Long-term styling for short hair

What is long-term styling

Modern life dictates its certain pace to us. Many girls feel the lack of time for daily hair styling. But the desire to be fashionable, beautiful and stylish always remains. Long-term styling can come to the rescue.

Its principle is similar to perm, but safer for hair. It is not worth doing such a procedure at home; it is advisable to contact specialized beauty salons.

What is the essence of the method? A liquid is applied to the hair, which weakens the disulfide bonds. They are responsible for the natural strength of the hair. The principle of perm is also built on their break and subsequent restoration. Long-term styling acts only on the upper scales of the hair, in contrast to the chemical, which affects the entire structure. After that, with the help of styling tools, the stylist forms the styling agreed with the client in advance. These can be light waves, curls or curls. This method allows you to lift the hair from the roots, structure the haircut. The whole procedure lasts no more than two hours. You can repeat it every three months, and it lasts up to nine weeks.

Who is suitable and not suitable for long-term styling

Long-term styling is a more gentle procedure compared to a perm. A type of such styling, carving, is the curling of large curls using a chemical composition based on fruit acids. That is, this is one of the possible most harmless methods of curling. But there are still cases when you should not expose your hair to it:

• during hormonal changes in a woman: menstruation, pregnancy, breastfeeding. It is assumed that the curling performed during this period is less persistent;
• it is not recommended to do carving for hair lengths shorter than 10 cm;
• if the hair is thin, weakened or damaged, it is preferable to refuse long-term styling, as the procedure can aggravate the situation. If your hair is healthy, then you should also pay special attention to caring for it after curling. Do not forget to use masks several times a week and apply conditioner after each wash;
• after dyeing your hair, you should not immediately do long-term styling, and if the hair was dyed with henna, then carving is prohibited.

This styling is ideal for girls who have oily hair. This will allow you to wash your hair much less often.

How to care for your hair after long-term styling

After completing the procedure, it is not recommended to wet your hair for two days. Then you can wash your hair as usual. Do not use a hair dryer, hair should dry naturally. It is advisable to use shampoo for curly hair, this will help keep styling longer. It is necessary to use masks at least once a week. More often in the first weeks. It is worth not forgetting about head massages using warm oils: olive, castor. This will strengthen the damaged hair. Touch the curls less with your hands, do not brush with brushes with metal teeth.

Long-term styling reviews

It is difficult to find unequivocal reviews about this procedure. Girls do not always correctly assess the primary condition of their hair and do long-term styling on weakened hair, which leads to even greater damage to their structure. But if the hair is healthy or prone to oily content, then long-term styling will add root volume, allow you not to wash your hair longer, and curls will not deteriorate in wet weather.