Abstract: A hair styling device and method utilizes a spring strip having a stable open state and a coiled closed state. In the open state the strip is elongated and is capable of being positioned against, through, or around sections of hair. The strip is then actuated to coil and hold the sections of hair in styles. In preferred embodiments, the device comprises a carbon steel spring strip and a holding member for holding a section of hair against the spring strip during styling. The preferred device is capable to generate a variety of hairstyles through the coiling action of the spring strip or spring strips used. In one embodiment the device comprises two spring strips attached to each other at one end and coated with a material having a textured surface to prevent hair from slipping. In another embodiment a spring strip has a stretchable section attached at the ends of a spring strip for holding a section of hair against the spring strip during styling.

Abstract: A hair styling article comprises a spring strip having an open state and a closed state. In the open state the strip has a linear shape and high energy, while in the closed state it has a coiled shape and a low energy. The article also comprises a second strip which is flexible and approximately equal in length to the spring strip. The second strip is preferably a spring strip also. A method of styling hair using the article comprises placing a portion of the hair between the two strips while the strips are in their open states and then coiling them such that they release energy and enter low energy states corresponding to a coiled shape. In a preferred embodiment, the article comprises two strips of carbon spring steel flexibly attached to each other at one end and coated with a material having a textured surface to help prevent hair from slipping.