My hair is uncurlable! I cannot curl it with a curling iron at all, and its not that I'm bad, its my hair it just won't hold the curls, does anyone have any idea how to fix this?
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The answer to hard to curl hair is to get a body perm. I also have the same problem.
I was going to submit a question on this myself. My hair won't curl either. It won't even hold a curl with a permanent. I was wondering if those curling shampoos and sprays work.
There are two types of perms, acid and alkaline. An alkaline perm will curl anyone's hair because it's a stronger perm which produces a tight curl. Whereas an acid perm is used when the client is looking for body and a looser curl.
Have you ever noticed gray haired older women with perms where the curl is very tight. The hair is wound on small sized perm rods in circumference and an alkaline solution is applied.
I'm a licensed cosmetologist and I learned about perms when I was enrolled in beauty school years ago.
I forgot to mention in my previous post that the perms that you find in your local drug store are not like the perms that are made for the professional stylists. There is a big, big difference.
I'm not familiar with the curling shampoos and the sprays that you mentioned.
What you could do is try some syling gel or mousse after you've given yourself a shampoo. While your hair is still damp, rub the styling gel or mousse through your hair and let it dry. Then try curling your hair with the curling iron. The styling gel will definitely give your hair some body so it will curl.
I have good luck curling my hair with electric rollers. When my hair seems really unmanageable, I leave the cream rinse off that drags down my fine textured hair and then it curls better too.
I also have thin limp hair. Perms do not last long. So I quit paying for them at the salon for them just to relax in a couple of weeks. The only perms that will last in my hair are the Lilt perms and I have to get my Mom to put them in at home. The salons will not use them because they are so harsh. Since my my mom cannot use her hands much anymore, I just curl my hair with a curling iron and spritz it with hairspray as I am waiting for the iron to set the curl.
Hi, I also have hair that won't curl. If I get a perm at a hair salon it will not hold. I make sure that they will reperm it for free before I get the perm. I tell them that I have very hard to curl hair, so they use small rods. I go back after 2 days to show them that the perm did not hold. They get upset, and make an appointment to reperm my hair. Then it will hold a little bit of curl. You should only do this if you have healthy hair, because having 2 perms is hard on the hair. Sometimes, I perm my hair at home. This also takes 2 perms to have any curl in my hair. I have not found any gels, mousses, or hairsprays that will hold curls in my hair. Loretta
If you add moisture or steam with the curl, then wait until hair is dry, curl will hold better. Also better to try style gel when hair is damp, that will add to your curl potential. There are hot rollers with steam, or I have a curled barrel "styler" that is like a low-powered blow dryer.
HEY, my hair is thick and straight as a board and it wont curl that good eather so I use sponge rollers I put them in the night before with damp hair and I sleep with them you may think that you wont sleep very good with them in your hair but it's actually not that bad you can find them at any sallys kmart sometimes and I think walmart :)
I have very long, baby fine and straw straight hair. If I do nothing with it it looks greasy within hours. Perms work some but to be honest with my length of hair I just can't afford $100 or more at the stylist.
This is what I do.
I shower in the evening and blow dry my hair alittle just to get the dripping to stop. Then I section my hair into 4 sections and braid it. I sleep on it like that and by morning its dry or almost dry and I very carefully take them out. This gives me all kinds of body and that wavy kinda look. Works for me and its thrifty and I dont have greasy looking hair anymore!
I HAVE STRAIGHT hair. I have tried everything on the market, including perm$
The only way I can get curls n my long hair is to braid it in many braids for lots of curls or big braids for just waves. (Braid one small braid at the very top center or crown of your head, to blend in the roots...when it falls it will blend in all your curls after its dry.)
I braid it while my hair is wet or damp. I use styling gel too. Then after I braid it, I spray it with hair spray. No particular type.
The next day, I take out the braids, use my FINGERS to comb it gently, then spray with hair spray again. It will last 2 or 3 days! No oily mess!
***tip: curl the ends with a small curling iron so it doesn't stick out straight on the ends when dry to give it a professional permed style.
I did this on my wedding day and it was beautiful!
OMG my hair is the same way. You can actually hear it resisting the curling iron. The answer is a perm. You won't believe the difference. Believe it from someone who has the straightest most hard to manage hair without a perm ever!. Good Luck. Janette
Hey guys I started this and I have found my solution, 2 actually.
My first one is that I add to my wet, brushed hair herbal essences totally twisted curl boosting mousse. redken outshine 01, Got2b curling spray, then i scrunch my hair lightily, i sleep with it then when i wake up its dry and i add a little more redken and tiny bit of garnier fructis surf hair texture paste. This works great!
My next solution is adding the same redken product when my hair is wet/damp a little of the got2b curling spray then braid my hair in 2 braids, i sleep with is on add some more redken( I add this because my hair frizzes when i sleep on it) My hair will still be slightly damp so sometimes i use a blow dryer on its lowest setting for a few minutes and i lightly brush with my fingers.
FRENCH BRAIDS people take a shower then ask someone to put 2 french braids in and sleep in the morning take them out and your hair is curly for better waveness braid them in the morning and wear them all day and all night
I just got a perm two days ago. When it's dry it looks frizzy, poofed, and dead-looking, but when wet, they seem to have the perfect shape. Is that weird or what? Please help me! I don't know what to do.
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