Are Jheri Curls Good For Your Hair

Sometimes people who want to explore a new hairstyle will ask you

“are jheri curls good for your hair?”  There has been renewed interest in this service, surprisingly from young people.  This may be because wearing your hair “curly” is trending!  

The jheri curl service has been around since the 1980s.  It is still offered in salons but while

interest has returned, it has not regained huge popularity.  Many of the people that ask for this service will be looking for the following:

• A hairstyle that does not require work.
• Style lasts for two to three months.
• To grow hair.
• A style that takes less time than braids.
• A chemical service that is more gentle than a relaxer.

If you have hesitated doing this service because you are asking “ are jheri curls good for

your hair?” you need to know that cases of breakage with jheri curls happened  because:

• the person wrapping rods in the hair did them too tightly;
• The time taken to wrap the whole head was too long.  The maximum timing for the wrap is 45 minutes on 4C hair.
• The curl booster should stay on for a maximum of 45 minutes to set.  
• No heat should be applied.  New technology makes this a thing of the past.
• The products used to moisturize the hair are to be applied daily.  This keeps the hair feeling soft but not wet.  This is not like the 80s!
• When retouching a jheri curl, only the roots require stage 1 of the process.  Applying the rearranger to the rest of the hair causes overprocessing.
• Permanent color must only be used two weeks after the service.  
• This service is not recommended on lightened/bleached hair.
• Always trim the ends because it stops any breakage continuing.

Therefore, If you wondered “are jheri curls good for your hair?”,  it is, if you exercise care in keeping it moisturized and eat nutritious foods.

By Paula Barker, Silkie Locks Hair Design

Books:  “Talking Hair”, “Filling My Head” & “Dreadlocks – A Hairstylist’s Manifest”.