I got a perm yesterday and it seems like it just keeps getting straighter. My hair is long and layered. I was only at the salon for maybe two hours which surprised me. I just knew it was going to take much longer. The solution was on my hair for about 20 min. Was that long enough? And how do I know if she used enough rollers? It looked fine when she first took it down, but then she picked it to trim my ends which confused me too. Shouldn't she have done that first? I did tell her that it looks like its getting straight. She said to put leave in conditioner in and wait until I can wash it. She said that it should look better after that. Is that true? I'm so confused because the shorter hair seems straighter.
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Two hours is the average time for a cut, perm, set and comb out. If your hair is quite long, it could have taken longer.
There is no way for the reader to tell if the 20 minute processing time was adequate. Perms come in different strengths and different types of hair would require different processing times with the same perm solution.
Again, there is no way for the reader to know if enough rods were used. If your hair is quite long, and depending on the size rods used, there probably should not have been a space anywhere on your scalp to lay your little finger. Many hairdressers skimp in this area and don't use enough rods.
The little ringlets at the end of the hair is the most sought after part of a perm. All cutting of the hair should be done prior to giving a perm so these are not cut off. If hair ends need to be cut after the perm, something was done incorrectly. Maybe the ends were overprocessed and burned. It could be that the hairdresser needs a refresher course in this area. I would never seek the services of a hairdresser who cut the hair after giving a perm.
A conditioner, leave in or otherwise, will have no effect on how much curl you have nor how much you keep. After expressing your concern, the hairdresser should have offered to make an appointment to examine your hair.
All hairdressers make mistakes. The better ones offer to correct their mistakes at no expense to the client. Trust is built this way.
I do not agree that you should go back to the same hairdresser to have any corrective work done. The fact that she cut your hair after the perm coupled with the fact that all she advised was the use of a conditioner upon learning your hair seemed to be getting straighter, tells me you need to find another hairdresser. If she does corrective work, the results might be worse than what you have now.
Until you can wash it? This is nonsense. If you got a good curl and then waited 48 hours, you could shampoo your hair 5 times in one day and it would have no effect on the curl.
Wet your hair now. It is the only way you can tell if you have a decent curl. A properly given perm does not get straighter. However, over the course of months, it can lose some of its spring and bounce.
If the shorter hair has less curl, I would guess there was uneven application of the perm wave solution. The hairdresser should have done no less than 5 test curls, two of them in areas where the hair is known to be more resistant.
Count your losses. Find another hairdresser, one who will be honest about whether they will be able to correct your hair to your satisfaction.
Thank you so much for your advice. I did go back to the salon but I didn't see her . she wasn't there even though she knew I was coming that day. I seen another lady that tried to help me . she had to do a lot to get my curls to stay .( a lot of gel ..) She also cut my hair to see if that would help , it didn't . I still found some hair that was almost straight.She told me that that's what I will have to do since my hair is long.
I'm betting she blunt cut your hair with scissors. If she did, this is in direct defiance of curly ends. Consider a paint brush. A new one is blunt. It does not curl. After many uses, it wears down to a taper. Then it begins to develop a curl. If your ends were blunt cut, they should not have been.
You said your hair was long and layered. If it was quite thick, it still may have had enough weight to pull against the new perm. If this is the case, your hair should have been thinned and slithered, preferably with a razor. Make no mistake, this should have been done prior to giving the perm.
If your hair was long and medium to thick, rod placement should have been as shown in this picture.
Although I am not a hair dresser, I have had many years of experience dealing with perms (both awesome and scarifying). One thing is for certain, if you want a new perm to relax (or fall out all together) apply hair conditioner. Many beauticians, in an effort to maintain the health/shine of the hair, will press hard to get a client to allow him or her to apply conditioner. This is a HUGE No No.
True life experience seeking here. I once received a horrible perm. It was embarrassing to go in public as one side of my head had curls and the other side of my head was both curly, in some places, and straight as nails in others with frizzes thrown in for good measure.
On the advise of an exceptional hairdresser that I spoke with after the bad perm, I used hair conditioner repeatedly the day after the catastrophic perm and the procedure was successful at pulling the perm out of my hair.
That afternoon, I went to get my over processed ends cut off and my hair was stylishly cut and completely straight.
Most hairdressers don't like it when I ask them not to use any product in my hair other than the perm, but my perms last until I cut them off.
Long story short, don't allow a conditioner to touch your hair until the perm is at least 3 months old.
You need to go back and they should fix it for you. Unfortunately, it didn't take.
If you just got this yesterday,go back to have it fixed. If they can't fix it you are entitled to a refund.
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