Hair Care

This Is The Year to Make Peace with Your Hair Texture

Stop wanting what you don't have and learn to love your hair type

by Kristin Booker | COMMENT

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Fine or thin hair types Lopez says the issue with flat hair is two-fold: most women with flat hair tend to have roots that grow straight down instead of up and they attempt to style hair soaking wet by pulling on it with a round brush, which yanks all the elasticity, volume and bounce out of the hair. Lopez recommends applying a mousse to lift your roots, like Kenra Volume Mousse Extra, $11.19. "I love a good mousse for lift and hold. Apply it to damp hair and comb or brush it through, then brush your roots upward like you were giving yourself a unicorn pony. Flip your hair upside-down and use your dryer to rough dry your hair using just your hands until it's at least 95 percent dry. When it's 95 to 100 percent dry, flip your head back over and use your paddle brush to smooth and style."

Lopez recommends using medium heat and the low speed level on your dryer and recommends the T3 Cura Luxe Hair Dryer, $250, a new, lightweight pro-choice dryer with digital ionic technology and multiple heat and speed settings. Also, the haircut counts. "If someone with fine hair is in the stylist chair and the stylist reaches for a razor or texturizing shears, run! Finer hair has to be cut a bit more blunt and heavier because there's not as much hair to play with."

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