Is it worth getting a straight PERM?

Question

i have curly/wavy hair but i straighten it practically everyday. i know perms are damaging to hair, but so is straightening it everyday like i do!

so i was wondering if it would be worth it for me to get a straight perm.

also, have any of you ever gotten one? did it turn out well?

thanks!

Answer 1

I have it one once a year and it is great, my hair is not naturally straight when I grow them long they are kind of wavy, and I like very straight hair.

However this service isn't available in France so I go overseas to Asia Pacific to have them done.

I like the result, the only thing is you need to stay there the whole afternoon or morning, the process is rather long, and right after it is done you have to wait 3 days before you can wash your hair, as I am always on vacation when I get this done, I sweat and during those 3 days  during some active activities and I always feel rather uncomfortable.

Yes this treatment can dry your hair so you need to use hair products to keep your hair moist.

Answer 2

i got this straight perm over a year ago. i can tell you only my opinion though. when i first got this perm, i was really really happy because i thought it'd make me prettier and stuff, but after a while, it just looked plain weird because the ends would curve just a little bit. but i didn't want to get it straightened again because it uses too much chemicals. so I'm not as happy as before.

i know this friend that has gotten her hair straightened before. it was okay at first. really nice and pretty. but after to months, the ends just started to curve a bit and her hair didn't look that real. plus, it was really dry and it looked a little frizzy. her haircut is simple- layered hair with blunt bangs across her forehead. she's never had acne before but after she permed it, she did. maybe her skin is allergic to those chemicals?

i have this other friend that permed her hair 2 days ago because she felt that her haircut didn't look good enough if it wasn't straight. again to be honest, it looks really really nice. and she is really happy. i feel happy for her too because i've never seen her feel SO good about herself in her whole life. but her hair just didn't look as good as before.  it's really smooth and stuff, but it still looks really dry for some reason but it's shiny. that's just how it is. she doesn't believe me at this moment but her hair will end up looking dry like my other friend's.

she plans to get it straightened once a year. unfortunately, she didn't do enough research. all she did was get her friend's opinion since she got it straightened before and that friend said "no, it doesn't REALLY harm your hair hardcore. getting it permed a few times is okay. after all, it looks really nice." she didn't really take in my opinion.

Answer 3

No, it's not worth it. I got one and it did make my hair straight, but it also made my hair thinnner & dryer.