Spiral Perm Hair

A spiral perm is a great way to give long straight hair curls, body and bounce. Spiral perms can be tedious to achieve, but with a little practice and a lot of patience, the results are fabulous.

Instructions

1. Drape the old towel over the shoulders of the person whose hair you will be perming. This will protect the person's skin and clothing from harsh chemicals.

2. Shampoo hair with a deep cleansing shampoo and rinse clean. Do not use conditioner. The deep cleansing shampoo will get rid of any product or mineral build up in the hair and allow the perm to achieve optimum curl. Towel dry

3. Section the hair into five sections and secure them with the five hair clips. You can section hair easily with a comb with a rattail end.

4. Take small horizontal subsections from each section. The sections should be no more than a half an inch tall. Hold each subsection of hair in between your fingers and wrap it with a perm paper. You can use one perm paper and fold it over the hair or layer one perm paper on the bottom and one on the top.

5. Take the wrapped hair and twist it around a spiral perm rod. Then secure the rod by bending into a coil and securing one end into the other.

6. Repeat steps four and five throughout all the sections of hair until you have wrapped and put all hair into perm rods. Save the bangs for last so that minimal breakage occurs around the hairline.

7. Apply the cotton coil around the hairline. The cotton coil will soak up excess perm solution. Put your gloves on during this step to protect your hands from the hazardous perm solution.

8. Read the instructions that come with the box of perm solution and apply the perm solution according to the directions. Make sure that the hair is fully saturated with perm solution and that the solution has been applied evenly to each perm rod.

9. Put a plastic bag around the person's hair which you are perming and let sit for the time suggested on the instructions (usually about 20 minutes).

10. Rinse hair thoroughly. Do not remove the perm rods while rinsing. Be sure to rinse completely to get all the perm solution out.

11. Towel rinsed hair until dry.

12. Get a fresh cotton coil, and place this around the hairline. Look at the package directions, apply and process the neutralizing solution according to said directions.

13. Rinse hair completely and thoroughly. Then remove rods and perm papers and rinse hair once more.

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