How to Make Thin Oily Hair Thicker

Taking proper care can make thin, oily hair look thicker.

Thin hair can appear even finer when it is weighed down by oil from your scalp. Making thin, oily hair look thicker is a combination of the products you use, the way you style it and the vitamins and nutrients you are getting. Some of the fixes for thin, oily hair are immediate and some take longer to achieve long-term effects, but both are necessary to get the thicker hair you want. Taking care of your hair properly will keep you looking your best.

Things You'll Need

• Volumizing shampoo
• Light conditioner
• Volumizing cream
• Weightless root boosting spray
• Large metal barrel roll brush
• Fine tooth comb
• Hairspray

Instructions

1. Wash your hair with a volumizing shampoo. As you wash, focus particularly on the roots, and massage your head firmly with your fingertips to remove dead skin and accumulated oil build up. This will stimulate healthier hair growth. After rinsing the shampoo, work a light conditioner into just the ends of your hair and rinse it out thoroughly.

2. Apply a volumizing cream or mousse to your still-wet hair and comb through it with your fingers. Lift sections of hair at the root and treat them with a weightless root boosting spray.

3. Separate your hair into sections and dry each one with a hair dryer and a large metal barrel roll brush. Start the brush on the underside of each section and roll it down slowly, following along the top with the hair dryer. Continue until you have completed each section. Drying your hair this way will give it volume at the root and roughen the cuticle of the hair shaft, making it thicker.

4. Lift sections of hair on the crown of your head and brush the hair back toward the scalp with a fine-tooth comb. Give each section a blast of hairspray and smooth the top layer of hair over the teased bottom section. Apply this method anywhere you need volume on your hair.

5. Eat a healthy diet. Stress and poor nutrition is manifested in the appearance of our hair. Diets that are high in proteins, calcium, zinc and B vitamins are essential for healthy hair growth.

Tips & Warnings

• Washing your hair every day will help control an oily scalp.

• All of the volumizing products you need can be found in the health and beauty section of your local grocery store or department store.

References

• Ladies Home Journal; 6 Superfoods for Healthy Hair; Dorie Eisenstein
• BecomingGorgeous.com: How To Make Thin Hair Look Thicker