Care For A Hair Permanent

Care for a Hair Permanent

Permanents produce varying effects on your hairstyle, from tight curls to simply giving your hair more body and wave. Caring for a hair permanent properly will keep your permed hair looking healthy and help extend the life of your perm.

Instructions

1. Follow the instructions given regarding when to wash freshly permed hair, typically at least 24 hours.

2. Use products designed for permed hair, which are typically made with more gentle ingredients.

3. Condition your hair frequently, possibly even every day. Only use a nickel-sized amount or slightly more if your hair is long. Work through the hair to the ends and rinse thoroughly. You might also consider a leave-in conditioner in addition if your hair is particularly dry.

4. Comb hair with a wide toothed comb or brush, working from the ends to the roots. Be gentle, as tugging too much on the hair will cause split ends and make your permed hair look frizzy.

5. Dry your hair with a diffuser, which keeps too much heat from being concentrated in one area. For more waves and body, style hair gently with a brush as you dry your hair. You also might consider letting your hair air dry if tight curls are the look you desire.

6. Plan to have a haircut about every six weeks, which will reduce the weight on your curls and actually have the effect of making the curl more pronounced again. If you wait too long, your hairdresser will probably have to cut more damaged ends off, shortening the life of your perm overall.

7. Care for a home permanent by having it cut a few days after you perm it. This will remove any of the dead ends caused by the chemicals in the permanent.

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