striaght perm Options

[iheartsimba]

i think i'm gonna get a striahgt perm before school starts but im kind of scared. my mom wants me to even though its kind of expensive. She doesn't like watching me striahgten my hair every single day..so yah. I'm kind of scared to get it done though. I'm white and I have thick, curly-wavy hair. I wouldn't say my hair is like horrible...just i like it alot better striahgt. Have any white people gotten a striaght perm with like my type of hair? Im scared that if I get it it might look horrible and it would last for like 9 months...so yah..help?

[msz_duckie]

i have really, thick sorta wavey hair. i got the straight perm , and the outcome was i looked good, but the bad thing is that you arent suppose to wash yur hair or tie it up or anything...for 3 days. sigh and then its a long process for the perm..

[babixlilac]

it wont looks nastiee cus i saw on every grl wen dey hab a perm, dey look nice..somehow better...so dun worriee

[empyrean]

i got one done a few months ago dont worry its actually pretty good except its really annoying not doing anything to your hair for the first few days...also cz it straightens your hair, it might seem as if theres alot less hair but thats ok just if you always wear your hair up, i dont think its worth it

[oOjenniOo]

ive seen llots of white girls with straight hair....but why does it matter if your whtie ?

[onenonly101]

^perms do different things on different races of people

I'm black and I get a perm, but if it is your first perm it will burn some since you have virgin hair

[inlonelinessidie]

lol, white girls. I got mine done about . . . 7 months ago. The roots are coming out wavy but the rest is still straight. Overall you get a lot of bang for your buck, and yes even though the 3 days without washing, tying, styling, etc. your hair can be annoying . . . it's not that bad. It's true you might think that you have less hair then when you went in, but like after a few times of washing it it'll start to look "fuller". I say go for it and don't be scared, but be sure to buy a really good conditioner because you'll need it (salon might sell one), and cut your ends before getting your hair done.
Hope that helped

[IIO__oII]

haha isnt it funni that lots of asians get straight perm when their hair is already straight? =]
i got one.. it didnt work. >=[

[xsweetdreams12x]

I'm korean, so my hair is naturally straight. But it has some weird wave to it. Haha.

[sakura chan]

i got a straight perm last year...even though my hair isnt curly to begin with, but it has retarded random waves. youre always gonna want a different style than what you have....and its gonna be the same pain in the ass to curl with straight-permed hair as it is to hand straighten it yourself with curly hair. i definately dont think it was worth my crapload of money...haha or should i say my moms money.

[vynni3]

ive had a straight perm yes imma asian but my hair is still reali not straight
nothing to be scared of
o i kno my parents encourage straight perms becz if not i straighten my hair every morning and i kno that that would ruin my hair

[x_swtangel]

hey i'm going to get one too...in 2 days!!!! i'm not nervous tho heh i wanted one for so longg

[iheartsimba]

oOjenniOo- I said white people iwth like my type of hair because different races have like...different hair...which means different results..yah

and lots of asians get striahgt perms because my friend is asian and she had a few waves in her hair ..and shes like obsessed with striaght hair so she got it

[xplicitmizz23]

if it looks good when u straighten your hair each day why wouldn't it if you just got the perm????? it'll look the same way except with out the work each morning....... i mean, cmon.. obvious answer.. or maybe i just didn't get the question.....

[iheartsimba]

striahgtening you hair every morning before school starts takes up like 45 minuits of the morning and will fade near the end of the day and get a little wavy and will damage my hair. The Japanese striaght perm I'm porbbaly going to get will make it stay striahgt and i won't have to do all the work. Also it won't damage my hair and it lasts for nearly a year.

[islandkiss]

I use a professional hair iron.. EVERYDAY

[slurp]

i permed my hair straight and i guess i liked how i look, butt i couldnt tie up my hair or wash it for 3 days and its pretty damaging butt i think it looks nice

[TheSuGaRAdDiCt]

hmm, well, i haven't gotten one, but my friend has, and what it did to her hair was just make it real easy to straighten her hair, her hair was still kinda wavy, but maybe i'm not talking about the right thing...

[WONHEEEEE_:D]

I'm Korean and i've been dying my hair every 6 months since I was 11 and straightening it every 8 months since i was 12.. my hair's really damaged.. heh :D

i have natural thick curly hair too-- straight perm works well~ but be sure to go to a good hair salon because half of your hair might fall out because the chemicals are too strong.. that's what happened to my mommy.. =T

[tootsie_kiddo]

i got a straight perm last year but i'm japanese and hav thick asian hair with a lil waves... it worked out all perfect for me. but if u hav a decent hairdresser, he or she will b able to advise u whether not to perm ur hair or not. am i rite?!

[xxxlilazngrlxxx]

exactly how damaging is it to get a straight perm??

[xx angelbabu xx]

i got one even though my hair is pin straight.. [my mom knew the owner and stuff so i got a huge discount] anyways, i really don't see a difference.. maybe it's because i don't have curly hair.. and yeah, it did feel like i had less hair when i was all done.. it takes about 5 hours, maybe more.. very tedious... lol.. well, i say go for it... you won't know unless you try right?

[Jasminluvsu]

yea im blak nd i get a perm....jus condition, condition, condition

[Spirited Away]

exactly how damaging is it to get a straight perm??

It depends on your hair type. I've straight permed my hair twice in 3 years and everything's fine. It worked great for me. Expensive though.

[starlette]

sweetie. I have the kinky curliest hair in the world, and i tell you what, that will fry your hair. I suggest using a straightening serum and using a flat iron. On your hair. A good one, like a ceramic one. they arent very expensive. You can get a good one from target for 20 bux.

[Litt0_TeeZy]

i'm not white, i haven't had a straight perm, but my mom's friend is my hair person...she told me that straight perms are bad for you if you get it from the wrong people. do your research. go to a good place that doesn't use fake nasty chemicals..just realize that if you get a straight perm, you're not allowed to straighten your hair...something about the chemical and the heat not good together or something.

[*AngelicEyz00*]

Just do it... a friend of mine got it doens, and it looks great! Looks as though she straightens it everymorning. So yeah. But, when your hair starts growing out, you know, it'll be coming out curly/wavy/whatever, and it'll look kinda weird when the rest of the hair is all straight... but yeah, it would save you a lot of hassle.

[*suddenly she*]

i'm asian and i have wack hair, but i love it nevertheless. it's thick and curly/wavy-ish.. and short. short short.

[EmmalieV]

you shouldnt be scared if a professionals doing it =D

[xXMomoBubbleTeaX...]

I get perms everytime I feel new growth...soOo good luck..they burn if your get the straight on perm ones...but since I'm tendered headed(I have a soft head)...but don't worry you'll look soOo pretty afterwards...and when you look in the mirror man that was all worth it...

[cHuNsAbAbIe012]

nine months?! thats a long ass time! i think for asians its every six months they have to get a straight perm. damn~! n of course it will look better!

[blah1234567]

if you dont like your hair straight you can always wear it in a ponytail

[iheartjohn]

The Japanese striaght perm I'm porbbaly going to get will make it stay striahgt and i won't have to do all the work. Also it won't damage my hair and it lasts for nearly a year.

The Japanese Straight Perm doesn't work. Trust me.

[tinababy143]

i`d get it..it would be a lot healthier too..instead of straightening your hair everyday..i`ve had a lot of "white" friends who got it done and they look great!

[iheartsimba]

eleeza,Mar 25 2005, 4:16 PM]The Japanese Straight Perm doesn't work. Trust me.

oh..i got one. i've had it for 3 months, and it isn't perfectly straight but i'm happy with it


wow i made this a long time ago

[shortiiex]

how does white girls have to do with this?....and there is no reason to be scared it is just hair and burnt

[nicky04033]

u have to think twice before perming it....
i striaght-permed my hair a few months ago and it reli hurt my hair.... my hair isnt smooth anymore=(.......and drier than it used to be......

[*salcha*]

yeah, it might burn your hair. maybe you should straighten your hair before you go, and ask the professional if you would look good if it stayed liek that forever. maybe some other hair experts or friends could give you tips on what you look good in or not.

[saysaydaplay]

well i used to get them , im black though so i dont kno maybe its my hair but it messed it up really bad it was damaged ....so i dont kno? ...arent there like temporay ones that u could get for a month or so ....if there r u coul try and see how u like it.. =) lol just a thought

[iheartjohn]

oh..i got one. i've had it for 3 months, and it isn't perfectly straight but i'm happy with it
wow i made this a long time ago

Oh...well it's probably didn't work for me because my hair is so fcuking THICK!

[itsallaboutkits]

ok my hair is CRAZY CURLY, thick, frizzy all that jazz, I did the straight perm and it worked ok but not the straightness I wanted....it just kinda made it frizzy straight not smooth straight...so I ended up using a straighter every morning anyway..but it was easier