Four months ago I got a permanent. The distinctive contour of my individual hairs changed from linear to spiral, as if I suddenly had a whole head full of recombinant DNA. Imagine my surprise when … ...

Today's perm is wavier and beachier, far from the spiral ringlets that dominated women's heads in the 1980s. Some men wear a mop of curls on top of their head, with the sides and back trimmed short.

“There was a time when I would bang out seven or eight spiral perms for women a day, ... There’s no need to style. I think the fact that Clark Kent has (a man perm) is kind of iconic.” ...

A perm (short for permanent hairstyle) uses chemicals to change the texture of your hair. The process involves breaking down the molecular bonds in each strand From Digital to Spiral: Here's Your ...

The spiral perm is best for shoulder-length hair or longer. Dudley says this type of perm creates various-sized tight curls at different lengths by wrapping the hair vertically around rods.