Three Kitchen-Staple Boosters for Thicker-Looking Hair

Mixing 2 teaspoons of baking soda into a dollop of shampoo and massaging it onto a wet scalp for a minute before rinsing dissolves oil and product buildup that weighs hair down, giving it an immediate lift as it dries.

Pouring a room-temperature can or bottle of beer over damp strands and letting it sit for five minutes before rinsing uses the yeast to plump the hair shaft, while its protein and B-2 vitamin help fortify roots and reduce shedding.

A spray bottle mix of a half cup of water, a tablespoon of sea salt, and six drops of peppermint oil, misted onto a damp scalp, uses the salt's grit to bulk up individual hairs and the peppermint's menthol to prop hair up off the scalp for extra body.