How To Make Thinning Hair Look Thicker

How to Make Thinning Hair Look Thicker

Dec 17, 2009 | By Jae Ireland

Thanks to bad genes or an advanced age, hair may not stay as thick and glossy as you'd like it to. As your hair thins out, more of your scalp shows, proclaiming to the world that you have thin hair. Even if you can't thicken your hair, you can use some clever tips that will make thinning hair look thicker without the use of drastic measures, like hair transplants. A quick trip to the stylist may be all you need to disguise thinning spots and give you thicker-looking hair.

Step 1

Change your hairstyle. A blunt cut often shows the thinness of your hair, as all of the hair is the same length and there is no way to hide the thin spots. Instead, ask for a cropped, heavily layered cut. The different lengths of the hair on a shaggy pixie or bob hair cut will make hair look thicker.

Step 2

Ask for both highlights and low lights. The darker your hair is, the easier it will be to see patches of scalp. Beauty website BecomeGorgeous.com recommends adding highlights and low lights will give it more depth and dimension, and appear fuller.

Step 3

Choose hair products that say "volumizing" on the label, and check the label for ingredients, like silicone, which will pad the hair to give it the appearance of thickness. Choose lighter products in the form of mousse, spray gels and root sprays, instead of heavy products like wax and pomade. Waxes and pomades weigh the hair down and make it look limp, stringy and thin.

Step 4

Blow dry your hair upside down. Flipping your head upside down and tousling your hair gently while blow drying will dry the hair shaft differently, resulting in hair with more bounce and volume--a sure way to hide those thinning spots.

Step 5

Ask your hairstylist for hair extensions, as Washingtonian.com recommends in an article. If your thinning hair is embarrassing, hair extensions put in can give you thick hair, usually for up to three months. Look for sewn-in extensions, which can be added to any amount of hair, last long and look natural. Bonded hair extensions typically need more hair to bond to, which may not be a good choice for someone with thin hair.