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Yuko Yamashita (山下 裕子, Yamashita Yūko) is a Japanese straight hair specialist. She is the creator of the YUKO Hair Straightening system. [1] [2] [3] She is considered one of the world's best hair experts, according to Yahoo! News. [4]
Hair straightening is a hair styling technique used since the 1890s involving the flattening and straightening of hair in order to give it a smooth, streamlined, and sleek appearance. [1] It became very popular during the 1950s among black males and females of all races.
A permanent wave, commonly called a perm or permanent (sometimes called a "curly perm" to distinguish it from a "straight perm"), [1] is a hairstyle consisting of waves or curls set into the hair. The curls may last a number of months, hence the name.
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The looser curls are then set on perm rods and a chemical solution is then added to the hair to permanently curl it. "Perming" is time and labor-intensive, and expensive to maintain. The chemicals required for the process often cause the wearer's natural hair to become brittle and dry.
A digital perm is a perm that uses hot rods with the temperature regulated by a machine with a digital display, hence the name. [1] The process is otherwise similar to that of a traditional perm. The name "digital perm" is trademarked by a Japanese company, Paimore Co. [2] Hairstylists usually call it a "hot perm."
A small pot of hair pomade. Hair wax is a thick hair styling product containing wax, which helps hold hair in place.Unlike some products such as hair gel which leave the hair hard in texture, hair wax leaves the hair pliable.
historical image of hair irons (top) A hair iron or hair tong is a tool used to change the arrangement of the hair using heat. There are three general kinds: curling irons, used to make the hair curl; straightening irons, commonly called straighteners or flat irons, used to straighten the hair; and crimping irons, used to create crimps of the desired size in the hair.