How to Nourish and Thicken Your Hair

Maintain a healthy lifestyle to get thick, nourished hair.

Women with thin hair often covet thick hair, wanting to turn their limp, lifeless locks into shiny, full hair. It is possible to add volume to fine hair without causing extensive damage. Take care of your hair's body while nourishing it to maximize strand strength. Use styling products, special styling methods and a balanced diet to create the full hair you have always wanted.

Things You'll Need

• Well-balanced diet
• Hydration
• Multi-vitamin
• Supplements
• Scalp massage oil
• Volumizing shampoo and conditioner
• Thickening spray
• Hair pins
• Hair dryer
• Diffuser
• Hair spray

Instructions

Nourish Hair

1. Eat a well-balanced diet and stay hydrated. Consume plenty of fruits, vegetables, protein and calcium to provide the body with the nutrients it needs, giving hair a healthy glow. Drink at least eight glasses of water a day to prevent dry hair and dandruff.

2. Take a multi-vitamin that contains vitamins A, B3, B5, C and E, which promote hair growth. Find supplements that contain folic acid, zinc, amino acids complex and biotin. Proper nutrients prevent problems like hair loss and breakage.

3. Trim hair every six weeks to get rid of split ends. Starting with the healthiest hair possible will make it easier to get the nourished end result. Trimming hair often also keeps the shape of the style and prevents you from having to cut it all off to remove excessive damage.

4. Massage the scalp once a week with massage oil for dry skin. Use lavender or almond oil and work the oil into the scalp with the pads of your fingers. Scalp massage stimulates blood flow, bringing nutrients to the follicles. Massage also reduces the stress that can cause hair loss.

Thicken Hair

1. Ask the stylist for a layered haircut. Adding layers underneath the top layer of hair gives the illusion of fuller hair.

2. Shampoo hair with products formulated specifically for fine, thin hair. These shampoos are often referred to as volumizing or texturizing shampoos. The shampoos penetrate the cuticle of hair while stripping away residue that weighs hair down.

3. Condition hair with a volumizing conditioner made for fine, thin hair. Work conditioner into the hair all the way to the tip and let it sit and seal the cuticles for at least one minute. Rinse the conditioner thoroughly using cool water.

4. Apply a thickening spray to hair. Use a spray that contains keratin amino acids to add body and lift to roots.

5. Pin hair to the top of your head and let it air dry, allowing roots to dry upward and hold style. Take hair down when it is still damp and blow it dry with a hair dryer with a diffuser attachment and a round brush. Hold the style with hair spray.

Tips & Warnings

• Use a hair dryer on high heat for less time, rather than putting the dryer on low heat and exposing hair to heat for longer periods of time. This will prevent damage.

• Avoid adding waxes and molding pomade to fine hair. This will make it look greasy and flat instead of thick.

References

• Hair Boutique: Fine Hair Solutions; Victoria Wurdinger; May 2010
• She Radiance: Ways to Nourish Hair
• Hair Boutique: Hair Growing Tips
• Salon Web: 5 Hair Care Secrets