If you have curly hair, then you know styling your curls can sometimes feel like a tricky balancing act. You try hard to achieve the perfect volume and definition, but one wrong move and your curls could end up looking flat and greasy. The good news is, all you need to do is make a few tweaks to your styling routine to achieve the curls of your dreams. In this article, we’ll cover some key styling tips that will seriously transform how your hair looks. Keep scrolling to discover our top tips.
1. Hover Diffuse For More Volume
While drying your hair, instead of pixie diffusing like most curly girls do, use the hover diffusing method. This keeps your curls from being flattened at the roots. For optimal volume, a combination of hover diffusing and pick diffusing with a comb attachment to fluff your roots is best.
2. Opt For Lightweight Styling Products
Weighing your hair down with overly thick and heavy products is never a good idea when you have thin hair. Instead, opt for lightweight stylers like our Manuka Curl Activating Smoothie, Curl Elongating Gel, and the Flaxseed Oil Curling Mousse. These lightweight formulas will give you the perfect definition without leaving your hair with a build-up and limp curls.
3. Don’t Overload Your Roots With Products
Applying too much product to your roots can make your curls look even flatter and limp than usual, as the excess product weighing down your roots will make it hard for them to achieve that volume and bounce we all want. Focus your styling products on the mid-length to the ends of your hair, where you need the most definition and moisture and apply only a little bit on your roots.
4. Always Finish Your Styling With A Hair Oil
Sealing the moisture in your curls with a lightweight oil like our Hair & Scalp Oil is an underrated styling secret every thin or fine curly girl needs. Thin hair tends to be high in porosity and can easily become frizzy, so finishing your styling sessions with a little bit of oil on your strands will keep your curls defined for longer and also prevent breakage in the long run.
5. Create Smaller Curl Clumps(Up-Forward Styling Method)
Creating small curl clumps while defining your hair can give the illusion of more volume and density. So if you're big on getting more volume, use your fingers to separate your curl clumps into smaller sections while applying any styling product.
Additionally, styling your hair in an up and forward motion instead of downwards will encourage more lift and bounce at your root, ensuring the hair dries with more volume.
6. Mousse is Your Friend
Hair mousse is the main styling product every thin curly must have in their arsenal. By design, the formula of mousse is lightweight and made to deliver volume and bounce without weighing the hair down, so it is amazing for fine curls. But not all mousses are amazing for your hair. Some contain alcohol, which can dry out your curls, so it is important to choose one that is not only alcohol free but also contains hydrating ingredients. Our Curling Mousse is an ideal must-have for every curly girl with thin hair. It delivers perfect curl definition and volume, and dries pretty quickly, so there is no chance of weighing your hair down.
7. Avoid Styling Dirty Hair
Styling your hair when it is dirty will almost always lead to bad results. Thin hair is easily weighed down by product build-up and dirt, and when that happens, your curls will look dull, limp and flat, no matter how well you style them. If you want beautiful results with the right volume and curl definition, start by shampooing your hair with our Hydration Shampoo to cleanse your scalp and allow your styling products to work properly. After shampooing, follow up with our Moisture Rich Conditioner and then create your desired hairstyle.
Achieving big, beautiful curls on your thin hair does not have to be a struggle. Just follow the tips we’ve outlined in this article, upgrade your styling routine with the curl-defining stylers in our Stylers bundle and your curls will shine and pop a little better.