The fineness of our locks only increases with age, so we must take this into account when choosing care, haircuts, and styling. Here are the worst mistakes to know to succeed in keeping a voluminous hair in your forties when you have fine hair.
Time does not spare our hair and when it is fine, sublimating it can quickly become complicated. from the age of 40. At this age, the quality and density of hair changes. It is therefore becoming more and more difficult to display hair full of volume when you have the thin hair. As the pre-menopause begins, we notice (a little too late) that our scalp ages 6 times faster than the skin of our face and that our fine hair becomes even finer than before. Without even noticing a hair loss, the wicks thin out because the hair follicles become smaller. And to make matters worse, the hair’s life cycles are slowed down, also delaying regrowth, which greatly accentuates the lack of density which people with fine hair already suffered from.
Rest assured, it is still possible to cheat with a volumizing color, a perfect haircut to give volume and a hairstyle that takes off the roots and creates a movement effect volume in the lengths. But above all, it is becoming urgent to stop wearing certain haircuts or colors, and to change some habits when it comes to styling your fine hair after 40 years. Focus on the 5 worst mistakes to make when you want to keep as much volume as possible despite her thin hair at 40+.
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Wearing hair too long
It’s not for nothing that hairdressers often advise cutting your hair shorter from the age of 40. If it is possible to wear long hair after quarantine, when it is thin, it is better to limit it to a mid-length cut so that it remains healthy and is vigorous in the lengths. That’s great, it’s the perfect length to flatter the oval of the face and rejuvenate its features. Not only do lengths tend to weigh down the hair roots and flatten them – which emphasizes the fineness of the hair fiber – but your fine hair is also more fragile as you approach menopause. Consequence: even finer than before, they are often drier and more brittle. Worn too long, the locks become radically thinner on the ends and this clearly does not highlight them.
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Abuse the gradient
Supposed to restore swelling to the cut and tonus to the lengths, the gradient is to be used sparingly on fine hair, and all the more so after 40 years when the hair is even more refined. The main risk is to further impoverish the hair instead of giving an illusion of density. Ditto for tapering, another technique often used to lighten the cut and restore volume, which can thin out thin hair in an unsightly way when the effects of time are observed in the hair.
Neglecting care
Throughout your life, it is important to choose moisturizers that are not too nourishing when you have fine hair so as not to weigh it down too much. Once the quarantine has arrived, it is also necessary to bet on care products capable of increasing the volume of fine hair that becomes thinner as you age. The must-have active ingredients to have in your shampoos, conditioners, masks and leave-in treatments? Hyaluronic acid which plumps the hair as it plumps the skin. Ultra moisturizing, it traps hydration in the heart of the hair fiber to increase its diameter and give a feeling of thicker hair, but all in lightness. What to have more volume super easily.
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Make a blonde color too light
If we can play with it thanks to a coloring technique that instantly creates an impression of density in the hair, blonde coloring is not always ideal after 40 years with this type of hair that lacks volume. At a time when it is advisable to have a hair color that is even more natural than before to look younger, very light blonds such as platinum or polar blond do not have the best effect on fine hair. They accentuate the lack of density and damage fine hair that has become more fragile. In short, they visually refine the hair but also concretely the latter. Better to banish them and prefer softer techniques such as sweeping.
Make too fixed hairstyles
Whether it’s by betting on impeccable brushings whose strands do not move with your movements or by putting too many styling products on your fine hair, fixed hairstyles lack naturalness and will only accentuate the finesse of your strands. Don’t regret them, they age you! Forget those hairstyles that are too rigid and the generous doses of lacquers and powders that end up weighing down the hair and flattening it, it’s time to give pride of place to flexible hairstyles and wavy movements that give maximum volume to your hair. thin hair. In addition to boosting their density, these hairstyles will also be perfect for rejuvenating you. What could be better ?
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