To add volume to your roots, try this simple technique

Do you have a brush? Do you have a hair dryer? So you can increase the volume of your roots very easily with this technique which takes just a few minutes.

Whether you have rather thick or fine hair, the volume often tends to be lacking at the roots. This can give a slightly flattened effect that, shall we say, you could do without.

But did you know that there is a way to boost this part of your hair without having to use chemical dry shampoos or other products that can negatively impact your scalp? This technique was pioneered by hair stylist and founder of hair product brand Act And Acre, Helen Reavey. And while it’s well known to hairdressers, it may have been overlooked by the newbies among us…

The trick that makes the difference

In his video posted on Instagram have collected more than 316k likesHelen Reavey simply arms herself hair dryer and brush with metal bristles with which she comes to brush its roots down, then lift them up to detach them. Holds this position while transmitting hot air for 5-8 seconds with its dryer about 15 cm from the roots it then goes to cold air for 3-5 seconds. Once this is done, the result is clear: the hair is twice as voluminous as the unprocessed side.

The advantage? Is that this technique does not require the use of any particular products, and requires only a simple brush and a hair dryer, two elements that many of us already have in our bathroom.

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Beware of high temperatures

If you want to get maximum volume even at the roots, remember one important thing: your scalp is a skin that can become sensitive to the causes of the aggressions it suffers. Too high temperatures are among the elements that can dry out and weaken the skin barrier of your skull and thus create imbalances (oily scalp, areas of dryness, dandruff, etc.). So a little advice: be kind to this part of your body, it will thank you.

Volume: the new fashion of beauty

Inspired by the 70s and 80s, beauty has been interested for some seasons in the volume that can be given to hair. Despite the Liquid Hair trend, inspired by Kim Kardashian’s looks, which claimed otherwise a few months ago.

Today the idea is therefore not to have hair as flat as possible, but to fully embrace the ability to get moving working on waves, curls but also the relief of lengths and roots. Like ? Using heated curlers for example (yes, yes, it’s still done). These techniques allow you to fight against the gravitational phenomenon who tends to weigh down the hair and then to give this raplapla effect to the roots, which we clearly don’t want.