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Show WOMAN'S WORLD Spring Is Time for Permanents; Cuts Summer Grooming Tasks By Eitta Haley NOW'S THE TIME to do something some-thing about your hair, before the heat is here in earnest, and the humidity makes you feel too tired to do something constructive. There's time to acquire a new and becoming style, to get or give yourself a permanent, and to practice prac-tice managing a new style so your hair can be at its very best. Do it now, and you'll have one less grooming and beauty problem for the summer months. If you've ever gone through the summer with a wilted head of hair that soon becomes the bane of your existence with its stringiness, its lack easy management, you'll realize the importance of getting it into training now. Then, too, if you haven't changed the style of your hair-do since lalightly longer hair came into be-'lng, be-'lng, it's high time you took your head into competent hands, your own or a professional's. You may (have your curls, or a softly tapered 'look, you may have bangs, or a hair-do that sweeps to the side, a chignon that gives you dignity, or anything that makes you feel prettier pret-tier and more glamorous. You'll want to look your prettiest, too, comes tha long-awaited vaca- your mirror before you start, or prop them on the dressing table. Set the materials for the permanent on a surface which Is handy to the mirror. Before you actually start the permanent, have in mind just what will transpire. You might even try underlining the Important points with a bright crayon so that you can find them at a glance while you're busy winding, saturlzing or neutralizing. Just as with a professional permanent, per-manent, clean hair is a pre-requi-site of every permanent. Any dirt or excess oil in the hair fiber interferes inter-feres with the action of the waving lotion. Two good sudsings and a thorough clear water rinse will leave the hair clean and ready for a wave. Parting off correctly sized curl blocks is important so that the curl all around the head will be smooth and even. Too much hair in the curlers results in bunchy curls which it will be difficult to smooth properly on the head. With too much hair in each curl, you'll also find that waving lotion and neutralizer cannot penetrate properly. Timing is important for it may vary from permanent to permanent as the condition of the hair is a guide to how long it needs to be processed. Take the test curls as specified, and never go over the arnount of time for your type of hair. Blot off any excess waving lotion before applying the neutralizer. It's possible to over-wave, but not to over-neutralize, so allow proper time for the latter. Fin Curl Permanent Gives Natural Wave Those with fine, soft hair would do best to give themselves a nice firm curl which results from winding wind-ing the hair on the curlers. Those with more body in their hair and those who like a very soft, easily managed wave will like the new pin curl permanent. The time to give one of these permanents per-manents is shortened from the other Wind hair around finger ... tlon. If you make beauty preparations prepara-tions now, you'll have the routine iset easily as well as the advantage tof preparations that will make you i look your very best. , If the hair is not in condition, then spend a week or two getting it , groomed for a permanent. Banish ,the split ends, bring life and luster , to your locks with a nightly brushing brush-ing that's thorough and stimulating, get oil treatments to help along (any dryness that may have appeared, ap-peared, and your hair will soon shine like a halo in its new beauty. Healthy Hair Potato Up .Style of Coiffure Neither personalized and well-styled well-styled hair nor the best available 'permanent can do something for your hair If its condition is poor. Well-kept hair on the other hand will do more than can possibly be Imagined for any style or permanent. perma-nent. Hair which is too dry and split at the ends will benefit from scalp massage, brushing and some oil treatments. The latter may be given I at home, or they may be sought professionally. Oily hair which offers just as many problems in its own way, as dry hair, will do well with frequent i process since it eliminates the winding wind-ing and re-setting process of most home permanents. No end papers are used since the strands of hair are simply dampened with waving lotion and rolled into a pin curl, Just as you do for an ."after-shampoo" set After all curls are wound, wet them again with the remainder of the waving lotion. No time or test curls are necessary. , It takes 45 minutes for any type of hair, and after that you just start neutralizing. neutraliz-ing. This process is the same as with other home permanents. , It's not essential to remove the pin curls after neutralizing, as the hair has been set in its original pattern at the start. When the head is dry, simply remove the pins and brush the curls out into a soft, smooth wave. Care for Hair After Permanent The soft, glossy appearance of th hair after permanents, both professional profes-sional and home types, is not merely mere-ly an accident. It's the result of healthy hair before and care after the permanent. Brushing does more to bring back natural oils to the hair than any one single thing. This takes a bit of work, but it's easy if you split the brushing into two sessions. They may be morning r.nd evening eve-ning sessions, or if you prefer, split the evening sessions into two parts. Brush the hair by blocks, and get the brush close to the scalp with each stroke. In this way you assure an even exercising of the scalp with natural oil flowing to the hair. Good shampooing will do much, too, toward re-conditioning the hair. When the permanent is new, you may give it a heavier creme rinse than ordinarily to counter-act the dryness. One to two weeks of thii type of treatment puts the ha'r in good, easy-to-manage condition. In a month or two, both hair and permanent per-manent will be at the peak of their beauty, and you'll have one less problem to worry you during summer. flatten to bead for pin curls. shampooing. Be certain to get it somewhat more towards normal in condition before you attempt styling or a permanent. Lack-luster hair will benefit from exercising the scalp by means of massage, as well as dally brushing. You can do much to bringing it back to life with simple treatments faithfully followed. For hot weather It's advisable to choose a style which is easily managed. man-aged. Choose something which will take well in its stride swimming, tennis, golf or in whatever sport you engage. Remember, too, that the weather is going to be warm, and you don't want to fuss constantly con-stantly with a coiffure that's elaborate elabo-rate enough to need this kind of attention. The style of your clothes and hats may help determine the coiffure, too, but mainly it's a problem of fitting hair to your type face. At any rate choose something that will make you more attractive than usual, and it will be a happier you who looks from the mirror when shining, alive hair is put in place. Give Permanent a Chance By Following- Directions You can give yourself a permanent perma-nent in the not so busy after dinner hours, while you're sewing, mending a doing any of the odd jobs that come up for attention. It's a simple and easy process, and the secret to success lies in following directions. Paste or tape these directions to |