"A texture wave perm is a type of cold perm, which is the most common type," Devin Toth, hairstylist at Salon SCK, told POPSUGAR. "They are alkaline based — as opposed to acidic — and don't ...

Today, there are different types of perms available. One is a cold wave perm, also called an alkaline perm or ceramic wave perm. Cold wave is a faster process that uses ammonium thioglycolate to ...

A "cold" perm uses alkaline (which contains ammonium ... depending on the size of the rod your stylist uses. The "body wave" perm, for example, is a looser curl technique that gives you that ...

The hair transformations we've seen on social media don't lie; the end result of a beach wave perm is an undulating, ...

Perms were being done as early as 1872, although the method — using tongs heated over a gas fire — sounds risky. In 1938, Arnold F Willatt developed the “cold wave perm” and curl fans ...

a cold perm? Both treatments change the texture ... You don’t have to make a trip to the beach to get massive waves. A beach wave perm provides that soft, tousled look (only it lasts up to ...

Yes, the permanent wave. This year it celebrates its 100th ... There was the home perm, and the cold perm, and then came the 1980s. (Soundbite of music) Everybody's doing a brand new dance now ...

Perms were being done as early as 1872, although the method — using tongs heated over a gas fire — sounds risky. In 1938, Arnold F Willatt developed the “cold wave perm” and curl fans ...