Hair Thickeners – Why Use One?

If you are experiencing temporary or permanent thinning hair or hair loss consider using cosmetic hair thickeners or enhancers, as they are sometimes called. Some of the advantages of using hair thickeners are that they are inexpensive, easy to apply, produce great results instantly and can be washed out at any time. No special knowledge is required to apply hair thickeners and just a little experimentation is all it takes to get great results to hide your thinning hair.

Regardless of the cause or stage of thinning hair, a hair thickener can be used in combination with other hair re-growth treatments such as Minoxidil (Rogaine®), Finasteride (Propecia®) and others or to improve the look of a hair transplant!

The disadvantage of a hair thickener is, that like any cosmetic, many of these products can run or rub off, potentially causing embarrassment to the user and care should be taken to select a product that suits your lifestyle.

What is a Hair Thickener?

A hair thickener is a cosmetic that produces dramatic visual results instantly by adding (usually) colored fibers to the hair cuticle (the outside of the hair shaft) to thicken it. At the same time some of these fibers fall on the scalp to noticeably reduce the scalp contrast that “shines through” thinning hair. Hair thickeners do not regrow hair – a popular misconception.
As a product group, hair thickeners are a cost effective cosmetic solution to improve the appearance of thinning hair and hair loss without Drugs, Surgery or Toupees. Hair loss in men is, 95% of the time, due to Androgenetic Alopecia or male pattern baldness (MPB) can often be easily addressed with a cosmetic hair thickener. Understand that hair thickeners are highly effective on areas of the scalp that are thinning but not bare. They are not intended to cover bald spots.

Types of Hair Thickeners;

Hair Thickening Powders – consisting of dry, colored fibers shaken onto the affected areas that bond electrostatically to the hair shaft

• Advantage – Looks good with a softer feel due to weak bonding to hair shafts
• Disadvantage – product can easily run, blow away, or rub off on fingers, clothing and bedding causing embarrassment.

Wet Products – Volumizers, conditioners, shampoos and oil treatments. They work by swelling the hair shaft from the inside with moisture and retaining it with a coating of polymers.

• Advantage – temporarily provide extra body
• Disadvantage – As they are not a colored product they do little to minimize the visual impact of thinning hair

Hair Thickening Aerosols – colored fibers are sprayed on wet where they adhere to the hair shaft and dry in place. Volluma Hair Thickener is the premier product in this category

• Advantages – Looks good with strong bond to hair shaft. Holds hairstyle in place. Less likely to sweat or wash out, wear off and won’t blow away. Use less product as it can stay in the hair until purposely washed out
• Disadvantage – some find that hair feels stiff

Volluma Hair Thickener Volluma Salon Professional Hair Thickener and Volumizer for Thinning Hair is the popular choice of many Hair Stylists when confronted with thinning hair and hair loss. It’s colored formulation thickens thinning hair adding the body needed to make the hair conform to the stylist wishes and it’s water resistant formulation keeps it in place in the toughest conditions – it won’t let you down. If you suffer from thinning hair and don’t want drugs, surgery or a wig, use the Hair Thickener the Pros use, choose Volluma!