Perm Advice for Black Hair
Getting a perm can be very damaging to the hair. Perms involve the use of chemicals that change the natural hair structure. Perms refer to either permanently relaxing hair or curing hair. However, since many black women's hair strands are already very curly, this article will primarily discuss perms that straighten or relax the hair. Since a black woman's hair is more fragile, drier and more prone to breakage than other types of hair, there are many things that must be done to ensure that you do not cause damage.
About Perms
Perms are primarily done to make the hair easier to style. However, perms are very hard on the hair and require a lot of work to keep the hair looking and feeling healthy. There are several rules that you must follow when getting a perm. First you should assess your hair's condition and perform an allergy test with the chemicals that are going to be used to make sure that they do not cause an allergic reaction. You can test for damage by snipping a single strand of hair and placing it into a glass of water. If the strand floats it is healthy, but if it sinks to the bottom it is damaged. If hair is damaged you should not perm it because it will cause extreme breakage.
Advice
A big rule to follow when it comes to perms is that you must never perm hair that is colored, but you may color hair that is permed. You should also not perm hair that has just come out of extensions or braids because the extensions and braids cause damage to certain parts of the hair and if the perm chemicals are applied to the hair it can cause hot spots and breakage. If you are going to keep your hair short you may make your hair bone straight by removing all of the curl. However, you should not make you hair bone straight if it is long, because the hair will not have any body to it. After hair has been permed, you should invest in a good shampoo with gentle cleansers, and a conditioner with low pH. You should try to wet your hair about twice a week and then towel blot it and apply hair and scalp oil. You should then let your hair air dry as long as possible and then use low heat to finish drying it. You can then apply a daily leave-in conditioner or moisturizing pomade to use after hair has been washed and dried to provide it with moisture and continue to style it as normal.
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