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    Posted: January 12 2000 at 4:22am
My friend told me that she recently got a root perm (I haven't seen it yet) ... just wondering what it is and how it is done when it is done right? What's the end result look like? BTW - my friend has like ash blond hair that was in a spiral perm.
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> My friend told me that she recently got a root perm (I> haven't seen it yet) ... just wondering what it is and> how it is done when it is done right? What's the end> result look like? BTW - my friend has like ash blond> hair that was in a spiral perm.A root perm is usually done on hair to add volume or to give more support to previously permed hair. On long hair the top usually losses its curl first due to the weight of the hair dragging it down. The hair is wrapped from the mid-shaft to the scalp and the ends are left out.
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> A root perm is usually done on hair to add volume or> to give more support to previously permed hair. On> long hair the top usually losses its curl first due to> the weight of the hair dragging it down. The hair is> wrapped from the mid-shaft to the scalp and the ends> are left out.Thank you for the info ... is it damaging or alright?
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> Thank you for the info ... is it damaging or alright?
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Sue, the perm isn't damaging as long as it is done properly (not overprocessed) and is healthy to begin with. I think any chemical service dries the hair out slightly but the use of a good conditioner should restore the hairs natural strenghth and shine.
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> My friend told me that she recently got a root perm (I> haven't seen it yet) ... just wondering what it is and> how it is done when it is done right? What's the end> result look like? BTW - my friend has like ash blond> hair that was in a spiral perm.To Sue;The description given by Julie certainly 'could be' a type of root perm, however, it certainly does not 'have' to be permed all the way to the midshaft point. In my practice a root perm by my definition usually means only reperming of the 'new growth', much as a color is retouched only at the root area, or it can be varied as to give support to the area closest to the scalp in certain styles, particularly shorter, shag type cuts. william
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