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How To Get Thicker Hair, According to Hair Care Pros
Get thicker hair naturally with these expert-approved tips and products.
1. Pick a thickening shampoo and conditioner
The easiest way to volumize your hair: opting for a thickening shampoo and conditioner. You're washing your hair anyway, so it's no extra work to use a thickening or volumizing shampoo."I prefer to go with the work-with-what-you-have approach by using hair products and styling tools to create volume, thickness and texture," says Devin Toth, celebrity stylist at Salon SCK in New York City.
2. Keep your hair and scalp healthy
This seems like a given, but getting great-looking hair is nearly impossible if you keep damaging it. "If someone wants thicker-looking hair, they should minimize the use of heat styling tools and refrain from using too much conditioner in the shower [to avoid weighing down hair]," Toth advises. If you still want to use your hot tools, taking precautions like using heat protectant spray is a must. Avoid tight hairstyles and over-washing your hair too, which will help minimize breakage and hair loss, helping it look thicker and stronger over time.

In addition to heat styling, Wizemann recommends avoiding frequent chemical treatments, as consistent use of "bleaching, perming, relaxing and dyeing can damage hair and lead to thinning," she says.
3. Eat to benefit your hair
Regularly consuming certain nutrients and foods can make a difference when it comes to having thick, lush strands. Seek out lean proteins, omega-3 fatty acids, fat-soluble vitamins, B-complex vitamins and iron, suggests GH Nutrition Lab Director and Registered Dietitian Stefani Sassos, M.S., R.D.N., C.S.O., C.D.N.

If you're dealing with general hair thinning throughout the scalp, the typical cause is "low nutritional blood levels of specific vitamins and minerals, including zinc, vitamin D3, folate, B12 and ferritin," adds Gaunitz. "You need to be in the optimal range of these blood levels, which is specifically in the middle or near the top of the medical range for maximum hair growth."

Top sources to support healthy hair growth include:

Salmon
Eggs
Peanuts
Spinach
Avocado
4. Add hair thickening products to your regimen
Starting your style with volumizing or thickening styling products can go a long way toward making your hair look fuller, faster. Here are a few to try:

Leave-in thickening and volumizing products, like sprays, mousses, serums and gels are used on — and "left in" — damp hair to provide a bigger boost of fullness compared to shampoos and conditioners. "They coat hair to make it feel thicker and give it grip to help you manipulate strands into a voluminous look," Wnek explains. For best results, distribute the product from roots to ends to fully coat strands.
Root lifting spray. "Hair flat to the head always looks thinner than hair that is lifted at the root," says Nick Penna Jr., owner and lead stylist of SalonCapri in Boston. "You can use a root lifter to give hair bounce and volume right at the start of the hair shaft."
Dry shampoo can also give you an instant boost of volume. "Dry shampoo often contains powders like starches and minerals to increase the friction between strands and absorb oil, which creates volume," Wnek says. Revive limp or flat stands anytime by spritzing dry shampoo under sections of hair at the roots, then lightly brushing through.