A:Answer Yes it can be used on short hair. BUT it depends on how short of hair your trying to curl... When I bought this curler the first time I had hair down to my hips. The curler was effin awesome! I loved the way it curled my hair.... Then I cut my hair into an A line.... I tried to curl my hair when it was that short and it was a no go... it just didn't look right.and the hair on the back of my head was to short to put into the curler. this curler makes curls that are pretty tight and it doesn't look that great on really short hair. Once my hair was about shoulder length the curler worked perfect. This curler curls my hair better than anything I've ever used before! And the curls literally stay in your hair for at least 2 days with out any parts of the curl going straight or falling out, with no hairspray too. Once you get the hang of curling your hair with this curler, It takes maybe 15 mins to curl your entire head. I do my hair on the go in the car daily with this curler. It saves me so much time. And there's no way you can burn yourself or fry your hair like you can with a curling iron. I recommend this curler to everybody! I absolutely love it. Conair brand isn't my first choice of hair tools at all, but this curler is by far the best cordless automatic hair curler out there. I've tried a lot of different brands of the same type of curler and not one even came close to how good this one is.