Guest guest Posted January 24, 2011 Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 Hi everyone, i am a hairstylist and i do believe that perms are ok to use. The chemicals that are in perms just change the molecules in the hair so that the hairshaft swells up so your hair feels fuller and wavier,it does weaken the hair. There are 2 kinds of perms an acid wave which requires heat to process the main ingredient in that is glyceryl and monothioglycolate. Acid waves are less damaging to the hair and in my opinion do not hold the curl as well. The 2nd one is an alkaline wave the ingredient in that is ammonium thioglycolate it does not use heat, this perm does well for resistant hair. I don't think todays hair colors cause cancer,years ago they might have when the hair colors had lye in them and i think they still do in Europe. Because of stricter laws in the US they are not allow that ingredient in our haircolors. There are ofcourse a million brand of haircolors that have milder ingredients so you would have to do some research but the milder they are they don't hold up as well.As far as the Brazillian staightners I myself don't get anywear near them they all have formadyhide in them even if they say they don't they do.The ones that do, do the best job if you make it thru the proscess without your eyes getting irritated and your nose gettin stuffy. Some of the others like the Brazillian blow out say no formaldyhide they cost around $350.00 and last 2 to 3 months this does a nice job, the other one that say no formaldyhide and is very mild is called Keritan Express, it does a nice job and only costs $65.00 to $85.00 but you have to do it every 6 weeks , but people who can't handle their frizzy curly hair love the staighteners and i can't blame them cause they look so much better and they hardy have to fuss their hair. all this is just my opinion. Sorry for the long post Take care Esther > > Dear Dee, > Good question, I have been having perms since I was a small child. I never liked how I looked with straight hair. My mother used to allow me to have one a year when I was about 12 or so. I have heard that dyeing your hair was a suspect in some types of cancer and I did that, too, but have not in many moons. I don't think the dyes have any effect on cancer, either, it only goes as far as the shaft. Maybe we have some professional ladies who do that in their practice and can shed more light on the subject. > > I don't know how reliable this answer is but, here is a website to refer to: > > http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Can_hair_perms_cause_cancer > > Carpe Diem, > Lottie Duthu > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 24, 2011 Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 Hi , Yes a gas mask would help i have a friend that is a hair stylist and she wears a heavy duty mask and they are not allowed to do more than 2 a day but everyone else in the salon is not protected while they are doing them Esther > > > > > > > > Dear Dee, > > Good question, I have been having perms since I was a small child. I never liked how I looked with straight hair. My mother used to allow me to have one a year when I was about 12 or so. I have heard that dyeing your hair was a suspect in some types of cancer and I did that, too, but have not in many moons. I don't think the dyes have any effect on cancer, either, it only goes as far as the shaft. Maybe we have some professional ladies who do that in their practice and can shed more light on the subject. > > > > I don't know how reliable this answer is but, here is a website to refer to: > > > > http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Can_hair_perms_cause_cancer > > > > Carpe Diem, > > Lottie Duthu > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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