“It used to take me up to an hour to do my hair,” says Charlie Weiss, 12. “It was really straight, so I had to keep messing ...

By the turn of the century, permed hair had become a nationwide sensation for all ages, regardless of sex, as men began to perm their hair into waves as well. More recently, it has become commonplace ...

I f when the idea of perms—a chemical treatment that utilizes heat to change the texture of hair—comes to mind, you immediately think of the 1980s and 1990s, you're not alone. Celebrities like ...