Digital perms (also known as hot perms) use rollers or rods that are hooked up to a large machine that digitally controls the temperature which heats the roller and helps to set the curl.

Hair perms are chemical treatments that cause your hair to curl or straighten. Getting a hair perm can take several hours and last for 3 to 6 months.

Hair salons across metro Detroit are seeing a blast from the past with the return of the perm, a chemical process that turns straight hair curly.

The modern roller set is a great example of the current “nostalgia wave in beauty,” Timperley continues. “It taps into that ...

Jimmy Fallon's perm week is back and better than ever on "The Tonight Show," and POPSUGAR got the exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the process.

When 19-year-old Charles Chen got a perm in early 2022, it was a spur of the moment decision. “I was looking for something simple to style,” he said of his “naturally bone straight” hair ...

First off, what is a perm? A perm (short for permanent hairstyle) uses chemicals to change the texture of your hair. The process involves breaking down the molecular bonds in each strand and ...

Wavy perms should look OK growing out, but spiral perms are a different story. You need to either re-perm your hair, embrace the inch of straight hair growing out of your scalp or sport a ponytail ...

But Labrecque points out a major difference that makes perms so much worse for your hair. “With color, we can see the clear line of new growth,” he says.

Some of models who graced the covers of perm kit boxes and inspired a generation of Black women recently came forward and shared their hair journeys on Twitter.

The biggest benefit of this type of perm is that it offers loose waves, so when hair starts growing out the style can still look good, especially compared to curlier perms.