25 Best Shampoos for Thinning Hair That Will Add Strength and Volume
Ree Drummond's hairstylist, Amber Southern, weighs in on her favorite products.
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No matter how healthy and well cared for your hair is, there's no escaping the fact that everybody sheds. In fact, it's totally normal to lose around 50 to 100 hairs per day. But if you start noticing more hair collecting in your shower drain or the bun on the top of your head shrinking, then you could be dealing with thinning hair. That's the bad news—the good news is that there's no reason to panic. The first thing you can do is swap out your usual shampoo for one of the best shampoos for thinning hair. You already have to wash your hair, so why not find products that do double duty?
"Thinning hair is tough," says Amber Southern, Ree Drummond's hairstylist, who recommended some of the shampoos on this list. "It's primarily linked to aging. So hormone checks, scalp stimulation, and lots of vitamins are also very important." If your hair has just recently started thinning out, you should also consult with your doctor to make sure it's not being caused by an underlying health issue, like a hormone imbalance.
At the end of the day, shampoo isn't a miracle remedy for most hair conditions, including damaged hair or thinning, but paired with the right medical care it can help you get your volume back. Click through our gallery for 25 great shampoos that will help you get the thick, natural hair of your dreams.
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This vegan formula starts right at the roots, cleansing, purifying, and nourishing the scalp to create an environment for healthy hair growth.
This biotin-packed shampoo is specially formulated to remove the impurities that clog follicles, making hair look and feel healthier. Plus, it features anti-frizz technology to smooth and soften hair.
Reviewers swear they had "healthier, shinier" hair in as little as one wash with this set. One of the key ingredients is spirulina extract, which helps strengthen strands and seal in moisture.
Natural ingredients like biotin, collagen, and argan oil aren't the only reason you'll love this sulfate-free shampoo: It also promises to make hair "stronger, fuller, thicker, and healthier."
This shampoo is specially formulated to thicken and volumize thin hair. It's also safe to use on color-treated locks!
This nutrient-rich thickening shampoo is made with ingredients like biotin, collagen and wheat protein that are known to promote fuller hair. At just $6 a bottle, it's a total steal too!
This Walmart find fights thinning and improves elasticity of your existing hair with ingredients like panthenol and biotin, which are both known to help strengthen hair. It's also free from toxic ingredients like parabens, sulfates, phthalates and petrolatum.
Southern swears by Aveda products, so she recommends this shampoo to her clients who are struggling with hair growth. "It helps the scalp with inflammation and clogged sebaceous glands (the glands that help keep your hair healthy)," she says.
When it comes to thinning hair and hair loss, Nioxin is known as the gold standard, even if it is a bit pricy. "Nioxin is a really good one that my clients have had good luck with with the past," Southern says.
There's no reason to spend an exorbitant amount on trying a new product, even if it's meant to treat a specialty condition—this bottle of shampoo for thinning hair is less than $10!
You can't completely fight the signs of aging, but you can help slow them, even when it comes to hair. This shampoo won't help you regrow lost hair, but it'll make the strands you do have seem full of volume and moisture.
A serious problem needs a serious solution: This hair fattening shampoo is for people battling advanced hair loss. According to the brand, the formula is made with a blend of thickeners that actually expand the hair shaft to produce fat and healthy hair.
If you want to achieve thicker looking hair without actually growing new strands, try a volumizing shampoo like this one. While it won't fight hair loss, all your existing strands will have plenty of body.
If you're experiencing extreme breakage that's thinning your hair out, maybe caused by heat treatments or harsh coloring, try this ultra-rejuvenating shampoo. It's made with ingredients like argan oil, aloe vera and vitamin E that are known to nourish hair strands.
This organic shampoo fights hair loss using antioxidant-rich Ayurvedic herbs like patchouli and cloves, which are thought to stimulate the scalp and the roots, rejuvenating hair follicles.
Reviewers on Amazon are obsessed with this shampoo: It's made with actual caffeine, which is thought to suppress the DHT hormone, the main cause of hair loss and baldness.
This extremely gentle shampoo is perfect for people with color-treated hair. Designed to fight flatness and breakage, the formula is made with strengthening ingredients like chia seed oil and biotin.
Pura D'or is an organic shampoo (but not too fancy, it's available at Walmart!) made without any harmful chemicals like sulfates and parabens. It's designed to both suppress the DHT hormone to fight hair loss and actively thicken and volumize existing locks.
This "vegan" volumizing shampoo is made with vegetable Keratin protein intended to keep hair strong and pliable (in contrast to an ingredient like collagen, which is made from animal proteins).
If you want to go all in with the care for thinning hair, pick up this trio of products recommended by Southern: It includes the hair-loss fighting shampoo recommended earlier, along with a conditioner and scalp revitalizer to further stimulate growth at the scalp.
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