Finally some volume!

[LaurelSpring]

I just recently made a simple change that resulted in a great A-Ha moment! I have been lamenting that I cant get any volume in my oh so fine flat no grab hair. I have been trying lots of different things to boost it more. I have been doing more Cassias and also have been washing with egg, ritha, shikakai and amla. I braided and wrapped on pillow rollers. All of these helped but my hair was still pretty flat.

My A-Ha moment came by accident. I started to notice that my sleep braid was looking really frazzled in the morning and it was upsetting me that I was getting it so frizzly at night. I was worried about damage. I had tried sleeping with it on top a couple of times but it just hadnt worked the way I did it. So just for the heck of it one night after experimenting with the scalp wash methods, I bent over and braided it from the crown of my head and used Good Days hair pins to secure the braid in a bun on top of my head. This worked like a charm! It was comfy and I slept fine in it. The great thing about it though was that when I took it down I had tons of VOLUME!!! Plus waves from the braid. OMG! I wish I had done this eons ago.

I am feeling so excited because now with this way of wearing it to bed, topped with incorporating scalp washes so I can keep my waves going plus the other volume building wash routing I finally have the volume I have been craving. Thanks to everyone for all of the input on this board. I Love you guys!

[loralie]

Congrats on figuring out what gives you body! I'll have to try this... the longer my hair gets the flatter it is and I'd like to figure out a no-damage way to get some oomph!

[MsBubbles]

Oh this is a good idea! I wish I had tried this in the 80s .

I am pretty sure this would also work on my hair too, at least for a few hours.

Thanks for the idea!

[SerenityBlue]

I am glad you found a method that works for you! My hair is fine and usually by the end of the work day has no volume left to it no matter how I style it. It is not long enough to braid, but I will make a note of your method for when I can braid it.

[Capybara]

That sounds like an awesome idea!

[serious]

I'll have to try this, thanks for sharing!

[jel]

Hey, that's a brilliant idea! I'd love to try it, but I'm hair pin-challenged... Maybe I can use a scrunchie instead, actually.

Thanks for posting this!

[Jessica Trapp]

What a great idea! Thank you for sharing.

jes

[Autumnberry]

I will try this--I have a similar hair type. It's so nice to find a non-damaging method like this one. Thanks for the tip!

[oceanwoman111]

Thank you for sharing. I will try this. It's so great when you stumble upon something that really works. Someone here at LHC suggested clipping the front of the hair up after showering while air-drying. I tried it and added tons of volume in my hair.
Thanks.