Hair Care 101
Help Your Fine Hair Live Large
More, more, more. Go ahead - get greedy! Now your fine, thin hair can look full and lush, if you follow this advice on hair care and hair styles from Joico Education Development Manager Tom DeVries.
1. Pour the foundation The fullest possible hair starts with the right foundation of cleansing, conditioning and treatment products. The right regimen sets the stage for maximum oomph. Joico's Clinicure Botanical Thinning Hair Systems, for example, cleanse scalp from the build-up that can contribute to hair loss and nourish the scalp area to create the optimal environment for healthy hair growth. They're available in regimens for natural and chemically-treated hair.
2. Give it a whirl For maximum glamour, roller sets are great ways to produce long-lasting body and fullness. For fine hair, use small rollers, especially in the top sections where you want mega-lift. You'll also get the most body if you lift each section of hair straight up and wind the hair so that the roller sits straight up and down against your head. Before setting, mist each section with a weightless formula like the new Clinicure Weightless Texture Thickener. (It's great on damp hair, and you can also use it on dry hair if you're working with electric rollers.) Your hair will feel noticeably thicker with this formula, and the set will last longer. The bonus? With this technique, you won't need to tease your hair, which can be damaging when strands are fine and fragile.
3. Braid-y bunch Here's a quick and easy way to bump up the volume on long hair. On damp strands, apply a volume-enhancing formula like Clinicure Lifting Foam Volumizer to your fingertips and massage it into your scalp. Mist the rest of your hair with a thickening formula like . Divide your hair into half-inch square sections and then subdivide each section into thirds and create small braids. Once your hair is completely dry, release the braids. Massage your scalp and gently break up the braids with your fingertips. Voila! Instant volume and magnificent modern texture!
4. Booster shot Want to prevent lackluster body and lock in your style at the same time? Try this trick! Once your style is in place, use the end of a rattail comb to gently lift a small section at the top. Grab a weightless, targeted holding spray like Clinicure Dry Hold Finisher and hit the hair underneath the comb with a couple of quick bursts of spray. Continue all over the head where you want maximum height and staying power. This technique lifts and holds hair from underneath, penetrating deep into the interior of the style for all-day, all-night hold. And with a formula like Dry Hold Finisher, you can add another layer of spray for even more style security, without the risk of product build-up or weighing hair down.
5. Pump it up Guys with thin hair need a lift, too! The trick is to keep it modern and avoid the dreaded helmet-head "anchorman" effect. Here's a foolproof how-to:
1. Pour the foundation The fullest possible hair starts with the right foundation of cleansing, conditioning and treatment products. The right regimen sets the stage for maximum oomph. Joico's Clinicure Botanical Thinning Hair Systems, for example, cleanse scalp from the build-up that can contribute to hair loss and nourish the scalp area to create the optimal environment for healthy hair growth. They're available in regimens for natural and chemically-treated hair.
2. Give it a whirl For maximum glamour, roller sets are great ways to produce long-lasting body and fullness. For fine hair, use small rollers, especially in the top sections where you want mega-lift. You'll also get the most body if you lift each section of hair straight up and wind the hair so that the roller sits straight up and down against your head. Before setting, mist each section with a weightless formula like the new Clinicure Weightless Texture Thickener. (It's great on damp hair, and you can also use it on dry hair if you're working with electric rollers.) Your hair will feel noticeably thicker with this formula, and the set will last longer. The bonus? With this technique, you won't need to tease your hair, which can be damaging when strands are fine and fragile.
3. Braid-y bunch Here's a quick and easy way to bump up the volume on long hair. On damp strands, apply a volume-enhancing formula like Clinicure Lifting Foam Volumizer to your fingertips and massage it into your scalp. Mist the rest of your hair with a thickening formula like . Divide your hair into half-inch square sections and then subdivide each section into thirds and create small braids. Once your hair is completely dry, release the braids. Massage your scalp and gently break up the braids with your fingertips. Voila! Instant volume and magnificent modern texture!
4. Booster shot Want to prevent lackluster body and lock in your style at the same time? Try this trick! Once your style is in place, use the end of a rattail comb to gently lift a small section at the top. Grab a weightless, targeted holding spray like Clinicure Dry Hold Finisher and hit the hair underneath the comb with a couple of quick bursts of spray. Continue all over the head where you want maximum height and staying power. This technique lifts and holds hair from underneath, penetrating deep into the interior of the style for all-day, all-night hold. And with a formula like Dry Hold Finisher, you can add another layer of spray for even more style security, without the risk of product build-up or weighing hair down.
5. Pump it up Guys with thin hair need a lift, too! The trick is to keep it modern and avoid the dreaded helmet-head "anchorman" effect. Here's a foolproof how-to:
- - Mist towel-dried hair with three-to-four pumps of Clinicure Weightless Texture Thickener and comb it through
- - Place your fingertips on your scalp and use your fingers to lift your hair away from your head
- - Set your blow dryer on a medium setting and direct the airflow between your fingers and your scalp. Hold your hand still to allow the air to dry your hair with maximum fullness. (Using your hands instead of a brush to dry and style your hair is the secret to a natural-looking, not poufy, result.)
- - Once you've dried all your hair, hands-off! Touching strands at this point can create frizz or can cause your style to droop prematurely
