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by lynzeekins on April 9th, 2007

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I have very straight natural hair and I want to get a perm, but my hair dresser said that I have been dying my hair to long. How bad is it to perm your hair over colored hair. I'm trying to let my natural color grow back anyway, but want curly hair!

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  • by Runs with scissors on October 15th, 2007

    Runs with scissors

    Get a few diff. consultations,if its just a littlt dry,you can prime it up a few weeks bef. chemical application with a conditioner/hydrating cocktail.Mostlt depends if you have used a store bought shampoo in or a professional color,shampoo ins keep adding color aft.color on your ends when applying

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  • by lalalover on August 22nd, 2009

    lalalover

    Look, you really need to just SCREW THE PERM ALREADY! Chemically treating your hair isn't healthy and it won't last that look anyway. Trust me, it's easier to get straight hair curly rather than the other way around so be thankful! So here's what you do if you want curly hair.
    Since you want curly hair: here's what you can do to achieve the look:
    1. You can start by using curl moisturizing shampoos/ conditioners or body infusing shampoos/conditioners etc.
    2. on slightly damp hair put in a bit of mouse to give it kind of a tousled look. (
    3. Go and get some wave/curl enhancing sprays. You can find them at any salon or drug store. Bed Head, Loreal, Papaya brands all make some form of this. They work great I use them! But then again my hair does already have a naturally wavy texture so I'm not sure how it'll work for naturally straight hair. But you can try braiding/toussling etc to your hair then spraying. I'm pretty damn sure that'll work pretty well.

    These are pretty quick and easy methods I'm sure will work great.

    Also Traditional plastic/heated curlers are okay I guess. If you don't mind spending a few extra moments styling to get ready you can heat style it with a curling iron however I do find these methods end up getting a little frizzy/nmot lasting that long. But then again you can always put in a bit of holding hair spray or serum after doing so.

    Hope this helps!

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  • by bianca on August 11th, 2007

    bianca

    If your hairdresser say its not ok to perm your hair then i believe you should follow his advise. Im saying this because iv got my hair straightned two time and now its all damaged and dry and sadly i cant do any thing about it since i cant replace my damaged hair. untill my new hair grows healthy. In your case you have dyed your hair, that means your hair is already damaged so why take a risk and damage it further. Im telling this from my own experience, you hair is the one which masure your outer appearence so why ruin it?

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  • by mousegirl27 on April 9th, 2007

    mousegirl27

    If your hair dresser said you con't perm your hair, please take his or her advice. If your hair is very damaged and you do something like dye it or perm it again, which causes damage, you could literally melt you hair off. I knew someone who had this happen and while she was dying it (for the billionth time) her hair quite honestly came off in goopy globs in her hands. She looked like a prison inmate because she had to shave her head. Wait, please!

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  • by staffie on April 9th, 2007

    staffie

    ive got long curly hair and i have it permed i have done for the last 14 yrs. as long as you look after your hair and use good shampoo and conditioner then it should be fine. use a deep conditioning treatment every now and again aswell. if your hair is in good condition then a perm wont make any difference. upto now ive never had a problem with my hair breaking or falling out etc. (touchwood)

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  • by Athrael on April 9th, 2007

    Athrael

    Although hair is dead cells, they are still cells. Coloring, perm, straightening and all of the other chemical agents folk use on their hair does some damage to those cells.

    Being dead cells they do not repair themselves. They are replaced by new dead cells pushed out of the living follicle, but the cells that have been chemically treated do not repair.

    How bad can it get when you subject those hair cells to various chemicals? Bad enough to where hair breaks, falls out, falls apart and other various things.

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