How Can I Improve My Fine Hair?

Does your fine hair have you underwhelmed? No worries. There are several changes you can make today to transform your hair for the better. In this article, we’ll share some practical tips you can use to improve your fine hair. Let’s get right into it!

Use Products with Reparative Ingredients

Fine hair is usually super fragile and prone to breakage and damage. Give it a pick-me-up from time to time with protein-based deep conditioner, moisturizing deep conditioner with potent natural ingredients, and targeted hair treatments. Over time, you’ll see that your hair is shinier, smoother, and stronger overall.

Condition Often, But Not Too Often

At a minimum, fine hair needs to be conditioned after every shampooing session. That way, your shampoo won’t dry your hair out too much.

If you reach for a deep conditioner (which will be necessary sometimes), it should be for a specific reason:

• Your hair was recently color-treated.

• Your hair is suddenly frizzier.

• You find your hair harder to manage.

Other than that, keep conditioning sessions at a moderate level, and avoid applying the product to your roots if you want them to be voluminous.

Take a Break from the Chemicals and Heat

Chemicals and heat are your fine hair’s arch enemies. Given your strands’ delicate nature, it’s important to be as gentle as you can with your hair. Chemicals and heat are the opposite of gentle, so we encourage you to limit the color and bleach processes you do, and be careful of how many times you use heat in a given week. And whenever you use heat, take precautions beforehand.

Don’t Overuse Your Hair Products

Overusing your hair products is one of the worst things you can do to your fine strands. Buildup can do the following to your fine hair:

• Weigh it down

• Make it difficult to style

• Deem it dry and near impossible to moisturize

Our recommendation? Err on the lighter side when determining how much of a product to use. Add more product as necessary in small increments. Your hair will thank you.

Protect Your Hair from Friction

Remember how we mentioned that fine hair is fragile? Friction wears away at your strands’ fragile structure and can increase your hair damage and breakage risk. That’s not what anyone wants. Here are some tips to reduce hair friction during the day and throughout the night:

• Refrain from running your fingers through your hair unnecessarily.

• Cover your hair at night with a silk or satin hair bonnet or scarf.

• Sleep on a silk or satin pillowcase.

Add a Leave-In Conditioner to Your Hair Routine

If you haven’t added a leave-in conditioner to your hair regimen, the time to do so is now. It serves multiple purposes and can improve your hair in as little as one use. Daily Dose Leave-in Conditioner moisturizes your hair, reduces frizz, and increases manageability, among other things. Plus, it works for all hair types. Spritz it on your hair as needed or after rinsing out your conditioner on your wash day.

So, there you have it - how to improve your fine hair. Keep these tips in your back pocket, and you’ll soon see the results you’re looking for. Before you go, we encourage you to check out Daily Dose here. It could be the best thing you’ll ever do for your hair. We hope you found all the information you were looking for, and we wish you the best with your hair now and in the future.

Author: Andrea Reyes

Andrea is a mother, wife, writer, and natural hair enthusiast of 15 years. Currently on her natural hair journey, she’s been trying countless products and techniques to understand and embrace her natural hair. She is the creator of NaturallyTextured.com, a new website featuring informative articles that share tips, tricks, and techniques aimed to help others learn to love their hair through proper hair care. She writes with the hope of making hair care easier to understand and implement.