Perms

Front

Hair is wrapped at an angle other than perpendicular to the length of the rod, which causes the hair to spiral along the length of the rod, similar to the stripes on a candy cane.

Back

spiral perm wrap

Front

Relaxers that require the application of protective base cream to the entire scalp prior to the application of the relaxer.

Back

base relaxers

Front

Hair services that cause a chemical change that alters the natural wave pattern of the hair.

Back

chemical texture services

Front

Use the same ammonium thioglycolate that is used in permanent waving, but at a higher concentration and a higher pH (above 10).

Back

thio relaxers

Front

Oily cream used to protect the skin and scalp during hair relaxing.

Back

base cream

Front

Create an exothermic chemical reaction that heats up the waving lotion and speeds up processing.

Back

exothermic waves

Front

A process or service that rearranges the structure of curly hair into a straighter or smoother form.

Back

chemical hair relaxing

Front

Perms that use an ingredient that does not evaporate as readily as ammonia, so there is very little odor associated with their use.

Back

ammonia free waves

Front

Compounds made up of carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, and sulfur.

Back

amino acids

Front

Perm in which the hair strands are wrapped from the ends to the scalp in overlapping concentric layers.

Back

croquignole wrap