I permed my own hair and it came out PERFECT. I'm not even a professional hair dresser, but I'm actually better than some. I had a bad perm in a salon and she didn't know what she was doing. I gave her specific information on what I wanted and I came out with some tight curls! It looked SO unnatural. So like everyone else who has had a bad perm, I cut it short.
I grew my hair out and did the perm myself! I have perfect curls. All I did was use the orange rods. If you want a bigger curl pattern instead, just roll more hair onto the rod. It gives it a more natural look. Get a regular perm kit from Walmart or whatever. Follow the directions and there ya go. It takes me about an hour to do. Probably less but I have thick hair so rolling my hair first takes awhile!
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Okay so essentially I want my hair to look like I just hot rolled it with minimum effort. My grandma told me that I should use a box perm, and just use my hot rollers (not heated) as though I'm rolling my hair normally. She said that it will make my hair stay in that shape and give me a rolled look instead of a traditional perm look. What is your opinion? Is this true?
By Andria
I have no idea it this would work or not. I do have a couple of things for you to think about though.
1. The perm solution map damage your rollers. The plastic used may not stand up to the chemical.
When I was a teen, I used the hard plastic rollers not from a hot roller. I put curling solution on as I rolled my hair. Continued per instructions but without taking hair down. Dried hair and combed out.
I used plastic foam roller and the picks from metal rollers. Anything metal will react with the perm solution.
I know this is an old post but please be sure not to use anything metal when you are using perm solution. It can cause serious damage
Yes,, you can use regular rollers for your perm,, make sure there is no metal in them, I used this method most of my life,,I use the rollers that have a clip on top, sold at Sally's,, perm comes out great,,
What brand of home perm would be best for me? My hair is mostly gray, is fine and hard to curl. I wear it short. Also do you have any tips for cutting your own hair? Thanks
I just did my mom's hair....using an Oglive Home Perm. It turned out wonderful, pretty amazing as it was my first attempt to perm her hair.
I stopped perming and cutting my hair and now wear a bun or some such depending on mood but you can do your own cut and have it look nice too.
Be sure to leave the rods in for the longest possible time.
I like the playing card idea. I tend to use my fingers as a guide to getting hair the length I want it. I run my hand through my hair and set the index finger up against my head. I usually cut to a three or four finger length.
Although my response is very long in coming, I recommend an acid perm, purchased from a beauty supply house. Redding perms are good, but there are several brands. Follow the directions and if your hair is thin, I'd try rinsing with vinegar and egg as a conditioner. Leave it in for about thirty minutes, then rinse, dry, and see if you like the texture. If not, try a beer rinse and dry. : )
Blowed dry perm
I like quantum ammonia free perm for color treated hair if your hair is colored or regular if your hair is not colored or treated. It doesnt smell and it doesnt cause as much damage to the hair,
Use precisely right by Ogilvie, its what I use for my grey hair which I also dye with a highlight natural blonde, I'm 47 and I love the product because it has its own expiration so it doesn't damage my hair. You can have a stylist use it instead of their own product..
I got a perm last summer and one side didn't get a lot of the treatment, but regardless of that, it fried my hair. I am still treating it to get it back to normal. The top has grown out and I been wanting to perm the top. The new hair is in great shape. Can I do this with a loose perm to match the perm that's still there?
By Charity G.
Well it sounds like you had history still left in your hair from highlighting or maybe even over processing previous hair coloring over bleaching, unless your hair has grown completely out from any chemicals and if your hair is fine overuse of heat can weaken the hair, there's different perms for different hair types you may have chose the wrong perm for your hair if you did it in the salon you need to find out what they put on your perm card because she could have been out of the one she made it in use another one but until you let the hair take a break and grow out or even start cutting assured her hairstyle regardless the old hair history anise to grow out snipped up every month to get those chemicals out of your hair I wouldn't try to Prime the top because the solution will hit the other area and fry it even more plus without being in a rod the chemical will straighten the hair cuz we use that chemical for straightening as well, a lot of people think since they haven't colored their hair in a year and let it grow but there's no history in it depending on how long it is and how often you cut it and what product you use there's a lot of chemicals in there and also you shouldn't perm after henna unless you have a specific perm, but now I would do deep conditioning treatments you can put egg in mayonnaise in a bowl mix it up put it on your hair if you're sitting around the house put a bag over it and just let it do its thing also deep conditioning treatments hot oil treatments and I would use sulfate-free shampoo nothing with alcohol because that's more damaging do your hair, good luck promoting healthy hair
Can I perm my hair twice in one week?
By Britney
Any of the many hair stylists that I know would tell you not to.
Nooooo!
You could correct an under processed perm in the same week. If this is not the reason for two perms in one week, DO NOT do it.
They say not to,but,my hair is straight as an ironing board,I got drunk and messed the first perm up so bad,you couldn't even tell,even curling it afterwards, so I had no choice, but to condition it with hot oil treatment and repeated the process over again in3 days,all in all it turned out wonderful!
I've given myself a curly perm in the past. I was advised to condition my hair after the last step of removing the rollers after neutralizing. I feel this may have taken away from my curls.
My question is for my next curly perm. Am I able to leave my cold rods in during the rising of the neutralizer and then let my hair air dry with the rods in? My thoughts are the longer the hair is on the rod, the tighter the curl structure will be. Also it will semi imitate anair perm. Plus I have ethnic hair.
Leave the conditioner out. Don't wash your hair for 3 days. Use conditioner after shampooing.
Can I leave the rods in during and after the neutralizing step until it completely air drys
I do an air perm at home and had great results leaving the rods in for 24 hours
What happens when the last step is not done when giving a perm?
I'm assuming you are talking about the neutralizing solution. If you don't apply it, your hair can be dull and/or porous.
The last step is removing the rods from the hair. Surely you didn't leave them in the hair ( Ha Ha, again). Just before that would be rinsing the neutralizer from the hair. If you failed to do this, no serious consequences should be expected. Prior to that would be applying the neutralizer. If you failed to apply the neutralizer, different things could happen. You could be left with little or no curl.
Most don't know that before the modern neutralizers, simple, weak hydrogen peroxide was used.
I'd like to do a home perm. I would like nice tight bouncy curls, and I don't want soft perm. My hair is in very good condition. I have been hoping to do this for a while.
I use to do it in 80s and loved it, then they changed into soft acid perms and they never kept the formation, and I gave up with that.I would go to a store like Sally Beauty supply and ask them. You also need a small rod for the tight curls.
My suggestion is a little wonky, like me, but when I want to try something new, I go to YouTube, type in what I want and then watch a few videos...looking for what products they use.
I know this is probably like reality TV and some of it is staged, but it is helpful sometimes to see things in action.
So for you, you to YouTube and type in perm with tight curls OR 80s curly perm styles there are lots of choices to watch. You may find something right away or know right away what to avoid.
You can even be specific and type in your hair texture and condition!
Hope you get the look you are going for! Summer is a good time for a fun style!
I am wondering how to perm just the ends of long hair?
How do I roll my hair for a spiral perm?
You will need to go to the beauty supply store and get some spiral perm rods. They are straight rods with snaps on both ends. You take and roll your hair on the rod then snap the ends together making a circular shape. Once you have the rods, you will want to section your hair into 4 or 5 sections and start from the back to the front. You might want to get someone to help, at least with the back.
How do I give myself a home perm?
By Jo
To begin with besides buying the perm kit, you will have to buy special curler rods, yo will need at least two different sizes. I haven't done my own perms for about 30-40 years. Other than that you follow the directions in the box that the perm solutions come in. I might be wrong, but I don't think you will be real satisfied with the outcome.
When I did mine, it was back in the day where the women that wanted curly hair slept in curlers every night or ran around home with them in several hours of the day. This was after we home permed our hair, because using regular hair rollers on a daily basis made the permed hair look better. You might have better luck if you are real good at doing the rollers while you put the perm in but most women don't have real good luck with home perms.
What was the brand of the at home perm kit you liked the best? How much did it cost? What type of wave did you get? Did you love, like, or hate it? What type of hair do you have, thick or thin? What color is it and is it wavy or straight?
Also my hair is blonde (it's natural, not colored) thick and wavy underneath and straight on top. I don't want my blonde color to get stripped. Will a perm strip my natural hair color?
Thanks!
By Megan
A perm shouldn't strip the color of your hair. When I was really young I had home perms all the time, however that was in the fifties and early sixties. The brand that I like the best was Oglevie, and I can't remember the cost, other than it was the most expensive the the brands. The thing with home perms is that unless you get them rolled perfectly, you end up with hair that has to be set daily. Back when I was doing this I slept in rollers every night. That is the only way I could keep it looking decent. How long is your hair and when was the last time you had it cut? If it is long that might have something to do with the curl underneath and not on top.
Would it make a difference if I used a hair dryer for an acid perm at home or do I have to have a salon dryer. Or is there something else I can try?
By Anna N. from Spokane, WA
