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Topic: Are there any safe hair perms?

Minnie Mouse
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Member # 13642

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A friend of mine wants to treat me to a permanent at an upscale salon that supposedly does the gentler side of color/perms.. I think they are supposedly chemical free?

The Salon is called Elon if anyone is familiar with it...

Are there ingredients I should look out for? ANy input would be much appreciated!

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sammy
Frequent Contributor (5K+ posts)
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Hey Minnie, are you especially sensitive to chemicals? If not, maybe you should just go for it.

It would be good for you to have a fun, relaxing day with a friend. And it sounds like this would be a special treat not something that you would do all the time so your body should be able to handle it easily.

Just my opinion though, I don't know anything about the specific chemicals used in hair salons.

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Keebler
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You need to know exactly what ingredients are in the product before you decide.

In just 26 seconds, these chemicals will pass through your scalp. These will be in your tissue, your liver and your lungs for who knows how long?

I advise against it. Sorry. I don't think it is possible to have a "safe" perm - chemicals that can so drastically damage the hair so as to curl.

I tired to find a list of their ingredients but come up empty. If you can find that, then you might cross check it at this site:

www.rachelsfriends.org

Rachel's Friends

http://householdproducts.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/household/prodtree?prodcat=Personal+Care&purpose=Hair+Care

Personal care

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I don't see a place at Rachel's Friends for perms, but you need a 3rd party resource - not just the salon's material.

This place may help but, again, I did not find exactly what I was looking for.

www.safersolutions.org.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=97&Itemid=133

Safer Solutions

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Even if you don't go with a a perm, a cute new hair style might be just what you need for some fresh spring in your step.

A polish-free pedicure/massage might be nice, too.

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[ 03-03-2009, 09:13 PM: Message edited by: Keebler ]

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Meg
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Member # 22

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Home perms were pretty bad, but I would go for the salon perms any day.

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lymeparfait
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I hear all hair color has coal tar, which is very bad.

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