Choose the Best Hair Products for Fine Hair
Fine hair has dimensionally smaller hair follicles than those of thicker hair. Fine hair is often confused with thin hair, which is a lack of hair follicles, but both thick and thin heads of hair may be comprised of fine hair. Styling and caring for fine hair requires a specific set of considerations, as narrow and weak hair follicles are easily weighed down by hair care and styling products, and can be damaged and broken off during the styling phase. Follow these guidelines to choose the best hair products for fine hair:
Steps
- Wash and condition fine hair with a hair thickening shampoo and conditioner. Look for products that claim to add thickness, volume or body to fine or thin hair.
- Choose styling products that are specifically designed for fine hair. There are many fine hair products on the market, including mousses, gels, root lifts, sprays and serums. Look for tag words such as "volumizing," "thickening," "bodifying" and "texturizing."
- Combine styling products. Hair care product developers often offer styling product systems that work together to create a desired effect, such as thicker and fuller hair. For example, you may start by coating hair with a thickening serum, then spraying the roots with a root volumizing spray, then working a voluminous mousse into the hair shafts and ends before blow drying.
- Make sure the fine hair products you choose are lightweight. Lightweight hair products are specially formulated for fine or thin hair, so as to keep from weighing it down.
- Use a clarifying shampoo to strip hair follicles of product build-up. Product build up weighs fine hair down, making it harder to style and depleting it of its volume. It is a good idea to use a clarifying product at least once a week.
- Purchase a deep conditioning treatment to use once a week. This will keep split ends at bay, which is important because split ends contribute to thinning and breaking hair. Deep conditioning products with the protein keratin in them are ideal for naturally plumping up thin and weak strands.
- Protect your fine hair from humidity. Humidity weighs hair down. Mist finely textured hair with an anti-humidity hairspray in order to keep the air's moisture away from the hair shafts.
Tips
- In addition to using the best hair products for finely-textured hair, an appropriate haircut is very important to maximizing the thickness and fullness of fine hair. Short cuts are advisable, as are asymmetrical cuts and light layers, in order to boost the appearance of fine hair. Additionally, trim hair every 4 to 6 weeks in order to prevent split ends.
- Almond and castor oil help keep all hair types (especially fine hair) keep healthy!
Warnings
- Avoid hair waxes, pastes, gloss gel, molding muds and silicone polishers. Even in small amounts, these products not only weigh fine hair down, but make it look dirty and greasy.
- Keep conditioner away from the scalp and focus mainly on conditioning the ends, as conditioner may coat the scalp and promote product buildup that weighs the hair down.
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