As more and more women embrace their grey hair, we share the best shampoos to keep your gruaig in tip top shape.
Have you heard? Grey hair is officially cool. Our columnist Muireann O’Connell recently shared how she has made the swap to ‘grey blending’ her hair, embracing the natural colour she had hidden for decades.
Muireann joins a long list of fabulous women in the spotlight letting go of the box dye. Women like Andie MacDowell, Sarah Jessica Parker, Jamie Lee Curtis and Jane Fonda have served as inspiration for how to wear and style grey or greying hair.
In the meantime, brands have worked hard to keep up with the Grey Hair, Don’t Care movement, resulting in a plethora of shampoos and other haircare products to choose from. Grey hair can be tricker to look after as it undergoes a change in structure. This lose of melanin means hair becomes drier, more coarse in texture, more brittle and more prone to damage.
For this reason, it’s even more important to nourish and look after your locks. The basis of any decent haircare routine begins with a good shampoo. While you may feel loyalty to your favourite shampoo through the years, finding a new one that works for you is key to making sure your hair is getting the care it needs. Whether you’re looking for hydration and nourishment, if you want to calm brassy tones or add some body to your hair, there’s a shampoo to suit your needs.
Olaplex No.4P Blonde Enhancer Toning Shampoo – €32
A cult brand favourite, this shampoo is the perfect pick me up for those with full grey or grey-blonde hair to help neutralise brassy tones. Also built in with bond-repair technology, it works to build hair follicles from the inside out.
Kérastase Blond Absolu Bain Ultra Violet Shampoo – €32.99
Boosting luminosity, this is the perfect shampoo for protecting against brassy or yellow tones. Hyaluronic acid and edelweiss flower work in to replenish hydration to dry and tired ends, helping you to maintain a natural-looking shine.
L’Oréal Professionnel Serie Expert Silver Shampoo – €22
Doing more than just eliminating brassy tones. The L’Oréal Professionnel Serie Expert Silver Shampoo brightens grey and white hair to leave you with an even and glowing finish.
Alpecin C1 Caffeine Shampoo – €9.50
As we age, our hair can also become thinner. If you’re looking to address this, Alpecin Caffeine Shampoo C1 stimulates hair growth directly at the roots. It also strengthens weakened hair roots and prevents hereditary hair loss.
Luna Professional Thickening Shampoo – €14
Making your hair shiny and more manageable, the Luna Professional Thickening Shampoo is perfect if you’re looking for more volume and shine. Formulated with humectants, panthenol, wheat amino acids, and Luna’s signature ‘plex’ technology, it boosts hair volume while leaving it soft and manageable.
OGX Thick & Full+ Biotin & Collagen pH Balanced Shampoo – €9.99
If your hair is in need for some lift, the OGX Thick & Full+ Biotin & Collagen is a volumising shampoo will help to thicken and texturize fine hair. It will infuse nutrients into every strand to create the appearance of thicker, fuller hair with added volume.
SEA+SOLU Moisture Melt Shampoo – €26.95
Target dry hair directly with Irish haircare brand, ultra-hydrating, SEA+SOLU’s Moisture Melt Shampoo. This sulfate-free shampoo combines strengthening proteins and rich emollients to deeply nourish and protect dry, damaged hair.
