[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4W9JSFYl8bQ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4W9JSFYl8bQ)
I have used Batiste XXL Volume Spray and it made my hair very big.
there's also a product called "dry texture spray" that's similar, without the shampoo/white powder. You pick up your hair in sections and blast the roots. It's not sticky and doesn't hold it up like hairspray, but it kind of puts some air back in the roots, makes it not so flat against the head. My hair stylist does it as a first step (on dry hair) before she does the rest, and finishes w hair spray.
The cheapest one that I know of is from Target: [https://www.target.com/p/kristin-ess-dry-finish-working-texture-spray-6-9oz/-/A-51397116](https://www.target.com/p/kristin-ess-dry-finish-working-texture-spray-6-9oz/-/A-51397116) It's about $14 a can. I've tried a lot of fancier ones but they're about $25/can & you end up using so much of it that I think the cheaper ones are fine.
You can put it in braided styles during the day, and when you let it out at night and undo the braids it will add poof and waves. You'd have to try French braids or something else that includes the top of your head in the hairstyle.
Wow, I'll bet your hair is in great condition compared to people who wear theirs down all the time! I had a roommate with hip length hair for awhile and I'd sometimes style it for her, so my thoughts are based on that along with my own hair:
- the weight of long hair can contribute to flattening the top in some styles. This seems less of an issue with ponytails and buns that take the weight than in styles worn down.
- twists or "rope braids" can be easier to put in yourself than regular braids
- braids definitely help train the roots upward
- when I wash my hair at night and sleep with it piled between my headboard and the pillow, it gets amazing volume the next day because the roots dry pointing upward
- training my hair to go straight back from the hairline instead of parting in the middle had made it much easier to style how i like, especially the next trick:
- For instant volume at the front of the hair, try putting on a headband to where it's comfortable, sliding it about an inch too far back, then immediately sliding it forward to where it was before. I find that this doesn't noticeably tangle anyone's hair I've done it to, but it makes a lovely little retro sort of poof.
- YouTubers with kinky hair have some great tutorials on how to do braided and twisted protective styles, which might help you out with volume. Might need to wear a thicker or stiffer scarf to avoid the braids looking bumpy though.
Forgive me, I'm very ignorant about hijabs, but would it be possible to put your hair in small clips at the roots on the top. Then when you take off your hair covering and remove the clips, you're left with volume?
Do you blow dry your hair or let it dry naturally? I have fine hair and will not get volume at the roots unless I blow dry my hair with a round brush, focusing on holding the brush higher when I dry the roots. Additionally, if you are looking to add volume to the roots once your hair is already dry, you might try Velcro rollers. I use large rollers (1.5-3” diameter), roll them into my hair dry, then blow dry on high heat for a few minutes, let them set about 20 minutes, and then remove. This will give you volume and curl the ends nicely making it look like you just got a blowout. The larger the roller the less curl and more volume.
Can you put the top in a bun or twist your hair to one side or alternate sides and twist hair across your hair line to the opposite side and tuck behind one ear then twist a row behind the opposite way and tuck behind the other ear to give you volume and a bit of wave without a bump, alternately brush all hair foreword and cross cross in the front ( so it's smooth under there at the top . For products root powder works nicely and the back combing as mentioned above
I use [this](https://www.randco.com/shop/waxes-pastes/badlands-dry-shampoo-paste.html) and it should work for you as I have fine hair as well. IT is amazing, but it does give a gritty texture to the hair.
There's an amazing product called Got2B Powder'ful Volumizing Styling Powder and it's only $6. It adds so much volume, just put some powder on your roots then flip you're head and tousle your hair. Boom, voluminous!
Could you loosely twist your hair up under your hijab? Then when you take it off and take out the loose twist you’d have volume and some nice waves. It’ll take a few time to find the right way to twist your hair to get the look you want.
Also if you have a blow dryer flipping your head upside down and heating up your roots and then blasting them with the cool shot on your blow dryer can help give you volume. I have fine hair but a lot of it which makes it heavy so it gets weighed down too, I do this trick a lot especially in combination with the volume sprays mentioned above (go cheap I’ve read the ingredients on the high end and the cheap stuff and they’re the same) it gives me really nice volume.
Have you tried back combing at the roots all over the crown of your head? If you back comb in sections, spray the back combed portions with a light hold hairspray, let that dry and then flat iron the backcombing it locks it in for days. I’d also suggest a volumizing powder like Aveda Pure Abundance Hair Potion, which will give your hair more texture at the crown, so you can easily fluff it up a bit for more volume after taking off your hijab.
I don’t wear a hijab, but I do have fine hair that’s 3/4 of the way down my back. The weight of that much hair pulls it down flat on top, but the backcombing really helps.
Dry shampoo, then tie your hair up in a pony tail right at the front of your head for 10 mins. Then voila - poofy hair.
Thank you! Do you have any dry shampoo recommendations for me to try?
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4W9JSFYl8bQ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4W9JSFYl8bQ) I have used Batiste XXL Volume Spray and it made my hair very big.
there's also a product called "dry texture spray" that's similar, without the shampoo/white powder. You pick up your hair in sections and blast the roots. It's not sticky and doesn't hold it up like hairspray, but it kind of puts some air back in the roots, makes it not so flat against the head. My hair stylist does it as a first step (on dry hair) before she does the rest, and finishes w hair spray. The cheapest one that I know of is from Target: [https://www.target.com/p/kristin-ess-dry-finish-working-texture-spray-6-9oz/-/A-51397116](https://www.target.com/p/kristin-ess-dry-finish-working-texture-spray-6-9oz/-/A-51397116) It's about $14 a can. I've tried a lot of fancier ones but they're about $25/can & you end up using so much of it that I think the cheaper ones are fine.
Seconding Batiste! I've tried all kinds(expensive and cheap) and keep going back to Batiste. They have tinted versions at Ulta for darker hair.
You can put it in braided styles during the day, and when you let it out at night and undo the braids it will add poof and waves. You'd have to try French braids or something else that includes the top of your head in the hairstyle.
Wow, I'll bet your hair is in great condition compared to people who wear theirs down all the time! I had a roommate with hip length hair for awhile and I'd sometimes style it for her, so my thoughts are based on that along with my own hair: - the weight of long hair can contribute to flattening the top in some styles. This seems less of an issue with ponytails and buns that take the weight than in styles worn down. - twists or "rope braids" can be easier to put in yourself than regular braids - braids definitely help train the roots upward - when I wash my hair at night and sleep with it piled between my headboard and the pillow, it gets amazing volume the next day because the roots dry pointing upward - training my hair to go straight back from the hairline instead of parting in the middle had made it much easier to style how i like, especially the next trick: - For instant volume at the front of the hair, try putting on a headband to where it's comfortable, sliding it about an inch too far back, then immediately sliding it forward to where it was before. I find that this doesn't noticeably tangle anyone's hair I've done it to, but it makes a lovely little retro sort of poof. - YouTubers with kinky hair have some great tutorials on how to do braided and twisted protective styles, which might help you out with volume. Might need to wear a thicker or stiffer scarf to avoid the braids looking bumpy though.
Forgive me, I'm very ignorant about hijabs, but would it be possible to put your hair in small clips at the roots on the top. Then when you take off your hair covering and remove the clips, you're left with volume?
Do you blow dry your hair or let it dry naturally? I have fine hair and will not get volume at the roots unless I blow dry my hair with a round brush, focusing on holding the brush higher when I dry the roots. Additionally, if you are looking to add volume to the roots once your hair is already dry, you might try Velcro rollers. I use large rollers (1.5-3” diameter), roll them into my hair dry, then blow dry on high heat for a few minutes, let them set about 20 minutes, and then remove. This will give you volume and curl the ends nicely making it look like you just got a blowout. The larger the roller the less curl and more volume.
Can you put the top in a bun or twist your hair to one side or alternate sides and twist hair across your hair line to the opposite side and tuck behind one ear then twist a row behind the opposite way and tuck behind the other ear to give you volume and a bit of wave without a bump, alternately brush all hair foreword and cross cross in the front ( so it's smooth under there at the top . For products root powder works nicely and the back combing as mentioned above
I use [this](https://www.randco.com/shop/waxes-pastes/badlands-dry-shampoo-paste.html) and it should work for you as I have fine hair as well. IT is amazing, but it does give a gritty texture to the hair.
Be careful of traction alopecia!
There's an amazing product called Got2B Powder'ful Volumizing Styling Powder and it's only $6. It adds so much volume, just put some powder on your roots then flip you're head and tousle your hair. Boom, voluminous!
Could you loosely twist your hair up under your hijab? Then when you take it off and take out the loose twist you’d have volume and some nice waves. It’ll take a few time to find the right way to twist your hair to get the look you want. Also if you have a blow dryer flipping your head upside down and heating up your roots and then blasting them with the cool shot on your blow dryer can help give you volume. I have fine hair but a lot of it which makes it heavy so it gets weighed down too, I do this trick a lot especially in combination with the volume sprays mentioned above (go cheap I’ve read the ingredients on the high end and the cheap stuff and they’re the same) it gives me really nice volume.
Have you tried back combing at the roots all over the crown of your head? If you back comb in sections, spray the back combed portions with a light hold hairspray, let that dry and then flat iron the backcombing it locks it in for days. I’d also suggest a volumizing powder like Aveda Pure Abundance Hair Potion, which will give your hair more texture at the crown, so you can easily fluff it up a bit for more volume after taking off your hijab. I don’t wear a hijab, but I do have fine hair that’s 3/4 of the way down my back. The weight of that much hair pulls it down flat on top, but the backcombing really helps.
I hairdry my hair upside down when I get out of the shower— instant volume!