T H I N N I N G H A I R S O L U T I O N S
An insanely popular topic that clients ask me about in the salon. I know, poor you, it sucks and it's been a daily battle your whole life. I'm not saying it's an easy answer or simple thing to fix, but here are some ideas.
SOME TYPICAL CAUSES FOR THINNING HAIR AND BREAKAGE:
- Rough styling habits
- Excessive chemical services
- Poor scalp health
- Hormonal imbalance
- Stress/trauma
- Illness/medications
- Genetics/age
- Weight fluctuations/diet
TIPS AND TRICKS ON STYLING FINE/THIN HAIR
Pick an appropriate hair cut.
- This is the most important place to start. I'm sorry thin-hair-people... for most of you, you just need to cut it short. Long, straggly, thin hair just isn't helping your case. Longer hair does not make you look like you have MORE hair. Keeping it shorter with some layers or stacking and texture will help you achieve volume and fullness.
Use appropriate shampoos/conditioners.
- You may think that your hair is dry and that's why it's breaking off, so you go to your super moisturizing shampoos and conditioners. Too much moisture is going to way your hair down and make it impossible to achieve volume. Depending on the reason that your hair is thin, you probably want to go to your thickening, proteinizing, and clarifying shampoos. Use a zero-weight conditioner. Shampoo only at your scalp, and let it rinse through your ends in order to reduce damage and breakage. Condition only at your ends, so to keep your ends healthy, but not weigh down your hair at your scalp.
Use a volumizing styling aid.
- There's no way around it. No styling products = flat, limp hair. Find a root booster or thickening serum and load up before drying/styling. Mousses are also great for adding memory and thickness.
BLOWDRY.
- If you have fine, thin hair and you want full, luscious locks, why the hell are you taking a flat iron to it? Spend a few extra minutes, blowdry your hair with your head upside-down so the roots are lifted up, until your hair is like 85% dry. Then section your hair so that you're starting from the bottom and working up to your part and figure out how to use a blowdryer/round brush combination to add some bounce to the few strands left on your head. Style it with your part on the opposite side, then after you're completely dry, move it over to your part that you normally wear. THEN if you still have issues with frizz, polish it off with a curling iron or flat iron at the ends of your hair. And don't be shy about hair spray.
TIPS AND TRICKS TO REDUCE THINNING AND BREAKAGE
- Limit chemical services, especially extreme hair lightening.
- Limit heat styling/use on a lower temperature.
- Use TREATMENT products, to address your specific hair needs.
- Choose an appropriate style/cut that allows for a gentler styling routine.
MY RECOMMENDATION
If I had thin hair, these are the products I would use, no question about it...
EUFORA'S THICKENING COLLECTION
An insanely popular topic that clients ask me about in the salon. I know, poor you, it sucks and it's been a daily battle your whole life. I'm not saying it's an easy answer or simple thing to fix, but here are some ideas.
SOME TYPICAL CAUSES FOR THINNING HAIR AND BREAKAGE:
- Rough styling habits
- Excessive chemical services
- Poor scalp health
- Hormonal imbalance
- Stress/trauma
- Illness/medications
- Genetics/age
- Weight fluctuations/diet
TIPS AND TRICKS ON STYLING FINE/THIN HAIR
Pick an appropriate hair cut.
- This is the most important place to start. I'm sorry thin-hair-people... for most of you, you just need to cut it short. Long, straggly, thin hair just isn't helping your case. Longer hair does not make you look like you have MORE hair. Keeping it shorter with some layers or stacking and texture will help you achieve volume and fullness.
Use appropriate shampoos/conditioners.
- You may think that your hair is dry and that's why it's breaking off, so you go to your super moisturizing shampoos and conditioners. Too much moisture is going to way your hair down and make it impossible to achieve volume. Depending on the reason that your hair is thin, you probably want to go to your thickening, proteinizing, and clarifying shampoos. Use a zero-weight conditioner. Shampoo only at your scalp, and let it rinse through your ends in order to reduce damage and breakage. Condition only at your ends, so to keep your ends healthy, but not weigh down your hair at your scalp.
Use a volumizing styling aid.
- There's no way around it. No styling products = flat, limp hair. Find a root booster or thickening serum and load up before drying/styling. Mousses are also great for adding memory and thickness.
BLOWDRY.
- If you have fine, thin hair and you want full, luscious locks, why the hell are you taking a flat iron to it? Spend a few extra minutes, blowdry your hair with your head upside-down so the roots are lifted up, until your hair is like 85% dry. Then section your hair so that you're starting from the bottom and working up to your part and figure out how to use a blowdryer/round brush combination to add some bounce to the few strands left on your head. Style it with your part on the opposite side, then after you're completely dry, move it over to your part that you normally wear. THEN if you still have issues with frizz, polish it off with a curling iron or flat iron at the ends of your hair. And don't be shy about hair spray.
TIPS AND TRICKS TO REDUCE THINNING AND BREAKAGE
- Limit chemical services, especially extreme hair lightening.
- Limit heat styling/use on a lower temperature.
- Use TREATMENT products, to address your specific hair needs.
- Choose an appropriate style/cut that allows for a gentler styling routine.
MY RECOMMENDATION
If I had thin hair, these are the products I would use, no question about it...
EUFORA'S THICKENING COLLECTION
THE COMPLETE THICKENING REGIMEN
30 DAYS TO THICKER, FULLER HAIR
*All of the following information came directly from Eufora*
Eufora's Thickening Collection delivers the latest in scalp and hair science to create the optimum scalp environment for healthy hair growth and to improve the strength and elasticity of hair that is prone to breakage.
ProAmino Cell Therapy:
The breakthrough technology with Aloe Plant Stem Cells and ProAmino Peptide Complex brings together the best of the botanical and clinical worlds to create youthful and beautiful hair.
- Plant Stem Cells nourish and protect the scalp, promotes oxygen to help follicle asphyxia.
- Neem Seed Oil, Coenzyme Q10, Vitamin E, Licorice Extract are known for antioxidant, antiseptic and antibacterial benefits to stimulate the scalp, calm irritations, soothe dryness and prevent follicle atrophy.
- Butyl Avocadate helps regulate 5-Alpha Reductase, a cause of premature hair loss in women and men.
- Key Amino Acids minerals and polysaccharides help to improve scalp and hair strength, shine and helps to repair internal and surface damage.
- Vitamins B3, B5, B6 and B7 are essential for healthy scalp and hair growth.
CLEANSING TREATMENT:
A zero-weight antioxidant enriched shampoo creates an optimal scalp environment for healthy hair growth. Revitalizes the scalp and helps strengthen hair to prevent further breakage.
CONDITIONING TREATMENT:
Energizing formula moisturizes and nourishes hair and scalp with zero weight. Eufora's ProAmino Cell Therapy strengthens thinning hair to prevent breakage and increase elasticity. Delivers shine and silky softness.
SCALP TREATMENT:
Concentrated formula works above and below the scalp, creating an optimum environment for healthy hair growth and helps prevent fallout with maximum ProAmino Cell Therapy.
THICKENING SERUM:
Styling prep solution to create volume and fullness with scalp and healthy hair benefits.
NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT:
Daily vitamin supplement with the essential dietary support required for beautiful and healthy hair growth.
Do you have any other thin-hair-advice or stories? I'd love to hear your ideas!
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