Raise Your Roots! Hair Volumizing Products

Soft, voluminous hair never goes out of style, but how to get it -- and keep it -- remains the million-dollar beauty question. The answer, say the experts, is to direct root-lifting hair products right at the roots and scalp, where hair is finest and therefore needs the most help, and immediately blow-dry. These new lightweight products will leave your hair feeling thick but not crunchy.

We like...

1. TRESemme Big Boost Root Lift Spray, $3.99. It contains polymers that lock hair in place, and its streamlined nozzle allows for precise application.
2. Suave Professionals Amplifying Root Lift Hairspray, $2.49, because it delivers a fine mist that dries quickly but doesn't leave your hair feeling sticky.
3. KMS California Add Volume Root and Body Lift, $14.95, a lightweight foam that targets the roots but can be easily worked through your entire head.

Originally published in Ladies' Home Journal magazine, June 2006.