QuoteReplyTopic: Perm from hell Posted: March 19 2005 at 9:18am
spiral went wrong. Trimmed after Perm. Layered 2 weeks later. Still looks like a hay stack. I just want it to go away but will that be worst than this. My hair is thick shoulder lenght with the front shorter. The front is the worst. The salon says they think it was burn. What can I do?
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Yep, your hair is fried. What you're going to need to do is condition the heck out of your hair while growing it out. If you can get it tolerable with moisturizers, conditioners, and deep treatments, you should be able to trim 1/2" off the bottom every month until all the damaged part is gone. But if these treatments can't improve your hair enough, you'll probably want to get it cut pretty short after a couple of months.
Just keep in mind what you've learned: your hair doesn't react well to perms. Probably you should avoid them in the future.
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Sorry to hear about your situation, remember your hair will grow back the way it was before the perm. As your hair grows, I would trim the damaged hair off.
First, I no longer use shampoo. I've found through research and experimentation that conditioner can clean hair too, and is gentler to the hair. My current favorite cleansing conditioner is Suave Daily Clarifying conditioner, which I follow with Suave Humectant for moisturizing, then with Pantene Pro-V as a finishing conditioner for detangling and gloss. To counteract any buildup from the Pantene, I rinse the hair before washing with 1/2 cup vinegar in 1 quart warm water.
For deep treatment, I recommend melted coconut oil or cocoa butter. Just work enough in your hair to make it look damp, not hopelessly oily. Now put on a shower cap and a heat cap, and leave for at least half an hour. This will wash out with a couple of changes of conditioner. You might also want to try almond or macadamia oil and jojoba, which you can buy in a natural food store or online.
"Hot oil" treatments that are sold in the drugstore often contain no oil. I haven't tried any, so I've no idea whether they're worth bothering with.
Between washes I recommend using jojoba, which is a light oil. A few drops spread across the palms and fingers can be lightly worked into the hair to make it feel silkier and less dry.
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If there is a Sally's near you, I have had very good results with Nature's Therapy Mega Moisture by L'Oreal. I find some of the products in this line a bit heavy for every day use but the conditioning treatment is first rate . You don't need a heat cap to get the benefits, which is good because heat is the last thing your hair needs right now.
The previous advice is excellent - condition, condition, condition and condition some more. And be patient.
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I just want it to go away but will that be worst than this. My hair is thick shoulder lenght with the front shorter. The front is the worst. The salon says they think it was burn. What can I do?
. You don't need a heat cap to get the benefits, which is good because heat is the last thing your hair needs right now. 
