Arkansas State Barber Practice Exam

A soft curl perm is known as:

1. Curl reformation curl

2. Permanent wave

3. Chemical straightening

4. Jheri curl

The correct answer is: Jheri curl

A soft curl perm is not known as curl reformation curl because this is a type of permanent wave that changes tight curls or afros into looser curls or straighter hair. Chemical straightening is also not the correct answer because this process actually permanently straightens the hair using strong chemicals. Although permanent wave is a type of perm, it does not specifically refer to soft curls and could also create other types of curls or waves. Jheri curl is the correct answer because it specifically refers to a particular type of perm that creates soft, glossy curls similar to those worn by actor Jheri Redding in the 1970s.