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    Posted: December 07 2005 at 1:44pm

i just got a perm yesterday and i like it but looks to as if it's going to fall out cause i haven't had a perm in years and my hair is so long so straight that it will probably just pull itself back out in a few days.

she told me to stay away from the ingredient Sodium Hydroxide because that will pull the curl out. are there any other ingredients i should look out for or other spellings of the sodium hydroxide?

what's the best shampoo and conditioner i should use on my hair? also what about leave in's?

if it does turn out that i will need to redo my perm how long should i wait before i get it done again?

thanks to anyone who can help me out on this!

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Sodium hydroxide is also called lye. It will probably not be called "lye" on any product labels because lye has negative connotations. Sodium hydroxide would totally fry hair, so I doubt it is contained in any everyday hair products. but.. do check.

Look for a gentle shampoo (look for Sodium Laureth Sulfate as the second ingredient) Stay away from: Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Ammonium Lauryl Sulfate, Ammonium Laureth Sulfate.

and you'll want to have a look at this FAQ about silicones

Good luck
Anais

my LJ, 40 inches long
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