If you find your hair is thinning, the sooner you do something about it, the better. Changes in hairstyle or color can be just that, good changes, as opposed to changes because of noticeably thinning hair.

1. There is still a place for comb-overs. If that thinning spot is of modest size, experiment with different styles to obscure it. You may be able to disguise a modestly sized bald spot and not do anything extreme with a comb-over.

Experiment with different hairstyles. If you are 25 or younger, you can pull off a radical haircut that would detract from thinning hair. Or if your hair is thick up front but thinning at the crown, keep growing it and then sweep it back and to the sides. Use bows, ties, wraps or headbands to keep that look.

Another trick is to employ layers in your hairstyle. Shorter hair doesn’t drag hair down, flattening out anybody the hair may have. Cut your hair so there are layers around your face and keep it naturally longer in the back for fullness.

2. Add volume to your hair. A first step may be to grab a volumizing shampoo from the store. Make sure it doesn’t have sulfates. Volumizing shampoo removes dirt and oil residue that makes hair flat. When drying one’s hair, add volume by blow-drying it to the opposite side of the head, e.g., blowing the right-side hair to the left. At this point, you can add one volumizing product like mousse or hairspray near the roots.

There are also volumizing products that promise instant hair fixes. Depending on your expectations, these products can either become part of your arsenal for combatting thinning hair or rubbish-can candidates. If your scalp is peeking through or your part seems to be getting wider, try one of those sprinkle-on hair building fiber products. Found either in a spray or powder form, fine fibers are dispersed over the thinning hairs. These fibers adhere to the hairs, thickening them, creating the illusion of a fuller head of hair.