Are you tired of lifeless, flat hair that seems to succumb to gravity no matter what you do? Dreaming of voluminous, luscious locks that not only look fabulous but also boost your confidence? Look no further! Welcome to my comprehensive guide on how French women get more hair volume, where we’ll share tried-and-true tips, tricks, and techniques that will help you achieve the full-bodied French girl hair of your dreams.
I live in France and these are the proper volumizing hair care practices and the best products to use to get more hair volume. From French styling techniques to tools that make a world of difference, these are the French girl tips and tricks from flat-haired girls.
Whether you’re dealing with naturally thin hair or just looking for a little extra oomph, I’ve got your back. Get ready to say goodbye to limp, lackluster locks and hello to an enviable, voluminous mane that turns heads wherever you go!
Tips
The best French girl hair volume tips aren’t totally shocking. French hairstylists recommend blow-drying your hair upside down, switching your part from left to right (or vice versa), cutting your hair in layers to make it easier to lift, and using the best hair volumizing products.
The famous Revlon one-step hair dryer IS available in France – great news if you are a fan of this magical hair-volumizing blow dryer! You can get it at Boulanger right now.
If you haven’t tried this product and you have fine hair, I highly recommend it! It’s affordable and gives you the same look as a blowout at a hair salon.
There are several amazing French hair products that can give your hair the boost of volume it needs. Here are a few recommended by French women.
Use a Volumizing Shampoo
Hair volumizing shampoos are formulated to increase the volume and thickness of hair. If you use a lot of hair products, residue can build up over time, weighing your hair down. A good volumizing shampoo will effectively cleanse away this excess product, as well as any dirt or oil.
Volumizing shampoos contain thickening ingredients like proteins, amino acids, and keratin that help to strengthen the hair strands, while also coating the hair with polymers to add thickness and body. Some volumizing shampoos may contain ingredients like niacin or caffeine that stimulate the scalp to promote hair growth.
Here are the best French volumizing shampoos to try:
Luxury Volumizing Shampoo
The best high-end French volumizing shampoo is by luxury haircare brand Kérastase: the Densifique Bain Densité Shampoo. This shampoo is great for thinning and flat hair that needs help living its best life. Hyaluronic acid plumps the hair while deeply hydrating it. Gluco peptide adds density to the cuticle of the hair, strengthening it. Ceramides enhance the hair’s shininess while encouraging elasticity. Expect full hair through the very tips of your hair!
French Pharmacy Favorite
For a French pharmacy volumizing shampoo, go with the Christophe Robin Delicate Volumizing Shampoo, an everyday shampoo meant to give fine hair a boost by gently volumizing using emollient musk rose oil. Baobab leaf extract nourishes the hair, making it feel more manageable and easy to lift.
Budget Duo
For an affordable hair volumizing wash, go with the L’Oreal Paris EverPure Volume Shampoo and Conditioner duo. For a great price, you can volumize your hair, even if it’s color-treated. This shampoo set is sulfate-free and works to restore life to flat hair using lotus flower extract. Reviewers love how their locks have a luminous shine and long-lasting volume after using the products.
Use a Volumizing Conditioner
Hair volumizing conditioners work to enhance the fullness and body of hair by nourishing and conditioning the strands. These conditioners contain ingredients like hydrolyzed proteins and keratin that help to strengthen and thicken the hair, while also providing hydration and moisture to prevent breakage and split ends. Some volumizing conditioners may also contain ingredients like panthenol or biotin that promote hair growth and improve the general health of the hair.
Luxury Volumizing Conditioner
Pair the Kérastase Densifique Fondant Densité Conditioner with the volumizing hair shampoo mentioned above. This thickening hair conditioner works great on flat, thin, or thinning hair. Infused with hyaluronic acid to strengthen the hair as well as minerals to boose fiber integrity, this conditioner amplifies the effects of the shampoo by detangling and smoothing the hair’s texture.
French Pharmacy Favorite
Christophe Robin also sells a matching conditioner to use with your rose extract volumizing shampoo. The Delicate Volumizing Conditioner gently detangles, soft, and encourages volume in flat or fine hair. Fans say they no longer have flyaways and split ends.
Hair Volumizing Treatments
There are a few powerful French hair volumizing treatments that Parisians swear by for thicker, fuller hair.
The Christophe Robin Cleansing Volumizing Paste contains rassoul clay and rose extracts which add life to thin, flat hair. Not only does it cleanse, but it adds volume starting at the roots of your hair and all the way through the ends. It thickens the hair without weighing it down. The formula begins as a paste and transforms into a foam when water is added.
There are also a number of volumizing hair sprays you can try to boost your hair volume. The L’Oreal Professionnel Volumetry Volumizing Root Lifting Spray is one such affordable hair spray treatment. This hair spray adds volume to the roots of the hair. It should be applied to towel-dried hair and gently worked through the scalp. Blow dry after to get thicker, fuller hair!
I hope these French hair volume tips were useful!
