BEST VOLUMIZING SHAMPOO
It’s FEKKAI Full Blown Volume Shampoo’s ($20) decadent scent that snags you from the first wash, but it’s the consistently good hair days and major volume that keep you returning to it.
BEST SHAMPOO FOR DAMAGED HAIR
Made in Parma, Italy using power from renewable resources, Davines Naturaltech Nourishing Shampoo ($32) brings damaged, brittle hair back to life with added strength and resistance to breakage.
BEST MOISTURIZING SHAMPOO
For seriously thirsty hair, sulfate-free Pantene Miracle Moisture Boost Shampoo with Rose Water ($7) acts like a tall glass of water, saturating strands with softening rose water, antioxidants and vitamins.
BEST CLARIFYING SHAMPOO
Consider Neutrogena Healthy Scalp Clarify and Shine with Pink Grapefruit Shampoo ($12) your weekly self-care for your hair (use it more often for more oil control). Not only does it smell amazing, but it adds shine, too.
BEST SHAMPOO FOR CURLY HAIR
Sulfate-free SheaMoisture Coconut & Hibiscus Curl & Shine Shampoo ($11.50) enlists a heavy-hitting team of oils—coconut, rosemary, aloe and neem—to douse waves, curls, kinks and coils in hydration you can feel.
BEST SHAMPOO FOR THINNING HAIR
Thanks to its star ingredient Trioxidil, sulfate-free Foligain Triple Action Shampoo ($20) demonstrated an increase in hair volume, thickness and softness in clinical studies, as well as improvement in scalp health.
BEST SHAMPOO FOR DANDRUFF
For flaky scalps that just won’t quit, clinically proven Head & Shoulders Dandruff Defense Intensive Itch Relief Shampoo ($9) contains prescription-strength selenium sulfide to provide quick and lasting relief.
BEST SHAMPOO FOR BLONDES
Pravana The Perfect Blonde Purple Toning Shampoo ($20) is not only free of SLS and SLES (a major bonus!), but also effectively rinses unwelcome brassy tones down the drain with each wash.
BEST SHAMPOO FOR BRUNETTES
Make warm, orangey tones disappear with just one rinse of John Frieda Blue Crush Shampoo ($10), the perfect color pick-me-up for natural, color-treated or highlighted brunette hair.
BEST SHAMPOO FOR GRAY HAIR
The healthy-hair answer to reviving dull gray and silver tones, Hair Biology Silver + Glowing Shampoo ($10) beats brassiness and dryness for softer, shinier strands.
BEST CBD SHAMPOO
Though the concept of hemp-infused hair wash had us a bit skeptical at first, Lab to Beauty The Nourishing Shampoo ($46) proved us wrong. The sulfate-free, scalp-loving formula delivers serious TLC.
BEST VOLUMIZING DRY SHAMPOO
Batiste Volumizing Dry Shampoo ($10) gives flat, greasy hair an instant makeover. We like to spray it on our roots before bed to wake up to visible face-framing fullness come morning.
BEST REFRESHING DRY SHAMPOO
Our second-day-hair dreams came true when Klorane debuted Aquatic Mint Dry Shampoo ($20), a best-smelling—images of sipping mojitos on the beach come to mind—oil-absorbing powerhouse that refreshes in seconds.
BEST DRY SHAMPOO POWDER
Ideal for oily or sensitive scalps, aerosol-free Kristin Ess Fragrance-Free Dry Shampoo Powder ($12) makes greasy roots disappear with its super clean, vegan formula—and the applicator ensures there’s no mess.
BEST RINSE-OUT CONDITIONER
Briogeo Don’t Despair, Repair! Conditioner ($36) is formulated with algae extract, panthenol, and an argan oil microencapsulation technology to mend breakage right at the source and prevent future wear and tear.
BEST LEAVE-IN CONDITIONER
A protein reconstructor and hydrating smoother in one, Healthy SexyHair Tri-Wheat Leave-In Conditioner ($19) uses the replenishing powers of moonstone and flower extracts to polish hair strand by strand.
BEST DRY CONDITIONER
Best for hair that loses moisture fast—like thick and curly types, or bleached blondes with frayed ends—Waterless Dry Conditioner Instant Moisture ($8) tames frizz and makes hair look and feel healthier than it really is.
BEST LAMELLAR TREATMENT
After shampooing, massage L’Oréal Paris Elvive 8 Second Wonder Water ($10) through wet lengths for, you guessed it, eight seconds, and then rinse to reveal the silky, shiny hair of your dreams—no slippery silicones in sight.
BEST DETANGLING SPRAY
Odele cofounder Lindsay Holden jokes that the milky Leave-in Detangling Tonic ($11) should have been named the “all the things spray” because it detangles, refreshes curls, shields hair from heat and pollution, and more.
BEST DEEP-CONDITIONING MASK
Perfect for the workaholic who’s always on the go, Aussie 3 Minute Miracle Moist Deep Conditioner ($3) gives parched strands the nourishing boost they crave in a flash.
BEST MASK FOR CURLY HAIR
Thick and creamy, Imbue Curl Restoring Intensive Mask’s ($20) coconut oil and Amazonian cupuaçu seed butter quench dry curls and coils—it’s designed for types 3A to 4C—in just 10 minutes.
BEST MASK FOR COLOR-TREATED HAIR
For 10 years, people around the world have relied on Christophe Robin Shade Variation Mask ($53)—there are now five shades—to revitalize lackluster color and highlights while deeply nourishing every strand.
BEST HAIR OIL
Super lightweight, even on fine hair, Olaplex No.7 Bonding Oil ($28) works to bring dry, damaged strands back to their healthiest state by repairing, protecting and strengthening them with each use.
BEST AT-HOME GLOSS
Even the most hair treatment– challenged can make some DIY magic happen via Madison Reed Color Reviving Gloss ($30), a shine-inducing color-refresher that noticeably revives strands in minutes.
BEST SPLIT END MENDER
For many of us, 2020 salon closures canceled our twice-yearly trims, but thanks to leave-in amika The Closer Instant Repair Cream ($25)—it’s clinically proven to seal 96 percent of split ends—our hair remained Zoom-ready.
