1. Consider a cut. A great haircut can instantly add fullness and volume to thin, fine hair. In particular, when you sport a short cut, your hair looks thicker than with long styles. For extra thickness, ask for layered locks or "internal layers," suggests Good Housekeeping.

Shorter, heavier bangs are another full option, writes hair expert Mark Garrison in Ladies Home Journal. But, stay away from razor-cuts, which Garrison says can shrink volume.

2. Color it. Coloring your hair can also boost its bounce and add oomph, but don’t reach for the at-home kit just yet. Instead seek a professional, so you avoid damaging your locks. Another excellent way to fake fullness is highlights, which create the illusion of depth.

3. Switch shampoos. Always wash your hair with a volumizing shampoo, but watch out for ingredients that can make hair appear thinner and limp. Avoid humectants, because they can weigh down your hair, suggests Good Housekeeping. Also, skip products with the ingredient lanolin, which is too heavy, one hair expert tells bellasugar.

Product picks: Frederic Fekkai Full Volume Shampoo, Alterna Caviar Anti Aging Volume Shampoo, Frederic Fekkai Full Volume Shampoo.

4. When to wash. Because fine hair tends to get greasy and flat faster from the scalp’s natural oils, wash your hair every day, recommends Ladies Home Journal. If you find daily washing is too much, monitor your hair to see when it’s dirty and then wash away.

5. Spritz on volume. Because thin hair is notorious for falling flat, cultivate voluminous locks with a volumizing spray. Stylist Kevin Mancuso tells Real Simple that volumizing spray is "the antidote to drooping hair." Before blow-drying, apply spray at the roots.

While sprays are great, other styling products might weigh your hair down. According to Garrison, avoid the following potential culprits: crèmes, serums, pomades and oils.

Product picks: Alterna Life Volumizing Spray Gel, Oscar Blandi Volume Spray, Frederic Fekkai Instant Volume Spray.

6. Don’t diet. When you’ve already got thin hair, the last thing you want to do is encourage your tresses to become even slimmer. When you change your diet drastically, that’s exactly what you do. Crash diets, infamous for their low-calorie count, can affect hair growth, even triggering hair loss.

So, it’s important to eat a wholesome diet. Though healthy eating won’t transform your thin hair into a voluptuously thick mane, "a well-balanced diet that includes plenty of growth-promoting protein and iron can make a difference," writes WebMD. For healthy hair, WebMD recommends eating the following: beans, salmon, green leafy veggies, poultry, nuts, oysters, whole grains, eggs, low-fat dairy and carrots. Also, always make sure to include fruits and other veggies in your well-balanced diet.

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