perm short hair

A perm can add body and bounce to limp and lifeless short hair. With short hair, you don't have to stress about wrapping too much hair around one perm rod, so it's wrapped using the croquignole, or vertical, technique. On the other hand, long hair is wrapped using either a vertical or spiral wrap method so the hair doesn't become crowded. The wrap is the most important part of the perm. The shape your hair is wrapped in is the shape it will have for months to come. That's why it's so important to take your time and wrap the hair neatly and evenly around the perm rods. Yes, you can do it -- beautifully.

1.

Shampoo your hair to remove any styling products. If you tend to be a styling-product junkie, you should probably use a clarifying shampoo to make sure any icky product buildup is removed. Skip the conditioner -- we don't want it interfering with the perm solution. Towel dry your hair to remove excess moisture, and run a comb through it to remove tangles.

2.

Now you'll need to create a section down the center of your head that's the width of your perm rod's length when placed horizontally on top of your head. Place the perm rod horizontally against your front hairline and use it as your guide. Make a part on either side of the perm rod's ends with a tail comb. Comb the hair on either side of the middle section down, and use hair clips to secure each side section away from the middle section so it doesn't wreck your wrapping.

3.

Wrap the bang section first. Separate a section of hair from the middle section, using your tail comb, that is roughly the width of the diameter of your perm rod's end (the round part). Comb this section upward and sandwich the ends in an end paper.

4.

Grab a perm rod and hold it horizontally against the ends of the hair section. So your hair behaves and wraps around the perm rod, use the fingertips of your nondominant hand to press the hair's ends against the perm rod as you begin to roll the perm rod down toward the scalp. Don't get stressed if you don't get this motion the first time. Even the pros needed practice to get this two-handed motion right.

5.

Continue to roll the perm rod down until all the hair in that section is wrapped and your perm rod is snug against the scalp. Hold the perm rod in place with your dominant hand while your nondominant hand reaches across and grabs the cap of the perm rod. Pull the cap to the open end of the rod, positioning the elastic across the top of the perm rod. Place the cap in the opening to secure the perm rod in place.

6.

Keep wrapping and rolling in the same manner until all the hair in this middle section is wrapped up. Double check for any hair that isn't wrapped smoothly around the perm rod. Re-wrap any perm rods where the hair is sitting a little wonky, or the curl won't form right.

7.

Now it's time to move on to the side sections. Separate out a section of hair, starting at your front, side hairline, the width of the length of your perm rod (just like for the top section). Pin away the section between this section and the already wrapped section -- its time will come.

8.

Wrap this section just as you did the top one, until all that hair is wrapped. Move on and do the same with the unwrapped section in the middle. When that's all wrapped, repeat the whole sectioning-and-wrapping process for the other side of the head.

9.

Give all the wrapped hair a final misting of water. Hair is like a sponge, and damp hair will soak up the perm solution much better than dry hair will. Congrats! You've just wrapped a perm. You're now ready to apply the perm solution, baby.

Things You'll Need

 

1.Shampoo

3.Tail comb

5.Perm rods

2.Towel

4.End papers

6.Water bottle

 

Tips & Tricks

 

Always wrap your bangs in the direction you plan on wearing them. If you wear them forward, wrap them forward, or back if you like your bangs off your face. For a side bang, comb the hair in the direction you'll wear them. Take sections as long as the perm rod, and as wide as the diameter, out of the middle section and wrap the hair toward you.

As sections of your hair dry out, continue to mist them with a water bottle to make wrapping the hair so much easier.

The smaller the perm rod, the tighter your perm's curl will be. Avoid the poodle-perm look by choosing a perm rod that your hair's length will wrap around 1 1/2 to two times, maximum.

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