I tried heatless curls with foam rollers and didn’t expect it to work this well??

So I randomly tried doing heartless curls this weekend using those foam rollers(the soft, squishy kind), and I’m honestly kind of shocked by how well it turned out.

It only took me about 15 minutes to put them in after washing my hair, and then I just slept in them overnight. No heat at all, which I love because I’ve been trying to avoid damage.

I’m sharing a few pics:

What it looks like with the rollers in

Right after I took them out in the morning

After adding a bit of hair oil

How it looked the next day

And my natural hair for reference

I didn’t except the curls to hold this well or look this defined without heat.

Now I’m curious—do you guys think heatless curls can actually replace curling iron? Or are hot tools still way better in your experience?