First off, what is a perm? 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 and resetting ...

Once it was worn by everyone, from Raquel Welch and Kelly McGillis to Diego Maradona. It seemed no one - footballers, film stars, rock stars - could escape the lure of the spiral perm in the late ...