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Beauty & Personal Care · Recorded milestone

Permanent wave

Recorded year1906

German hairdresser Karl Nessler demonstrates an electrically heated perm machine in London, giving straight hair lasting curls.

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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.