Is Perm Good for Your Hair?

If the idea of perming your hair is already spinniZg in your mind, let’s discuss how perm will work on your specific hair type.

While perming back in the 80s created frizzy curls, now the methods ensure better results.

However, regardless of the improvements made for that period of time, perming still causes damages.

The extent of damage depends on the hair type and that is what we are going to discuss before you set up your mind.

What Actually Perm Is?

This is a thermal or chemical treatment of the hair which restructures it. This procedure lets you wear wavy hair for a longer period of time without using a wand that often. Different types of perms can actually make a huge difference.

Another aspect of perming that could lead you to make the decision is its duration.

Although perming is short for permanent wave it is not actually lasting forever. The effect depends on the hair type and lasts from a few months to a year.

To understand if perming is worthy for your hair, first discuss the specifics of your hair type with a specialist in perming.

They will answer the questions of how the process will affect your hair in terms of duration, texture, and damage extent.

The specialist will also let you know how safe perming is. If your hair type can resist perming and if perming is done correctly, you shouldn’t worry about getting it.

We shouldn’t skip the fact that the chemicals used in the perm process are dangerous.

According to some analyses performed by the California Board of Barbering and Cosmetology, exposure to some of the chemicals used in the perming solutions cause reactions expressed in headaches, nausea, and skin irritations like itching, redness, and burning.

This should be a warning for people prone to nausea as the chemical content can intensify it. Knowing this information, make sure that you are well protected from getting in contact with the perm solutions in case you want your hair wavy for a longer time.

Let’s Discuss How Perm Works On the Different Types of Hair

Highlighted Hair

In case that your hair is highlighted more than 30-40 percent, perming may not be good for it.

Perming over bleached hair will probably create bigger damage on the hair’s cuticle which is already affected by the highlighting products.

Don’t forget that highlighting requires regular maintenance so that is another additional chemical treatment your weak hair needs to bear.

The signs of damaged hair are frizzes. So before perming your highlighted hair, consult with your hairstylist if it can bear perming.

Dry Hair

Perming dries the hair so if yours is already brittle, frizzy, and dry, you may consider postponing perming for another time when your hair is restored.

Use conditioners, daily treatments, and other cosmetic methods to moisturize it well.

If your haircut is with many short layers, the short layers look fantastic on straight hair but can you imagine how they will look when the hair is permed?

The curls will create volume so if the shortest layers of your hair are around the ears and the jawline, they will turn into curly halos. Don’t think that this effect is a defect.

On the contrary, some women do need this volume to make their faces look narrower or their hair thicker.

The best option will be to make your hairstyle with short layers after you get a perm and shape them according to the texture of the waves.

Colored Hair

Perming colored hair is far safer than doing it on bleached or highlighted hair. However, you may want to skip coloring it a couple of weeks before and after perming to avoid drying it completely.

Plus, perm changes the color of the hair so don’t waste the hair dry before doing the perm.

And as a recapitulation of all said, we recommend that before doing a perm, you should visit your hairstylist for a long talk.

Discuss your concerns, your hair type, how you should maintain your hair, and if you can do it at home.

Let the specialist explain what solutions should be used for your hair and what the result of perming will be with regards to duration, curl look, and hair cut.

Can I Perm My Hair at Home?

Doing perming at home is still possible but please, erase this option from your mind at the moment it appears. It is dangerous for your hair and you may not achieve the result you are looking for.

And if you already have made up your mind, be ready to take a lot more care of your hair because curly hairs are dry.

Regular moisture is the key to well-organized and good-looking wavy hair.

That will mean a new ritual for washing your hair- appropriate shampoo and conditioner that are intended to moisturize it. Masks are also obligatory.

If you include it in your hair routine, you should apply it at least once a week and let it stay for five minutes.