Anywhere you look whether TV, movies or the internet you will find models, actresses, and musicians with big, thick, beautiful hair. The need to have youthful, voluminous hair is contagious which can make a woman with thin hair feel inferior or left out.
I know this because I’m a woman with thin hair and looking for fullness or big hair is a quest I find myself on daily. Some of us weren’t even lucky as children to have thick gorgeous hair so this quest that many of us find ourselves on has been a life-long one.
FYI – When I refer to ‘thin hair’ here I mean low density hair rather than the width of individual strands.
The Debate
Honestly, it depends on who you ask if you can make your hair do what nature or DNA wasn’t able to do…thicken it. There are many manufacturers out there who claim that their products will do just that (and more) and sometimes I wonder if I’m not being sold some magic beans when I go to the hair isle.
Not everyone who claims to have solutions for thickening hair is being untruthful yet the reality of the matter is that hair densities range from low density, medium density and high density and not much can change what you naturally have.
Most women (who don’t have it) want thick hair. It looks better, healthier and with all the models, actresses and musicians sporting wigs*, weaves and pieces for fullness it’s no surprise most of us want it too. Some of us have it naturally but others do not and try as you might, making your hair thicker or denser, I’m sorry to say, is NOT something you can actually do.
Of course there are things that you can do to give your hair the appearance of being thicker or fuller which we will look at shortly.
Hair Density vs. Hair Width
Hair density is not the same as hair width (measures the width of individual strands of hair) which is also called our hair’s texture. There are three types of Hair widths:
Jamaican black caster oil in a spray bottle with water. Use everyday and ur hair will be the thickest it’s ever been and at it’s most healthiest! Try and U will see . Any more question regarding natural hair ask Angel Johnson . Thanks and enjoy the rest of ur day ! We are all natural beauties ! That’s what i always say.
Where do I get it,Angel?
this really does work , i use it all the time and have seen big difference in my thin hair , purchase at beauty supply stores or amazon.com
Yes it does but I put shea butter, coconut oil, ancient secrets oil, and water in a bottle.
Castor oil does not work for everyone although many love it. It makes me break out but there are wonderful oils for thinning edges like garlic oil. Thanks for sharing!
Great advice I have seen it do wonders on people with really think hair or those with thick hair and wanted it to be even thicker
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I ain’t playing with Jamaican Castor Oil though :3 I can barely deal with my level of thickeness
yes, where can i find this product?
I have Fine hair. I need to know what to do with it. It will not hold curls, but it has a serious wave pattern. When I was younger it was train and as I got older it doesn’t want to do anything. It is growing now . I put a wave nouveau in my hair to get curls but all I got was serious wave pattern. Help!!! My email is not working but could you send answer to Facebook or intstrgram!!! Thank you have a Bless Day!!!!
Personally, I think that putting a curl in your hair contributes to fine and sometimes thin hair. At least it did for me, and I started out with fairly thick hair. Now, I am just natural, and I do have more body.
i was unaware Wave Nouoveaus were still being used. Is is still a chemical and like Elvira stated, it may be the reason your hair is being fine. You may want to discontiue using the chemicals and do monthly protein treatments, drink more water, take a hair supplement (Like biotin or Hairfinity) and be gentle to your hair.
Thank you !!!
I have done many hours of research and tried many products…there are good ones out there…I am very happy with my hair growth…all natural…hair goal is lower waist length…
YOu will get there too.
Like this
I’ve learnt that their is no product that can give you thicker hair only the illusion that it is. Thick hair is heredity…a born gene.
True.
Tamara Jordan U can get it online or at any hair store . Just make sure it’s 100% pure Jamaican black caster oil and ur good.
Any particular brand u use?
Me 2 Renee Renee Marrow Green . I just used it for hair growth and this is my 3rd time going weight length. And im only 1 year and 9 months sence i big chop for the 3rd time and I’m already bra strap length in the back and armpit length in the front. That’s that’s that GOD for hair right there .
Just inbox me any question on hair. Deep conditioners ect.
My hair has thickened since i let go of relaxers. You lose half your hairs from the relaxer. And, I have yet to find a product that fills in my edges or anything like that.
Did you have any problems with filling in your edges before you started relaxing?
JBCO
no, since i have a widow’s peak it just looks thin on the sides. but relaxer didn’t take away from the edges.
It works I use it and love it
Nothing can thicken your hair. It’s genetic, you are born with a certain number of hair follicles, you CANT create more follicles for hair to grow out of (hair density) and you CAN’T change the size of your strands (genetically it has to do with the amount of keratinized fibers you have).
Castor oil, henna and vitamins amongst other things most certainly work
Carmen Ferrer the Jamaican black caster oil will not only grow back ur edges but long and healthy.
I use groganics on the spot it makes your hair really really thick stop breakage it’s a really good product
Henna.
So I can find this 100% Jamaican black caster oil at most beauty supply store,, I would like to try it, and what kind of price are we look at
Vicki Monroe Holman yes U can and it’s between 7 to 14 dollars depending on the bottle size .
Ok my hair is super super thick it has always been like that some I was a child plus long. Well I dedicated to cut it in a really short Bob last year and I regret doing so I never had short hair in my life! I loved the cut at 1st but now I want my hair back lol no more cuts or perms for me ever again but I will trim my ends…. any suggests on how to achieve longer length?
Castor oil (JBCO)
Castor oil made my hair super thick
Pure castor oil or jbco
Nothing works for me. I’ve reluctantly accepted it.
Yea I wish I had thicker kinkier hair. My hair is kinda spirally. I have to sleep on it and not twist it then spray it in the morning for a thicker look. The struggle. Meanwhile my daughter’s have the thickest hair ever… I’m so jealous lol
Well! I have natural thick hair and if mind was thin I would still be happy and smiling!
I don’t think there are products that will make your hair thicker if you naturally have thin hair. (Naturally meaning Genetically). But people that has thinning hair but is naturally thick, those are the people I think certain products can help, if it’s not too late..Sometimes hair thins due to aging and illness and can be irreversible.
Conditioning packets, hot oil treatments
My niece had paper thin hair I used coconut hair grease and mixed it with some monistat yes monistat and now it’s thicker
Really, monistat ? How long have you been doing that regimen on her hair? How did you come up with mixing monistat?
I was blessed with dense hair but years of relaxers did make my edges thin (you stylist trying to get them bone straight and over manipulating them with the crème on it and even more with the blow dryer). Once I went natural they started to fill in but nothing like I had as a teenager. I’ve been using JBCO and coconut oil and that has helped a lot.
That was supposed to read, “you know, stylist trying to get them bone straight” not you stylist, LOL
No. It’s genetic and you can’t change how the hair is produced in the follicle.
i sport a wash-n-go as opposed to braid outs, twist outs or knots. i don’t comb or brush, i always layer in sections to give the appearance of more volume, and i embrace the shrinkage! all these things together really help my hair look bigger! now when i say my hair is thin people don’t believe me anymore! i think i might be on to something! 🙂
I read that lavender oil adds volume to the hair shaft. Im going to try it.
I use henna, Jamaican Black Castor Oil mixed with peppermint oil but am going to add water to the mix from hearing you guys. I seal with a shea butter, coconut oil, olive oil, jojoba mix. I then add a positive attitude, while embracing my shrinkage and I am extremely happy! Nothing is impossible! 🙂
Dang..no hope for me..I have low density fine hair with extreme shrinkage…..oh well.lol
Doo Gro
LaKeisha Alexander read this 🙂
This is true!! I have been taking hairfinity for about 6 months. I got the length, but not a lot of thickness!!!
Doo gro Mega thick the one with blue writing
Since my hair is natural it is heavy when I wash it I feel like I’m going to drown.
Try using henna. It has really thickened my hair to the point where when I am outside, my head never gets cold and it’s made my hair super thick!
That’s not true . When I had permed hair , I had thin hair probably because of the chemicals and improper hair care . Now I’m natural and I’m still learning how to take care of my hair but my hair is healthy now .My hair is really thick yet my mom has thinner fine natural hair .
Hair thickness comes from dna