If you’ve used many different types of styling gels and waxes you’ve probably noticed that some products can make your hair look thinner and other products make your hair look thicker and more ‘volumized’. However it seems impossible to tell which ones do which. So, over the last year or so I’ve been personally testing loads of different products to find ones that make your hair look thicker AND have some beneficial ingredients that may help promote hair growth. Here’s what I found.
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Bumble and Bumble Thickening Creme Contour
Around £20 for 50ml
- Suitable for all hair types and textures, including dyed, chemically damaged hair
- Defines and shapes short cuts with a satin finish
- Provides essential nutrients for your hair, nourishes the hair follicle
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American Crew Fiber
Around £7 for 50g
- Suitable if you prefer strong hold in favour of shine; strengthens and nourishes
- Ideal for short hair (one to three inches)
- Keeps your hair from getting dry, brittle or frizzy
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Aquage Thickening Spray Gel
Around $20 for 10oz
- Strengthens hair for great styling and finishing
- The algeaplex sea botanicals complex helps repair damaged, brittle hair
- Easy, but professional styling
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Around £10 for 250ml
- Firm, long-lasting hold (lasts for an entire day)
- Contains natural ingredients for added shine – perfect if you want to achieve the “wet” look
- This product has a low pH, which prevents your hair and scalp from getting dry
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Go 24-7 Styling Cream
Around £15 for 57g
- Long-lasting, natural looking style
- Moderate, but firm hold – your look can be adjusted throughout the day
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Hardwear 16 Super Strong Hair Gel
Around $ for
- Very good quality, doesn’t flake
- Styling lasts for the entire day
- Very strong hold with a shiny finish
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Paul Mitchell Firm Style Dry Wax
Around £14 for 50g
- Contains an active shine blend for an elegant style and natural look; not sticky
- Its firm hold formula strengthens and nourishes your hair for an entire day without flaking
- The emollient conditioners and softening agents provide a firm, but adjustable finish
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L’Oreal Studio Line Mineral FX
Around $ for
- Natural ingredients, kind to your hair
- Contains minerals that nourish the hair shaft, making your hair softer, but stronger
- Maintains styles without flaking, even for an entire day
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KMS California Hair Play Gel Wax
Around $22 for 100ml
- Long-lasting styling with a glossy finish
- Protects and strengthens hair
- Contains essential minerals that nourish your hair, preventing it from becoming dry and brittle
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TIGI Bed Head Men Matte Separation Wax
Around $13 for 2.65oz
- Natural looking style and finish (matte); ideal for separation
- Long-lasting hold, no flaking
- Resistant to humidity
These are some of the styling products I’ve discovered that can help add volume to short thin hair. Over to you now: have you used a hair wax, gel or cream that adds volume to your your hair? If so, let us know in the comments.
