For this, a perming lotion is applied to your hair. Now, the disulfide bonds(that determine the texture of your hair) have to be broken to make the hair more “flexible”, so to speak.(Is it just me or does everyone feel like a millionaire heiress when they get their hair washed at the salon? Just me? Okay.) Your hair is washed thoroughly to remove any dirt and to allow the perming agent to enter your hair shaft easily. ![]() If you're not prepared for that, don't do it. Perms are set with rollers, so a "wave" is not a possibility, it's going to be a full-on curl, and that means it's an entirely different texture to the one you have now.Ī perm is a commitment. And I'm a slight wavy, so the difference wasn't that terrible visually.Īlso, there's no such thing as a soft perm, it's either going to be straight (like your hair is) or curly. I had spent almost 2 and a half years growing it out, before I could cut it all the way off (to BSL) without losing too much length in the process - and it still wasn't all the way out. It went flat at the top, was curly in the middle right up to the ends until I could cut it off, which was at around hip length. I had a perm at about shoulder length, then grew it all the way to hip length. If you don't want to be curly for years, there's going to be a major haircut in your future. I wouldn't do it either, not unless you're committed to being curly for *years*. (To be fair, it was the late 80s and early 90s.) I think they tended to fall out before the difference in texture was really obvious, but the pictures of me with permed hair also show frizz city. I had my hair permed a few times when I was in elementary school. So you could get your roots re-permed, but the stylists will have to be careful not to get any of the chemicals on the lower parts of your hair, as perming it twice will further weaken it and make breaking off likely. Once permed, hair will not behave the same way again, and your new growth will not match your length. Most folks with straight hair assume a perm is to make hair curly, but folks with curly hair will often use the terms perm and relax interchangeably, and when they relax their hair, they are essentially doing a perm without the rollers. The process tends to cause the hair to lose some of its strength and tends to make it protein-deficient in many cases. Perms work by breaking down the disulfide bonds in hair and allowing them to reform in a different configuration, which holds the curl in place. I'm an older lady and wanna keep my long hair in good condition. She told me once that she only does about 2 perms a month, to older ladies with short hair. I love my stylist, she bleaches my roots out every 4-6 weeks and loves my hair probably more than I do. And 99% of salons now make you sign a damage form, which gets them off the hook, before they even start on your hair. The not-so-good stylist will generally ruin your hair, for which a minimal hair cut will not help. ![]() The better, up to date, SMART stylist will leave less damage, although she'll always wanna 'trim' your hair AFTER the perm. The damage depends on how good your stylist is. And as it's steam, it's much less harmful than the regular hot rollers. (there are several threads on here with instructions for short/long, straight/curly). Get you a Caruso steam roller kit and learn how to use it. ![]() Your long hair is lovely, please don't mess it up. As someone who has YEARS of experience with having semi-loose spiral perms put in my waist length hair once a year.my advice is DONT DO IT.
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