Experiments with your hair to avoid hairdressers....

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LOL, you and that broken spacebar!

Anyway this sounds like a good idea. I usually go by impulse rather than going by the methodical way which is testing.

hey OP I'm not sure doing your own perm is the best option. have you tried streighteners with very narrow blades?

anyway, I cut my own hair too, mostly to save money (I quite like it at the hairdressers - many nice smells and I just freaking love a well done head massage). I came up with a really good method for cutting long hair, it's based on simple geometry and only takes one cut and the effect looks fully professional it only works if you're after the "long hair with layers" kinda look though.

LOL!



Okay I got the kit now and tried this out with a little sample. I was applying it to a sample of my hair to test if my hair reacted odd to the chemical liquids. I never appeared any curl it was mainly to test that I didnt get any allergic reaction. So far I havent and the hair feels soft...

And it never ever crossed my mind that you might have a broken spacebar. I just thought it might be natural for you to write like that but if its broken then I can only imagine its very annoying to write like that!



Um....no? I googled it and assume you mean something like this



I get your point but my problem is that I dont want to spend time on my hair. This takes time to do everytime you have washed it. Then you say I dont need to do it everyday, which is true but it still wouldnt work on me. Because when Im on my way somewhere I cant allow any time for my hair at all. Im full focused to get there in time! And second, If Im away on a trip I cant do this everyday as I would need to have it "constantly curly" so then perm is the option....

Well, this will continue. Today I have cut my hair. It went way faster than I thought. But I have good routine in it after all years practising!

I've done graphic design work and identies for 2 large salon & spas, so I get to pamper myself for pretty much nothing as often as I like =P.

You need to also conduct the skin patch test. The hair test only indicates that there are or are not there are chemicals present in the hair that will react poorly with the perm solution, and approximately how long to develop the solution for (how long to leave it in your hair).

Only the skin patch test can indicate whether you will have an allergic reaction to the solution.

Also I noticed your comments about day-to-day “care/styling”. I’m not sure if you are aware (so please ignore my comments if you already knew this), but you will need to “style” your perm every time it gets wet and it needs to get wet every time you want to brush your hair. You will probably need to wet and style it every day.

By the way, whenever you chemically treat your hair (for instance by perming or dieing) you should trim your hair after the treatment. If possible always hold off trimming hair when you know you intend to chemically treat it in the very near future.


Yes and I personally found my posts visually irritating, but luckily for me another member suggested an idea that did not work but inspired an idea that does work (although it is cumbersome).

I used to just leave my hair to grow. Until I discovered this baby. The suck cut! Keep watching, the point to it starts at 1min 20 seconds in. (After that bit's finished it's just kids re-enacting the scene. Don't bother with the rest, it's the only way I could get the bit from Wayne's World)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAjeEcLAOnQ

That really is how I feel at the hairdresser sometimes though

No I wasnt really aware and all comments are of course appreciated. I had to imagine I would need to style my hair after each time I have cleaned it. I never brush my hair as it is today and hopefully not see any need to doing it after a perm either. But thanks for your input I keep it in mind.

Now I will set off to try this out for real. I expect it to take some plenty of hours.....if something go wrong I have only myself to blame!

That was a good movie.

I don't really like hairdressers either, but... sometimes I just have to go to get my hair cut properly.
The more I go, the easier it gets to deal with them.
Upon entering I'll play the social game for a bit. Usually I'll have a list of questions in my head to fire back at them, and it works.

But sometimes I'll just stay quiet the enter time and they'll get the hint^_-



ANYWAY.

Have you tried rag curls?
It does take a bit of practice, and you'll have to sleep with them in your hair (i can only sleep with rags in my hair if I do tiny curls, the big ones suck), but... it doesn't damage your hair, no chemicals are used and it's dirt cheap.

Basically you cut up an old t-shirt into strips, take a strand of hair per strip (hair must be damp), and wrap the hair around the strip (or, as I do, tie the strip of fabric to the end of your hair with a knot (about an inch or so above the end)and then roll the hair around the strip, all the way up. Then, tie the ends of the strip into a knot, to keep everything in place. If you move around a lot, make an extra knot into the strip.

You can find a bunch of tutorials on youtube for it.
Just type in 'rag curl tutorial' or something similar, and you'll find them:)

I get my mom to cut mine. Thankfully she understands the issues that AS causes.

Go natural and let it grow long - no need for a hairdresser.

I don't like going to the salon either even though my mom has been going to the same person for over a decade. I will say she is pretty good, but I don't like the whole process and kind of prefer to cut my own hair. Even if it's not 100% properly done, people don't realize that I cut it myself unless I say so. But then they ask me to cut their hair and do their nails, but I get afraid of messing up on them. If I mess up my own hair and/or nails, I don't care.

And I have tried rag curls, and they'd never turn out exactly the way I'd want them. Maybe I just wasn't doing it right, but one time when I went to school with rag curls my classmate looked at me and said, "what happened to your hair?" Haha. I also used to do my hair in pig tails and sleep in them overnight and then they'd be wavy the next day. The first time was accidental since I came home late from a dance recital, still had gel in my hair and was too tired to shower, so the waves set pretty well. And I've tried actual rollers, which have been the most effective for me, but I need more than just one pack because my hair is really thick. And I find it hard to sleep in them =/ I've also tried the pillowy type of rollers that are meant to be more comfortable, but they never stay in my hair since I roll around alot when I sleep.

hate the hairdresser experience too and have cut my own for years. still... i can't help but say---in do-it-yourself-projects, it's often best to heed the question "What Can Possibly Go Wrong?"

i'm speaking from past experience--though not necessarily with perming hair.

is there such a thing as a "perming hotline?" it might be a good thing to get as much professional guidance as possible.

i'm keeping my fingers crossed. please let us know how it goes.

I don't like the hairdressers much either but I'm not daring enough to cut my own hair. I know that I'd do a terrible job of it. Whenever I go to the hairdressers I just tell them what I want done and then they cut it. The man who cuts my hair doesn't talk to me much either because he'e concentrating so hard on making me look 'perfect' - he's really pedantic about it.
I guess that's good because I don't have to make awkward small talk for half an hour.

Anyway I found this which explains how to do a perm at home and the things you'll need: http://www.wikihow.com/Perm-Your-Hair