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During a permanent wave process, the hair strand is wrapped around a rod and saturated with a perm solution. This method allows the hair to be reshaped into waves or curls through chemical changes in its structure rather than through heat styling or cutting.

The perm solution, usually containing ammonium thioglycolate or a similar chemical, breaks down the disulfide bonds in the hair. By wrapping the hair around the rod, which serves as a physical form, the stylist can create desired curls or waves as the hair takes on the new shape. Once the hair is wrapped and saturated with the perm solution, the chemical process begins, allowing the hair to retain its new curl shape after the rods are removed and the hair is neutralized.

This process emphasizes that chemical texture services fundamentally alter the structure and shape of the hair through a specific application method rather than other techniques such as cutting or dyeing the hair.