Perm Damaged Straight Hair
by Taylor Davis
I got a perm in March of this year and it fried my hair to the ends horribly. I had to get 6 inches cut off of my elbow length hair and on top of having to get it cut, the perm didn't even take. Most of the front is pin straight like my old hair but random parts of my hair curl and wave and frizz. I don't know what to do to get it to go away. I've always had long pin straight hair and never really had to do anything to it and now I can't do anything at all! I don't want to keep adding chemicals and what not because I don't want to stunt the growth of my short hair.. any advice would be great! ********** Waiting for your hair to grow out and for the perm to relax is hard to do but unfortunately, this is your best option. If you want to keep your locks and wait for the perm to calm down, then you should be doing deep conditioning hair treatments at least twice or three times a month. Heavier conditioners will help relax your hair, which can help pull out curls. Leave in conditioners also weigh your hair down. Keep trimming the ends of your hair, which will help keep them from splitting. Take a biotin supplement daily (like Super Biotin) to boost hair growth and increase tensile strength. Brush dry hair (not more than once or twice daily) and comb wet hair to keep your hair from overstretching and snapping off. Use straightening creams or smoothing milks to help calm down frizzy, curly sections. Flat iron your hair occasionally but use a thermal hair protector when you do. Use smoothing shampoos and smoothing conditioners to help smooth hair cuticles, which helps your hair lay down properly. Try and be patient. Time is on your side. Your hair will grow back and it will look normal again. With a strong straight hair pattern like your hair obviously has, it might be a good idea to forgo any more perms. You now know they don't take well in your hair. (Unless the hair dresser used a bad perm...) However, if you just can't stand having straight hair mixed with curly hair, you might consider getting a really cute short haircut and letting your hair grow out from there. The curly hair that's leftover from the perm would be a lot less visible too. You can check out short hairstyles using the demo tool here: Virtual Hair Makeover – Newest Way to Change Your Hair! |
