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Hair & Scalp Therapy

How to Maximize the Benefits of Thickening Haircare

If healthy, full-bodied hair is your goal, you have options. Hair extensions are a popular choice. However, they can be costly and require a lot of care. They can also damage fine hair. Hair vitamins and supplements can offer mixed results.

Thickening hair care, on the other hand, can boost your natural hair volume – and it’s easy to add to your daily routine.

Thickening shampoo and volumizing conditioner offer major benefits for fine or thinning hair. They can improve hair texture and volume to help your hair look and feel fuller. Add in a volumizing foam, and you’ll see even better results.

In this article, we’ll help you learn how to maximize results with thickening shampoo, conditioner, and foam. You’ll learn about the best products for fine hair, and how to get fuller-looking hair with the right haircare routine. Your road to more beautiful hair starts here (for both men and women!).

Thickening Haircare: What It Is & Why It’s Unique

Thickening shampoos and conditioners differ from “regular” haircare in a few key ways. Regular shampoos and conditioners cleanse and soften your hair while making it smell good, and that’s about it. They may contain sulfate detergents, which can strip hair’s natural moisture. Or they might contain ingredients that can weigh down fine or thinning hair.

Thickening shampoos and conditioners, on the other hand, include ingredients designed to boost hair’s volume. These formulas are ideal for people with fine, thinning hair.

The best volumizing shampoos and conditioners for fine hair will also include scalp therapy benefits. Why? Because healthy, full-bodied hair starts at the scalp.

Our RevitaLash® Cosmetics Thickening Shampoo and Conditioner have ingredients that help fine, thinning hair. They also promote a healthy scalp. These ingredients include:

Loquat leaf: Helps with thinning hair.
Willow bark: Gently exfoliates the scalp, promoting overall hair health.
Biotin: Helps support hair volume and strength, resulting in thicker-looking, fuller-bodied hair.
Panthenol: Helps hydrate and improve shine.
Flax protein: Nourishes hair and protects against breakage.
Green tea & ginseng: Protect hair and scalp with powerful antioxidants.

You can get even more benefits from your thickening shampoo and conditioner if you use them with a volumizing hair foam.

We formulated our thickening shampoo and conditioner to work seamlessly with our RevitaLash® Cosmetics Volume Enhancing Foam.

This physician-developed foam enhances natural volume and strengthens fine, thinning hair. In an 8-week study, 90% of users said their hair felt fuller. (Survey results from a 8-week consumer study including 79 participants.)

We formulated Volume Enhancing Foam with ingredients designed to help hair thrive, including:

BioPeptin Complex®: Helps condition, strengthen, and soften hair while defending from breakage and brittleness.
Ginseng & Swertia japonica: Plants high in antioxidants and vitamin B, help protect and revitalize.
Saw palmetto: High in fatty acids and plant sterols, helps to condition and add shine.
Amino acids and B vitamins: Help fortify, smooth, and condition.

How to Wash, Condition, and Volumize for Maximum Benefits

Once you have the right products, it’s time to learn the right techniques. Wash and style your hair the correct way, and you’ll maximize your regimen’s benefits. The result? Full-bodied, luscious locks that will earn you tons of compliments.

Here’s how to use shampoo and conditioner for thicker-looking hair:

STEP 1: Focusing on the scalp, massage Thickening Shampoo in a circular motion and work through wet hair from root to tips. Allow to sit 1-2 minutes.

TIP: Leaving the product on your scalp maximizes the benefits of its therapeutic ingredients. Scalp massage also helps increase blood circulation and helps with exfoliating the area.

STEP 2: Rinse thoroughly.
STEP 3: Apply Thickening Conditioner to wet hair. Focusing on the scalp, massage in a circular motion and work through hair from root to tips. Allow to sit 1-2 minutes.

TIP: While some conditioners can weigh down your roots, our formula is lightweight enough to apply to your scalp. Like our shampoo, our conditioner also includes therapeutic ingredients for the scalp.

STEP 4: Rinse hair thoroughly.

TIP: Ensure all your conditioner is rinsed out of your hair. Leaving conditioner in fine or thin hair can weigh it down, making it look even thinner.

Once you wash and condition your hair, you can apply your Volume Enhancing Foam. (You can also apply it to dry hair on non-wash days.) Follow this process for best results:

STEP 1: Use Volume Enhancing Foam once daily on wet or dry hair. Pump the bottle a few times to release air until foam appears.
STEP 2: For shorter hair, pump foam onto hands and massage into scalp and the roots of hair. For longer hair, divide it into sections and apply. Place the nozzle directly on your head. Pump to release the product as you apply it.
STEP 3: Massage thoroughly into the scalp and the roots of the hair. Do not oversaturate. Do not rinse out. Style hair as desired.

TIP: To maximize your volume after applying the foam, blow dry your hair with a round brush to lift the roots.

What Else Can You Do to Boost Volume?

Think beyond the shower. You can also maximize your thickening routine with good hair habits that complement your products’ benefits.

Try these strategies to help your hair look and feel thicker:

Use heat (carefully) to boost volume. Blow dry your hair upside down to lift hair at the roots. Create waves with a curling iron or flat iron to give your hair texture and body. Just be careful not to damage your hair: always use a heat protectant, and use hot tools on the lowest heat setting.
Try volume-boosting styling products. Prep your wet hair with volumizing mousse or styling spray before you blow dry. On dry hair, try a texturizing hairspray or dry shampoo to help give fine hair the look of fullness.
Stay up to date with trims. Regular trimming keeps your hair healthy and free of split ends. See your stylist every 2-3 months at minimum.

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Avoid These Mistakes That Make Hair Look Thinner

Good habits can help maximize your thickening routine’s benefits. But mistakes can have the opposite effect, making fine or thinning hair look even thinner.

If fuller-looking hair is your goal, take care to avoid these common pitfalls:

Using too much product. Apply your styling products sparingly. An overabundance of product can weigh down fine strands.

Using the wrong products. Steer clear of products like oils, serums, butters, and pomades. These products are too heavy for fine or thin hair types.

Skipping your regular haircare routine. Hair needs frequent nourishment to stay hydrated and healthy. Stick with a thickening haircare regimen to prevent scalp buildup and restore essential moisture to your hair.

Conclusion: Maximum Thickening Benefits Are Within Reach

Now you know what thickening haircare can do and how to choose the best products. The rest is up to you: Practice healthy hair habits, avoid hair-flattening pitfalls, and maintain a consistent routine. Soon, your patience will bring you visible results: the full-bodied, lustrous hair of your dreams.