See our list of recommendations and find which formula fits you best.
If you want to add texture and volume…
1. Suave Up The Volume Shampoo
Looking to achieve more voluminous hair? This shampoo for fine hair helps it appear thicker from root to tip. Plus, the Amino Acid Complex works to strengthen your hair while protecting it from breakage. To use, apply a quarter-sized amount to wet hair, massage, and then rinse.
2. TRESemmé Full Fiber Volume Shampoo
This system is designed to deliver lightweight hydration and enhanced grip for lift and body that can be fluffed throughout the day. Apply to wet hair, then gently massage the scalp and roots with fingertips to work into a lather. Rinse thoroughly.
3. TRESemmé Volume Pro Pure Foam Shampoo
Bring on the foam action! This fast-rinsing lightweight foam gently lifts and removes impurities leaving you with extra body, volume, and bounce in your hair. It’s also free of any sulfates, parabens, and dyes! Wet hair from root to tip, apply 3-6 pumps for medium length hair. Gently massage through.
4. TIGI Copyright Custom Care Volume Shampoo
This lightweight cleanser softens hair, leaves it full of movement and bounce, and helps protect from heat damage. Thanks to the infusion of keratin, lipids, and coconut oil, hair is uplifted and vibrant.
5. Bed Head by TIGI Fully Loaded Massive Volume Shampoo
Don’t freak out! This is one of the most advanced volumizing shampoo ever. Using expertly engineered Uploader technology, this shampoo gives limp locks volume memory that you can see and a difference you can feel. If gravity starts to pull your style down, just push hair back up to reactivate your style. The result? Fully-loaded volume that’s as big as when you first created it! Boom!
If you’re on a budget…
6. Dove Care & Protect Purify & Hydrate Shampoo
Dove Purify & Hydrate Shampoo and Shampoo is infused with Micellar Complex and glycerin to gently cleanse, washing away daily build-up, and keep hair moisturized for 24 hours. Best of all it’s priced under $10. Check out these other budget-friendly beauty hacks.
7. RE-fresh Scalp Care Eucalyptus + Cooling Relief Shampoo
Trying to manage your dandruff while increasing your volume? Healthy hair starts at the scalp. This anti-dandruff shampoo is the answer to your prayers! For best results use at least twice per week or as directed by a doctor. Shake well, then massage into the scalp and hair. Follow up with a rinse.
8. The Good Stuff Gentle Shampoo
Our gentle sulfate-free shampoo sets your hair up for the volume you’ve been seeking. This lightweight cleanser is perfectly designed to remove excess oils and dirt.
If you’re looking for natural ingredients…
9. Love Beauty and Planet Volume and Bounty Coconut Water & Mimosa Flower Sulfate-Free Shampoo
Build bounce into your hair. This natural shampoo, infused with organic coconut water, lightly moisturizes and leaves your fine hair feeling strong and looking fuller. Show off lush, bountiful tresses with an energizing burst of delicate mimosa flower. This shampoo is also 93% naturally derived and cruelty-free, sulfate-free, paraben-free, silicone-free, dye-free & formulated without phthalates.
10. SheaMoisture Raw Shea Butter Moisture Retention Shampoo
This sulfate-free shampoo helps moisturize dry, damaged, or over-processed hair and is ideal for those who are in the process of transitioning their chemically treated hair to totally natural. If you’re looking for moisture, volume and mega-shine then this is the product for you.
11. Suave Cactus Flower Shine Shampoo
Looking for a shampoo that’ll be gentle on your hair, but leave you with nourished and shiny strands? This product is perfect for those who want a gentle cleanse. Plus, the cactus flower helps nourish and moisturize your hair.
12. SheaMoisture Sugarcane Extract & Meadowfoam Seed Miracle Multi-Benefit Shampoo
Made with an innovative blend of sugarcane, meadowfoam seed, marshmallow root, and proteins, this color-safe formula will leave your hair smooth and healthy-looking. Finally, a salon-worthy finish from your home.
13. TRESemmé Botanique Coconut Nourish Shampoo
With coconut oil, this nourishing system is designed to give you lasting smoothness and perfectly manageable hair from the first wash. This sulfate-free formula is infused with jasmine and made with ingredients of 92% natural origin.
If you want the latest innovations…
14. Dove Hair Therapy Hydration Spa Hydrating Shampoo
Discover Dove Hair Therapy that goes to hair’s cellular level and acts as one of the best shampoos for thin hair. It dives deep to give your hair spa-quality cleansing at home. For beautiful, healthy-looking strands and refreshed scalp, use daily.
15. Love Beauty and Planet 2-in-1 Coconut Water & Mimosa Flower Shampoo and Conditioner Bar
This 2-in-1 shampoo bar is great if you want to add sustainability to your hair care routine! Plus, the coconut water helps hydrate your hair, leaving you with voluminous and moisturized tresses! Rub the Love Beauty and Planet Volume and Bounty 2-in-1 Shampoo and Conditioner between your hands for lather or directly onto your hair. Gently massage and then thoroughly rinse!
16. Dove Care Between Washes Go Active Dry Shampoo Wipes
These wipes are ideal for post-workout hair and refreshing your roots and mid-lengths – but also safe for your ends! To use, take sections of your hair and swipe the sheets from the roots to the mid-lengths. Finish by brushing through and styling as usual.
17. Dove Nourishing Secrets Smoothness & Shine Ritual Shampoo with Mango Butter and Almond Oil
Treat your hair with indulging Dove products, inspired by caring rituals practiced by women around the world, combining the intense nourishment from Dove with nature-inspired ingredients. This shampoo brings volume by the way of natural ingredients like mango butter and almond oil (see the benefits).
18. SheaMoisture Papaya & Neroli All Day Frizz Control Shampoo
The first step in fighting frizz and adding volume happens with this gentle cleansing Papaya & Neroli All Day Frizz Control Shampoo. Infused with straight-from-paradise Papaya, juicy Neroli, Elderflower, and Fair Trade Shea Butter, our shampoo helps to keep hair feeling clean, hydrated, and smooth. Apply to wet hair, gently massage, and work into a rich lather. Rinse thoroughly.
If you specifically need a *dry* shampoo…
19. Suave Professionals Natural Refresh Dry Shampoo
It’s only natural to skip a hair-wash day now and then! Enjoy a natural-looking refresh between washes with this natural dry shampoo made with 100 percent natural argan Oil. Shake can before and during use. Lift hair sections and apply to roots (where the hair is oiliest) from 8 to 12 inches away.
20. Love Beauty and Planet Murumuru Butter & Rose Dry Shampoo
Purify and refresh to reveal amazing hair on non-wash days. This invisible dry shampoo, infused with murumuru Butter, cleanses hair. With natural tapioca starch, it targets and absorbs oil to freshen up those lush, bountiful tresses. This waterless dry shampoo is also 97% Naturally Derived and cruelty-free, paraben-free, silicone-free, dye-free, and formulated without phthalates.
21. Suave Hair Refresher Dry Shampoo
Need to revive second-day hair and eliminate excess oil? This dry shampoo refreshes dull hair and helps eliminate odor without any visible residue. Apply to hair before going to bed so the product can absorb excess oil while you’re sleeping. When you wake up, brush your hair to revive strands in the morning! Shake can, spray 8-12 inches from roots (and bangs) on lifted sections of hair, and then massage in. Brush through your hair to further distribute the product.
22. Love Beauty and Planet Coconut Water & Mimosa Flower Dry Shampoo
Bring that bounce back into your hair on non-wash days. This invisible dry shampoo, infused with Coconut Water, cleanses hair. With natural tapioca starch, it targets and absorbs oil to leave hair with what it needs most–volume and body. This waterless dry shampoo is also 97% Naturally Derived and cruelty-free, paraben-free, silicone-free, dye-free, & formulated without phthalates. Hold 10 to 12 inches away from your head and spray generously into the roots and throughout the hair, massaging thoroughly with fingertips to distribute fully and evenly.
23. TRESemmé Brunette Clean Dry Shampoo
TRESemmé Brunette Clean Dry Shampoo revives hair on non-wash days. This formula is made especially for medium to dark hair. It absorbs oil, eliminates odor & leaves no visible white residue. Best part? Your hair will be smelling fresh with its long-lasting floral notes with splashes of fresh fruits. TRESemmé Brunette Dry Shampoo soaks up oil and eliminates odor for second-day hair that looks refreshed and revitalized. Shake can before and during use. Spray on lifted sections of dry hair, 8-10 inches from roots, where the hair is most oily. Massage dry shampoo through roots to absorb oil.
24. Dove Care Between Washes Clarifying Dry Shampoo
This weightless formula instantly absorbs excess oil starting at the roots, leaving hair cleansed and purified with no visible residue. Make sure to hold the can 8-12 inches away from your head for the best results! Shake can before and during use. Hold the can away from the root and spray on lifted sections of dry hair. Massage into roots to absorb oil. Brush through and style as usual.
The Bottom Line on the Best Shampoo For Thin Hair of Every Type
There are many ways to give volume to thin hair but finding the best shampoo for thin hair is the most reliable. Style your hair with volume by giving your hair a boost.
