How 1 Redhead Got Her Princess Ariel Mermaid Waves Back With a Perm

In the next step of the process, my hair was covered with a protein-based protection lotion that was applied directly to the root. Jean advised that it’s totally safe on color and highlighted hair, as well.

The time it sits on the hair depends on your thickness, texture, and length, but it usually averages about 10 minutes or so. Jean knew when to take it off by lightly pulling on individual strands. Once the hair was soft, pliable, and had lost its tension, we were ready to wash it out.