Do you want to have permanent curly hair? As fashion and hair styles have revolutionized in recent years, it’s not uncommon to see new trends. Learn how to make it at home!
What is a perm or permanent style?
Perming is a technique that stylists use to curl hair. Or to define much more the waves of battered and bodied hair.
These perms are especially used by women and men with mixed hair. They have waves in different areas of the hair, some being stronger than others.
And in essence, the modality of this technique is to apply a substance or product that opens the cuticles of the hair, and penetrates them in order to modify the shape of the strands creating permanent surf waves. A process similar to permanent straightening with keratin, a keratin molding.
Once the permanent hair liquid penetrates the hair, the curl is shaped with curls of different calibers. In this way, each person gets curls adapted to their tastes, with a totally personalized strength and structure.
This is a technique that can be adapted to all people’s tastes. Since a perm doesn’t mean fully defined curls or an afro, but you can pronounce them as much as you want.
The product stays in the hair, as long as you want to define or harden the rollers. Otherwise, it is only left for a short period of time and rinsed off. For soft, loose permanent waves.
Types of perms in the hair
The perm is a fully customizable technique. So, you can find different types that you can choose from. And thus protect your hair from damage.
- Professional Permanent
The most common form of perms, where different chemicals and heat are used to define the curl much more. You can easily get it done by going to your favorite hair salon. It has two sub-types:
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- Indirect Permanent
In this method, the rollers are formed all over the hair with the help of different materials. After they are all ready, the liquid is applied. This shape results in looser and more wavey curls.
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- Direct Permanent
It is a process where the liquid for the perm and the utensils are applied to create the rollers simultaneously. You get laughs that are more predisposed to stay rolled up and very well defined.
- Partial Permanent
As the name suggests, the aim is not to completely wave the hair but only a part of it. Almost always, you want to wave or curl only the ends.
- Permanent Spiral
Especially for longer hair, where the tools to create the rollers will be placed vertically. You’ll get ringlets and very stylish hair.
- Wavy perm
In this method, you are not looking to curl the hair. But to give much more volume to straight hair and vitality. In other words, adding waves to a completely straight mane.
How to do a perm at home and what are the materials to permanently curly hair?
If you want to experiment with your hair, you can choose to perm it at home. It won’t require extra effort, and you’ll get results!
- Buy as many materials as you need. Highlighting mainly the liquid for the perm. You can find it in hair salon stores.
- Wash your hair very well and if possible, do a hair detox to prepare it.
- Divide your hair into different sections to make it easier to manage.
- The next step will be to apply the liquid section by section and roll the hair strands in the utensils to create the rollers.
- Always keep your hair damp. So that the liquid can penetrate the strands very well and is much easier to handle.
- Hold the curls for 20 minutes. It may be longer depending on the product you purchased.
- Rinse the rollers with warm water without removing the rollers and apply the neutralizer that came with the perm liquid.
- Carefully remove the rollers and rinse your hair once more with lukewarm water only.
- Let it dry naturally, and don’t wash or comb it for 48 hours.
