Styling Tools You Can Use that Won't Damage Your Thin Hair

If you have thin hair, you must know the struggles it takes to keep your hair looking good and healthy. It’s not easy, or is it? Regardless, you want to ensure that your styling tools are customized to ensure that your hair doesn’t break often or burn. It may seem impossible to style thin hair without worrying about hair damage. But with the right tools, this shouldn’t be a problem. For the ladies out there with thin hair who are finding it impossible to have some darn great hair, well-curled, and with volume, you’re looking at the right page! 

Below are styling tools you can use that won’t damage your thin hair.

Tools with low heating

When it comes to hair styling tools, you’ll first need to determine your hair thickness before investing in just any out there. Sure, pulling a ponytail will definitely make the girl next to you envious. But they don’t know the lengths it takes to have this. But is your hair thick enough to withstand most conventional hair styling and heating tools? If you have thin hair, you’ll want to get a styling tool that is designed for thin hair to avoid damage. If you’re looking for a curling iron (which we’ll talk more about later), this means picking one that is made of ceramic, is easy to hold, and most importantly, has temperature control. To determine whether you have thin hair, here’s what you need to do:

• You’ll need to pluck a hair strand from your most endowed hair spot. Then, you’ll need to match the hair strand thickness to a sewing thread. If they match in thickness or if the hair strand is close enough to the sewing thread thickness, then you have thick hair. If your hair strand is thinner than the sewing thread, then you have thin hair.

• Another hack that will not require pulling your hair strands is to feel a single hair strand in your fingers. You’ll feel thick hair in your fingers, if not, then you have thin hair.

These are techniques that will help determine the type of styling tools best suited for your hair. Because you don’t want to use tools designed for thick hair on thin hair.

Consider soft-bristled brushes

Fine hair is usually fragile, meaning that if pulled aggressively, it will break. This is what you’ll get if you invest in hair brushes that have tough bristles. To avoid this, consider hair brushes with soft bristles. In addition to this, wide-tooth combs are ideal for styling thin wet hair. But for thin hair, go for nylon brushes with soft bristles.

The not so hot dryers

A great blow out, even with thin hair can make your hair look fuller and with great volume. But using the wrong dryer will damage your hair. So, if you have thin hair, you want to go for dryers that don’t get too hot. You want a dryer that doesn't get too hot, but blows powerfully to get your hair dry in no time. Additionally, you want to look for dryers with ceramic heaters rather than coil or enamel heaters because the dryers with ceramic heaters will heat up evenly. While on the same note, consider dryers with ionic heating technology because they help reduce staticity. Most of these dryers have a 600-2200 wattage. An ideal quality for dryers meant for thin hair.

Choose a large barrel curling iron

If you have thin hair, chances are that you want your hair to appear voluminous. However, this will be dependent on the hair styling tools you use. Small barreled curling irons will give you small tight curls while large barreled curling irons will give you large curls. Alternatively, you can also go for curling irons with interchangeable barrels. These will offer you a great deal of versatility because for starters, you’ll not need to invest in separate curling irons. 

In addition to this, they’ll offer a variety of curl sizes to choose from to give you the ideal styling options depending on your mood, occasion, or preference. If you’re looking for a more professional look, curling irons with interchangeable barrels will suit you best.

Styling thin hair without damaging it can be frustrating. Nevertheless, this doesn’t mean that you’re out of options. Gone are the days when you had to stick with a single option. Today, due to advancements in beauty technology, you’ll be spoilt for options. There is something for everyone. So before you invest in a hair styling tool, determine the thickness of your hair as well as your styling needs. This will not only help you to achieve the best hairstyles but will help to protect your hair from further damage.