How to Section a Perm Using ISO Perm Rods

This article will explain how to section hair for a permanent using iso rods.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderate

Things You’ll Need:

• comb
• hair clips
• varying sizes of iso rods
• perming papers

1. First, you will want to make sure that the hair is clean and dry. Shampoo the hair two times. Do not apply any conditioner or other product, this will cause your hair not to absorb the perm lotion.
2. Using your hairclips, separate the scalp into nine sections. The sections should be just narrower than your rods.
3. Start with the first section (center crown, see picture) and
   grab a segment of hair approximately as wide as the rod you are
   using. Comb out the section until it is smooth and fold an end
   paper over the segment about 1/3 of the distance from the end of
   the hair. Lightly mist the folded end paper and hair piece
   with your spray bottle and slide the end paper down past the ends of the segment.
4. Wrap the part of the end paper that is sticking out over the rod and roll the rod "under", winding the
   hair evenly onto the rod. Stay as even as possible, gently pull on the hair as you roll the rod,
   and once you reach the scalp, fasten the rod.
   
   Grab another segment below the first and repeat the step.
5. Continue with the second section (the center of the nape), then sections three
   and four (right crown, right nape), five and six (left crown, left nape),
   seven (right side), eight (left side), and 9 (top). Wrap the hair
   down in each section - toward the neck in the back sections,
   toward the ear on the left and right sides, and toward the face on
   the top section.
6. Follow the instructions for applying the perm.

Tips & Warnings

• If the perm rods look "crowded", then your segments are too thin, if you can place a finger between the rods, then the segments are too thick.
• If you don't use perm papers, you will wind up with "fish hook" ends to your curls. They keep the ends smooth and fluid.