Abstract: A hair perm rod for permming hair including a cylindrical hollow rod having a center section with a knurled surface, and having an integrally attached end wall with a perimeter wall edge at one end of the hollow rod; and a detachable end cap with a perimeter wall edge at the other end of the hollow rod. The hair perm rod further includes a plurality of ventilation and liquid holes formed within the center section of the hollow rod; and a plurality of hair gripper teeth formed on knurled surface of the hollow rod. In addition, the hair perm rod also includes an elastic band having a first and a second end for connecting to the end wall and end cap, respectively. The end wall includes a first plurality of notches extending in a radial direction and a center hole formed therein for receiving the first end of the elastic band. The end cap includes a second plurality of notches extending in a radial direction and a center hole formed therein for receiving the second end of the elastic band.