I have fine hair and I have no idea how to care for it. How do I give it volume without using a lot of product?

[Audiofox]

I have fine hair. It isn’t overly thin but the shaft is very fine. I find it completely impossible to manage personally. It gets frizzy but if I put smoother in I immediately look like I haven’t washed my hair. It’s porous and dries out really easily though which just makes it look dry and unhealthy if I don’t use a conditioning agent. It won’t hold a curl or a style at all and even if I do put spray in it, it ends up just weighing my hair down and doing nothing to keep the style. My hair usually ends up looking choppy or piecey or frizzy within an hour of making it perfect. The under half of my hair at the base of neck is super curly but the rest of my hair is wavy (apparently this is common with people on the autism spectrum?). It makes styling it feel like a pointless waste of time to be honest. After putting unreal amounts of work and energy into giving it volume it goes flat in less than a day….

I just don’t understand what the point of putting an hour or more’s effort into styling my hair if it’s just going to look like shit within a few hours anyway but people always point at my hair as my biggest flaw as if I’m just choosing to do nothing about it rather than endlessly struggling with it.

I would personally like an easy to do hair style suggestion if possible. Like I said, I’m not interested in spending hours a day on my hairstyle! I just want something easy to maintain that won’t look bad in less than hour…

[BlueScorpio]

It sounds like you need anti frizz and moisturization for your hair. A lot people assume straight/Caucasian hair types don't need oil and moisture but that is not true, you should try to find something in between that help will with dryness and frizz. You should try Aussie 3 minute miracle, that stuff is amazing, I have afro texured hair but it seems to work for all hair types. You can try the Morrocan oil deep conditioner/hair oil, all soft by redken or try just get you any aussie hair oil spray.

Put that on your hair starting from at your ears all the way down to the tip of your hair. I wouldn't put it at roots cause it could be too much and weight your hair down and make it feel greasy. A little goes a long way, and just deep condition at least once a week. Sit underneath a blower dryer to melt the product in your hair.

As for styling you don't need much, since you have very dry hair, I don't recommend putting heat on it or any coloring, get you some curling/foam rods and wrap the ends of your hair around them at night. Take out in the morning and you'll have pretty curls. Also get yout ends trim if you haven't lately and look into getting a hair, skin and nails vitamin or eat more protein/meat. You could be lacking a nutrient without knowing. Fish oil helps too.

[CAPTAIN-OBVIOUS]

There was a lot of answers but this girl gave the best one. You need anti frizz for your hair.
Davines love hair shampoo and conditioner will fix it

[Audiofox]

I’ve tried every anti frizz product on the market and they’ve done nothing except make my hair look somehow greasy and frizzy at the same time.

[CAPTAIN-OBVIOUS]

@Audiofox you need quality.

Davines love hair and shampoo. Purple.

[Lalarousse]

Try rice water and ricin oil.

You can also mix eggs, mayo and avocados.

It helps to grow hair , make them shinier and healthier.

there is also Morrocan Oil. Extremely effective for frizzy and or dry hair.

finaly it’s all about the environnement and your food. You’re a woman, so make sure you eat properly and have enough of these nutriments that have a direct effect with your hair : vitamin K, A, vitamin B12 and iron, etc. Make sure also you don’t live in a polluted environment. And finally, if you dye your hair make sure you use the right product to protect it. I personally would also recommend you to do a balayage instead of dying it completely.

[Blackmoonsns]

Use a product Shea, and coconut oil. Water is bad for your hair. Wash your hair only twice a week. But use the oil daily.

[Audiofox]

I do this already! I have to use a purple shampoo on my hair for the blond and use a good conditioner afterward when I do water wash it. Honestly most products haven’t given me much luck and curling it never works either.

[Blackmoonsns]

You will also need a team of different brushes from hard brushes to soft brushes you need to brush your hair about 3 to 5 times a day keep it up at night so it doesn't tangle while you sleep and like I said just continue to apply that product.

[Audiofox]

Keeping it up at night causes breakage in my experience and I’m not trying to make my hair routine too complicated. I can’t imagine spending hours a day on just my hair…

[Blackmoonsns]

I have hair about 20 inches long and it's a pain to take care of

[Pudsmucker]

My wife uses doterra. Works great she doesn't have fuzzy hair. They have a good hair care product.

[Audiofox]

Doterra is just essential oils. I need like an actual hair product and styling suggestion. Oil isn’t good for fine hair, it makes it look unwashed.

[Mmmariaxc]

Is it because it’s damaged by bleach? It’s a really nice blonde color though you did a great job if you did it yourself. I don’t have hair like you keratin treatments (you can diy it) make mine shinier softer and frizz free. I would also recommend wrapping your hair up with silk at night to wake up to smoother hair with less knots and damage.

[Audiofox]

It might be but it was impossible even before bleaching it, in fact it was worse because my natural hair colour is a boring mousy blond ish brown.

[Mmmariaxc]

It does look beautiful blonde in this picture of you

[Mmmariaxc]

I would try the keratin treatment because it does reduce frizz a lot it makes my natural wavy curly cloud of frizz smooth effortlessly for months.

[Mmmariaxc]

If you are on the spectrum though the fumes might be more irritating to you while doing it not to generalize you but I know it’s a possibility.

[Audiofox]

It’s mostly loud noises that upset my sensory issues so I will certainly be giving your suggestions a try. Thank you for your help and understanding.

[Mmmariaxc]

No problem my daughter has autism so I understand a bit about it

[BigWhiteWolf87]

@Audiofox

First STOP dying/bleaching your hair. You are RUINING the texture, etc with such. Any actual stylist that went to school for their job would call you a twit for doing it.

Second get blood work from your doctor and make sure that there are no hormonal imbalances that are causing your hair to become frizzy, some can actually do it.

Third there are plenty of hair products that add volume. STOP abusing your hair and you'd be surprised by how it may actually look NATURALLY

[Audiofox]

I’m not paying a hairdresser hundreds of dollars of my hard earned money to do it for me when I can do it myself. My hair is a boring mousy graybrown without colour so there’s no way I’m just leaving it that colour.

[suzzieQ]

Well, I would recommend going to a good hair stylist first and foremost because you are causing a lot of unnecessary damage by bleaching it yourself. It's porous, dry and unhealthy because it has been over processed.

The reason your hair is curly at the nape of your neck is because that is the closest to your natural textures since that is the healthiest part. The reason the rest of your hair doesn't look as wavey is because it so fried from all the bleach.

There is no way to fix damaged hair. There are treatments that can help with the appearance but only way to fix it is to let it grow out and stop DIY bleaching.

[Audiofox]

Stylists are out of my price range with the way the current economy is going. My hair was doing the under curlies but wavy top then before I bleached it.

[suzzieQ]

Well then save up. Or stop damaging your own hair. If you want it better you have to prioritize it.

[sunflower00]

You can use oil if you find the right one for the porosity of your hair. I have fine hair and it’s low porosity - if I use oils like argan or castor oil it weighs it down and looks greasy. For me oils like jojoba is better. I would oil the scalp and massage it in and add oil to the rest of it (using jojoba with a little rosemary oil mixed in), leave it in for an hour maybe and then wash it (shampoo twice). There’s also certain shampoos or products that add volume. I like moroccanoil products.

[Audiofox]

Moroccanoil products just make my hair look greasy without doing anything to combat the frizz. I’ve been having more luck with Verb products , though, but it still doesn’t give it a perfect smoothed down look.

[sunflower00]

Looking through the comments you keep complaining about everyone’s suggestions and have been coming up with excuses for why it won’t work or you won’t do it, so I really don’t think you’ll accept any advice from anyone. I don’t know what you’re asking? Because loads of people have left great comments! Other than what people have already said there’s really no other option so either try it or don’t. I would recommend you don’t bleach your hair anymore, use the oils like I mentioned, and find good quality anti frizz products and that’s really all you can do. But you need to stop focusing so much on hair it’s not the most important thing in the world

[Audiofox]

If you read them all there were a couple who actually read my post and would have realized I mentioned oils don’t work. Two whole opinions I didn’t argue with because again THEY READ MY POST. I’ll not be living my life with mousy brown dull looking hair and I don’t have the money for a stylist, so I’ll keep dying it! Have a nice day!

[PinkRose24]

I don't know I have a lot of volume which is good because the back of my head is flat.

Maybe use castor oil to help your hair grow and get thicker?

[Audiofox]

Like I mentioned in the post I can’t use oil. It weighs my hair down and makes it look like I haven’t washed it.

[PinkRose24]

Lol you leave castor oil in for 20 mins then wash it off. It's not meant to stay in your hair.

[WonderBell99]

20 minutes is not enough for hair to absorb the oil. Maybe at the least, an hour would be good.

[PinkRose24]

@WonderBell99 yes it is.. you can leave it overnight, if you have extremely dry hair.

[AmeerX]

I think you look fine but if you want to try a different hairstyle, how about Ukrainian Buns )). They will look beautiful on you

[AmeerX]

You can use aloe Vera gel and mustard oil on your hairs. They really help with dandruff and dryness and thinned hairs

[Mmmariaxc]

That would look cute on her

[AmeerX]

@Mmmariaxc you think so too))
Yayy

[Audiofox]

Those look super cute but I it would take forever and braids never have looked thick and flattering on me, they just look thin and ratty.

[AmeerX]

Then just start using hair oils and stop dyeing your hairs

[AmeerX]

Use Mustard oil. It's the first thing we use

[Tina19]

Kindly check your message box i have shared all my hair secrets of hair volume that i personally use

[Anonymous]

I have the same problem. I'll tell you how I solve it. I just shave my head.

[MCheetah]

Brush it a lot more. That adds volume.

[In_Trance]

looks like you know how to care for it already

[Audiofox]

People seem to have vastly different opinions about what “good hair” looks like. I tend to think my hair looks pretty good without product and styling, it just looks kind of wild but other people think it looks “unkempt” and when I asked why I don’t get asked out on here a couple people mentioned it was because my hair “looks greasy and ratty” and like, I don't know what to do.

[LavLavLuv]

Leave-in conditioner.. maybe

[Audiofox]

I use this and though it has helped it hasn’t given me the perfect look I keep striving for.

[Anonymous]

Get it permed.

[Audiofox]

And damage it?