I have many times in the past. I don't know if Toni is available anymore or not but Ogilvie is a good one....Since chemo, my hair is very curly. Someone told me it would go away as it grew out but not so, it gets curlier and curlier.

I use Ogilvie, love the preperm and after conditioners.

For many years my Mother would give me one every year or less. I think I mostly used Lilt. I really like them better than going to the beauty shop. My sister has given me a couple and they turned out really well.

Sue

I haven't had any kind of perm for eons, but this thread brought back memories. Each August my Mom used to cut us girls hair down to about 4 or 5 inches long, then give us each a perm, using mostly the small to medium rollers. Yep, you guessed it, we started school with afros, and that was before they were the fad thing to do!! After about 6 wks or so, it looked okay. I remember the first year I insisted on getting my school perm in longer hair. You'd have thought I'd said the minister was the devil. She finally did it, but kept mumbling about 'not getting my money's worth out of the perm'.

I hope yours turns out great.

Shirley

One of my sisters and I used to give each other home perms and had fun doing it. She is now deceased, and I haven't had a perm for at least eight years or so. We had a friend who was a licensed beauty operator get the perms at Sally Beauty Supply, but we also used the Ogilvie at times.

for sure ruthie???boy would that be a change for me! my hair was straight as you can get, lol...

no matter what brand, it's all in the rod size and how the hair is rolled, and the time! that HAS to be watched...if you can find someone to help with that or plan on a trim to get rid of the frizzies after...

now if my dds wouldn't kill me i'd show what those poor girls went thru in the 70's, lol...(and i was a pretty good roller,just had too small rods...) annie comes to mind....

My mom used to give my sister and me Easter perms every year. I have always had a ton of thick hair, stick-straight. Mom used the small rods; my hair of course got very BIG. I have a picture somewhere of my Easter bonnet perched on top of this huge head of hair...hilarious. Of course, my brother was the one who got the naturally curly hair and he Hated it.

Sorry Sue, don't have any brand suggestions, as I used salon products, but like susanjf said, have your DGD make sure the ends of the hair are nice and smooth on the rod before starting to wind, and don't use those teeny tiny rods. If your hair is fragile or fine at all, any tension or tightness in winding will cause breakage. Hope you have a head-full of pretty curls tomorrow :)

I give myself an Ogilvie perm about three times a year. It depends on my hair length on what size rod i use. I too like the conditioners for before and after the perm. Golly I don't think they even make Toni or Lilt perms anymore. I just had my hair cut on Wednesday and in about two weeks, I'll put the perm in. Good luck with yours. Dottie

My Mom used to give me perms. Mostly Lilt and Toni. I don't know what's out there now. I have had a few body perms at the beauty shop, but that's been years ago. My hair is straight and I like it that way.

I'm pretty sure Lilt is still around...Our TX HEB grocery stores have huge Beauty departments, I am almost positive I remember seeing them there.

I like Lilt foam perms because they are easier when you are doing it all yourself. My second choice is Ogilvie.

I've never had a salon perm last as long as a home perm.

Ogilvie is what I use it is in my price range I usually use it once a year. My hair get "flat" so fast and I need body I go through a frizz stage too.