Hair treatment method and hair holder

Abstract

A hair treatment method for curling a lock of hair using a hair holder. The hair holder includes a tubular body which has an opening located at a first end and an opening located at a second end of the tubular body, and configured to allow a lock of hair be inserted from the first end opening of the tubular body toward the second end opening and to be capable of being rolled up. The method includes inserting a lock of hair into the hair holder, rolling up the tubular body together with the lock of hair inserted therein, so that the number of turns of the lock of hair is less than one, and curling the lock of hair in this wound state. A hair holder in which the tubular body is configured to be wound less than one turn is suitably used in this hair treatment method.

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   inserting a lock of hair into the hair holder,   rolling up the tubular body together with the lock of hair inserted in the tubular body in such a manner that the number of turns of the lock of hair is less than one, and   curling the lock of hair in this wound state.   
     
     
         2 . The hair treatment method according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the hair holder is fixed to the head in such a manner that the first opening is positioned within 70 mm from the skin at the base of the lock of hair inserted, and the base side of the lock of hair is curled.   
     
     
         3 . The hair treatment method according to  claim 2 ,
 wherein the hair holder has an outer circumferential portion, an intermediate opening formed in the outer circumferential portion, and a lock-of-hair insertion portion located between the first opening and the intermediate opening in a longitudinal direction of the tubular body, the outer circumferential portion forming a wound portion that is the farthest from a central axis of the tubular body in the wound state,   the intermediate opening is another opening that is located between the first opening and the second opening in the longitudinal direction of the tubular body, and   the base side of the lock of hair is curled in such a manner that a length of a portion of the lock of hair that is held in the lock-of-hair insertion portion is set to be from 30 to 300 mm.   
     
     
         4 . The hair treatment method according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the hair treatment method is performed using a plurality of the hair holders, and the base side of the lock of hair is curled using one of the hair holders and the hair end side of the lock of hair is curled using another one of the hair holders.   
     
     
         5 . The hair treatment method according to  claim 4 ,
 wherein the hair end side of the lock of hair is curled in a wound state in which the number of turns of the lock of hair is less than one, or one or more.   
     
     
         6 . The hair treatment method according to  claim 4 ,
 wherein the one hair holder and the other hair holder are wound in different winding directions.   
     
     
         7 . The hair treatment method according to  claim 1 , the method comprising:
 an insertion step of inserting the lock of hair into the tubular body, and   a rolling-up step of rolling up the tubular body together with the lock of hair in such a manner that the number of turns of the lock of hair is less than one,   wherein the lock of hair is curled in a state in which moisture is applied to the lock of hair prior to the insertion step or prior to the rolling up step.   
     
     
         8 . The hair treatment method according to  claim 7 ,
 wherein the lock of hair is curled in a state in which a styling agent containing water is applied to the lock of hair prior to the insertion step or prior to the rolling up step, and   the styling agent contains water in an amount from 10 to 98 mass %.   
     
     
         9 . The hair treatment method according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the lock of hair held in the tubular body is subjected to a permanent treatment to curl the lock of hair.   
     
     
         10 . 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 and to be capable of being rolled up,
 wherein the tubular body is configured to be wound less than one turn.   
     
     
         11 . The hair holder according to  claim 10 ,
 wherein the tubular body is configured in such a manner that, in a wound state, only a wound portion that is the farthest from a central axis of the tubular body is formed, and no wound portion that is nearer to the central axis than the farthest wound portion is formed.   
     
     
         12 . The hair holder according to  claim 10 , further comprising:
 a first surface sheet that is located on the inside of the tubular body when the tubular body is rolled up;   a second surface sheet that is located on the outside of the tubular body when the tubular body is rolled up; and   an extended portion that is located near an end portion of the first opening of the tubular body and that is constituted by the first surface sheet extending outward in a longitudinal direction of the tubular body from the tubular body,   wherein, in the wound state, the entire hair holder is wound one turn or more, and the extended portion and the tubular body at least partially overlap each other.   
     
     
         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 in its natural state is rolled up so as to have a first wound portion that is located on the first opening side and a second wound portion that is located on the second opening side, and   the first wound portion and the second wound portion are wound in different winding directions.   
     
     
         14 . The hair holder according to  claim 13 ,
 wherein the number of turns of the first wound portion is smaller than the number of turns of the second wound portion.   
     
     
         15 . The hair holder according to  claim 13 ,
 wherein a roll diameter of the first wound portion is larger than a roll diameter of the second wound portion.