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Your hair used to feel bouncy, but now it feels lifeless and even looks kinda limp, maybe stringy as well. This has happened to most people with wavy curly hair at some point. While it’s unpleasant, it’s not a huge deal, as long as you’re able to determine the cause, and learn the fix.
In this post I’m going to jump cover the various causes of limp curls, and how they can be corrected.
What Causes Limp Waves or Curls?
Limp curls can be caused by damage, moisture-overload, product overload, water weigh-down, uneven ends, a lack of hold in your styling products, product build-up or changes in humidity.
That’s the short answer. Of course, I’ll go more in-depth about each of these so you can determine what the cause is in your case!
Damage. If you’ve dyed, bleached or used high heat on your hair, sometimes this damages hair in a way that makes waves or curls straighter and/or less bouncy.
- How to fix limp waves caused by damage: I don’t have personal experience with this, but I’ve read that Olaplex #3 can sometimes help some, as can protein treatments. In more severe cases, you may have to wait on damage to grow out before you’ll be able to repair your curls fully.