Comments on: Machine Provides Permanent Wave In One Minute http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/11/06/machine-provides-permanent-wave-in-one-minute/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:00:37 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Blurgle http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/11/06/machine-provides-permanent-wave-in-one-minute/comment-page-1/#comment-688103 Blurgle Wed, 07 Nov 2007 07:38:17 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/11/06/machine-provides-permanent-wave-in-one-minute/#comment-688103 Permanent waves were very unpleasant back then: the chemicals were even more caustic than they are now, plus they only worked if high heat was applied to the hair at the same time. Scalp burns were not unusual. But at the same time straight hair was considered hideously butch, so women would do almost anything to get that desired curl. Permanent waves were very unpleasant back then: the chemicals were even more caustic than they are now, plus they only worked if high heat was applied to the hair at the same time. Scalp burns were not unusual.

But at the same time straight hair was considered hideously butch, so women would do almost anything to get that desired curl.

]]> By: Chakolate http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/11/06/machine-provides-permanent-wave-in-one-minute/comment-page-1/#comment-687667 Chakolate Wed, 07 Nov 2007 04:46:11 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/11/06/machine-provides-permanent-wave-in-one-minute/#comment-687667 Is it just me or is the, er, victim looking terrified? Is it just me or is the, er, victim looking terrified?

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