Fabric of Hair Investigates: What Is Hair Density and Why It Matters🧐
You can categorize your hair in many ways by its length, color, texture, or density. Your hair density refers to how many strands of hairs grow per square inch of your scalp.
Hair density is one factor that determines best techniques to style your hair.
It’s not necessary to get scientific and get out a microscope, to start counting individual strands on your head.
Just having a general idea about whether your hair density is on the thin or thick side can help you determine what type of hair products you should be using.
What’s typical hair density?
Your hair density is generally highest at your vertex, the area at the back of your head also known as your crown.
Hair density varies widely from person to person and tends to differ by ethnicity.
There’s no such thing as a hair density that’s too high or too low, and your hair density isn’t indicative of your overall health.
However, people with nutritional deficiencies may experience hair loss that reduces overall hair density.
What your hair density means for the care of your hair:
Knowing your hair density can give you an idea of what type of hair products will work best for your hair type.
Keep in mind that your hair coarseness, length, and texture, as well as your individual style play a role, too.
Low-density
If you have low hair density, you may want to avoid heavy products that weigh your hair down like heavy oils and conditioners. Look for products that can add volume to your hair like volumizing shampoos, dry shampoos and mousse. Experiment with hairstyles that add more volume to your hair can help give your hair a thicker appearance.
Medium-density
If your hair density falls somewhere in the middle, you don’t need to do much to change the volume of your hair.
You can focus on products that help keep your hair healthy while experimenting with different hairstyles and products.
High-density
If you have a higher hair density, you may need heavier styling products like gels and butters to get your hair to stick and keep it under control. Serums and oils can help reduce frizz.
Hairstyles that remove excess bulk may work best. Layering can help give your hair an illusion of being thinner, and by all means avoid getting blunt cuts.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️