Editor’s note: German inventor Karl Nessler patented the first permanent wave machine, which used borax solutions and electric heated rollers to curl the hair, in 1909. About a decade later, this ...

When 19-year-old Charles Chen got a perm in early 2022, it was a spur of the moment decision. “I was looking for something simple to style,” he said of his “naturally bone straight” hair. But what was ...

Could the perm be about to make its return? If celebrity hair is anything to go by, then it could be one of 2023’s most unexpected hair trends. Following in the footsteps of Emily Ratajkowski last ...