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Topic: Body perm?
bubbles6597 Joined Sun 01/06/08 Posts: 631	Wed 02/20/08 11:04 AM
Has anyone had one or know someone who has? I hear the word perm and cringe at the idea of the oh so hideous early 90s spiral perm disaster. Do body perms work or are they just another bad hair choice?

FreshMountainAir Joined Thu 08/30/07 Posts: 17879	Wed 02/20/08 11:05 AM
They just fry my hair.....no....perms are not for me.....

nonchalantwendy Joined Mon 12/17/07 Posts: 13574	Wed 02/20/08 11:07 AM
Mike Brady from the Brady Bunch......enough said!!!!!

sugarjen Joined Tue 11/07/06 Posts: 2265	Wed 02/20/08 11:07 AM
Hiya! I think body waves are great if done right The perms of the 90's were more sprial perms If your looking for just some body and big soft curls that you can wear natural or style out, then a body wave is the way to go. I'm a stylist by the way

MsTeddyBear2u Joined Fri 04/06/07 Posts: 22031	Wed 02/20/08 11:09 AM
I was reading body and then perm... Those two words should not be used together. I had this nasty image in my head of a hairy person getting permed all over... I think I need to take a nap or something. ************************************************************** Perms with conditioning treatments used afterwards help keep the frying down. I think it might be better than using a curling iron all the time on our hair.

smilingeyes_976 Joined Fri 11/17/06 Posts: 1152	Wed 02/20/08 11:12 AM
I myself have never had a perm. I am cursed with a mop of hair that goes whichever way it chooses and refuses to do what I want it to. I finally just gave up and it does its own thing. Sigh! Someone once told me that I should get a perm to relax my hair. I was like. Uhm nope, dont think so.lol

FireFairyGirl Joined Tue 12/11/07 Posts: 2450	Wed 02/20/08 11:13 AM
if you want a little extra volume to your hair but not a lot of curl..get a body perm...i had one a few years back and it wasn't bad...first perm that didn't kill my hair but i prefer straight hair the most..

sugarjen Joined Tue 11/07/06 Posts: 2265	Wed 02/20/08 11:16 AM
I myself havent had a perm in many years. When i want some curl i just set my hair in hot rollers lasts for 2 days for me. I like my straight hair, and hot rollers work well and its quick too

FireFairyGirl Joined Tue 12/11/07 Posts: 2450	Wed 02/20/08 11:19 AM
i try everything...rolling brush, rollers.... and nothing works for me to get a little "bounce" or more body as people call it so i got my hair layered a week back...and it seems to help..alittle..

Puffins1958 Joined Tue 02/27/07 Posts: 13637	Wed 02/20/08 11:20 AM
I had really GREAT hair before my sons were born, now it is STICK straight, I always have to blow it to get any body into it. I am thinking of getting a body wave done, just so that I can get rid of the blow drier. Pers are tighter, body waves...as far as I know...just gives your hair a little lift. When I get out the shower all I want to do is towel dry it...and voila....done.

LauraJ Joined Tue 09/11/07 Posts: 7442	Wed 02/20/08 11:20 AM
I was reading body and then perm... Those two words should not be used together. I had this nasty image in my head of a hairy person getting permed all over... I think I need to take a nap or something. ************************************************************** I was thinking the same thing I think we have been on JSH way to long.....our minds think of the worse before the logical.

sugarjen Joined Tue 11/07/06 Posts: 2265	Wed 02/20/08 11:22 AM
Long textured layers help alot Also depends on yout hair texture If your hair is more fine and limp..a bodifying mousse will give you more body than a gel which is heavier and will weigh your hair down.

FireFairyGirl Joined Tue 12/11/07 Posts: 2450	Wed 02/20/08 11:24 AM
really... mousse not gel.....oohh....maybe i will get some... i've been using gel....works when i scrunch my hair up and all..but not so much with the "poof"

FireFairyGirl Joined Tue 12/11/07 Posts: 2450	Wed 02/20/08 11:26 AM
you have really pretty hair just the way it is bubbles.... looks to have a lot of body to it already.. judging from the pictures anyways..

IndnPrncs Joined Sun 11/04/07 Posts: 58420	Wed 02/20/08 11:28 AM
I was reading body and then perm... Those two words should not be used together. I had this nasty image in my head of a hairy person getting permed all over... I think I need to take a nap or something. ************************************************************** Perms with conditioning treatments used afterwards help keep the frying down. I think it might be better than using a curling iron all the time on our hair. I did the exact same thing, sat for a minute trying to figure out why in the world someone would want to perm their body and who could have that much hair... I think I need a nap too!!!

lissa_327 Joined Tue 07/10/07 Posts: 243	Wed 02/20/08 11:36 AM
It's not the perming solution it's the size of the perming rods. There are body wave rods (larger softer curls) and perming rods (smaller, tighter curl - sometimes ends up being frizzy). My hair has a natural curl to it so if I get a perm (using the smaller rods) I end up looking like a poodle that has been licking light sockets! So I always get a body wave or ask for the LARGEST perming rods they have. Good luck!

bubbles6597 Joined Sun 01/06/08 Posts: 631	Wed 02/20/08 11:55 AM
thanks :) I try different things- sleeping in braids or knotting my hair when wet. But I'm always looking for an easier way out when it comes to hair!

Shaden Joined Sat 09/29/07 Posts: 6118	Wed 02/20/08 12:23 PM
Mike Brady from the Brady Bunch......enough said!!!!! Too funny!

FAK Joined Fri 10/19/07 Posts: 7817	Wed 02/20/08 05:25 PM
<-----perm my hair....look what it does for me

justme659 Joined Wed 10/03/07 Posts: 6144	Wed 02/20/08 07:42 PM
I was reading body and then perm... Those two words should not be used together. I had this nasty image in my head of a hairy person getting permed all over... I think I need to take a nap or something. ************************************************************** Add me to the nap list.