When the hair begins to become thinner, less voluminous, we do not wait for it to pass! Fortunately, there are solutions to find density and volume …
After quarantine, but especially after menopause, it is an observation that many of us … The scalp is more visible in places, especially at the level of the line or the border of the forehead. Another sign that does not lie, the thickness of the ponytail has visibly decreased. Unlike the hair loss, which affects the total number of hairs, the thinning of the hair mass concerns not only the quantity, but also the quality of the hair. The explanation is found at the level of the hair follicle, a mini-factory that produces the hair fiber. Stem cells, which allow the hair follicle to regenerate with each cycle, become less efficient. The growth phase of the follicles is shorter while the dormant phase, during which the hair does not grow, lengthens. Hence the refinement and the loss of volume. To make matters worse, the scalp is also subject to daily external factors (UV rays, pollution, smoking…) which accelerate its aging.
Weakened hair that is difficult to comb
With age, hair become rarer and their diameter decreases, which makes them much less resistant. They are then duller and rougher, less shiny. More fragile, they break more easily. Over the years, if nothing is done, this process worsens. This is why it is better not to wait for the phenomenon to take hold. Especially since long-term or more immediate solutions exist to restore the good vitality of the scalp and the quality of the hair fiber.
A specific lotion to wake up the scalp
We start by acting at the source of the problem, by boosting the scalp’s metabolism thanks to active molecules capable of regulating the balance of the cycles of the follicle.
Ingredients that work
– Antioxidants like resveratrol stimulate the scalp’s natural defenses. A beneficial protective action because, in the dormant phase, the follicle is found on the surface and more easily undergoes external aggressions.
– Stimulants such as stemoxydine promote exchanges between stem cells in order to encourage hair follicles in the dormant phase to switch to the growth phase.
How to use them?
Apply the lotion line by line, massaging the scalp with your fingertips to stimulate microcirculation. Take a three-month cure and repeat it once or twice a year.
Targeted treatments to coat the hair fiber
When using thickening shampoo and balm, followed by densifying styling powder, the hair gains volume and hair density is increased.
Ingredients that work
– These cleansers and conditioners contain polymers, in addition to active ingredients
repairers such as keratin or ceramides. These polymers attach to the fiber to form a strong network and thus strengthen it from the inside.
– Styling powders, whether tinted or not, contain mineral and vegetable particles or keratin microfibers thickening the fiber, especially at the roots.
How to use them?
– Adopt the thickening shampoo and balm all year round, alternating with more classic formulas: to dry hair Where colorful, against the dandruff, etc.
– Apply the powder to dry hair, sprinkling the bottle directly at the roots, about 20 cm from your hair.
Coloring to create volume
On the same principle as makeup, coloring allows you to play on the contrasts between shadows and light in order to give the impression that the hair is naturally thick.
Techniques that work
– On a blonde, a red or a brown, this is a subtle job of placing strands of one or two shades lighter on the lengths and darker at the roots and around the face.
– A densifying sweep brings volume from roots to ends, while a few “thickening” strands create more dimension and depth in the hair.
How to maintain the effect?
Combined with a custom cut, these coloring techniques require little maintenance, with the exception of the roots of White hair which should be camouflaged every four to six weeks.
The right actions to protect the hair
Limit breakage on fine and weakened hair, avoiding all sources of aggression such as friction, heat or too brutal brush strokes.
Make drying easier by removing excess water after rinsing with a patented microfiber towel absorbing as much moisture as possible without rubbing (Drying towel Aquis, Sephora).
Avoid brushingstoo hot with a round brush. Better a square brushflat. And be sure to place the hairdryer far enough from your hair. Instead, dry it upside down to gain volume.
Ban assaults that chemically modify the structure of the hair such as smoothing, the straightening or discoloration.
We recommend you
1 Complete program A care kit combining maca root extract with thickening properties and keratin proteins that strengthen the internal structure of the hair.
Prodensity Force # 1, Eugène Perma, € 36.30 per box (1 shampoo of 200 ml + 1 treatment of 150 ml + 1 foam of 100 ml).
2 Reconstructive formula
From roots to ends, the combination of vitamins B3, B5 and B8 brings essential nutrients to weakened and overworked hair, and restores their vigor.
Fortifying anti-breakage shampoo, Dr Pierre Ricaud, € 12 for 250 ml.
3 Anti-aging treatment
A hydrating-plumping complex helps to hydrate the hair fiber, while the nourishing and styling agents provide shine, nutrition and facilitate disentangling.
Conditioner balm with essential olive tree extract, Klorane, € 10.50 for 200 ml.
4 Fortifying conditioner
Easy to rinse, its gel-cream formula contains vitamins B5, B6 and B8 and hydrolyzed wheat proteins, the amino acids of which will gradually strengthen the quality of the hair.
Anaphase + fortifying conditioner, Ducray, € 10.50 for 200 ml.
5 Spray volume
Enriched with lava stone, this powder texturizes the hair. It gives it thickness at the roots or on the lengths without weighing down, even fine hair.
Powder Cloud OSiS+ Session Label, Schwarzkopf Professional, 26,35 € les 8 g.
6 Attack healing
A fluid lotion, with the antioxidant resveratrol and stemoxydine, a patented oxygenating molecule, combined with a polymer to create volume at the roots.
Densi Solution, Dercos, Vichy hair mass creator concentrate, € 31 for 100 ml.
7 Gentle exfoliant
It washes, exfoliates, stimulates and revitalizes the scalp with coconut and babassu oils, wood tea-derived salicylic acid and glucosamine.
Shampooing exfoliant Invati Advanced, Aveda, 33,50 € les 200 ml.
8 Colored powder
Available in five shades, these fibers composed of natural keratin adhere to the strands of hair by an electrostatic phenomenon to give mass and volume to the hair. Densifying hair fibers, Toppik, € 29.90 for 12 g.
