i found a malaysian hair board

 

 they are discussing ditigal perms which a Digital Perm is similiar to a Thermal Reconditioning (Japanese Straightening). Digital perm is a perm done wth a Perm Machine. Some of you may be familiar with "Machine Permanent Wave" an old technique created by charles nessler back in 1905 that used aa heavily wired machine that supplied electrical current to metal rods to heat the rods to set the perm. the machine took some changes over the years. some of the terms used for this machine is called the setting perm. The setting perm machines are still used widely in the Asian Market Currently until the Digital Perm was created. The setting perm was too damaging to the hair due to the high heat from the rods, but a digital perm has more controlled heat and has less damaging effects and was created for simplicity. The solutions used in the digital perm breaks down the bonds and the ceramic heated rods sets in the shape of the perm. the digital perm is widely used to create loose curls or waves. The results are longer lasting style retentionn, easy manageability, additional volume and fullness and greater control in styling hair. (1 digital perm can outlast 3 to 6 perms) this is fanscinating to me, of course ya know i got issues and love to research stuff, but one of the main reasons i went on my hair journey was to go natural and considering a thermal reconditioning perm and i'm waiting for the technique to be perfected especially for minority hair.. and that lead me to lf's so i could still be fly while getting my hair in great condition.. along the way i became a little bit addicted ot lf's but that has been my original goal.. its my understanding these are very lovely waves produced by this ditigal perm, the thermal reconditioning perm produces stick straight, for real serious straightness to you hair and last along time too but there are some that aren't meant for black hair due to us needing the mositure..altho i've found one brand that is good for black hair that turns it silky and locks in the moisture, so for me this is even more exciting to research the possibilities of this perm..





here's what they say on the malaysian forum regarding this particular perm is for perming asian hair:

I permed my hair too and I'm loving it. I used to have my hair rebonded (straightened) for 3 years. I got bored and decided to perm my hair. I went for a digital perm (it has been a year and it still great), but just last week my sis went for a newer type of perm called a ceramic perm. It won't damage your hair as long as you put a hair-mask cream (from loreal or kerastase will do) on your hair everytime you washed your hair. It's a lil' bit of hassle, but all you need to do is spending extra 15 mins in the bathroom. It is worth the hassle

Once you've permed your hair, you need to pay extra care & attention with your hair, it's totally different with straight hair. You'll need to get the hair-care treatments, shining spray, the foam, hair-spray, hair-creams, shampoo, conditioner, gels, etc (I attached the pic of my basic hair necessities). If you don't mind spending an hour or two on your hair to look good, I'd say perm it! Because permed hair won't look good if you don't put gel, spray, etc.

Until now, I still like my curly hair better than my straight rebonded hair. If you put color & highlight on a permed hair, it'll look way better than black/dark-colored hair. You can see the waves/curls way better with lighter-colored hair

I hope it helps. Pardon my english, it's my 2nd language