Dove Products: Help for Fine or Limp Hair

I was unfortunately cursed with hair that is not only fine and thin, but limp. Caring for my hair can be a bit tedious at times. Haircuts recommended for my hair type are super short styles. Problem is, I don't like super short hair on myself. I keep my hair fairly long (about shoulder length), but keeping my hair from sitting flat against my head can be a chore at times. I maintain a shoulder length cut for my hair, with layers, to help give it some volume. My hair was still missing that something to give it more oomph, though.

In come Dove products.

One day I was watching TV and saw a commercial for Dove products, bragging about products with "weightless moisturizers" that won't weigh hair down or leave it feeling stiff or sticky. I had heard that line before; various products had promised "long hold" or "won't weigh hair down", but promises are made to be broken, and they had been broken before. But, I was desperate, so I decided to go ahead and try it.

I bought myself a can of Dove Mousse (Volumizing Body & Lift) and Dove Hairspray. After I washed my hair, I tried the mousse. I applied it to my hair and blow dried it as usual. After drying my hair, I had to say that I was quite impressed already at the extra volume I had. I went ahead and styled my hair as normal. I can say that, although my hair didn't hold its full style all day (it never does), with the Dove Mousse in my hair, it had a lot more volume than normal and it even held more curl than normally would stay in my hair. The style didn't fall out the second I walked out the door.

The Dove Hairspray was another thing I was anxious to use. Advertising said it allowed your hair to move, instead of having dreaded "helmet hair". After styling my hair with Dove Mousse and styling it, I sprayed my hair with Dove Hairspray. 5 minutes later, my hair was already falling flat. It was losing its style. Sure, it didn't weigh my hair down, or leave it feeling stiff or sticky, but I had spent 20 minutes styling my hair to lose my style almost immediately after I had sprayed it down! I wasn't too pleased with these results.

This is just my opinion; others may have different results. I love the Dove Mousse, as it helps my hair hold its style far longer than using nothing. The hairspray, however, made my hair fall flat upon application.