10 Volumizing Hair Powders to Take Your Tresses to New Heights
Up the ante on your locks.
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Sometimes, our hair can feel a little flat and lifeless. While we're all aware of the volumizing wonders a dry shampoo can do, it also comes with a few other qualms, like stiff roots and white powder buildup. So, when the going gets tough on your strands, try pumping up the volume of your tresses with a hair texture powder instead. All of these hair volumizing powders will give you that laidback, California-cool texture with a realistic amount of volume.
10 Best Hair Texture and Hair Volume Powders
How to Shop for Hair Texture and Hair Volume Powders
No matter your hair type, hair texture powders really make volumizing your hair incredibly easy. Simply sprinkle the powder into your roots, shake, and tousle — within a few seconds, your strands appear fuller and texturized. But before you start styling, there are a few things you should take into consideration.
Intensity
Are you looking for a light lift, or do you prefer a lion's mane fullness? Wherever your taste lies, you should find a hair texture powder that'll give you just the right amount of volume. One of the benefits of hair powders is that most of the current formulas on the market are buildable, so you can customize your look with just one product.
Your Hair Color
One of the downsides of texture powders is that they can leave behind a flaky white residue that looks a bit like dandruff. While blondes are able to disguise this more, the rest of us are left in the dust (literally.) However, brands have recently tackled this issue by creating formulas that easily blend and become transparent after lightly teasing or brushing your hair. Just remember to have a light hand when it comes to using or testing out new hair powders — a little will always go a long way!
Hair Powder Texture
This is really important: Make sure you test out your texturizing hair powder on a small part of your hair (preferably a hidden part, like the nape of your neck). Why? To ensure the texture of it works on your hair type. Some hair powder formulas are made to hydrate your scalp, while others are a bit flaky and work to absorb excess oil. Drier scalps and thicker hair types should stick to the hydrating, denser powder formulas, while greasy crowns and thinner strands should focus on the oil-absorbing options.
So the next time your ’do is looking a little flat (or your freshly washed hair could use a little more grip), reach for one of these 10 hair texture and volume powders that’ll take your look to the next level — no expert hair skills required. Now, get ready to take your hair to skyscraper heights with these volumizing hair powders.
Nicole Saunders is the beauty editor at Best Products with over seven years of experience researching, writing, and editing lifestyle content. She specializes in breaking down complicated topics, like high-frequency wands and microcurrent devices, into easy-to-understand guides. She takes great pride in heavily researching and testing featured beauty products, — such as hairdryers and foundations — on our site, and spotlights her all-time seasonal favorites in her quarterly column Best New Beauty. And she tests quite literally thousands of launches for our Beauty Awards package.
Jennifer is the former beauty editor for BestProducts.com, where she’s testing out everything from the latest lip gloss to the craziest skincare trend sweeping the online beauty-verse. Her work has been featured in Allure, Byrdie, HelloGiggles, and more. When she’s not swatching eyeshadow all over her arms, you can find the NYC-based editor scouring for hours on end for vintage finds, eating pad thai, and hanging out with her cat, Chunks.
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