Hair treatment method and hair holder

Abstract

The present invention provides a hair treatment method for curling a lock of hair (H) using a hair holder (1). The hair holder (1) includes a tubular body (2) which has an opening (21) located at a first end of the tubular body and an opening (22) located at a second end of the tubular body, and which is configured to allow a lock of hair (H) to be inserted from the opening (21) toward the opening (22) and to be capable of being rolled up. The hair treatment method includes an insertion step of inserting a lock of hair (H) into the tubular body (2); a rolling-up step of rolling up the tubular body (2) together with the lock of hair (H) inserted in the tubular body (2) thereby to form a roll-shaped, lock-of-hair holding body (3) in which the opening (22) is located on the center side roll-shaped, lock-of-hair holding body (3) of the roll-shaped, lock-of-hair holding body (3); a deforming step of deforming the tubular body (2) into a helix form by pulling out a portion of the lock-of-hair holding body (3), the portion being located on the center side, toward a lateral side of the lock-of-hair holding body (3); and a curling treatment step of performing a curling treatment of the lock of hair (H) while maintaining the tubular body (2) in the helix form.

1 . A hair treatment method for curling a lock of hair using a hair holder including a tubular body, the tubular body having: a first opening located at a first end of the tubular body; and a second opening located at a second end of the tubular body, and being configured to allow a lock of hair to be inserted from the first opening toward the second opening and to be capable of being rolled up,
 the method comprising:   an insertion step of inserting a lock of hair into the tubular body;   a rolling-up step of rolling up the tubular body together with the lock of hair inserted in the tubular body thereby to form a roll-shaped, lock-of-hair holding body in which the second opening is located on the center side of the roll-shaped, lock-of-hair holding body;   a deforming step of deforming the tubular body into a helix form by pulling out a portion of the lock-of-hair holding body, the portion being located on the center side, toward a lateral side of the lock-of-hair holding body; and   a curling treatment step of performing a curling treatment of the lock of hair while maintaining the tubular body in the helix form.   
     
     
         2 . The hair treatment method according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein, in the deforming step, the portion that is pulled out toward the lateral side of the lock-of-hair holding body is subjected to a winding and tightening operation or an unwinding operation.   
     
     
         3 . The hair treatment method according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein, in the deforming step, a helix height of the tubular body that has been deformed into the helix form is not less than 1.2 times a width of the tubular body before being rolled up.   
     
     
         4 . The hair treatment method according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein a hair end-side portion which is arranged in the tubular body is curled.   
     
     
         5 . The hair treatment method according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the lock of hair is curled in a state in which moisture is applied to the lock of hair in advance.   
     
     
         6 . The hair treatment method according to  claim 5 ,
 wherein moisture is applied to the lock of hair at a stage prior to the rolling-up step or prior to the insertion step.   
     
     
         7 . The hair treatment method according to  claim 6 ,
 wherein, in the curling treatment step, the lock of hair held in the tubular body is subjected to a permanent treatment.   
     
     
         8 . The hair treatment method according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the hair holder has a plurality of slits that are intermittently arranged along a longitudinal direction of the tubular body,   the tubular body has a first surface sheet and a second surface sheet, and when the tubular body is rolled up, the first surface sheet is located on the inside of the tubular body and the second surface sheet is located on the outside of the tubular body, and   the slits are formed in the second surface sheet.   
     
     
         9 . The hair treatment method according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the hair holder has a fixing means that maintains the tubular body in the helix form.   
     
     
         10 . The hair treatment method according to  claim 9 ,
 wherein the hair holder has a fixing member as the fixing means, the fixing member is a joint member, or a male and female member, and the joint member, and the male and female member are constituted by a plurality of members that can be detachably joined to each other.   
     
     
         11 . The hair treatment method according to  claim 10 ,
 wherein the tubular body has a first surface sheet and a second surface sheet, and when the tubular body is rolled up, the first surface sheet is located on the inside of the tubular body and the second surface sheet is located on the outside of the tubular body, and   the hair holder has an extended portion near an end portion of the first opening of the tubular body, the extended portion being constituted by the first surface sheet extending outward in the longitudinal direction of the tubular body from the tubular body, and being integrally formed with the first surface sheet, and at least one, but not all, of the members constituting the fixing member is provided in the extended portion.   
     
     
         12 . The hair treatment method according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the hair holder has winding and tightening tabs in opposite side edge portions, respectively, of the tubular body, the winding and tightening tabs being located near the second opening side.   
     
     
         13 . A hair holder including a tubular body which has: a first opening located at a first end of the tubular body; and a second opening located at a second end of the tubular body, and which is configured to allow a lock of hair to be inserted from the first opening toward the second opening,
 wherein the tubular body is rolled up in a helix form in its natural state.   
     
     
         14 . The hair holder according to  claim 13 ,
 wherein a helix height of the tubular body in its natural state is from 1.2 to 1.7 times a width of the tubular body before being rolled up.   
     
     
         15 . The hair holder according to  claim 13 ,
 wherein the tubular body has a first surface sheet and a second surface sheet, and when the tubular body is rolled up, the first surface sheet is located on the inside of the tubular body and the second surface sheet is located on the outside of the tubular body,   the hair holder has a plurality of slits, the slits extending in a width direction that is orthogonal to a longitudinal direction of the tubular body and being intermittently arranged along the longitudinal direction, and   the slits are formed in the second surface sheet.