Translation: lay low from all flat ironing, curl irons, and chemical processes (relaxers, Brazilian blowouts, highlights, and permanent color).
“When too much heat or the wrong type of heat is consistently applied to your natural curls, curls will become dry, brittle, and loose,” says Oliver Adams, Wella Colorcharm’s top artist, “If your curl pattern has ‘changed’ from heat, it’s not just changed, it’s damaged.” When attempting to correct a curl pattern or prevent it from becoming damaged in the first place, Kayganich recommends avoiding heat by air drying the hair, and even skipping the diffuser to see improvement in your curls.
The best way to combat stretched curls is to cut layers into long hair so curls can stand (or rather, gain back elasticity) instead of hanging limp. Longer hair tends to be heavier and has a tendency of dragging curls down, creating a stretched texture. After all, the scalp is skin.Īnd although long hair is gorgeous, it could also be the root cause of a poor curl pattern. Just as you would with your skin, it’s important to protect and cover your hair from the sun with protective products. UV rays can affect the cuticle and cortex of the hair, leading to dry, brittle, and dull hair. Heat damage, chemical damage, wearing a weave, braids, or protective styles for too long, and not getting haircuts are the top indicators that you might have a damaged curl pattern, according to Kayganich.Įxcessive sun exposure can also damage your curl pattern. If your hair falls into this category, avoid excess amounts of protein and use warm water to open up the cuticle when you shower or bathe - that will allow the water to enter (and hydrate) the hair shaft.Įdward Berthelot / Contributor/ Getty Images What Causes a Curl Pattern to Become Damaged? Low porosity hair has a harder time absorbing water, but once it does it will hold onto it well. According to Dereq Clark, North America Ambassador of Wella Professionals, protein treatments, “create stronger hair strands and help curls stay healthy and bouncy.” Protein treatments will strengthen and moisturize each hair follicle, restoring structure to those shapeless curls. To tell whether you have high, low, or normal porosity hair, take a spare strand and place it in a glass of water - if it sinks immediately, you have high porosity hair and you’ll require more products to keep your curls moisturized. This hair type is more porous, as the name suggests, and therefore can’t hang onto moisture as easily. “If you have higher porosity, you’ll want to make sure you do a protein treatment one to two times a month,” she adds. Part of making sure your hair is able to receive the right amount of moisture, Kayganich recommends understanding your hair’s porosity, or its ability to absorb and retain water (read: moisture).
Hair obtains moisture through water, either actual water or water-formulated products. “When curls lose moisture, they lose their shape (wave, spiral, or coil.)” “For curls to have the ultimate pop, they need moisture,” Kayganich says. What Does A Natural Curl Pattern Require?Ī healthy and natural curl pattern requires good hydration, adequate moisture, and protection from heat via targeted serums.
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Ahead, discover the top insights on how to restore curl pattern and prevent damage from top hairstylists and salon owners.
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Whether you enjoy changing up your hair (and possibly cause some damage along the way) or are just new to caring for your texture, reviving curls to be full of life, bouncy, and hydrated can be achieved. The good part: there are plenty of expert tips and tricks to restore a curl pattern, and they’re not at all difficult to add into your existing hair care routine. Read more: How To Fix Cakey Makeup In 9 Easy Steps If it’s taken a lot longer to style your curls, or you have increased flyaways and frizz, this can also be the tell-tale sign of curl pattern damage. “Curls that don’t curl up no matter what you do, excessive shedding, breakage, hair that is limp or feels like overcooked spaghetti when wet, are all signs of a damaged curl pattern,” says April Kayganich, texture specialist and salon owner of The Curl Whisperer. Read more: My Low-Porosity Hair Takes Forever To Dry - Here’s How I Deal Sometimes, even the over-wearing of a protective style can send my curls into a hair hiatus, lasting anywhere from a week to months until I can correct my natural hair routine. As a mix between type 3B curls and type 4A coils, my hair can range from spirally and bouncy to dry and shapeless depending on my product assortment, heat usage, hairstyle, weather, and overall health of my hair.
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