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Caring for and styling thin hair can be challenging, especially in the hot and humid summer months. Thin hair tends to frizz easily, especially if it is fine or damaged, and our attempts to shape it up often fall flat. We may try ever-more styling products and conditioners that make bold claims to moisturize, thicken, and smooth our locks, none of which may be good for thin hair.

Becoming an entrepreneur has made me so much more disciplined and organized because I don’t have an assistant to help respond to my emails, book meetings, and schedule trips. But that’s alright because I feel so productive for everything that I accomplish. Furthermore, my day starts different every day —I’ve always gone to bed early, which means I’m up early.

Like your skin, your hair and follicles are subject to the intrinsic effects of aging: a decrease in hair production, a drop in pigmentation, and shrinking follicles that churn out thinner and shorter hairs. Now each shampoo you try seems to take you further from your goal of healthy-looking, full-bodied hair. You are not asking for younger hair; you just want better. So what shampoo is best for fine hair?

Other hair serum makers often craft thin guarantees promising their solution will net you thick, luxurious locks — then you put their product to the test. Not only is your hair in worse condition than it was before, but you are now suffering unpleasant reactions to some of their less-than-quality ingredients!

As you age, your scalp and hair undergo physiological changes. Your follicles experience “follicular miniaturization” where they shrink and produce a shorter, thinner hair shaft. Thinner, non-pigmented (gray or white) hairs replace your thicker, pigmented hairs. Some follicles quit spawning new hairs altogether causing hair loss. Keep reading to learn how to stop your hair from falling out.

Many women have a false impression that hair serums should be avoided because they can flatten fine hair. This is true, for the wrong kind of serum which can leave behind a sticky residue or cause an itchy scalp from serum build-up. The right kind of serum can be used every day even on thinning, graying, or wispy tresses. A lighter serum smooths and hydrates rough hair cuticles, nourishes the scalp, decreases frizz, and gives you a silkier, smoother mane.

Thickening and volumizing — Many beauty magazines and advertisers use the terms synonymously when referencing shampoos, but are they the same? What is the difference between thickening and volumizing shampoos? Maybe it is how each shampoo cares for your thin, fine, aging hair biology.

Hair often plays a central role in a woman’s overall appearance and self-confidence. It is deeply rooted in her identity and self-esteem and when she finds telltale clumps in the shower drain, she may feel a profound sense of despair. This is especially true for women over 40, for whom hair loss may seem like an irreversible and inevitable sign of aging.

When you reach 40-plus, your hair thins, and the reasons why this happens vary. Your ethnicity and genetics play a significant part; however, as time catches up, the quality of your hair changes. Hair cortex protein levels drop, follicle sizes contract, cuticle layers diminish, and you are left with fine or wispy hair.