My hair underwent a lot of changes recently: first, I did experience major hair loss. Then, I cut it off. Here’re some product recommendations that give me volume, movement and some heft. Read on for my hair loss updated haircare routine.
In my last post, I described living with hair loss for the last year. In this one, I want to show you my updated haircare routine that is primarily focused on creating the illusion of fuller hair with a lot of volume.
My hair
I’ve lost about one third of my hair last year, I guess. I’ve since had it cut to a shoulder-length, slightly layered style which was treated with Goldwell Elumen hair colours. I can’t stress enough how great it is to have a hairdresser who listens to you and your needs. It’s incredible how much better I feel with a cut that gives my hair volume and movement. (If you’re ever in Frankfurt, go to M2 Hair Culture.)
My hair is fine and wavy (type 2A). I don’t need to wash it a lot, because it gets dry and frizzy easily. Usually, I don’t use hot tools regularly to style my hair, but will (mainly in winter) blow-dry it with a Dyson hair dryer (review). I often use a hair clip or wear my hair in pony tail and sleep on a silk pillowcase.
Hair wash routine
I haven’t changed my washing routine since my hair started to fall out, nor did I switch to particular volumizing or ‘stimulating’ products. That’s because first, I’ve got a finicky, easily aggravated scalp. Second, there isn’t a hair growth topical that convinced me (apart from Minoxidil aka Rogaine that I use twice a day). Third, because I mainly treat my kind of hair loss with supplements.
I wash my hair two times a week. If I truly need it, I use bumble & bumble’s dry shampoo or a dusting of any setting powder I’ve got lying around (that doubles as a dry shampoo and works really well). I use a scalp treatment once a week (The Inkey List, review here), Lush’s Fairly Traded Honey/Elumen/Ducray shampoo (whatever I feel I need that day), and a hair mask plus conditioner (Briogeo Don’t Despair Repair/Living Proof Perfect Hair Day Conditioner) EVERY TIME I wash my hair. I put my focus on babying my hair and not having to deal with additional dryness, split ends or breakage.
Then, I add a leave-in (TIL Hyaluronic Acid & Peptide Treatments – review).
Treatments for volume
I’ve to admit that the combination of a new cut and some new colour has been an absolute game changer. Elumen by Goldwell uses negative and positive charges in the hair to cling on to the hair for longer than other, regular semi-permanent hair dyes. (My hairdresser used a mix of BG@6 and BK@6.) It also gives the hair a thicker appearance because of that layer of colour coating the hair.
Another great product is from The Ordinary, which makes hair look ‘thicker, denser, fuller and healthier’, and that’s the Multi-Peptide Serum for Hair Density. I’ve trialled it since November, and can confirm that it does what it promises. It absolutely doesn’t make your hair grow more, or thicker. Your hair appears to be thicker. I’ve also heard that Minoxidil can be boosted by caffeine, and lo and behold, this serum contains caffeine. It comes in a dropper bottle, and is easy to use: you put a few drops on your scalp and massage them in. I don’t find the texture in any way greasy or sticky.
Styling products and tools: even moar volume
I use KMS Curl Up Control Crème, which promises ‘curl bundling and frizz control’. I work one pump into my hair, then use my Dyson hairdryer with a diffusor attachment. It’s incredible how well that works – it gives me defined curls and what’s more, they hold up for at least two days. What’s even better is that it doesn’t only give me volume, but a certain body and heft, which is incredible for someone with as fine hair as I usually have. Changing my hairstyle from shoulder blades long and straight to shoulder length and wavy has made the biggest difference in giving me volume.
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