These are the best shampoos for grey hair
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With more celebrities choosing to embrace their grey roots on the red carpet, the desire for silver and ashy hair is stronger than ever. But caring for your natural greys require the right hydration and nourishment. Due to the natural coarseness and brittle texture of grey hair, Nexxus stylist Nicole Casmassima says the first step to taming and styling your new roots and end is with a new shampoo.
“Grey hair can be difficult to handle because it is coarser than your natural hair and with a new mixture of hair textures, it can be difficult to style,” she says. “I recommend using a [gentle and deep moisturizing] shampoo and conditioner. This will help weigh down the coarse or frizzy ‘curliness’ and make it easier to style.”
Like blonde hair, dull grey hair can sometimes gives off unwanted warm, yellow undertones. So to help restore shine and vibrancy, Casmassima recommends neutralizing brassiness with a colour-toning shampoo. “You should also incorporate a purple shampoo when you feel the grey is getting a bit brassy — but don’t use it too often or you will end up with a blue tint to your hair,” she adds.
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Maybe you’re like Catherine O'Hara and Alex Borstein, who both sophisticatedly let roots roam free on during the Critic’s Choice Awards, and are gradually transitioning to grey. Or maybe you've been embracing it for years. Either way, to help you better care for your hair, below, we’ve gathered together the best grey hair shampoos on the market.
Nexxus Blonde Assure Colour Toning Purple Shampoo
Made with a blend of keratin protein and violet pigments to bring your hair back to life while toning down brassiness on blonde or silver hair.
Shop it: Shoppers Drug Mart, $15
Kérastase Bain Thérapiste Shampoo
Designed for fragile hair and greys, the jelly consistency of this nourishing shampoo reduces friction during hair washing, protecting the hair from excessive damage. Formulated with six amino acids, each attaches itself to damaged areas to compensate for the loss of mass to repair weak ends, it helps rebuild and restore the health and lustre of hair.
Shop it: Kérastase, $45
Herbal Essences Bio Renew Birch Bark Extract Sulfate-free Shampoo
Botanical hair health endorsed by KEW, this shampoo pH-balanced shampoo has been formulated without sulphates, silicones and/or parabens to gently cleanse and protect all hair types.
Shop it: Amazon, $8 (originally $10)
Matrix Total Results Brass Off Shampoo
Designed for tackling unwanted brassy and yellow strands at home, this purple hair shampoo by Matrix is formulated with deep violet pigments that revive the cool tones for both blondes, brunettes and grey strands. To restore your desired colour, use once a week.
Shop it: Amazon, $22
CLAIROL PRO Professional Shimmer Lights Shampoo Blonde & Silver
Designed to renew and refresh ash-toned and silver hair, this protein-enriched conditioning shampoo tones down brassiness and leaves hair shiny without residue
Shop it: Amazon, $18
Phyto Paris Phytoargent No Yellow Shampoo
This no-yellow shampoo neutralizes yellow tints in grey, white and bleached hair from the very first use. The hair is nourished and enhanced.
Shop it: Shoppers Drug Mart, $22
OLAPLEX No. 4 Bond Maintenance Shampoo
A highly moisturizing, reparative shampoo that leaves hair easy to manage, shiny, and healthier with each use.
Shop it: Sephora, $38
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