It also acts as a dry shampoo, which makes it a great option for taking with you if you’re traveling since it can do it all. It can also be used during styling on dry hair as a way to really amp up the volume and protect the strands from heat. Because my hair is so thin, I usually stray away from adding too many additional products to my routine in fear of weighing it down. Eaddy is the founder and CEO of Juices and Botanics, a line of hair care and hair growth products, and the CEO of Her Growing Hands Salon and Spa. Cranford’s go-to shampoo and conditioner combo lives up to its name and gives even the finest hair a major volume boost.

She also recommends Vitamin E "to protect the hair follicle from damage" and improve blood circulation in the scalp, sunflower oil, which contains Vitamin E and oleic acid and linoleic acid, fatty acids that are believed to help plump up fine strands. The phosphorus and calcium will help to bulk up the strands, while the iron strengthens and the vitamins add shine. A major multitasker, in addition to delivering volume, this spray also brings on humidity resistance, strong hold and is ideal for same day styling to reshape a look. This spray works on wet or dry hair, but to really pump up the volume spritz it on before you blowdry for extra oomph and body. Fine hair can benefit from texturizing sprays and volumizing mousses, while coarser, oilier hair types need dry shampoo and lots of hydrating ingredients.

The sulfate-free shampoo is infused with biotin, which helps your hair grow; vitamin B5, which works to strengthen individual strands; and maltodextrin, which thickens hair and leaves it looking more voluminous. Our top picks include sprays, powders, and pastes, as well as tools like hot brushes and teasing brushes. Dream Cocktail Carb-Infused – Leave-in thickening blow-dry treatment is the ultimate prep step that “fills out” each strand as you blow dry for a natural-looking, fuller foundation to build upon.

You'd be hard-pressed to find a hairstylist who doesn't have a can or two of volumising spray in their kit at all times thanks to the product's versatility. Many volumizing products work even better when combined with a round brush and a blow dryer, and lots of the formulas are even heat-activated. Aqua/Water, Propanediol, VP/DMAPA Acrylates Copolymer, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, PPG-26-Buteth-26, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Disodium EDTA, Benzalkonium Chloride, Bambusa Arundinacea Leaf Extract, Polyquaternium-22.You aim the nozzle directly at the roots of damp hair to blast it with the volume-boosting formula before styling, and once you've dried it, there won't be a thin hair in sight. As a straight-haired girly, she tests volumizing hair products as a regular part of her haircare routine. Cue trying out the new product: after a quick shower using my the Ouai Fine Hair shampoo and conditioner, I towel-dried my hair and added three pumps of foam to the palms of my hands. If you don’t like spraying your freshly-styled hair with hairspray, opt for a volumizing product that you put on while it’s still damp. Olivia Truffaut-Wong is an editor at Cosmopolitan with 10 years of experience writing about culture, entertainment, and lifestyle.

That’s why we went to celebrity hairstylist TeddiCranford, Founder and Creative Director of White Rose Collective in New York City and ApotheCARE Essentials Lead Stylist, to get the scoop. Also, by switching up your part, it allows you to create volume at the root, which provides natural volume and lift in the hair. The Davines Volu Shampoo stands out for its unique use of natural products, like Caprauna turnip extract, which is packed with phosphorus, iron, calcium, and vitamins A, B, and C.The starch will also absorb any excess oil, which allows this product to function as a dry shampoo as well. It also has boar tech bristles surrounded by charcoal-infused bristles that help absorb moisture and enhance volume. Cranford’s go-to product for this is Oribe Swept Up Volume Powder Spray for volume and texture, as it “adds a bit of grit but definitely gives you instant volume.

Whether you simply don't feel like washing your hair (we feel you) or you're laying down and it's flattening your hair (feel you here, too), there's a way to mask the dullness and it's with a hair-volumizing product. What your fine, 3a curly hair type needs for volume is different from what your bestie with thick 2b hair and an oily scalp needs . You only have to use a dime-sized amount, but make sure that you’re applying it to completely dry hair for the best results.If you are coming out of the shower, I would towel dry, comb through and lightly scrunch in a dry hair oil,” Cranford says.