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Root Lifting Spray

Root lifting sprays contain polymers to add lift that lasts all day. They should be applied when hair is almost dry, concentrating on the roots.

Pro Pick

John Frieda Collection Luxurious Volume Lavish Lift Root Booster - 2009 Allure Magazine Readers' Choice Award for best volumizer product.

Mousse

Nothing beats mousse for building body, though it's a bit tricky to apply.

Here's a pro trick: spray a bit of mousse into the tube of a vented styling brush. As you run the brush through your hair to style, the mousse will flow evenly onto hair as the foam deflates.

You want a light mousse that adds body without weighing down the hair.

Pro Picks

Neutrogena Triple Renewing Body-Boosting Foam - to reinforce weak strands and make hair appear thicker - "an effect that can last through several shampoos" according to More Magazine (March 2010)

TRESemmé 24 Hour Body Foaming Mousse - 2009 Allure Magazine Best of Beauty Hair Volumizer Award

Volumizing Hairspray

Finish with an aerosol hairspray which promises flexible hold. Non-aerosol sprays wet hair and undo some of your careful volumizing.

Pro Picks

Jonathan Finish Control High Shine Flexible Hairspray - Recommended for thin hair by Dr. Zoe Draelos, professor of dermatology at Wake Forest University School of Medicine, in Good Housekeeping Magazine (February 2008)

Pantene Pro-V Classic Hairspray Flexible Hold - Dr. Draelos' affordable pick for thin hair

Thicker Fuller Hair Weightless Volumizing Hair Spray - weightless formula promises flexible, touchable, all-day hold.  Designed for both men and women to thicken, strengthen and improve hair's overall appearance.

Note: Select styling products from only a few of the above categories. Decide what your hair needs most (overall volume, root lifting, hold). Too many products can weigh down your style and counteract each other.

Volumizing Tools

Blow dry with a round boar bristle brush like the ION Thermal Ceramic Boar Bristle Brush or use hot rollers for maximum lift.

The tourmaline-encrusted ceramic Conair Infiniti Tourmaline Ceramic Rollers are designed to eliminate hot spots and gently style hair to a healthy, shiny, silky finish.

Ceramic heats more evenly than metal. The mineral tourmaline emits negative ions which bond with the positively-charged ions of the hair helping it dry faster and frizz-free.

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This article is for information only. It does not purport to offer medical advice.