Styling Techniques

Start With Product

Apply volumizing styling product such as Maxxify Volumizing Foam Styler to damp hair at roots and work through to ends. See Prepping Hair for Styling.

Turn Up the Heat

Blow-dry hair with head upside down to create extra volume until 80%-90% dry. This gets hair to stand up off of your head at the roots and sets it there. For curly hair, use a diffuser to encourage and enhance curls. See Creating Curls.

Section Hair

Divide slightly damp hair into sections and clip back, focusing first on bottom layers.

Round Out Volume

Wrap a small section of hair around a large barrel brush and blow-dry with a directional nozzle. After heating up, hold brush in place and allow hair to cool by removing dryer or blasting with cool air. Pull brush through and work remaining sections.

Alternative ways to create volume:

Roll with it:

To add body and movement, after applying Maxxify Volumizing Foam Styler, place three self-grip or hot rollers in a triangle formation (one on each side and one in the back) on the top of your head to create lift at the roots. To help hair retain shape and volume, blow-dry on a low setting. Make sure hair is completely cool and dry before removing them. You can also give flat roots a boost by first lifting them up with your fingers and then holding them into this new height with duckbill clips. Blow-dry on a low setting. Again, make sure hair is completely cool and dry before removing them.

Focus on the Roots:

You can also give flat roots a boost by first lifting them up with your fingers and then holding them into this new height with duckbill clips. Then, blowdry on a low setting, focusing on the roots to encourage them to dry up and away from the scalp. Again, make sure hair is completely cool and dry before removing the clips.

BACK COMBING

Use a technique called back-combing to give you an extra boost at the crown. Lift a section of the hair and comb backwards, building support at the root.

Make it Stay

Lock in luscious volume with Comb Thru ™ Natural Design and Finishing Mist. Spray hair from underneath to build body and dramatically increase volume.

See also:

Dramatic Volume How-To