So now I have to grow my hair so my natural curl is cool.....well, I don't really have a curl just a wave that goes all over the place unless my hair is at least chin length then I can do a quite good scrunched bob...any shorter without straighteners then I'm a mess ....sorry to jump on the perm thread...just speaking as a sort of curly bonce!

Remember the root perm with short back and sides...OMG I had that one back along...I even have photos !

I don't remember that so feel free to show us the photos!

For some strange reason I decided to have a perm last September, my hair was in quite good condition before hand, but Oh my god what a bloody mess it turned out all frizzy, I have spent the last 6 months having it regularly cut into a graduated bob to get rid of the frizz.

I wont be repeating that mistake, my normal hairdresser was appalled that it had been done as I had highlights and also a large patch of stress related alopcia, but they must have been seeing £££££ as they went ahead and did the perm anyway and over processed it in the process with no consideration for my natural hair at all.

Blimey Jac, just goes to show it isn't just nails that can be damaged by unprofessional people....my hair has been over processed many times....I think that by reading the hair geek .....perchance hair can be bleached without it going chewey or snapping off...I always said I would never have bleach on my hair again....but if a hair geek was my hair person then just maybe!

My friend had her hair permed LONG LONG time ago, and her hairdresser back then burned her scalp, so now she doesn't have too much hair on her crown as a result. I have a natural curl as well and it is true that the texture on hair is back. Just see the red carpet next time, no more sleek styles, volume of the hair is creeping in.......

What type of perm lotion do any of you prefer? I love to use loreal perms or Wella ,they still all smell stinky though but not as bad as the older ones

eg eugene perms does anyone remember that brand ? nice perm though for little old ladies with white hair who all went out looking like little cauliflowers

I think tampons sounds really good and you can get different sizes for different curls, could imagine they would swell and soak up a lot of product or did they do something to them first ?

yes I would definitely give that a go.

Lol Tampons don't swell up as much as you would think. When they are wrapped up in hair, they can't swell much because they don't have the room to swell. They would soak up a lot of product and the service I saw on stage, they said that they took the tampons out of the hair after rinsing and then neutralized. It was a beautiful soft natural looking curl.