Best Mousse & Volumisers for Fine Hair NZ (Stylist Guide)

Fine, flat hair doesn't need more product — it needs the right product at the roots, applied to damp hair before you dry it. Mousse is still the best tool for the job.

A good volumising mousse coats each strand with a light, buildable film that holds lift through the day without the crunch older mousses were famous for. Here's what we use and how to get salon volume at home.

The picks

Sebastian Volupt Thickify is our everyday volumiser for fine hair — thick-feeling, long-lasting body that stays soft. Wella EIMI Extra Volume Mousse is a strong-hold option for hair that drops fast, and Redken Full Volume Mousse gives weightless lift with heat protection built in. For maximum hold on an occasion, Sebastian Mousse Forte is the strongest of the group, and the Wella Volumizing + Thickening Mousse rounds it out for thicker-feeling hair.

How to actually get volume

• Apply to damp hair, concentrated at the roots — a golf-ball amount, worked in with fingers.
• Rough-dry the roots first with your head flipped, then style. Drying direction is half the volume.
• Finish with a cool shot and a light texture or root spray rather than a heavy one.
• Keep conditioner off the roots — it weighs fine hair straight back down.

If your hair is fine and thinning or shedding, read our thinning hair & hair fall guide and best products for fine, thinning hair.

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