Forget Flat Hair. These 5 Expert Secrets Create Instant Volume

1. Always Use Volumising Shampoo and Conditioner: 

A big mistake with flat hair and fine hair is using heavy Shampoo and Conditioner that weighs it down, causing hair to appear flat and limp. The key here is to always ensure you are using specific, lightweight Volumising Shampoo and Conditioner, designed to focus on fine hair follicles to enhance strands from the root, creating density and thickness. These Volumising Shampoos and Conditioners contain proteins that plump up fine hair, adding volume with each wash.

Top Volumising Tip: Massage Volumising Shampoo into the roots to really stimulate the follicle but concentrate Volumising Conditioner solely around mid-lengths to ends to prevent product build up at the scalp.

Our Pick: Make Volumising Shampoo and Conditioner

2. Sleep Your Way To Volume:

‘Bed hair’ is a cute way of saying ‘flat hair ‘- which is not so cute. Like with your evening Skincare routine, how you approach your Haircare before you go to bed can encourage lift and volume. Always go to bed with clean hair, free of Styling Products - including Leave-In Conditioners, Mousse, Hairspray, Dry Shampoo, Conditioner - as these can enhance flatness while you sleep. Ensure hair is clean and dry before you go to bed or brush out any product if you choose not to wash your hair.

Top Volumising Tip: If your hair is long enough, secure lengths upwards in a loose scrunchie or plait and drape over your pillow rather than sleeping on your hair. Silk pillowcases are also a great idea to prevent frizz that can be exacerbated in thin hair types.

We Love: Bye Bye Bedhead Pillowcase in Rosewater. 

3. Use Dry Shampoo Between Washes:

Heard of ‘Day 2’ hair? Well, you need to get acquainted with it if you want to up the volume in your style. Often the day after you have washed your hair is better for texture and volume as natural oils – in small amounts – can work in your favour. Dry Shampoo is a fantastic option as it absorbs the oil, utilising it to create thickness without greasiness and flatness at the roots. Hair looks cleaner but fuller.

Top Volumising Tip: Section the hair and concentrate the Dry Shampoo on areas of flat hair you really want to thicken. Wait for 30 seconds and gently massage the product with fingertips before styling. Always be sure not to comb hair down but work against the root growth angle to keep the follicle lifted.

We Love: Nioxin Volumising Dry Shampoo

4. Be Gentle With Heat Styling

Flat hair, fine hair and thin hair are all susceptible to breakage and damage. This is an enemy of fullness, as voluminous hair needs to remain strong, resilient, and fortified. Choose a Heat Styler that offers gentle, infrared technology to reduce damage. Infrared technology works on a wavelength that uses negative ions to seal moisture into the hair, rather than depleting it. Where you can, always give your hair a break from Heat Styling and allow hair to air-dry.

Top Volumising Tip: Always use Heat Protectant on your hair before you blow dry and when using a Hair Dryer, flip hair upside down as a final step to enhance volume.

We Love: Bondi Boost Infrared Brush

5. Use Lightweight Styling Products:

Voluminous hair only gets that way without being weighed down by Styling Products. Fine hair, thin hair and flat hair need to remain as build-up free as possible to retain much-needed hair volume. Some helpful hacks include choosing Styling Products that are free of parabens and sulphates which can weigh hair down. Always look for products with ‘volumising’, ‘thickening’ or ‘lightweight’ in their title.

Top Volumising Tip: Textures and formulations are also important when it comes to Styling Products that prevent hair falling flat. Mousses are a great option as they are easily absorbed and lightweight, with the ability to expand at the follicle to plump hair. Steer clear of harder textures including Gel and Strong Hold Hairspray - even on short hair.

We Love: Sexy Hair Big Altitude Bodifying Blow Dry Mousse

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