Patent ID: 7334585

Claim:
A method of forming a curl in hair of an individual comprising the steps of: providing a single curler comprising an elongated tubular member manufactured from a flexible fabric with a decorative design on its outermost surface, said tubular member being round in cross-sectional shape and having a longitudinal axis, at least two constrictors positioned along the length of the tubular member at right angles to the longitudinal axis and thereby dividing the tubular member into first, second and third sections, said constrictors reduce the diameter of the tubular member in the vicinity thereof; wherein the tubular member being between 13½ inches and 20½ inches long; at least one of said sections being only filled with a plurality of pearl tapioca granules, said granules being of approximately ⅛ inch in diameter, said filled section being between 1 inch to 2 inches in diameter and between 5 inches to 7 inches long; placing said single curler into a microwave; heating said curler between 30 seconds and 1 minute 30 seconds in said microwave; gathering all of the individual's hair into a single bundle of hair; placing said filled section of said curler into the individual's hair so that the filled section lies substantially perpendicularly to said bundle of hair; rolling said bundle of hair around an outside surface of said filled section so that substantially all of the individual's hair is rolled around the filled section of said single curler; securing the curler in place; leaving the curler in hair between 20 to 30 minutes; removing said filled section of the curler from the individual's hair to reveal the curl formed thereby.