Fatten Fine Hair With Yogurt And Cocoa

Human hair follicles are genetically pre-determined before birth.  The size of the follicle determines thickness.

The wider the circumference of the hair follicle, the thicker the hair. An individual's hair volume can be very thin, thin, normal, thick, or very thick.

You can temporarily do many things with haircuts, styles, hair color, and hair styling products to create the illusion of thicker hair.

But you can never permanently add thickness to very thin or thin strands.  If you've tried a wide range of commercial volumizing products with minimal results, you may successfully fatten fine hair with yogurt and cocoa hair masks.

Why Yogurt is Good for Your Hair

Sometimes, you may achieve great results with a Do-It-Yourself (DIY) formula.

Yogurt is a popular ingredient in volumizing hair products.  Why?  The milk proteins in yogurt instantly nourish hair cuticles while adding natural plumpness.

The enzymes will naturally combat dandruff while helping to soothe an itchy scalp.

Yogurt is rich in protein, which helps strengthen strands. It also helps soften dry and brittle strands while imparting a beautiful shimmering shine.

Add Cocoa Powder For Hair Plumping

Some people swear by cocoa powder as a wonderful thickening dry shampoo that also temporarily adds natural brunette accents.

Adding cocoa powder to your yogurt hair-plumping mask will instantly create a powerful fattening formula with built-in chocolate coloring.

Note:  If your hair is white, silver, platinum, or blonde, you may want to skip the cocoa powder since it may temporarily stain your hair with chocolate accents.

Cocoa is a powerful antioxidant which nourishes, invigorates, replenishes and plumps hair.  Cocoa powder adds a nice thick layer to hair without weighing it down.   You'll have a quick and easy DIY hair-fattening fix.

How To - Yogurt Cocoa Hair Fattening Mask

Listed below are the ingredients and steps for creating a DIY hair-fattening mask:

Ingredients:

1 egg white (separate yolk from white)

1/4 cup plain organic yogurt

1/4 cup mayonnaise

2 tbsp. cocoa powder

Directions:

Whip egg whites with a mixer until frothy.

Mix with yogurt and mayonnaise.

Blend in cocoa powder.

Optional:  Add 2 tbsp of honey to brunette hair to add natural dark accents.

Instructions:  Apply the volumizing hair mask to detangle damp hair, which has been separated into individual 1 1/2" sections.  Once all of the mixture has been applied to all of the hair, cover with a plastic shower cap, wrap or similar.

If you prefer, you may wrap a hot towel over the top of the plastic shower cap to encourage the mask to penetrate more deeply into the strands.  Leave hair mask on strands for 30 minutes or longer if desired.

Stand in the shower.

Completely rinse the mask out of the hair with lukewarm water.

Cleanse with a volumizing shampoo.  Or, if you prefer, you can use a formula for thin strands.

Rinse shampoo entirely from the hair. If you wish, you can use a volumizing rinse-out conditioner. Avoid using conditioners that are heavy or overly moisturizing.

Rinse out any leave-in conditioner.  Finish with a cool or cold water rinse to close the cuticle and add shine.

Towel blot (do not rub) and style.  Optionally, you may or may not wish to use a volumizing leave-in conditioner and other volume-enhancing styling products.

Allow hair to air dry, or use a blow dryer set at the slowest and coolest temperature.  This will help add natural fullness to thin hair.

Use the DIY mask once or twice a month to naturally amplify hair.

Fat Hair Banana Mask

Another popular DIY hair fattening mask is based on bananas. Bananas are rich in potassium, calcium, natural oils, and carbohydrates.

Bananas smooth, dry, frizzled, or damaged hair while adding volume and shine.  They also strengthen strands while preventing splits, rips, and breakage.

Ingredients:

2 naturally ripened mashed bananas

3 tbsp mayonnaise

1 tbsp jojoba or other light oil like almond oil

2-4 drops of essential oil (EO) such as vanilla, rosemary or lavender

Instructions:  Mix into a hair paste.  Apply fattening hair paste to detangled damp hair which has been separated into individual 1 1/2" sections.  Once all of the mixture has been applied to all of the hair, cover with plastic shower cap or wrap.

Optionally you may wrap a hot towel over the top of the plastic shower cap to encourage mask to penetrate more deeply into the strands.  Leave hair mask on strands for 30 minutes or longer if desired.

Stand in the shower and rinse the hair paste out with lukewarm water. Cleanse with a light or volumizing shampoo. Rinse the shampoo out of the hair.

Finish with a cool or cold water rinse.

Towel blot and style. Optionally, you may or may not wish to use a volumizing leave-in conditioner or volumizing styling products.

Use monthly to amplify hair naturally.

Style Hair On Top Of Your Head For Maximum Fatness

A great way to get the fattest hair tresses with great root lift is to let your hair dry on top of your head.  Roots dry upward so the lift will last.  This DIY hair fattening trick requires you allow plenty of time to let hair air dry.

After cleansing hair, completing a cool/cold water rinse, and towel blotting, use a super wide-toothed comb to remove tangles. 

Apply a root amplifier like Phytovolume Actif to your roots. Add a volumizing mousse to the rest of the hair.

Comb hair straight up, securing hair on top of the head. Smoothly curl the ends, clipping them into place. Make a top ponytail and twist all your hair until it buckles back. This provides volume and texture.

Allow hair to air dry, or if you want to speed up the process, blow-dry hair when it's still damp.  Use a hairdryer set to the slowest and coldest settings.

Occasionally, re-wrapping hair to expose different sections to the air.

Summary - Fatten Fine Hair With Yogurt And Cocoa

Yogurt is a popular ingredient in volumizing hair products. If you've tried a wide range of commercial volumizing products with minimal results, you may successfully fatten fine hair with yogurt and cocoa hair masks.