1. Thinning hair is not limited to the aging crowd. Many who
are young and middle age have fine or genetically thinning
hair. Luckily, there are three reasonable solutions that
work and will leave you looking your finest. With this brief
guide you can consider whether (1) Hair Cuts, (2)
Camouflage or (3) Hair Pieces will work best for you. Since
none of these ways are difficult or expensive, why not try
all three and use them all at different times.
3. To give your hair a fuller look, men and women can turn to
their hair dresser or barber to style their hair with the
perfect cut to disguise thinning hair.
4. For women, one of the best looks for thinning hair is
adding curls. They make it harder to see your scalp while
providing a full and buoyant style. Limit the length of this
style to your shoulders. Layer your hair with shorter layers
at the top while increasing the length and blunting the
ends. "Sprunch," or curl, your hair with a gel by balling up
handfuls of your hair in your hand and then blow dry it
upside down--while you continue "sprunching" your hair--
to give it volume. Or, use a curling iron to add those curls.
5. The best women's styles for thinning hair are short. A
shorter cut will put some bounce and fullness back into
those thinning tresses. A great short cut is the spiky,
boyish look like that of actress Sharon Gless in Burn
Notice. It takes a bit of gel and the right temperament to
know that this contemporary look is for you. Another
short cut is the bob which is a cut that is not layered. It
has blunt ends that fall at your jaw line and gives a sense
of fullness and thickness. These shorter looks can also be
varied with curls or bangs.
6. For men, try a long buzz cut with a bit of gel to give
yourself a trendy, young look. This works well with many
celebrities and TV personalities like NBC's Matt Lauer who
has thinning hair. The look is a short, tapered cut that will
minimize the loss on top. Also, men can slick back their
hair to look like a 1980's Wall Street stockbroker. It has
become a handsome, professional classic look that
disguises balding or thinning at the back of the head.
7. A short, spiky Malcolm McDowell look is popular and
trendy. It can be modified for the "faux hawk" or messy
look to bring the hair up. It is a great style for any man
who has thinning at the temples. You can cut the sides
very short with gradually lengthening the hair as you
reach the crown of your head. With a bit of hair gel and a
slightly messy look, this hairstyle looks both professional
and savvy.
9. Whether called hair loss concealers or in-fill powders, all
of these camouflage powders come in different colors to
match your hair color and cover your scalp so that it
disappears and looks like hair. Examples are products like
Joan Rivers' Great Hair Day, Toppik, Couvre, and Derma
Match. Any of them can work for men or women. The
camouflage powder has healthy hair-growth fibers in it
and you sprinkle it where your hair parts and in any areas
where you are seeing the white of your scalp. The
powdered area becomes closer to your hair color and it is
not as noticeable. Only if someone is examining your scalp
with a magnifying glass can you tell that your hair is thin
and that you are actually seeing your scalp. You must use
these powders sparingly because they can clump. They
can also show up on your shoulder so use a towel during
11. Both men and women can add hair pieces, toupees, or
extensions to hide their hair loss. These do not have to
look awkward and false as they have in the past. There are
so many advances in this area that even reasonably-priced
hair pieces can be made of human hair and have enough
subtlety to appear like your real hair.
12. Some very small hair pieces will cover only one problem
area, like the crown, the part line, and the bang area. With
a little research, you can find a piece that matches both
the color and texture of your hair. It may require some
trial and error, but you can properly "cut in" a great piece.
Online or in person, someone can teach you how to apply
the hair piece correctly and it will look like your own. So
many women wear extensions to get the look of a full
head of long hair that a hair piece, extensions, or toupees
for men, should be considered a common practice and not
something to feel embarrassed about wearing.
14. Re-growing your own hair is the ideal way to conceal, and
end, your thinning hair. However, it takes months or years,
daily dedication and a process of finding the right
nutrients for you. On the other hand, the one way to
permanently change (not simply "hide") your thinning hair
is the surgical process of transplanting hair follicles from
the rear of the head to the thinning top and forehead.
15. While many don't have the money, interest or a sufficient
enough case of thinning hair to want re-growth
supplements and creams or hair implant surgery, then the
three best ways to simply conceal and hide your thinning
hair are (1) a hair cut with flattering styling, (2)
camouflaging your scalp with powders matching your hair
color, and (3) a hair piece with color and cut to match your
real hair. These are great methods that will make you feel
wonderful about simply enhancing your own hair.
