Root perm technology
In an attempt to change their hairstyle and bring changes to their image, the fair sex uses a variety of services of masters in beauty salons. Today, you can transform your appearance with the help of a root perm, which has recently gained deserved popularity among women of all ages and is suitable for any length and type of hair.
What it is?
In the desire to create the perfect styling for hair of any length, it quite often gets up additional volume questionthat can transform haircut and hair of different color and structure. To achieve this goal, women put a lot of effort using tools and styling devices, which, unfortunately, lasts only a few days. With the advent of root curling, this process has become less burdensome for women working to create long-lasting and beautiful volume in their hair.
A feature of the procedure is the ability to raise the hair shafts at the very base, which is why the root chemistry has received this name.
After the master performs all the necessary manipulations with the curls, the woman has more no need to resort to daily bouffant or harmful drying with a hair dryer. The haircut looks well-groomed, and the hair - naturally, with the beautiful splendor that is inherent in healthy curls. In fact, the procedure is a regular perm, but in this case, only part of the hair at the roots is wound on the bobbins. For volume of hair, they are applied special preparations, which provide long lasting results.
Subject to all the peculiarities of the process of carrying out root chemistry, an attractive and maximally natural volume will delight a girl for about six months while ensuring proper hair care.
Using a similar hairdressing service, you can decide common problems of concern to women.
- It will be possible to achieve a beautiful result even on rare and straight curls. The structure of the hair is not a contraindication, and the effect will be no less expressive than on thick curls.
- Root chemistry is universal. Therefore, it can act as an independent element in the hairstyle or help to put curly curls in order after a full-length perm has been made and regrown.
- For curly curls root chemistry will act as an assistant, allowing you to make hair with a beautiful wave in the area near the roots, which is often present only along the length of the strands and at the ends.
As a rule, with the help of this kind of local chemistry, it is possible to achieve an increase in volume up to 4 times. However, the curls do not lose their natural attractiveness, but only acquire the desired splendor at the base. Curling can be done successfully on short and long hair. The procedure involves a certain algorithm of actions with curls.
- Master in Root Chemistry Process works with formulations for fixing, treating only the upper part of the hair with them. The lower part of the curls remains unused in the process.
- Raise the rods at the roots with smooth hairpins and curlers. The master selects their size and quantity for each client individually. For short haircuts, as a rule, small or medium cuttings are chosen. Good results can be achieved when using polymer or wood curling devices. It is not recommended to use metal curlers in this case.
- To secure the rest of the curls, they are usually covered from reagents using food foil or film.
Root chemistry looks more expressive on short and medium haircuts. However, long hair can be transformed with the help of local chemistry. In the process of creating volume, the master uses products based on cysteamine. A large proportion of the composition of the preparations still accounts for nutrients that are necessary to improve the condition of the skin and hair follicles.
Today, many world-famous manufacturers are engaged in the release of products for local curling. The assortment of the presented products contains formulations with which you can work in a beauty salon, as well as products for home use.
As a rule, the selection of a drug for fixing curls from the variety presented is carried out by a master or a consultant in the sales department. The choice is made based on the condition of the hair and its structure. Such a perm can be classified as a gentle procedure due to the fact that only part of the hair is exposed to chemistry. Nevertheless, it has a number of contraindications:
- hormonal shifts caused by the menstrual cycle or medication;
- pregnancy and breastfeeding;
- diseases of the skin on the head, dandruff;
- the presence of cuts or abrasions on the scalp;
- gray hair, which can become too brittle after chemistry;
- individual intolerance to any component of the drugs used.
And also hairdressers recommend temporarily refrain from root curling for girls with damaged and weakened curls, since compounds for neutralizing and fixing can aggravate the situation. As a result, hair will become dry and brittle, and may also actively fall out.Before local perming, it will be correct to perform a health and recovery complex of hair procedures, which will smooth out the negative effects of chemicals.
It should be borne in mind that simultaneously with hair regrowth, the effect of root curling will decrease.
As for colored hair, the interval between dyeing and root curling should be from several weeks to a month, since on recently dyed hair, you may not get the long-awaited voluminous hairstyle... And also the reagents used for curling can simply "eat" the color from freshly dyed hair.
Immediately before the procedure, you should refrain from using styling products that contain silicone.
Advantages and disadvantages
To correctly determine the chemistry option, you should consider the strengths and weaknesses of each method. Root curling has the following set of benefits:
- the main advantage of the procedure is a rather long-lasting effect that lasts up to six months on the hair;
- the main task of curling and a positive feature of the service is to obtain volume near the roots;
- after curling, time is significantly saved on styling hairstyles;
- saving money that was previously spent on styling products;
- after contact with chemical fixatives, the skin on the head becomes drier, which will benefit girls who suffer from too oily hair;
- to create volume, gentle formulations are used that cause only minimal damage to the hair;
- contact with reagents occurs locally, which also has a positive effect on hair health;
- after a root curl, the curls retain their natural appearance;
- perm, unlike conventional styling or pile, will not deteriorate from hats, high humidity or other weather conditions;
- preparations from the hair are washed out evenly and gradually, which eliminates the appearance of abrupt transitions in the hairstyle.
However, this procedure is not devoid of some disadvantages:
- as a rule, in salons, the cost of curling will be quite high;
- only a professional can create a beautiful effect for a long time;
- the result persists for a long time, so it will be rather difficult to fix it in case of errors;
- the procedure itself takes several hours.
Execution technology
After assessing the condition of the curls and conducting an allergy test, the master starts curling. The work consists of several stages.
- Hair wash a special composition for deep cleaning of curls and skin. After that, the strands are slightly dried, divided into parting.
- Then they are wound on bobbins or curlers with loosely hanging tips, which are covered with foil.
- Then to the root zone The chemical composition is applied to the hair, and the hair in this area is covered with a plastic cap for a better reaction.
- After the required time the composition is washed off and the foil is removed. A fixative and a moisturizing balm are applied to all curls for a quarter of an hour.
It is better to do a root perm in a salon, since mistakes made in the course of determining the concentration of the composition used can lead to a negative result.
Care
Despite the gentle composition of chemical preparations for curling, as well as their local effect, after the procedure, the hair will still need special intensive care. It includes the following mandatory procedures:
- you should wash your hair with shampoo for curly curls only as the strands become dirty;
- regenerating and nourishing masks based on natural ingredients should be done at least 2 times a week;
- do not wash your hair with hot water;
- rinsing after washing your hair with herbal decoctions will be useful;
- avoid the use of products containing sodium lauryl sulfate;
- it is worth temporarily refraining from using natural oils after chemistry, since they have a smoothing effect;
- it is necessary to protect hair from ultraviolet radiation, additionally using protective sprays and hats;
- to style hair without the use of products containing silicone.
Styling
To make your hairstyle beautiful and neat after a root perm, you need a minimum of funds. As a rule, you will be able to style your hair with a hairdryer and an ordinary brush: the strands will no longer need additional combing.
For a beautiful and lush hairstyle, it will be enough to dry your hair, best of all naturally or with a hairdryer with a cold air blowing mode. Next, you need to tilt your head, throw your hair forward and beat the strands with your fingers at the base, then dry it or just fix it with varnish.
Reviews
Reviews of root chemistry characterize such a local perm as a way that really creates an expressive volume on the hair. It is he who in a positive way transforms the look of hairstyles... The popularity of the method is also due to its versatility: a lush haircut can be done with short and medium hair lengths.
However, this procedure also has some individual characteristics that are manifested in some girls. This concerns the duration of the effect. In some cases, the volume disappears after a couple of months. In other women, it can last for a year, but as hair grows, the hairstyle becomes less beautiful. Without proper care, the strands after curling will be very tangled, therefore, the regular use of special cosmetics is mandatory in this case.
A short video about the root chemistry procedure, see below.