Hair Care

We Tried It: 5 Flat Hair Fixes

Do volumizers really work? Or is a blow dryer the secret to bounce? We put five hair-boosting techniques to the test -- find out which ones worked best

by Tiffanie Petett | COMMENT

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Flat Ironing Another way to trick your hair into having more body: Use a flat iron. "It seemed counterintuitive, but I was shocked at how well the flat iron worked," says Sarah. We typically use flat irons to bend and straighten hair when styling, but flat irons can also be used at the roots to give hair an added bump. Sarah's hair looked much fuller at the roots and the flat iron created a tousled, wavy look afterward. It also looks much more finished than the other techniques. Here's how we did it:

1. Section your hair horizontally from ear to ear starting right around your eye level. Clip the top portion out of the way.
2. Using sections just as wide as the length of your flat iron, clamp your hair at the root, twist your wrist to create the bump, hold for just a few seconds, then let loose. Do this with three or four pieces per section (depending on the length of your iron). Then unclip the top portion of your hair to divide a new section from ear to ear.
3. Repeat with the rest of your hair. Remember: Only hold your hair in the flat iron for a few seconds to avoid putting a crease in your hair.

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