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Yes, back-brushing builds hair volume.

- lift sections of dry hair;

- gently brush the underside of the hair section toward your scalp;

- to keep that style, finish with volumizing hair spray.

Hope this will help you

Yes, backcombing can be damaging to your hair if you do it often enough.
Maybe you need to take a step backwards and reexamine what you are using to shampoo/condition your hair. It almost sounds like your routine is weighing your hair down from the beginning. Also, maybe you could use a volumnizing gel or mousse after washing to help lift your hair at the roots. If blowdrying poofs your hair, maybe you are drying it too dry. Try just getting the hair to a damp state, and then you can spray with a setting spray or gel. That will hopefully keep the lift you desire.
Hope this helps.

Just apply it to your hand and rub your hands together to evenly dispense it to both hands. Then with your finger tips start at the forhead section and like massaging your scalp, work back to your crown and then downward to the neck area.