Organic Perm
A: An organic perm is a relatively new procedure for curling and straightening the hair that is a little bit of a misnomer.
A common compound found in new organic perms is Cysteamine HCl. This compound works to effect the disulfide bonds in the hair with cystine (said bonds are what gives the hair its strength, elasticity and wave pattern).
While the compound is organic, it is noteworthy that the cystine in the compound is similar to cysteine which is a thiol, though cysteine must be biosynthesized in the human body.
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See also:
Perms
What is a digital perm?
Magic straight perm
The processes that occur during perming and relaxing