In permanent waving, which wrap is described as moving all rods within a panel in the same direction?

• A. Off-base wrap
• B. Base wrap
• C. On-base wrap
• D. End wrap

Answer: (B)

In permanent waving, curl direction is controlled by how you wrap hair around the rods. When every rod in a panel is wrapped so the strands move in the same direction, the result is a uniform curl direction across that panel. This is described as a base wrap. The base wrap keeps the hair positioned on the same base, aligning all the rods to produce a consistent direction. On-base and off-base wraps refer to how far the rod sits relative to the base and can create variations in lift and direction between rods, not a single, unified direction across the panel. End wraps deal with securing the ends and don’t determine the directional pattern.