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Caring for fine hair can be challenging, but finding the right shampoo formula is a start. Check out 14 of our best shampoos for fine hair.

14 Shampoos for Fine Hair That Editors Are Obsessed With

Caring for fine hair can be challenging, but finding the right shampoo formula is a start. Check out 14 of our best shampoos for fine hair.
14 Shampoos for Fine Hair That Editors Are Obsessed With

As someone with naturally curly hair, it took me a long time to realize I have fine hair. I'd been so conditioned to associate curls with thick, resilient strands I was left somewhat baffled when the products that worked on my friends with full, fluffy manes weighed my ringlets down. It wasn't until I started to pay attention to my individual strands, rather than my mane as a whole, that I realized my fine, fragile hair had very different needs than my friends’ heads of hair. My first order of business was swapping out my shampoo for a formula to set my fine hair up for styling success.

While I settled on a clarifying and moisturizing formula, there are so many shampoos for fine hair that suit every need. Below, I've rounded up a list of the best shampoos for fine hair under the L’Oréal professional portfolio—whether you have limp strands or an oily scalp, one of these pro-approved shampoos can help address your unique hair concerns.

Good hair day by @jennyhunsaker.

What Kind of Shampoo Is Good for Fine, Thin Hair?

The best shampoo for fine hair is a formula that makes your hair look and feel its best. That will be different for everyone depending on hair type, texture, and desired hair goals. However, there are a few things that most people with fine hair should look for in a shampoo. Gentle clarifying formulas will help to remove product build-up and sebum without compromising the look and feel of your fine strands. A thickening shampoo can also create the illusion of texture, giving hair a thicker, more full appearance.

Should fine hair use volumizing shampoo?

Those with fine hair can definitely benefit from a volumizing shampoo. These types of shampoos have lightweight formulas that add body and fullness without weighing hair down. Plus, volumizing shampoos typically prevent fine hair from falling flat by creating lift at the root, ensuring hair appears voluminous from top to bottom.

How Often Should I Wash My Fine Hair?

There is no one-size-fits-all haircare schedule, but people with fine hair typically benefit from more frequent wash days. As days go by and the sebum on your scalp builds up, it can begin to weigh down your roots and make your strands look dirty. While dry shampoo can give your mane a refreshed appearance, we recommend washing your hair with shampoo for fine hair at least once a week. For a more in-depth look into hair washing, check out our guide, How Often You Should Wash Your Hair, Based on Your Hair Type.

14 Best Shampoos for Fine Hair From L’Oréal Professional Brands

To help you revamp your routine, we’ve rounded up 14 of the best salon-quality volumizing shampoos to shop now.

Mizani Moisture Fusion Gentle Clarifying Shampoo

If you have fine curly hair, chances are good you rely on several products to coax flawless ringlets out of your strands. While you may have perfected your bespoke cocktail of leave-in conditioner, gel, and oil, the sheer amount of product can lead to build-up that causes your strands to look dull and your curls to fall flat.

Give your mane a clean slate with Mizani Moisture Fusion Gentle Clarifying Shampoo. This clarifying shampoo for natural hair leaves strands feeling refreshed and prepped for whatever you have planned.

Pureology Hydrate Sheer Shampoo

Fine, dry hair can feel especially hard to manage. For fine strands that need moisture, quench them with Pureology Sheer Hydrate Shampoo. This lightweight formula deeply hydrates dry hair without weighing it down. The result is a touchably soft and voluminous mane.

Redken Volume Injection Shampoo

Big hair requires lots of volume, but if you have fine hair, you may lack the thickness necessary to make your style truly pop. Lucky for you, with every wash using Redken Volume Inject Shampoo, hair will appear thicker. Its lightweight milk-like formula contains Redken's Bodifying Complex powered by Filloxane, a bodifying agent that adds thickness to hair. Unlike other heavy formulations that weigh down and create oilier hair, this shampoo gently cleanses the scalp and removes oil to create a lightweight feel, all while enhancing volume.

Matrix High Amplify Shampoo

Solve the challenge of fine, limp hair with Matrix Amplify Shampoo formulated with Full Boost Technology™/MC. This shampoo adds instant body for thicker-looking hair with lasting volume.

Redken Acidic Bonding Concentrate Shampoo

Excessive heat styling, chemical services, and rough styling can damage your strands, causing them to look and feel finer than usual. If you're dealing with damaged hair, consider swapping your regular shampoo formula for Redken Acidic Bonding Concentrate Shampoo.

The sulfate-free shampoo is Redken's most concentrated all-in-one formula for strength repair on all types of damaged hair. This formula featuring citric acid contains a concentrated bonding care complex that reinforces weakened bonds within your hair to improve strength.

Shu Uemura Art Of Hair Izumi Tonic Strengthening Shampoo

Fine and fragile hair often go hand in hand. The Shu Uemura Art Of Hair Izumi Strengthening Shampoo gently cleanses, repairs, and helps fragile hair appear thicker. Formulated with rice water to strengthen and repair, it leaves hair feeling stronger, healthier, and smoother.

Biolage Professional Bond Therapy Shampoo

Because fine hair is so fragile, it can become damaged from hair services, products, and styles that may not affect people with thicker hair. If you’re dealing with fine hair that looks and feels damaged, you need a shampoo formula like Biolage Professional Bond Therapy Shampoo.

This sulfate-free shampoo for overprocessed, damaged hair gently cleanses and builds volume. Reap the complete benefits of this shampoo by using it with the rest of the Bond Therapy system for ten times stronger hair.

Kérastase Densifique Bain Densité Shampoo

It’s normal to lose some hair density as you get older, but if you already have fine hair, you likely want to hold on to as many strands as possible. Kérastase Bain Densité Shampoo helps to increase hair density and strengthen strands for hair that looks fuller from root to tip.

L’Oréal Professionnel Volumetry Shampoo

If you rely on too much dry shampoo to stretch your style throughout the week, you need a shampoo that will banish sebum and build-up before it can weigh your hair down. L’Oréal Professionnel Volumetry shampoo gently cleanses and clarifies your scalp and strands to remove oil and build-up for added volume and lift that makes hair appear thicker.

Biolage Professional Volume Bloom Shampoo For Fine Hair

Are you having difficulty styling your fine, limp strands? Biolage Professional Volume Bloom Shampoo plumps fine hair with a long-lasting, volumizing bounce. This gentle formula cleanses strands without stripping the hair and provides root lift for sky-high style—even for the finest of strands.

Shu Uemura Art Of Hair Muroto Volume Shampoo

If your current volumizing shampoo leaves your strands looking and feeling dry, you need a shampoo formulated with nourishing oils to help restore the softness of your strands. Shu Uemura Art Of Hair Muroto Volume Shampoo gently cleanses and infuses hair with long-lasting volume. The nourishing formula helps to re-balance hair with natural oils and leaves strands supple with a weightless finish.

Pureology Pure Volume Shampoo

Pureology Pure Volume Shampoo is the perfect formula to take your fine strands to new heights and protect your salon color. It not only lifts your roots but also clarifies build-up, resulting in a refreshed scalp and soft volume. The brand's patented Antifade Complex® also helps to prolong and protect hair color, keeping it vibrant for longer.

Redken Acidic Color Gloss Shampoo

Another great option for those with color-treated hair is Redken’s Acidic Color Gloss Shampoo. The acidic, pH-balanced formula helps extend color vibrancy for up to 32 washes* while locking in intense, molecular-level shine. To enjoy the full benefits of Acidic Color Gloss, scoop up the corresponding conditioner.

*System of Acidic Color Gloss Shampoo & Conditioner

Redken Brews Thickening Shampoo

Men who are battling fine, thin hair may want to consider reaching for this Redken shampoo. The thickening formula, which features ingredients like ginger and malt, gently cleanses hair, stimulates the scalp, and invigorates the senses with its uplifting ginger scent.

Next Up: 15 Best Thickening Shampoos and Conditioners for Fine Hair

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Header photo credits (left to right): @mizani and @pureology.

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