re: #57 dr. klys

I cannot think about how much hairspray, etc. went into that. And also how much damage that must have done to the hair.

A lot. And that goes for BOTH the hairspray and the damage.

I could dig up pictures of me from the 80’s with big, permed, teased hair. The Aqua Net can was a staple in the girl’s bathroom and locker rooms back then, and everyone was at the salon like clockwork getting FSM knows what chemicals put into our hair to make it able to do that crap.

My last perm was in 1989, sophomore year. The stylist left the chemicals in so long I got scalp burn and my skin peeled and flaked for weeks. It also destroyed my hair. I let it grow out just enough to get a pixie bob over the summer and that was the end of my perm days. I’ve worn it natural ever since.