The Truth About Permgate: What TikTok Got Wrong

The Curly Girl's Obsessions · Aug 31, 2026 · 25m

In this raw, unfiltered episode, Jennifer is coming at you straight from her bathroom - no makeup, no glam, just real talk from a 34-year veteran hairstylist who has seen it all. This week, she's breaking down the viral TikTok phenomenon known as "Permgate," the now-infamous saga of an aspiring artist who claims she saved up $200 for a perm, only to have her hair melt off her head. But as Jennifer digs deeper, she reveals why this seemingly straightforward story of salon negligence might not be as simple as social media made it seem - and why the internet mob mentality may have destroyed an…