10 Tips And 4 Home Remedies To Add Volume To Your Hair

Don’t we all love the way we feel when our hair looks and feels good and envy the girls who seem to have the perfect natural bouncy hair that’s so full of life?

Bouncy hair never goes out of fashion, and when it is shiny and bouncy, we too have a bounce in our step. We really do act like the girls in those hair care commercials. But those days are indeed few since retaining that bounce for good is so difficult!

What’s the secret then, to get naturally bouncy hair? Don’t fret, we have the solution. We have put together a list of tips and tricks to increase the volume of your hair without any fancy salon treatments!

Tips For Adding Volume To Hair

1. Firstly it’s essential that you choose the right type of shampoo, like a deep conditioning and clarifying shampoo, but be careful while choosing because many clarifying shampoos have volumizing ingredients which can coat your hair and, in fact, make them heavier. If your hair is heavy, then it will never bounce.

2. Well, it’s summer and definitely calls for a good short hair cut. If your hair is long, it’s going to be heavy and will not bounce perfectly. Having a good layered haircut is important or else you can go for a shorter hairstyle. Shorter hair gives you a volumizing effect instantly.

3. Velcro or heat curlers can increase the volume of your hair. Take sections of your hair from the crown and sides. Use Velcro or heat curlers and within few minutes, your can add extra volume to your limp hair.

4. Brush your hair upside down with a large bristled brush. Get your head up and blow dry aiming at the brush. It will give you an instant touch of bounce.

5. A good hair volumizing mousse can increase the effect of volume with blow dry if used at the roots before blow-drying the hair with constant brushing.

6. Coloring your hair also can add an illusion of volume to your limp hair. A good stylist can play with the right amount of coloring and play with light and shade to add an illusion of volume on hair.

7. Curled hair looks more volumized, so you may want to add some curls to your hair before you head out to a party next time.

8. Hair sprays and backcombing is a popular technique among stylists all around. For this, you need to spray your hair with water before or after a bath. Then towel dry your hair and then while you hair is still a little moist, comb and use the hair spray at the crown area. Repeat this twice and then, use spray and backcomb from the 3rd and 4th round of hair spray. Excessive backcombing can be damaging, but a little bit can lift your hair and give it instant volume. You can get good hair sprays from Toni & Guy, John Frieda, Paul Mitchell, etc.

9. Top stylists also love using the flat iron method to add volume to hair before. Take a flat iron about one and a half inch wide. Take sections of your hair, place the iron over the sections and flip your hair over the iron. Drag the iron away from your head and give a slight twist to the ends to create curls.

10. If your hair scalp is oily in the morning even after a good shampoo the night before, dab some talcum powder onto your hair. It will soak up the oiliness and then you can style your hair with mousse or curler. But after you come back from your outing don’t forget to wash off your hair.

Some home ingredients that can boost hair volume are

1. Aloe Vera

This is one ingredient that works wonders on the hair. Used in any form, it helps in increasing hair volume, while reducing hair fall. It works to offer lustrous hair. Aloe Vera gel can be used directly or as a shampoo when combined with coconut milk and wheat germ oil.

2. Coconut oil

Coconut oil is one of the most common and tried and tested natural ingredients that boost hair growth and volume. Though it takes time to work, but over a period of time, it strengthens the hair making it stronger, thicker and healthier. It is also known to add a lot of bounce to the hair.

3. Gooseberry

Gooseberry, which is also known as amla, is a wonder ingredient for hair, skin and teeth. It can be used by boiling the dried and preserved kernels in oil and leaving it overnight on the hair before wash. It can also be used by boiling the pieces in water and then using that water to rinse your hair.

4. Beer

Beer does work wonders for your hair. You can use it in two ways.

You can rinse your hair in beer to condition it for that natural bounce.
Alternatively, you can also use it in your shampoo. All you need to do is heat the beer in a saucepan over medium heat till it comes down to 1/4th the amount you poured in and then mix it with your shampoo. You can use it the same way you’d use any shampoo. Just apply, lather up and rinse off.

Now that you know of these tips and tricks for naturally shiny and bouncy hair, you don’t have to shell out those bucks at any fancy salon. Try these tips and do let us know through your comments how you like them and you can also reach out to us if you have any further natural hair care products that you swear by!