How Excessively Curly Hair is Permed?
The permanent waving of excessively curly hair is typically performed in four stages: Stage 1: A creme known as Rearranger or Reshaping Cream, containing ammonium thioglycolate, is applied and combed through freshly shampooed hair. Its purpose is to straighten the hair in preparation for wrapping the perm rods. Stage 2: Once the Rearranger or Reshaping Cream is processed and rinsed out, a lotion called Curl Booster or Reshaping Lotion is applied. The hair is then wrapped and processed under a hood dryer for 15-20 minutes. A few rods are unwound to ensure that the hair has assumed an “S” pattern. The hair is then rinsed and towel blotted. The final permanent waved style depends upon the selecting of the proper rod sizes for achieving curls, waves or body perms. A test curl will greatly assist in making an accurate determination. As a general guideline, smaller-diameter rods are used for curls, medium for waves, and larger rods for body perms. During reduction, the pH of the hair is elev
