What is perming?

What is perming?

• A. Chemical texture service that permanently changes the texture of hair using physical and chemical actions to give clients the straight to wavy or curly looks they desire
• B. A simple rinse that cleanses the hair
• C. A temporary wind-down styling method
• D. A method of coloring hair

Answer: (A)

Perming is a chemical texture service that permanently changes hair texture by altering the hair's internal bonds. It achieves this by first breaking and softening the disulfide bonds with a chemical agent, then wrapping the hair on perm rods to shape it, and finally neutralizing to reform the bonds in the new configuration. This combination of chemical action and physical shaping creates a lasting curl, wave, or straight texture that remains until new growth or another chemical treatment changes it. It’s not a cleansing rinse, a temporary styling method, or a coloring process, all of which don’t permanently alter the hair’s internal structure.

Perming is a chemical texture service that permanently changes hair texture by altering the hair's internal bonds. It achieves this by first breaking and softening the disulfide bonds with a chemical agent, then wrapping the hair on perm rods to shape it, and finally neutralizing to reform the bonds in the new configuration. This combination of chemical action and physical shaping creates a lasting curl, wave, or straight texture that remains until new growth or another chemical treatment changes it. It’s not a cleansing rinse, a temporary styling method, or a coloring process, all of which don’t permanently alter the hair’s internal structure.