Perms (short for permanent) are a hair treatment that alters the curl pattern and texture of hair via chemical intervention. While perming kits are sold at beauty supply stores for DIYing, they ...

What's more, curly perms aren’t a modern-day phenomenon by any means. They’ve been around since Ancient Greek times when women would use olive oil and vinegar to curl their hair. Now ...

“There was a time when I would bang out seven or eight spiral perms for women a day, but men were rarely on board. Now the industry has changed and there’s a rise in men asking for perms.

In 1934, the Nationalist government in Nanjing, which served as the capital of the Republic of China, launched its New Life Movement, which included lifestyle regulations prohibiting smoking while ...