How to Deactivate a Perm
Your results in effectively reversing a perm depends upon how quickly you get to work and how tight the hair is curled. Make sure your hair is healthy enough to withstand another chemical process so soon after the first one. If your hair is brittle and dry, wait until it's healthier before trying to reverse the perm. Since you will need to thoroughly apply a chemical solution to your hair, have a friend assist you. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Two towels
- Perming kit with perming solution and neutralizer
- Wide-toothed comb
- Clock
- Conditioner
- Hair dryer with air-flow setting
- Vented hair brush
Instructions
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Apply a deep conditioner to your hair the night before you reverse the perm. The conditioner will help protect your hair during the treatment process.
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Thoroughly wet your hair. Towel dry the excess moisture from it.
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Saturate your hair with a bottle of perming solution.
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Comb the solution through your hair with a wide-toothed comb. Comb each section of your hair carefully from your scalp to the very ends. Keep combing for 10 minutes or until your hair hangs straight. If your hair isn't straight after 10 minutes, comb it for another five minutes.
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Rinse the solution from your hair with very warm water for three minutes. You must keep rinsing continuously to ensure all the solution is removed.
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Blot your hair dry with a towel. Don't rub your hair or twist it up in the towel to prevent damaging it.
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Rinse off the wide-toothed comb with very warm water for two minutes.
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Saturate your wet hair with a neutralizing solution.
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Comb the neutralizer through your hair with the wide-toothed comb the same way you did with the permanent solution. Keep combing each section of your hair from the scalp to the ends for five minutes.
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Rinse the neutralizer with very warm water. Keep rinsing your hair for five minutes.
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Rinse your hair with cool water for one minute to close the cuticles in your hair.
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Condition your hair as you normally would and rinse it out.
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Blot your hair dry with a dry towel. Allow it to air dry or use a hair dryer with an air-flow setting on low heat and a vented hair brush.
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Condition your hair daily, regardless of whether you wash it or not to strengthen your hair.
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