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7 Products For Backcombing Your Hair For The Overzealous Follicle Fluffer In Summer
Are you constantly experimenting with ways to take your 'do to hair-raising new heights? Are the knots and split ends caused by your overzealous backcombing driving your hairdresser to despair, or making you wonder whether you'll ever find adequate products for backcombing? Well pull up a chair, lovely lady, because it's time time to talk all things big hair.
As a small child with a Lion King obsession who dreamed less of Disney princess transformations and more of switching lives with Simba, a lion's mane-like look was always destined to become my hairstyle hankering. Tragically blessed with less bountiful barnet and more wavy woe, plus a large round face made decidedly moon-like by flat hair, my King of Pride Rock style icon led me down a treacherous road of birds' nest tangles, permanently estranged ends, and — at the height of my big hair addiction — self-inflicted dreadlocks that took several gallons of elbow grease and a vocal pitch rainbow of frustrated screams to comb out.
But worry not, my full-follicled friends! These knotty, grotty mishaps led me to discover a trailblazing set of hair goos and gadgets that will change your hair game fo' life. Just feast your eyes on this lovely hair-volume-creating loot to cheat that confidence-boosting backcombed hair look, without the costly, counter-productive hair damage.
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Umberto Giannini Glam Hair Backcomb In A Bottle 200ml
Umberto Giannini Glam Hair Backcomb In A Bottle, $9, Boots
The alma mater of lion’s mane lovers everywhere; just squirt into the under layers of your hair and massage in to your heart’s content, for volume that lasts… and lasts… and lasts.
Batiste XXL Plumping Powder 5g
Batiste XXL Plumping Powder, $6, Amazon
Sprinkle a tasty bit of volume magic into your roots to add enviable body and texture to up ‘dos and just-washed hair.
Kent Backcombing Brush PF16
Kent Backcombing Brush PF16, $10, Kent Brushes
The multi-talented hair teasing tool loved by hair styling professionals and backcombing aficionados alike, this brush’s three angled rows of nylon filament bristles are perfect for adding height and texture; whilst the beautiful laser-engraved beech wood handle is ideal for sectioning hair and tweaking up ‘dos.
Bumble And Bumble Surf Spray 125ml
Bumble and Bumble Surf Spray, $32, Amazon
For sexy, shaggy, salt-tinged hair that any mermaid would be proud to rock, give this little beauty a try! Not only does it offer just-washed locks effortless windswept separation and texture; it also includes seaweed and kelp extracts to improve your hair’s moisture levels and manageability.
Batiste Dry Shampoo XXL Volume 200ml
Batiste Dry Shampoo XXL Volume, $8, Ulta
Oh Batiste, will your root-boosting wonder products ever let us down? This highly popular dry shampoo offers a densely powdered formula that packs even more volumizing punch than Batiste’s standard dry shampoos. Add a couple of spritzes to lackluster or day-old hair for gravity-defying locks in seconds. Just remember to brush away those tell-tale white patches!
Bumble And Bumble Thickening Shampoo 250ml
Bumble and Bumble Thickening Shampoo, $29, Amazon
The best route to the-sky’s-the-limit hairstyling is a root-boosted blank canvas. This iconic Bumble and Bumble Thickening shampoo contains all the necessary ingredients to leave your hair suitably soft and shiny, but also includes wheat protein for that full-bodied swish.
Knotty Boy Emergency Dread Removal Kit
Emergency Dreadlock Removal Kit, $25, Knotty Boy
Has that dastardly tempting backcombing habit already gotten the better of your poor hair follicles? Stop right there, lovely! Put down the electric razor, and stop that weeping; an earlobe-chilling buzz cut is not your only option for getting rid of unwanted dreads.
This tresses-saving shampoo and conditioner set is specifically formulated to break down dreadlocks and restore your hair back to a looser look so there’s no need for desperate measures. Just make sure you set aside a good few hours, and grab a sturdy metal tooth comb — this could take a while!
