| Hair curling is quite fashionable among youth. With | | | | "cold wave" was invented and turned out to be |
| its use you can give a stylish look to your straight | | | | very successful. The method was invented by |
| hair. Hair curling is also known as perming or | | | | Arnold F. Willatt in 1938. This method was |
| permanent waving. It is done in hair saloons | | | | followed by the modern method of curling hair. |
| where chemicals are used to give a curly look to | | | | Care In the modern method the hair is wrapped |
| your hair. Modern techniques of hair curling have | | | | on rods after the application of a thioglycolic acid |
| made the process of curling quite easy. There | | | | lotion. In this method there is a need to take |
| have been many methods used in curling hair in | | | | some care before and after going for hair curling. |
| the past. These methods used to take hours to | | | | During the hair curling process it is necessary to |
| get your hair curled. Now-a-days due to | | | | keep the chemicals away from the skin. The |
| development in techniques the modern method | | | | contact of chemicals with anything other than hair |
| takes just few seconds to get the hair curly. | | | | can cause irritation. Hair curling should be done by |
| Modern method In the modern method the hair is | | | | professionals only. During the process of curling |
| wrapped on rods after the application of a | | | | hair there is a possibility of hair damage. During |
| thioglycolic acid lotion. The chemical works by | | | | curling most of the disulphide linkages in the hair |
| breaking the linkages between the polypeptide | | | | structure reform while the process of |
| bonds of proteins present in the hair shaft that | | | | neutralization. However, some portions of the |
| helps in making hair receptive to a new shape. | | | | chemical bonds in hair fail to reform during the |
| Now hair is molded into a new curly shape using | | | | neutralization. It results in weakening of hair in a |
| the rod. With the use of a neutralizer lotion | | | | way and hair never gets back its old strength. |
| containing hydrogen peroxide the disulfide bridges | | | | The help of an expert during the hair curling |
| are closed. History The history of hair curling goes | | | | process is a good idea since it minimizes the |
| back to the ancient times when Egyptians used | | | | damage done to the hair. An expert is well aware |
| wooden sticks and mud for curling hair. In the | | | | of the hair curling process while a layman |
| process they used to apply mud from hot springs | | | | attempting to do hair curling can do considerable |
| with the help of sticks. They used to remove the | | | | damage to hair. After curling hair you should avoid |
| mud after it is dried. Mud is supposed to have an | | | | the use of any coloring or bleaching on hair for |
| alkaline makeup that used to help in curling hair. In | | | | some days since the chemical bonds are still |
| 1906 Charles Nessler invented a hair curling | | | | repairing themselves. The use of new chemicals |
| method that used ammonia and borax that | | | | on hair will harm hair as it will limit chemical bonding |
| soften keratin protein, which is present in the hair | | | | and can weaken hair as a consequence. You |
| fiber. This method used heated rods to twist hair | | | | should avoid cleansing hair for 48 hours after hair |
| around to give a curl after the chemicals are | | | | curling. It is better to use a shampoo that is useful |
| applied around the heated rod. This method was | | | | in the case of chemically treated hair. If the care |
| used for many years in spite of being an | | | | is followed properly it can result in a beautiful curly |
| unconvenient one. Later a new method called | | | | hair. |