What's the most natural-looking perm? The most natural-looking perm is the beach wave perm which creates loose waves throughout the hair.
Multi-textured perm
This style is a great way to create natural-looking curls that vary in texture. Like a stack perm, your stylist can use different-sized rods and rolls to create a combination of tight and loose curls. This results in a layered style that closely resembles natural curls that vary in tightness.
All-Natural Perms are better for you, your hair and the environment, since they are void of toxic and harmful chemicals and toxins. Caring for the environment while caring for your hair will leave you feeling great and looking just as stunning with your Natural Perm look.
Professional Organic Perm
Oway's Owave is the first perm and texturizing system to use fair trade açai oil, organic hops and oat peptides to create bouncy, beautiful curls without thioglycolates, ammonia or parabens.
If you're worried about hair damage or have fine, brittle hair, opt for Japanese airwave or cold perm, as they are the least damaging perm techniques across all types of perm. Both methods are quick and affordable to retain the look and subtlety of natural curls without the use of heat.
Cold perms, also known as acid perms, are often considered gentler on the hair compared to traditional heat-based methods. The process uses a milder acidic solution, which is less damaging to the hair's structure.
Spiral perm
Creates tight, corkscrew curls using long vertical rods. The hair is wound around the rods from scalp to tip, creating a spiral pattern. This style usually takes 2-3 hours to complete and can last 4-6 months. Spiral perms work best on longer hair and create a dramatic, voluminous look.
During the perm process, skin irritation, hair breakage, oral toxicity, and scarring alopecia can occur if the chemicals are not used correctly. Perms are not recommended for younger people. Studies have shown that children between 10 and 13 years old using chemical perms have a higher risk of breast cancer.
Luckily, there are ways to get bouncy curls, soft waves, or gorgeous waves without causing any harm. If you've been wanting a head full of gorgeous curls without the damage, using rag curlers, foam curlers, a curling iron, or scrunching your hair could be the perfect options for you.
Korean perms are all about achieving that effortlessly natural look. If you've ever admired K-drama stars with their stunning, luscious locks, you've probably seen the magic of Korean perms in action. These perms create waves that mimic the softness of natural hair, adding volume without looking overly styled.
Acid waves are recommended for color-treated and/or porous hair types to give soft body curl. Ideal for style support and beachy waves. Alkaline waves are recommended for normal, resistant hair types with medium to low porosity (especially coarse and/or hair that is difficult to wrap around a texture tool/rod).
Chemical Type
There are two types of chemical root perms solutions: acidic and alkaline perms. The acidic perm solution, also known as a hot perm, is ideal for thin, damaged, and delicate hair. It produces more natural-looking curls. An alkaline one, known as a cold perm, is ideal for coarse and textured hair.
Modern, Healthy hair perms are much softer on your hair than perms of the past. While women were looking for bold, voluminous shapes in the 80's, today, most women are looking for more natural results and our modern hair perm is formulated with that in mind.
Loose perms: the perfect way to achieve soft, natural curls and effortless texture for short hair. It is a hair treatment designed to create soft, natural-looking curls or waves. Unlike tight, traditional perms, a soft curl perm focuses on creating relaxed texture, making it ideal for short hair.
As we step into 2025, the world of hairstyling is witnessing a resurgence of perms, with modern twists that cater to diverse hair types and personal styles. At Charles Ifergan Salons, our expert stylists are embracing this trend, offering a variety of perm styles designed to enhance texture, volume, and individuality.
Whether you choose traditional or "thio-free" perms, you are exposing your hair to a damaging process (and if your hair is damaged to begin with then any perming is a no-no). Thio-free perms will offer less damage and less odor but the results won't last as long as traditional perming.
Tip 1 - Bleached/Pre Lightened hair cannot be permed
Thus before each color, always be sure to ask your stylist what goes into your hair. Inform your stylist that you intend to perm your hair in the near future, thus your hair cannot be bleached or pre lightened.
From foam rollers and rag rollers to braids, buns, and pin curling, there are plenty of no-heat methods for creating curls. To enhance curls and ensure the style lasts longer, gently work in a curl-defining gel, spray, or mousse before rolling or pinning small sections of your hair into coils, buns, rags, or rollers.
Japanese perms are less defined, more natural and soft
Japanese women often use a curling iron to achieve their desired curls. Hence, their perms are used to create texture rather than curls. With a perm, it is much faster to achieve the desired shape using a curling iron.
Don't expose your hair to too much heat. Avoid using curling irons, hair straighteners, and other heat styling tools as much as possible, as they can damage your perm. If you must use heat styling, be sure to use a heat protectant spray first. Don't wash your hair too often.
Perms for short hair can cost $30 to $150, medium-length hair can cost $60 to $200, and perms for long hair can cost $80 to $400. Short hair is the least expensive since it uses the least amount of product and the least amount of time to prep and install the perm rods.
Spiral Perm. A spiral perm is one of the most common perm types, giving you tight, bouncy curls. The process: Your hair is wrapped vertically around the perm rods during the perm process, and you can choose the size of spiral curls you want by increasing or decreasing the perm rod size.
Loose Wave Perm
As the name suggests, this type of perm creates loose waves which can be easily compared to the beach wave look, something which looks fab come summertime. It can be done on any length of hair but the longer the better in this case or the waves likely won't have much effect on your look.