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HOW TO PERM YOUR OWN HAIR!
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"Learn More About Permanent Waving Your Hair! " By Maximilian Cannon
Maximilian has been a licensed Cosmetologist for almost 20 years, including ownership of quality salons across the U.S. for over 15 years. He has worked as a platform artist and educator for several haircare companies, and won the prestigious Paul Mitchell Medal of Honor. Maximilian used these experiences to help him formulate & produce the Oasis Haircare line, as well as, the Fat LIp Makeup Company, which he promotes online at the salon website: http://Maximum-Beauty.com
Want to change your hairdo? Aside from a mohawk, one of the most exciting ways to alter your look is with a "perm" or permanent wave. It can increase the fullness of soft, fine hair, put a curl or wave into straight hair, or simply make your hair easier to style.
Once, anything other than a professional salon perm put you at risk of looking like Don King. But today, there are excellent, easy-to-control home permanents for every type of hair.
The key to success in home perming is choosing the right product for your hair.
Curls 101
Hair is curly or straight because of complex physical and chemical bonds. A permanent changes hair by breaking those bonds. You use rods to reshape the hair, then neutralizer to let the bonds reform.
Make sure to treat your hair with the proper conditioners prior to the waving process.
Sectioning and blocking involve dividing your head into uniform working areas. This requires a lot of practice and is a big advantage of a professional perm.
Alkaline vs. acid-based perms
The strength of the perming solution used to curl the hair is measured by pH, which can be either alkaline or acidic. Ammonia-based compounds are added for greater alkalinity or removed for greater acidity.
Alkaline perms are good for strong curls, they process quickly, and they work at room temperature. They usually contain ammonium thioglycolate.
Use an alkaline perm:
- If your hair is resistant to styling.
- If you want a strong, tight curl.
- If past perms relaxed too quickly.
- Acid-balanced perms are better for delicate hair, when you want a gentle curl, or just to add body. They require external heat, like a hood-type dryer. They usually contain glyceryl monothiglycolate.
Use an acid-balanced perm:
- If your hair is delicate or fragile.
- If you want a soft, natural look.
- If you want to create body rather than a strong curl.
Appropriate Uses
Breaks the original chemical hair bonds so the hair can be shaped to the curves of the perming rods. Can be used to create gentle or strong curls and waves. Adds body to fine, thin, or limp hair.
Alkaline compounds
Alkaline compounds are basic substances that cause hair cuticles to swell. These chemicals then penetrate the hair and break the chemical bonds that make hair curly. This allows the hair to be restyled into a new form.
Bases
Bases protect the skin from the caustic chemicals used in the relaxing process. They are inert emollients that cover the skin around the hair.
Neutralizers
Neutralizers stop the oxidization reaction that breaks the chemical bonds in hair. They also restore the pH of hair and reform the chemical bonds to conform to the new style.
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