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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.
2. The clip used, is it a medal one? Will that stand up to the chemical solution or will it stain your hair?
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.
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.
Take a piece of cardboard the length you want your hair to be (or little longer if hair is wet Remember wet hair shrinks as it dries) I used a playing card and folded it in half.
I usually folded the cardboard in half length wise so the hair could get between. Take small sections of hair. Using good sharp thin scissors cut at top of cardboard. You can make cardboard shorter as you get to the back and side if you want. save the length when you get the one you want.
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. I use my thumb to hold the hair in place between my thumb and other fingers. It takes a little practice, but it works. Also cut in small snips, not one big cut at a time. Your cut will look better. Some beauticians cut in small snips at an angle.
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.
Brand for grey hair to get a perm done at home
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.
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.
What happens when the last step is not done when giving a perm?
What is the last step in this perm? Sometimes it's chemical, sometimes its conditioning.
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'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.
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 am wondering how to perm just the ends of long hair?
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Just don't roll your hair all the way
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.
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.
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
