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by Daniela Morosini |

We like to think of ourselves as connoisseurs of the beauty world, well versed in all practices pertaining to hair, skin, body, et cetera.

Yet, every now and then, an expression blindsides us so much we have no choice but to exclaim, 'er, WHAT?'. And that was our reaction to 'hair plopping'.

While prior to this point the two words have probably never existed in a sentence together, hair plopping is now big news in the curly hair community.

The principle is simple: when your hair is damp after washing, you lay a cotton (and it must be cotton, as terrycloth roughs up the hair cuticle) towel or old t-shirt flat on your bed, er, plop your curls on top of your head onto it, then wrap around your head, securing by twisting the ends. Confused? Us too. Check out these handy stills from curl maestros Boucleme for more info:

Boucleme

The practice is quickly gaining speed, as it's a heat-free, kind-to-hair way of perfecting natural curls without hours of hands-on time. Plus, setting the curls on top of your head rather than by the side of your head gives them oodles of natural bounce and lift.