I’m sure you all know that a Perm & a Relaxer are 2 different things, but for some reason ppl like to still calll a Relaxer a ‘Perm’. I HATE when ppl do that!!! I think if you’re at home or just talking to friends or whatever, it’s fine.
But if you’re in the salon, beauty store, talking to a cosmetologist or your hair stylist etc. You should use the RIGHT term!! We know what you mean, but sometimes when we’re really busy & have clients back-to-back & you say you want a “Perm” instead of a Relaxer. We might give you JUST what you said, a PERM. And if that happens then you're not gonna be too happy w/ the end results. I've heard it happened before, many times when stylists have a lot of clients.
“A permanent wave (Perm), a service normally geared to caucasians or people with straight hair wanting to go curly. The active ingredient in a perm is Ammonium Thioglycolate.” Black ppl & any other race can get Perms too, it just depends on what their hair is like. If your hair is already curly, kinky or coily then you shouldn’t get one.
“A Relaxer is the correct term for chemically straightening the hair. The active ingredient in a relaxer is Sodium Hydroxide, Calcium Hydroxide, or Lithium Hydroxide depending on the type of relaxer(regular strengths, no-lye or lo-lye, sensitive scalp etc).”
White ppl & any other race, can also get a Relaxer, as long as their hair is not Thin b/c then it would be too strong for their hair & it would fall out/off.
http://hairaddiction.wordpress.com/2007/10/22/common-misconceptions-perm-vs-relaxer/
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