Have you ever looked in the mirror and wished your hair had more volume and bounce? Flat hair can be frustrating but isn’t always a bad thing! There are so many factors that contribute to flat hair and understanding what they are can help reduce some of that flatness and add more volume to your hair. Certain hairstyles are easier to achieve with flat hair but if you want more volume, there are plenty of easy and effective ways to do that. There are also many volumizing hair products available that can help you achieve bouncy, voluminous hair.
Flat Hair vs Fine Hair
Firstly, let's not confuse flat hair with fine hair. In short, fine hair refers to the actual diameter of your hair strands, while flat hair refers to how close your hair lies to your head. Fine hair is more susceptible to being flat since it’s lighter and easier to weigh down, but thick hair can also be flat.
What Causes Flat Hair
So what could actually be causing our hair to fall flat? Let's dig a little deeper:
Product buildup
Sometimes styling your hair requires a lot of products. Maybe you want to use a hair oil to smooth frizz, a spritz of heat protectant, maybe some hairspray to hold it all together… Before you know it, you have applied a lot of different products with different consistencies and formulas. Your hair is being weighed down by various products. This can make your hair a little flat.
Luckily, there is an easy solution! Don’t skip all the benefits you get from your hair products. Instead, try to find one that offers multiple benefits in one! For example, our PUFF.ME volumizing mousse gives you bouncy, voluminous hair while adding hydration, leaving you with soft, shiny, voluptuous hair or our FAB.ME leave-in treatment is a multi-benefit treatment which strengthens and protects hair while adding softness.
Your hair care routine
Hair comes in so many shapes, sizes, and textures, so there is no universal haircare routine that will work for everyone. It’s important to find what works for you. Some people may need a lot of hydration in their haircare routine, while others need less. It’s all about finding what works best for you.
One universal tip we can give, however, is that where you apply your products is important for achieving volume. You want to make sure you aren't applying conditioner directly to your roots but rather focusing on the mids to ends. The hair shaft needs moisture more than the roots do, and applying conditioner there can make your hair look a bit greasy and flat. Instead, you can opt for a weekly volumizing treatment, such as the PUFF.ME volumizing treatment whip, which is designed to be applied from root to tips for adding volume and thickening hair.
There are plenty of easy and effective ways to add volume to flat hair, and also a plethora of products that can help volumize the hair. Finding the correct routine for your hair type is key.
What Can You Do To Give Your Hair More Volume?
We are here to help! You can add gorgeous volume to flat hair with a mix of using the right products and the right methods of hair styling. Follow these steps to give your hair a volumizing boost:
- Try a layered haircut. A good layered cut gives your hair movement and volume that holds throughout the day. It is one of the most effective long-term solutions for flat hair.
- Shampoo and condition with volumizing formulas. A volumizing shampoo and conditioner work together to cleanse excess product and oils without weighing your hair down. This duo is the foundation of a voluminous blowout.
- Swap your conditioner for a volumizing treatment once or twice a week. The PUFF.ME Volumizing Treatment Whip plumps the hair from root to ends and gives you a noticeable boost of volume that lasts.
- Apply a volumizing mousse to damp hair before styling. The PUFF.ME Volumizing Mousse adds lightweight, long-lasting volume and heat protection all in one step.
- Lightly tease the roots. A little teasing at the root goes a long way for instant lift and body, especially for fine hair that needs a boost at the crown.
- Reach for a volumizing powder. The PUFF.ME Volumizing Powder is one of the best products for flat, fine hair. A few pumps directly at the roots, massaged in with your fingertips, gives you instant lift and texture without any residue.
- Try an updo. A messy bun or high ponytail creates the beautiful illusion of naturally voluminous hair and works especially well on second or third-day hair.
- Finish with a dry texture spray. Apply the dry texture spray through the mid-lengths and ends, lifting the strands as you go for root-to-end volume and body that lasts all day.
Once you know what causes flat hair, it’s much easier to give your hair some volume. We hope that these tricks and tips help you achieve the voluminous mane you desire. Explore the full PUFF.ME collection for all the volumizing products your hair needs in one place.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does my hair go flat so quickly after washing?
Usually down to product buildup or conditioner applied too close to the roots. Switching to a lightweight volumizing shampoo and keeping conditioner on the mid-lengths and ends makes a noticeable difference.
What is the best product for adding volume to flat fine hair?
A volumizing mousse on damp hair before blow drying for wash day volume, and a volumizing powder for instant root lift between washes. Using both gives you volume every day.
