Why it's great: This thickening shampoo is a product readers say provides volume and gives hair tons of body. "This makes your hair feel so thick and healthy," says one enamored reviewer. Others agree, saying this is the best shampoo "for people with thin, lifeless hair."
Why it's great: Give this product one week, and your dry, flaky scalp will be a thing of the past, according to one TotalBeauty.com reviewer. This tingly formula leaves scalps feeling "invigorated" and makes hair look "healthy." Readers appreciate that the relatively low-priced shampoo provides the same "immediate gratification" of more expensive dandruff treatments. "The flakes ceased after the first shower," reports a reviewer.
Why it's great: If you want "bouncy, beautiful hair," readers suggest you try this shampoo, a winner of the 2015 TotalBeauty.com Readers' Choice Awards. "It cleans well without stripping hair of moisture," raves one reviewer, who also reports that it gives her hair "great volume." Another calls it "the answer for oily hair," leaving it "clean and light." One reader says she used to have oily hair within a few hours of washing it, but this shampoo keeps her hair "oil-free all day long."
Why it's great: Readers with processed, color-treated hair recommend this as one of the best shampoos for damaged hair. "My hair has never looked or felt better," says one reader. Others report that it "stops breakage," provides "bounciness" and prevents shedding. "My dry, processed hair looks shiny, feels like silk and smells clean and fresh," sums up a reviewer.
Why it's great: Reviewers claim the tingling sensation from this refreshing shampoo makes you feel "like you've just had a scalp massage." One reviewer with color-treated hair says that this clarifying shampoo doesn't strip her color — in fact, "it looks better because all of the product build-up is no longer dulling [her] shine." Others also extoll the gentle clarifying nature of this shampoo, saying it "strip[s] away residue without stripping moisture."
The best shampoos won't make your hair feel dry, brittle or unhealthy. Instead, a great shampoo has the power to transform your hair and even make your hairstyles look better, no matter if you have straight hair, curly hair or somewhere in between. We scoured the shampoo reviews in our database to find the very best shampoos — here, the ones our readers swear give them the soft, shiny, manageable hair of their dreams.