Flat hair, do care.

Before you next reach for your bottle of conditioner, stop for a minute and re-think your usual routine.

If you run out of conditioner before you reach that point, use a little more.

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Longer hair will require more conditioner, so start with a quarter-sized amount in this case.

You just have to know how and what to use to get the maximum benefits.

Most volume-boosting formulas are created to work with finer strands, pumping them up without weighing them down.

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These are usually more lightweight, but still offer the benefits of regular conditioner (plus lots more).

Three to five minutes is usually ample time, but certain formulas recommend even less.

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