Has your hair started to go limp. Is it hard to manage and basically deflated. Are you tired of a bob that lays flat or curls that fall out and just dangle? Well chances are your hair just needs to be recharged and revitalized with some serious volume.
The first thing you should think about and ask yourself is:
- What have I done differently to my hair that could have caused it to go flat?
- What did I do that could have damaged my hair?
- When was the last time I used a hair treatment or Hair Mask?
- Did I change products and try something new?
- What did I do differently recently or what Chemicals or Changes in Temperature could have effected your hair and made it go flat?
- How often do I style my hair?
By figuring out which of these or which combination of these things you have done or which ones can be effecting your hair and its volume, you can then start to work on which products you need to start using or what you can begin doing differently to help regain control of your hair and give it that full look and feeling that is not only easy to manage and style, but looks healthy and feels amazing.
So the first thing I would look at is when is the last time you treated your hair to a day at the spa…well not really a day at the spa for your hair, but a Hair Mask or Hair Repair Masque to recharge and give your hair back its life and luster and volume.
If your hair has deflated and you color it, style it, damaged it or it is just flat and boring, there is an amazing hair masque that I highly recommend you start trying from Pureology. It is the Pureology Thickening Hair Masque.
Pureology Thickening Hair Masque
The Pureology Thickening Masque is an amazing Masque that many women and salons have known about for years. It is technically designed for people who have colored their hair, but because it is for thickening, I like to recommend it for just about anyone and everyone with dull lifeless and fine thin hair that needs to be thickened for volume and depth so you can more easily style it.
This hair masque not only helps to repair and reverse some of the damage done from coloring your hair, but it also helps to protect your color and add in volume and thickness to your hair.
The Pureology Thickening Masque evens out porosity and helps strengthen your hair as well so that you will not only be able to start to get hair that feels and looks healthier and fuller, but it will help to protect your hair color and give your hair more protection from other damage and harmful chemicals.
Now, suppose it isn’t a lack of treatments or the right treatment for your hair, or you haven’t colored your hair out of volume, what else could have been causing the deflation from fun and full hair with life and volume to flat and boring hair that lays on your head and doesn’t hold any style? Maybe it is the Shampoos and Conditioners you are using.
Alterna Life Volume Restore Shampoo
Aquage Volumizing Shampoo
Big Sexy Hair Big Volume Conditioner
Big Sexy Hair Extra Big Volume Shampoo
Brocato Swell Full Body Shampoo
KMS Add Volume Shampoo
There are soo many volume shampoos and conditioners available today and they are soo hard to choose from. They all do different things and many have different ingredients. The on thing that volume Shampoos and Conditioners do have in common is the same goal. To get your hair back up with a ton of volume, body and fullness and so instead of listing a couple hundred shampoos and conditioners (ok that was a bit of an exaggeration) I am going to mention a few brands that are designed for this and then you can pick the one that stands out the most for you and which one you think may work best for your hair. All of the Volume Shampoo and Conditioners do the same thing, so pick the one that you feel will be best for you and fit your price range, however, remember that I still stand by not all shampoos and conditioners are created equal, ones like Alterna The Science of Ten and Kerastase (Which are available on our site as well) are amazing and have some of the best ingredients in the world and in my opinion are more than worth the extra money and work a lot better on your hair, however pick one that is for Volume and in your price range and begin using it as instructed on the bottle. Not as you want to because overuse can actually do even more damage.  If you want to try one of the Volume Shampoos or Conditioners that I recommend, click on the pictures to the left and you’ll be taken to the product page, then go and buy the complimentary Shampoo or Conditioner to it as well.
Soo suppose this is still not what is causing the deflation or boring dull hair. What else can you do to help stop your hair from deflating and get back that volume and hold. The one thing that I see over and over again, and I used to do is that people are using the wrong styling products to get their hair to hold up to humidity and hold their volume and curls or stop their hair from deflating. The most common product I see being used which is also one that won’t be able to do what you want is hairspray.
Although hairspray is amazing and will start holding you at the beginning of your day, it is not made for holding your curls for styling or your hair high by itself. It is however perfect for keeping your style in place and locking it into place so that your hair can hold its shape all day, so although I don’t recommend it for being the base of your hair style, it is still important to use a hairspray to hold your hair style in place and help keep it from deflating.
This is where the other products out there come back from the store. Most people skip over them or have seen their parents use them and never want to give them a try, however, this could be why your hair style does not hold and why your volume does not last all day and why your curls fall out. Products like, Mousse, Volume Leave in Conditioners and Styling Conditioners and Volume Sprays get passed over when people as people shop and it is an absolute mistake because these are the products that are designed for big hair, curly hair and hair that wants volume and to stay inflated all day. Hairspray can help to keep it in place and keep your hair style in shape, but these products are the ones that help create the style and hold it for as long as you want it big and beautiful.
Here are some of my favorite volumizing styling products that are great for big hair, curly hair, wavy hair, bob cuts, hair with volume and styles that need to be full and fun.
Brocato Mousse Volumizing Foam
Joico Body Luxe Design Foam
Paul Mitchell Extra Body Sculpting Foam
Redken Full Frame Volumizing Mousse
Sebastian Thickefy Foam
TIGI Catwalk Extra Strong Mousse
There are a ton of products out there to help you not only repair your hair and repair your hair’s volume, but there are also products out there that will help you style your hair and hold the volume and body that you want. The most important thing to remember is to find one that works with your hair and to make sure that you treat your hair correctly because if your hair is happy and healthy and treated with care, your hair will also be able to be styled, have volume and life and you will begin to love it again.
Forget those infomercial products that are incomfortable, you can have hair that is full of volume and life naturally without having to wear or use products that hurt your head and look like crud. Try using a volumizing mask, the proper shampoos and conditioners to help keep your hair healthy and full of volume and the right styling tools and products that are designed for volume and control and keeping your hair big happy and healthy.