The 17 Best Men’s Shampoos For All Hair Types

Aesop Calming Shampoo boosts hair strength and refreshes the hair without irritating the scalp or taking away its natural essentials. If your scalp is reactive, dry, and/or distressed, this is a perfect choice for you. It also smells of mint to match that refreshing feature.

Volume in your hair as a man is an overlooked thing but could be crucial in getting the look that you want. Volume can be confused for thickness, but the former is concerned with the overall fullness of your hair of hair and the latter is about the actual width of your hair strands. Aveda Pure Abundance Volumizing Shampoo, as the name suggests, helps with the volume greatly.

If you have longer hair, you know that it can knot and tangle incredibly easily, especially if you don’t brush it often. Trying to detangle it when it’s dry is a long and painful task, so getting a shampoo that can help with that is great. In comes Bumble and Bumble with their Hairdresser’s Invisible Oil Shampoo, which works to smooth out the hair so that it doesn’t tangle anywhere near as easily.

If your hair is thinning, you might be surprised that a shampoo could help with it. While there’s no shampoo out there that’s going to literally directly add to your hair growth, some can stimulate circulation in your follicles which makes hair growth more likely or reduce the rate of hair loss and/ or thinning. Davines Energizing Shampoo does just that.

Curly and wavy hair, while getting you loads of compliments, can be a pain to maintain. DevaCurl’s Low-Poo Delight Mild Lather Cleanser utilizes low lather and lightweight moisture to not only preserve the shape of your curls but leave them bouncy and defined. It also leaves waves smooth and manageable without taking away their integrity.

For dry or damaged hair, try Firsthand Supply Hydrating Hair Shampoo. If your hair is brittle or its strands are broken, this shampoo does a good job at the necessary repair.

Shampooing and conditioning can be a tricky thing to keep a track of, with a few different rules on how often you should do either one. If you want to eliminate all of the stress of thinking about that, this 2-in-1 option from Head & Shoulders might be the right option for you.

Kiehl’s Smoothing Oil-Infused Shampoo is for those with dry, frizzy hair. It smoots out frizz and cleanses hair without stripping the hair of its natural oils, which avoids it eventually getting greasy. It also leaves hair with a warm, woodsy aroma which is extremely satisfying.

If you’re guilty of not taking the best care of your hair and need a shampoo that’s going to repair overall damage, Lumin Keratin Recovery Shampoo might be the best for you. It does a slew of great and necessary things, including strengthening hair, neutralizing fungal build-up, boosting nutrient delivery, preventing hair breakage and loss, and more. If you want one product that does the most things, you can’t go wrong here.

If you have platinum or bleached hair, you might know that it can be prone to a brassy look or even yellowing. Somewhat surprisingly, shampoo can help with that. A purple shampoo actually takes the yellowing away, acting as a toner and correcting color because purple is the opposite of yellow in color theory. 

If your hair is dyed, it’s more prone to breakage and split ends over time. That’s because the dye causes the hair to lose nutrients in the coloration process. Nexxus Color Assure Shampoo is sulfate-free, replenishes hair after it has been dyed, and promotes vibrancy.

No prizes for guessing what this shampoo does. Nizoral Anti-Dandruff Shampoo of course relieves flaking, scaling, and itching, which are all symptoms of dandruff. It’s made with ketoconazole 1%, which is an ingredient proven to help eliminate dandruff. The shampoo has also been tested and proven to be safe to use on colored or gray hair.

Oily and greasy hair can be a pain and can be caused by washing your hair too much or using certain kinds of products. If you have an oily scalp, OUAI’s Detox Shampoo is a great option. It hydrates the hair by preserving its natural moisture levels, which prevents your glands from producing sebum, the oily substance which leads to greasy hair.

Yes, bald heads absolutely need shampoo. Actually, bald heads arguably need as much care as heads with full hair, if not more, because they are more exposed. SACHAJUAN Scalp Shampoo relieves the scalp of itchiness and sweeps away dead skin cells, promoting cell regeneration. It also focuses on the skin directly, keeping it smooth.

If you have dry, delicate, or thick curls, try SheaMoisture’s Curl and Shine Coconut Shampoo. It leaves curls healthy, rich, and bouncy, and to top it off, it’s made with fair trade shea butter.

If your hair is really tough and that makes it hard for you to style or even just have to flow nicely, Vaughn Hydrating Shampoo’s V76 will work to soften and nourish it. The shampoo allows for each strand to relax, eventually taking the toughness out of it. It will also help if your hair is dry and/or damaged, which is not an unlikely problem if you already have tough hair.

Verb’s hydrating formula works to protect your hair from heat damage and maintains its natural moisture. It works well enough that it’s effective, but it’s not so overbearing or strong that you can’t use it frequently. It also works well to untangle the hair, softening and smoothing it.