How to Make Hair Look Thicker

Video Transcript

"Hi, I'm Amelia and I'm going to talk to you about some ways to make your hair look thicker. When your hair is thin, you don't want a lot of layers, but you do need some. Some around the bottom few inches, just to give you a little bit more volume and lift. Remember, the longer the hair, the less volume it has. So this particular mannequin's got a nice little bald spot there. So we're going to, I'm going to use that to show you what to do. So she's got some layers here, and just simply by adding some curls and lifting the hair off the scalp a little bit, you can make that hair look a lot thicker. Plus teasing, good old fashioned teasing has gone the way of the dinosaur, it still works wonders when your hair's thin, fine and you're trying to get some volume. And you don't need to really wrench it, just few taps with the comb will get you the look that you want. A traditional pick comb like this works great for lifting and separating and getting that volume into it. And see that hair looks so much thicker just by going in and teasing just a little bit. Also color. You're going to want to make sure that you've got a lot of different dimension in your hair. It's going to make your hair look a lot thicker. Using thickening shampoos works wonders. Anything that helps to kind of plump up the hair shaft. If it talks about wheat proteins or any type of protein that's in it, that's going to help to really add protein and strength and fullness to that hair. So by utilizing these tips and tools, and trying those products, you can make your hair look thicker and fuller."