture you desire. Jumbo hot rollers, like this T3 Volumizing Hot Rollers Luxe set, are as classic Veronica Lake as it gets. Today's version of Spoolies (revived by brand owner Jeanne James) is an ode to the original design, modernized with heat-resistant silicone material so you can even use it with a blow-dryer to speed up the curl-setting process.Portion off the central mohawk area of your hair, divide it into pieces, and wrap each around a medium or large roller, winding away from your face. So ditch your bulky hair styling gadgets, and pack them Spoolies next time you’re heading for somewhere hot.

While the material is designed to get a good grip on your hair, they also contain air gaps to let your hair breathe. So whether you want bouncy curls without heat damage or you're looking to create quick, voluminous curls on long hair, there's a roller set for your desired hairstyle.

Before starting, Bergamy suggests using a styling cream like the Oribe Priming Lotion Leave-In Conditioning Detangler so that your hair can slide through the ribbon curler, like this kind by Curlformers, more easily. Okay, this roller isn't a "rag" per se, but it can give you some beautiful curls — just like a simple piece of old fabric can. The hair curlers worked their magic while I was sleeping, and it only took me 5 minutes to remove them in the morning. This version of a classic, dubbed the Octocurl, has strips sewn together in a headband-like style, which allows you to easily twist your hair around each section. To speed up the process, you can use a heat protectant spray and blow-dry upside down, which creates more volume, says Dickey.

YiKiMira 12 Pack Hair Curler Silicon Sleep Hair Rollers Fashionable Foam Sponge Hair Curlers Clip Easy Application Heat-free Nighttime Hair Styling Tools For Lazy People Short or Long Hair (12 pcs) Easy to Operate: just 3 steps ： 1. Hair rollers are perhaps the only beauty product associated with both models backstage at Fashion Week and grannies in bunny slippers and nightgowns. Well-hydrated, smooth, and overnight curls that refuse to fall flat with a little help from their complementary curl-enhancing spray.Starting off, prep wet hair with jojoba oil to seal in moisture then use a mousse, just as you would with the flexi rods. Then hot rollers — especially ones of varied sizes like in this set from Inifitipro by Conair — are probably your speed. If you do sleep with these at night, Dickey advises keeping the rollers looser around your hairline to prevent pulling.