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Perm Rods On Natural Hair

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There’s no curl like the one a perm rod can give you. From the tightest to the mightiest, perm rod styling can bring natural, relaxed or natural extension hair to curly heavens. An old technique has been reinvented to create fabulous looks for most hair lengths. Perm rod setting is characterized for using a trademark style off roller with a narrow center and an elastic secure band. How do you know if a perm rod could work for you? A set can be worked on any type of curly or chemically straightened hair starting from 2 inches down to any length. Check out the latest and the best in perm rod styling.

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Dark And Elegant Short Crochet
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Two Tone Perm Rod Bun
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Dark And Elegant Short Crochet 1

Dark And Elegant Short Crochet

Here’s a great tip for a gorgeous perm rod set: use a light cream or a mousse for setting. Heavier products can weigh your curl down and have your set gone before it’s time.

Large Defined Perm Rod Set 2

Large Defined Perm Rod Set

A great way to achieve this look is using thin parts that can be unraveled more easily during take down. Use a lightweight oil to reduce frizz and maximize shine.

Top Fade Perm Rod Set 3

Top Fade Perm Rod Set

Your top fade might be growing and becoming difficult to manage with your typical wash-and-go or twisting routine. A perm rod set will add an elegant boost and manageable volume.

Chocolate Ombre Perm Rod Set 4

Chocolate Ombre Perm Rod Set

Perm rod sets work great on remy hair extensions. You can use a heavier setting lotion and spray to reshape your weave or extensions any way you want.

Auburn Perm Rod Set 5

Auburn Perm Rod Set

Coloring adds depth and variety to your usual styling. To keep your hair out of harm’s way make use to use minimal heat for setting and deep condition before and after styling.

Two Tone Perm Rod Bun 6

Two Tone Perm Rod Bun

Ombre colors can be turned upside down with this wonderful puff. This style is perfect for keeping your perm rod curls after 2 to 3 days of wearing it out and about.

Perm Rod Faux Mohawk 7

Perm Rod Faux Mohawk

Another great way of re-purposing a perm rod set with long hair. Use large hair clippers to secure your hair and edge control styling gel to keep your layaway to a minimum.

Perm Rod Ombre Mohawk 8

Perm Rod Ombre Mohawk

Perm rods are a transitioning girl’s best friend. Relaxed hair generally responds favorably to perm rods and your natural roots can be blended in beautifully for a great look.

Tiny Coils Perm Rod Set 9

Tiny Coils Perm Rod Set

Using the smallest with and pulling the rod in a downward motion can give you this finished look. Tight and coiled curls that last.

Wet Look Perm Rod Set 10

Wet Look Perm Rod Set

Heavier setting lotion and no heat or cold-air setting can help you achieve this look. For perm rod setting it’s best to hair that’s been stretched first. Check the end of the gallery for a tutorial.

Deep Black With Baby Hairs Perm Rod Set 11

Deep Black With Baby Hairs Perm Rod Set

Pitch. Dark. Black. Gorgeous shine and definition on black hair can be just as mesmerizing as a colored set. Shaped and styled baby hair are a wonderful detail.

Wet Hair Perm Rod Set 12

Wet Hair Perm Rod Set

Natural non stretched hair will work perfectly with a perm rod. Results can be compared to these achieved by three way twisting or large braid-outs. You can take them down while your hair is 90% dried to get this look.

Burgundy Ombre Perm Rod Set 13

Burgundy Ombre Perm Rod Set

Yes, volume. Yes, curls. Yes, bangs! X-large rollers will get you a look similar to this one if your hair is past shoulder length.

X-Small Perm Rod Set 14

X-Small Perm Rod Set

Something about this look feels like romance in the Caribbean, or is it just me? The longer your hair, the smaller your parts need to be to get this kind of perfect, bouncy coils.

Light Brown Perm Rod Set 15

Light Brown Perm Rod Set

Another great execution of perm rods on natural hair. There’s no need to apply crazy amounts of heat to beat shrinkage. Perm rod sets are a great ally to show your length proudly.

Layered Perm Rod Set 16

Layered Perm Rod Set

Of course your base hair cut will be a fundamental part of your perm rod finished look. Depending on your layers you can choose to play with the roller width to maximize results.

Deep Red Perm Rod Set 17

Deep Red Perm Rod Set

WOW! Color in this style is just breathtaking. Short hair can definitely turn a lot of heads by great styling like this. Use a heat protectant and hair cream to preserve your look for longer.

Large Perm Rod With Full Bang 18

Large Perm Rod With Full Bang

The direction or your perm rollers can be tweaked to create a bang effect even if you have none! Wrap them parallel to your scalp line and starting from your nose or chin to nail this look.

Wavy Set Perm Rod 19

Wavy Set Perm Rod

Perm rod set can also save a lot of time when you want to achieve the curl wand look. The longer the hair, the longer it takes to achieve single, great looking curls and perm rod sets can be a fast track for that.

Short Hair Mini Perm Rod Set 20

Short Hair Mini Perm Rod Set

Just growing out a TWA? No problem! As said above, there are perm rod widths that can work for 2 inch long hair and get you this heavenly looking afro.

Honey Tip Perm Rod 21

Honey Tip Perm Rod

 

TWA Perm Rod 22

TWA Perm Rod

Short And Sweet Perm Rod 23

Short And Sweet Perm Rod

Full Body Perm Rod Set 24

Full Body Perm Rod Set

Brown Copper Perm Rod 25

Brown Copper Perm Rod

Ultra Defined Perm Rod Set 26

Ultra Defined Perm Rod Set

Large Curl Perm Rod Afro 27

Large Curl Perm Rod Afro

Extra Large Perm Rod Set 28

Extra Large Perm Rod Set

Dark Chocolate Perm Rod 29

Dark Chocolate Perm Rod

Blonde Frohawk Perm Rod 30

Blonde Frohawk Perm Rod

Golden Perm Rod 31

Golden Perm Rod

Dark To Copper Perm Rod 32

Dark To Copper Perm Rod

Pineapple Bun Perm Rod 33

Pineapple Bun Perm Rod

Deva Cut Short Perm Rod 34

Deva Cut Short Perm Rod

Large Curl Short Hair Perm Rod 35

Large Curl Short Hair Perm Rod

Half Up Perm Rods 36

Half Up Perm Rods

Tapered Cut Perm Rods 37

Tapered Cut Perm Rods

Perm Rods for Thick Natural Hair 38

Perm Rods for Thick Natural Hair

Red Curls Perm Rods 39

Red Curls Perm Rods

Soft Blonde Perm Curls 40

Soft Blonde Perm Curls

Perm Rods Set Pineapple Updo 41

Perm Rods Set Pineapple Updo

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Perm Rod On Natural Hair

No matter what’s your current hair type, the starting point is always the same: clean, deep conditioned hair. Spend a good amount of time detangling (preferably using a tangle teezer or a fine tooth comb) as this is the ultimate base for great looking curls.

Use our selected hairstyle gallery as a guide to purchase your perm rod set rollers and keep in mind the space limitation. Perm rods are designed to coexist better than regular rollers, but there’s still limited space in your head to hold them all. Perm rods are supposed to sit on your scalp while setting, especially if you have natural or relaxed hair.

Set using a top quality setting lotions or mousses for lightweight and bouncy curls. Especially when you’re planning to air dry your hair, heavy creams and oils can render your curling efforts useless.

Rods can be used for over and under curl wraps, just make sure to use the same time of wrapping all around your hair for it to curl out evenly and fully shaping your style. Use oil in your fingers to unravel each rod.

Styling can be done with the bottom tip of a fine tooth comb to get some volume going. For maintenance, use setting sprays and reset when necessary.

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