Perm after baby?

by norry
(st.vincent)

can i perm my hair right after having my baby?

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Perm after baby?

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Mar 18, 2008
 Hormones...
by: Michelle

Hi Norry,

I wouldn't recommend perming for at least 6 months, or closer to a year. Hormonal changes in your body as a result of pregnancy alter your hair and its reaction to chemicals. You could end up with little or no curl OR a tight frizzy curl, and there's no way to know until the damage is done.

Even after letting your hair grow out, the effects of the hormones don't leave the hair that grew during your pregnancy, so you may not get consistent results all the way down the hair shaft. I'm not a fan of perms at the best of times, but certainly not during puberty or during/after pregnancy.

If you want to add some wave to your hair, try the curly hair style techniques detailed in this article. Even if you have only a slight bend in your hair, these styling tips can help you maximize that movement and encourage curls you didn't even know you had!

All the best,
Michelle
Editor, SHM.com
Jun 21, 2010
 Perm after baby
by: Anonymous

well, i got a perm 2 months after having my daughter and it was nice at first...but 2 months after the perm, im losing hair everytime i take a shower and it looks really dry...its more than likely because i did it so soon after having a child that POW my hair is now falling out because of it...so if your gonna get a perm after having a baby..WAIT!!
Aug 07, 2010
 To poster on June 10, 2010
by: Anonymous

FYI-most women experience hair loss after having a baby. It may not have been from the perm. Hormones cause you to shed less hair while pregnant and then when hormones go back to normal you shed a lot more hair at first.

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