Hair Cuts & Styles to Make Hair Appear Thicker for Men
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For most men balding is a concern at some point in their lifetime. Hair starts to thin out for twenty-five percent men by the age of 30. No guy wants to lose his hair. But for many, it’s inevitable. Everybody wants what they can’t have, especially when it comes to hair. Is anyone ever happy with the hair they have? Probably not. The good news with hair is that you can pretty much manipulate it into anything you want. If you are someone who has quite thin hair you may think you will never be able to achieve a full volume look. But you would be surprised what you can do with some quick hair tips and tricks.
You can’t put all the blame on how you style your hair, your haircut is the other culprit. Naturally thin/fine hair needs to be snipped to encourage volume. We recommend steering clear of growing your hair out long, as when your hair gets past a few inches it begins to thin out While having fine hair may make you feel as though your potential to get certain haircuts may be more limited, there are lots of cuts to accentuate your hair making it look thicker. Here are 3 examples of the best haircuts and styles to give your hair the thick, full appearance of you have so long desired.
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Blow drying your hair the right way can give your hair volume, making it look thick and full, staying that way between washes. You can also use a blow-dryer to give your fine hair more volume. But don’t flame-grill it or you’ll damage your hair’s natural proteins, making it brittle. Picking up these quick hair hacks means you’ll be able to give yourself the salon quality hair you have been longing for in the comfort of your own home. To lock your style in and give your hair great hold, apply your favourite pomade through damp hair and proceed to blow dry. If you need some help choosing the right pomade for your hair check out our recent blog “Which Pomade Is Right For Your Hair?”.
The best thing for those lifted roots is a round brush. Moroccanoil has a great range of round hair brushes perfect for your home blowout. The Moroccanoil 25mm Boar Bristle Round Brush is perfect for this styling due to its slim barrel helping it get in up under your roots, where the larger barrelled round brushes can’t, leaving you only with curled ends and no lift from the root. Give combing a rest, too much is combing can thin your hair and make it limp and flat. Give styling with your fingers a try, to increase volume and add texture. Lay off the cigarettes, as if smoking weren’t bad enough already, smoking increases levels of hormones that can trigger hair loss, says research from the Harvard School of Public Health. Smoking also constricts the tiny blood vessels that supply the scalp, starving your hair of the nutrients it needs for growth.
As you can see there are lots of things you can do to give your hair a thicker appearance and attempt to keep your hair from thinning or receding. However hair loss for many is inevitable, you’ll just have to let nature take its course, there is only so much you can do.