Curl Sponge | 40 Hot Twist Haircut Pictures

spongecuts | February 26, 2016 | 0 Comments

The curl sponge is a brush designed to twist natural hair within minutes. Black men and their sons are using this tool with great results. However, it’s not just for men. Women love it for their short haircuts too.

If you have ever wondered how to sponge your hair this is what people are using. It’s almost exclusively for natural hair

The hair sponge, sometimes called a curl sponge or dread sponge is a simple tool to use. The twisting method requires a circular brushing motion to get defined curls in minutes.

How To Curl Sponge Black Hair

Above is a quick Youtube video that shows how to twist your natural hair to perfection. The video shows the simplicity of using the hair curling sponge.

It is not hard to use.

Along with a cheap price, buying the sponge for hair is easy.

Most people grab at least two curl sponges from Amazon when they shop online. It’s cost effective and with Amazon Prime you can have them the next day if you like.

It’s a better solution than trying to find one in stores like a Sally’s Beauty Supply or Target. Most retail stores don’t even have a hair sponge for sale. Many have not setup a wholesale account.

So where did the curls and coils sponge material come from?

As far as we know the company Nudred started it all. They were using the designed sponge to twist natural hair on women. There is a video from Thirsty Roots that shows the owner of Nudred using it on a customer in 2010. The recording of the video was in Atlanta during the World Natural Hair Show.

Using the curl sponge on TWA’s or teeny weeny afros of women is cool but it’s not what sparked the curly movement.

The process of twisting men and boys hair started off in the barbershops of major cities. Going a step further and producing a curl pattern with temp fade haircuts produced a better look.

Thanks to Diamond Cuts owner Youseff Barber in Riverdale, Georgia. He started an Instagram page called Curl Sponge and started posting his haircuts.

It wasn’t long before teens and other barbers picked up the technique. This exploded the look into sports, music and schools nationwide.

The Internet is a powerful tool and social media can take a hot sponge curls hairstyle viral in minutes. Not only that, you get an instant feedback and review once the photo is posted.

Textured haircuts have always been popular in the hood. Yet, when done by a professional barber in a shop with a sponge for hair the results are crazy.

You can have instant curly hair with no heat. It’s a good way to start dreads too. The natural hair sponge is so easy to use little black boys are using it daily before school. Just a spray bottle, moisture sealant like Thirsty Roots Apricot Castor Oil and you are off to the races.

So whether you buy one as a dread or twisting sponge, it will work for you.