Originally Posted by hunnychile

...and as a former perm girl, remember, do not wash your hair for at least 2 days after the perm (yikes - I know it seems yucky) or it will make your hair get "fuzzy" and not hold the wave shape as well. I ruined my hair once by washing it right afterwards to get rid of that perm smell. It was as if I just threw away $60. BTW, I have very fine straight hair. Perms were wonderful to thicken and give my hair body.