9 Tips on How to Add Volume to Hair
While most of us wish for a thick head of hair, for many of us it’s simply not in the cards. So here are nine tips on how to add volume to hair that’s fine or thin!
Building the Base: Pre-Styling Essentials
1. Pick the Right Shampoo and Conditioner
If you have fine hair, the first step in amping up the volume is finding the best products for your type of hair. While super-hydrating products are great for coarser strands, they can weigh down fine hair. Instead, look for a volumizing shampoo and conditioner like Garnier Fructis Grow Strong Thickening.
2. Shampoo and Condition Properly
The top products for thin hair are specially formulated to help make your strands look visibly fuller. Try to avoid using too much shampoo and make sure it’s fully rinsed out. When conditioning fine hair, only apply it the mid-lengths and tips to prevent weighdown. If you feel your conditioner is too heavy, switch to a lightweight one like Black Charcoal & Nigella Flower Rebalancing Conditioner.
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Boost with a Blowout
You can do a blowout at home or get a professional stylist to do it. It’s a way to add volume to hair by washing and styling it with a brush and blow dryer. The results are smooth and straight with tons of body, and it’s a great option for special occasions.
You can do a blowout at home or get a professional stylist to do it. It’s a way to add volume to hair by washing and styling it with a brush and blow dryer. The results are smooth and straight with tons of body, and it’s a great option for special occasions.
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Blow Dry Your Hair Upside Down
Here’s another way to use blow-drying to add volume to thin hair. Be sure to begin with a heat protector like Sleek & Shine 10-in-1 Leave-in Spray. Turn your head upside down and tussle hair with your fingers as you blow it about 90% dry on low heat, and then stand back up and carefully brush. Now that’s how to get volume in hair!
Here’s another way to use blow-drying to add volume to thin hair. Be sure to begin with a heat protector like Sleek & Shine 10-in-1 Leave-in Spray. Turn your head upside down and tussle hair with your fingers as you blow it about 90% dry on low heat, and then stand back up and carefully brush. Now that’s how to get volume in hair!
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Tease Your Roots
Gently teasing at the roots is an easy way to turn up the volume in fine hair. Hold up small sections and comb towards the scalp a few times. The fluffy look it creates makes your mane seem bigger. Keep the lifted effect going all day with a light spritzing of Volume Anti-Humidity Aerosol Hairspray.
Gently teasing at the roots is an easy way to turn up the volume in fine hair. Hold up small sections and comb towards the scalp a few times. The fluffy look it creates makes your mane seem bigger. Keep the lifted effect going all day with a light spritzing of Volume Anti-Humidity Aerosol Hairspray.
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Reach for the Mousse
Tips on how to get volume in hair must include mousse, especially for fine hair. Look for one that’s non-sticky and lifts the hair at the root like Sky-Hi Volume Mousse. These light airy foams build body and are the perfect prep for a blowout or air-dry.
Tips on how to get volume in hair must include mousse, especially for fine hair. Look for one that’s non-sticky and lifts the hair at the root like Sky-Hi Volume Mousse. These light airy foams build body and are the perfect prep for a blowout or air-dry.
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Switch Up Your Hair Part
Everyone’s hair falls into its own natural part somewhere between the middle and the side. A quick method for adding volume to thin hair is to create a new part that lifts up the roots. This technique is easiest to achieve by combing hair over when it’s damp, blow-drying it in place, and/or keeping hair in place with a bobby pin or barrette.
Everyone’s hair falls into its own natural part somewhere between the middle and the side. A quick method for adding volume to thin hair is to create a new part that lifts up the roots. This technique is easiest to achieve by combing hair over when it’s damp, blow-drying it in place, and/or keeping hair in place with a bobby pin or barrette.
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Don’t Over Do it
Anyone who knows how to volumize hair understands that less is more, so keep hair care products to a minimum. This is also important for maintaining clean hair. Fine hair should be washed at least every other day because the buildup of natural oils, dirt and products makes it look flat and dull. The same word of caution applies for brushing too much. For more pro tips on fine hair, read our article on how to take care of and style fine hair.
Anyone who knows how to volumize hair understands that less is more, so keep hair care products to a minimum. This is also important for maintaining clean hair. Fine hair should be washed at least every other day because the buildup of natural oils, dirt and products makes it look flat and dull. The same word of caution applies for brushing too much. For more pro tips on fine hair, read our article on how to take care of and style fine hair.
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Try a Trim
When you have fine hair, longer lengths aren’t always as flattering as some short and shaggy cuts. See how to give hair volume in a few snips with creative hairstyles for thin hair. For longer dos, try dabbing on a little Volume Mousse at the mid-lengths or use a curling iron to alternately angle hair away from and toward the face.
When you have fine hair, longer lengths aren’t always as flattering as some short and shaggy cuts. See how to give hair volume in a few snips with creative hairstyles for thin hair. For longer dos, try dabbing on a little Volume Mousse at the mid-lengths or use a curling iron to alternately angle hair away from and toward the face.
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Whole Blends Black Charcoal & Nigella Flower Oil Rebalancing Conditioner The Black Charcoal & Nigella Flower Oil Conditioner hydrates dry hair with no weigh-down.
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Garnier Fructis Sleek & Shine 10-in-1 Leave-In Spray Multi-tasking leave-in treatment for dry, frizzy hair.
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Garnier Fructis Volume Anti-Humidity Aerosol Hairspray Lifts from root to tip for ultimate body and fullness
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Garnier Fructis Sky-Hi Volume Mousse 24H High reaching volume and hold.
$5.99 MSRP
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