1930's Beauty Salon - The Scary Hair Perm machine

[BusyBeingFabulous]

I met an old lady when i was in europe. She told me a story about herself when she was young she had her hair perm the same way in this vidoe by using these electrodes. Her hair was completely ruined and fell off. She was bold until one woman in the neighbourhood recommneded her to use pork fat ( called lard or grease ) to massage her scalp twice a week. This was the only way she could grew her hair again and never went for perms lol.

[mustamissdher]

You can still get the hot perm done, only now the wires are hooked up to a computer to regulate the temperature. Its becoming quite popular again - called a digital perm.

[LuckyNumberPeace]

I'm pretty sure that's what little girls did when they wanted their hair like Shirley Temple... I heard it on a documentary, I believe.

[aj1373]

Frankensteins girlfriend.

[RottenRroses]

I wonder how much she cares about her hair today.

[LittleImpaler]

All that just to make your curly????? Not worth it, if your hair is going to fall off!

[hdcat]

My elderly mother tried to describe those old perming machines to me but I could never get a clear picture in my head until now. She said they would start to get hot/burn & the stylist would have to blow on them.

[Supersaiiyin]

i am NOT getting my hair put in those electrodes! O_O

[sxdutt]

@zimmergurl what about these days???? lol

[JsgHair71]

She looks horrified at the realization that her hair will mostly break off after they take out those rods. All these perms were spiral and then solution soaked pads wrapped around and the machine's heated clamps applied. Thank god for the invention of the cold wave!

[Brianeddie666]

@JsgHair71 AMen! It wasnt much fun GIVING someone a machine perm either! There was no such thing as air conditioning back in those days, and the machine heaters gave off ALOT of heat, not to mention steam from the perming solution and the smell of burning hair mixed in. During the depression of the 1930s, a "Beauty Operator" was lucky to even get ONE dollar for giving a machine wave. The "Patron" was lucky if she didnt come out with several burns and bruises also.

[MsLimeice]

woman looks like medusa:)

[SuperMichelleS1]

she looks like frankenstines wife with those things on her head

[soccer69heit]

Ps. Why does she have that thing wrapped around her head?

[soccer69heit]

I actually saw one of those perm machines in person.... Lemme tell ya, those things were the beginning of Sci Fi!!!!

[MenezesMarta1]

Hahahahaha. It's amazing!!!!

Loved!

But my favorite yet is my flat iron and babyliss, of course!

Sooo funny!

[DomBarber]

i just love these retro...hair film clips

[RevampSpunkyRena]

Whoa.... scary perm machine.

[myemolove13]

good lord.......i love modern perms....

[CallMeGeek]

WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR MUSIC?!?!?!

I want. D:

[darkopacity]

We still have perming systems like that today called 'Digi Perms' hahaha

[nokomarie1963]

I wonder what the surcharge was to use that contraption?

[XjennydontbehastyX]

oh gosh, i'd be terrified underneath that thing! love the little slip at the beginning, even the underwear was glam ^_^

[LisaFreemontStreet]

I adore 1930's and 40's films that feature salons. Hey, can we compile a list of those? We totally need to!

[mooooogrl]

Those old perming machines just fascinate me!

[momtomtse]

Wouldn't you just love to see the finished result???

[NeonPegasus]

What is scarier is that similar things exists to this day. I was watching a Korean show and they had something as crazy in a salon.

[elenita004]

@NeonPegasus That's funny because I was just thinking the same thing. I saw it in the drama "You're Beautiful".

[NeonPegasus]

@elenita004 Haha! It was indeed in "You're beautiful". It did complete her look since it made her look like Medusa.

[bellyrockin]

Hilarious! Looks like something from Frankenstein's laboratory LOL

[LeahSaysHello]

whoa! that's one crazy machine.

[bloodyfountain]

They are lovely but... why did they suffer so much for their hairdo?:(