trinity8mod8
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So I decided to try something new with my hair because I really wanted to wear wash-n-gos more without my hair tangling and dealing with shrinkage. There isn't a lot of information about perming (permanent waving) Type 4 hair on the web, but I decided to go for it anyway. So I used an alkaline Tressa perm for resistant hair and 7/8 inch perm rods. My mother-in-law put in the rollers and applied the wave lotion. I sat under a dryer for 25 mins, which may have been too long because my roots are a little straighter than I would like.
But the end results turned out pretty well and I like the curls/waves in my hair. This treatment loosened up my texture quite a bit, next time I will probably use a milder perm. I plan to grow out my hair for a year before doing another perm. My roots are usually very wavy with weight on the ends, so I am hoping the roots will blend with the waves over time. I am new to all this, so this is all just an experiment. I was hoping maybe some ladies here could chime in with their permanent waving experiences so that I have some idea of how long before the treatment wears off and what the processed texture will look like over the next few months
I didn't lose any hair and my hair doesn't feel dry or damaged. The waving solution smelled horrible though. I am also wearing my hair with a deep conditioner on it right now.
Before:
After:
Deep Treatment Mask
This is the perm I used:
But the end results turned out pretty well and I like the curls/waves in my hair. This treatment loosened up my texture quite a bit, next time I will probably use a milder perm. I plan to grow out my hair for a year before doing another perm. My roots are usually very wavy with weight on the ends, so I am hoping the roots will blend with the waves over time. I am new to all this, so this is all just an experiment. I was hoping maybe some ladies here could chime in with their permanent waving experiences so that I have some idea of how long before the treatment wears off and what the processed texture will look like over the next few months
I didn't lose any hair and my hair doesn't feel dry or damaged. The waving solution smelled horrible though. I am also wearing my hair with a deep conditioner on it right now.
Before:
After:
Deep Treatment Mask
This is the perm I used:
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