damage=more waves/curls?

[maskedrose]

As my completely virgin (I used to highlight the canopy), well cared for 6 inches grows longer and longer, it seems to not have as much wave as my damaged (from medication and chemicals) length. Has anyone else noticed that their virgin hair has less wave than the damaged parts?

Most of it right now (uncombed, not like my siggy) is 2b/2c, while the top seems to be more of a 2a. However, the bottom layers (virgin, but bad quality due to some high powered meds) are the curliest, so maybe they will stay that way after all the damage is gone?

Any input?

[teela1978]

My virgin hair has much less wave than my dyed hair did. I used to have 2c waves with a few spirals. Those moved down my head, and once chopped off were gone forever. My virgin hair is more 1c/2a-ish, it shows some wave potential while damp, but it just looks messy once dry. I've taken to coming it out while damp and wearing it straightish.

[squiggyflop]

i noticed this... my heavily damaged ends are alot wavyer than my henna only parts

[chloeishere]

I've kind of noticed it in individual hairs-- I have some hairs that are coarser, where they were dyed and color-stripped, they have really weird, unhealthy feeling waves. Like a complete S in maybe 2 inches, which is nothing like my natural wave pattern-- they also tend to be coarse and rough, reflect light weirdly (like, it will be shiny in one area and not in the other, but when rotated it will be shiny in the opposite way... that's not understandable, is it?), and are darker than most of my hair. When I find them, I cut off the part that is rougher and damaged (generally 3-5 inches up) and leave the rest. I like my coarsies, just not the damaged areas!

Otherwise, I have not noticed that being the case for me.

[Curlsgirl]

Hmmmm, mine is the opposite. Since my hair has gotten healthier from stopping the heat, it is curlier. My roots have always been straighter than the rest, that's just my hairtype and it changes with seasons, length and products I use but with the better care of it I have definitely gotten prettier and better spirals overall. I get a LOT less frizz also.

[maskedrose]

Oh darn - I was becoming very fond of those 2c curls Well, at least the virgin stuff should be a heck of a lot stronger and shinier than damaged stuff - I suppose I could live with shiny, healthy 2a waves!

Thanks for sharing!

[Áine]

Well, curls and waves at the top of your head will not be as pronounced anyway because of the increasing weight of your hair as it grows out. As it gets longer, I would guess that the hair would stay straighter further away from the roots than before, when it was shorter. That may be part of it.

Okay, this all made sense in my head before I typed it, but now I'm not sure what I just wrote, LOL.

[maskedrose]

No I think that may have something to do with it Aine - I guess I will just have to wait and see what happens

[sweetkandi]

My hair is naturally wavy, but after I dyed it I noticed it was a little more wavy, or I guess it conformed. lol

[darkwaves]

However, the bottom layers (virgin, but bad quality due to some high powered meds) are the curliest, so maybe they will stay that way after all the damage is gone?

Any input?

I think it's fairly common for the bottom layers to be the curliest. Mine are!