Wrap a strand

of hair twice around stretches

about
fine + healthy
your index finger and 30% of its What your hair has in healthiness,
then around your length it lacks in volume. Each strand is
Tightly stretch Mostly thumb. Use your other thin and can’t hold its own against
a section of SMOOTH index finger and thumb certain hair-care ingredients.
your hair about three to tug on it gently. Focus on tress-plumping products
inches in width. How much does it and avoid heavy ones, which
Gently run your fingers stretch before will make hair fall flat within
up and down ROUGH breaking? hours of styling.
snaps
the section. How and instantly
does it feel? UNEVEN

How
long can
fine + damaged
you go between rough While achieving fullness is a
After or challenge for all skinny strands, the
shampoos shampooing, straw- “damaged” part of your equation
without your squeeze or blot like creates a double whammy: You
hair getting out excess moisture need to find repairing products that
limp? 1 or 2 so your hair don’t make hair go limp. Balance
DAYS
isn’t dripping.
start here How does it
volume and moisture and
you’ll restore your hair’s luster.
feel?

3+
TIMES
Grab an Just medium + healthy
average hair wet Just call you Goldilocks—not too
elastic and pull your much hair, not too little, but
4+
hair into a ponytail. DAYS just right (and in fab condition).
How many times did That means no ingredients
you have to wrap the 3 floating are off limits, and any haircut
band around DAYS or style you want is attainable.
your hair? The goal is to keep your locks as
pristine as they are now.
1 or 2
Sticky,
TIMEs
Drop a couple as if the

how to
of strands into product
a bowl of water and hasn’t been
How shiny
is your PRETTY
SHINY
leave them there for washed
out medium +
hair without about five minutes.
any styling What’s your damaged
hair doing?

determine
products? Your strands are thick enough
that any hairstyle works, but not
so thick that they’re tough to
stretches manage. The problem? Overstyling
30% to 50% (or coloring) has caused split
ends, frizz, and dullness.

your hair
sinking Strengthen with protein and
DULL
you’ll prevent breakage.

type
thick + healthy
There’s an irony to fat strands:
Their wide diameter makes
stretches them voluminous and sexy but
more also potentially coarser, frizzier,
than 50% and less shiny than their thinner
Take a strand counterparts. Your mission:
of hair that’s been Condition! Hydrated thick hair is
pulled out by a comb easier to style and less poufy.
or brush. Wet it
and hold at both ends,
then pull gently.
How much does it
stretch before
breaking?
thick + damaged
Your hair is hard to control as
barely is. Throw in lots of blow-
stretches
drying, flat-ironing, dyeing, or
straightening, and no wonder it’s
disobeying like a petulant child.
Coddle it with mega moisturizers
and mega frizz fighters. And
try to use heat tools sparingly.

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