Beautiful wavy curls at all times were the pride of a woman. But what if nature did not give the lady delightful curls? Nowadays, nothing is impossible, and in order to make hair curly, you can use perm. The procedure can be done both in the salon and at home. About how to make perm at home , and we will discuss further.
About perm
How to make perm at home? There is nothing complicated in this, just follow the instructions described below.
Perm is a difficult procedure and allows you to temporarily become the owner of curly hair. This styling helps to look well-groomed always. You can actually make a wave without leaving your home. Before carrying out it should be borne in mind that even the most gentle means harm the hair and completely change their structure.
Types of Hair Curls
There are several types of chemical wave hair, these are:
- Acidic Provides a lasting effect and a secure fit. Suitable for any type of hair. Strongly damages curls. After its implementation, a number of recovery procedures are required.
- Alkaline This is a milder type of curl than acid. Helps create the effect of natural curls. It lasts a long time, but does not fit all hair.
- Neutral It is the most gentle method. Helps to create wavy curls along the entire length, regardless of their condition and type.
- Amino Acid Suitable for owners of weakened and fragile strands. Not only curls curls, but also during the procedure nourishes them with proteins and amino acids.
Every day, professional stylists come up with new ways to get curly hair, but despite this, many women think about how to make perms at home themselves.
Preparatory stage
Before you do perm at home, you need to prepare for it. Twenty days before the event, you can not paint curls. It is not superfluous before a perm to conduct a test for sensitivity to drugs. To do this, apply a little funds over the ear and wait a day. If an allergic reaction does not follow, then the product can be used and, conversely, with irritation and rash, it is better to abandon the use of the drug.
Before this event, you should see how the chemical will act on the hair. To do this, a small curl is treated with a composition for curling. If after a couple of minutes the strand will break, then the concentration of the solution is reduced by half. The procedure is repeated on another strand. If the hair is still torn, then you must abandon the perm and pay attention to the restoration, strengthening of hair.
All funds for this event should match the type of hair. For long bobbins, choose a larger diameter, for short - a smaller one. Be sure to assess the condition of the hair before curling. Weak strands should not be exposed to such an event.
Before the procedure, the curls are moisturized, which improves the absorption of the chemical solution, reduces the exposure time of the drug, makes the curl more natural and less damages the curls.
Tools for work
Before you make a perm at home “Lokon”, you need to prepare the tools. For the procedure you will need:
- a comb having sparse teeth and a pointed end;
- curlers with a clamp or bobbins of the desired diameter, about 50-80 pieces;
- non-metallic containers;
- foam sponges;
- clamps made of plastic;
- beaker;
- gloves and a headband;
- cellophane cap;
- two towels.
To create curls, you can use not only Lokon, but also ready-made kits for perm.
In addition to tools, you will need citric acid or vinegar in a concentration of 6% or 9%, a shampoo that restores the balm that is applied to the hair after “chemistry”, a nourishing cream or petroleum jelly.
The stages of curling "Lock"
To learn about how to make a perm at home “Lockon”, you need to carefully read the instructions of the drug. Perming this product is divided into three stages: it is perm, neutralization and fixation.
Each step of this procedure has its own characteristics and is necessary for gaining beautiful curly locks.
Holding a curl "Lock"
About how to do perm at home (photo of the result of the procedure can be seen below), we will discuss further. To carry out the procedure:
- Divide hair into several parts. Each strand is processed by “Lock”, combed and wound onto bobbins (curlers). After all the hair is wound, they cover it with a plastic hat and a towel. From this moment, the curling time is counted.
- The exposure period for all hair is different. On soft strands, the drug is kept for up to 20 minutes, on the hair of a normal type - for 16-18 minutes, on hard curls - no more than 10-12 minutes.
- After the specified time, you should deploy several curls in different parts of the head and see the degree of curling. If the curl has not formed, then the strand is again wound on curlers. The next control of the curl is carried out after five minutes. This is done until the curl acquires the desired shape. The maximum exposure time of “Lock” on the hair is 45 minutes.
- After the formation of curls, the curling agent is washed off without removing the curlers or whooping cough, trying not to mix strands with each other. A towel is applied to the hair to collect residual moisture.
After curling the strands, they go to the stage of neutralizing the chemical substance.
Neutralization
To carry out the neutralization you need:
- Dissolve a third of a teaspoon of lemons in a fourth of a glass of water. To a powder state, grind 4 tablets of hydroperite and add them to the solution from citric acid. Add another quarter glass of water and half a teaspoon of shampoo here. That's all - the composition for neutralization is ready.
- Each strand is abundantly wetted with a neutralizer. The procedure is carried out twice, spending exactly half of the prepared solution on the hair. After processing, the hair is left for ten minutes.
- After the specified time, the curls are freed from the curlers and moistened with the remainder of the solution. Withstand the converter for another five minutes.
To fix curls, you can replace hydroperite with perhydrol. Here, half a teaspoon of lemons is diluted in a quarter cup of water and 1.5 teaspoons of perhydrol are added there. An additional ½ cup of water is added to the resulting composition. The length and density of the scalp affects the consumption of a neutralizing substance. The prepared composition should be used immediately and should not be stored.
Fixation Procedure
In order to consolidate the result, a third of a teaspoon of lemon is dissolved in a liter of boiled water and thoroughly rinsed with this solution hair. This operation is repeated 3-4 times. Hair after such treatment is soft and supple, you just have to comb and style it.
If the curls are strongly discolored, then the volume of water in the solution should be increased to two liters, the proportion of citric acid does not change.
At home, it is not difficult to make a perm "Curl", just follow the instructions above. All steps of the procedure must be performed sequentially.
Some ladies are interested in how to do perm at long hair “Curl” at home. The procedure in this case is performed in exactly the same way as on strands of medium and short length. The only thing, curling options can be different. Here you can wind the curlers not along the entire length of the hair, but from the middle, or curl the hair only on its lower part.
How to make a perm at home without Lokon?
At home, you can do chemical waving without Lokon by buying ready-made kits for this event in the professional cosmetics store. The procedure includes the following steps:
- Before you do the curling, you should wash your curls without conditioner and conditioner.
- Dry the strands with a towel.
- To wind hair on curlers, beginning with a nape.
- Around the head, cover the skin with Vaseline along the hairline.
- Apply curl. If you need soft curls, can withstand 10 minutes, for a strong curl it takes half an hour.
- Put on a hat and wrap hair with a towel.
- To control the curl by unwinding several curls: if the result is satisfactory, then the product is washed off, and if the strand is not twisted enough, wait another 5-10 minutes.
- Next, the hair is treated with a retainer. Stand for 10 minutes, remove the curlers and apply the rest of the fixative on the curls again. After 5 minutes, the hair is washed with water.
- The rinses are rinsed with water and vinegar.
- Apply a reducing agent.
Before you do a perm at home to yourself, you should carefully study the instructions for the ready-made set. An average curl is held for 25 minutes on hard strands, 20 minutes on medium and 15 minutes on thin ones.
Contraindications
Before you do a perm at home on your own, you need to take into account the tendency of the skin to allergies. In addition, the procedure is not performed on weakened and damaged strands, with alopecia. It is forbidden to do “chemistry” for women with bleached hair, as well as blondes.
Perm is not carried out during the menstrual cycle and several days after its completion. You can not do it to pregnant and lactating ladies, as well as if a person takes strong hormonal drugs. Do not resort to the procedure for colds and infectious diseases.
Basic Rules
Chemical perm of strands, carried out at home, requires special attention. When carrying out it, you must adhere to the following rules:
- If the curls were treated with a reducing agent, then the curl is done when they are completely cut off.
- "Chemistry" is done only when the previous curl disappears completely from the hair.
- Do not use metal products during the procedure.
- In order not to damage the skin of the hands and the nail platinum, the procedure is carried out in rubber gloves.
- In case of contact with eyes, rinse immediately with water.
- To accelerate the formation of curls, you can not use a hair dryer, as this will increase the degree of hair injury.
- If there is damage to the skin of the head (abrasions, wounds), the procedure is not carried out.
Compliance with the above rules will help to avoid undesirable consequences and achieve the desired result.
About caring procedures
Even a properly performed procedure using the most gentle preparations can harm your hair. Therefore, after the "chemistry", you need to pay special attention to hair:
- actively use special repairing agents;
- a few days after curling, do not use a hair dryer and comb your curls as little as possible;
- make nourishing masks at least once a week and at least 10 sessions;
- strands should be protected from exposure to ultraviolet rays;
- dyeing the scalp is possible only a couple of weeks after the "chemistry";
- The aggressive method of gaining curls should be preferred to a more gentle one, for example, bio-curling.
A perm done at home does not look worse than a salon. The main thing is not to rush and follow the sequence of all actions.
Curling without curling and curlers
Next, we will talk about how to perms at home without curlers and curling irons. These devices can successfully replace cotton rags. For this, an unnecessary thing is cut into strips, the width of which for large curls is about 8 cm, for small - 3 cm.
Help save the situation and paper-papillot. For this, narrow strips are cut out of glazed paper, twisted them in the form of tubes, the end is fixed with tape. The strands on them have a spiral from top to bottom. The tube is twisted with a ringlet and fixed with an invisible or a hairpin. This type of curl helps to get large and tight curls.
Replace the curlers and curling iron with braids. With their help, you can give the hair the desired volume and waviness. Pigtails are braided on wet, clean strands. The more braids, the curls will be smaller. Such manipulations are done at night, and the hair should be slightly dried with a hairdryer before bedtime.
There are many more ways to curl without curling irons and curlers. They cause less damage to the hair, and the result is quite decent.
About how to do perm at home for short hair, medium and long, it was written above. From this it should be concluded that the procedure does not cause particular difficulties for women, and the effect does not differ from the salon.