Thin hair can look limp and lifeless, and it can be a struggle to achieve full-bodied volume. Some hair products can leave hair feeling heavy and oily. However, there is a way to add volume without using layers of extensions. Professional salons have been tackling this issue for decades and many high-profile salons and renowned beauty suppliers are now bringing that expertise to the haircare market.
Volumizing shampoos are an excellent first step in a haircare regime that will bring you fuller thicker hair, often starting with the first application. However, you don’t have to spend a fortune on expensive products to achieve the ultimate in body and style. There are a number of affordable haircare solutions that will help plump-up those sad strands. Here are the top 10 thickening shampoos.
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1. Kenra Volumizing Shampoo
Kenra Volumizing Shampoo increases volume 30 percent, adding body, bounce, and fullness to fine and lifeless hair. The pH balance in this professional-grade shampoo product is designed to match the pH balance of hair, sebum, and scalp. This volumizing formula with proteins and panthenol (vitamin B5) helps lift hair at the root and encourage supple growth, extending styling lift up to 95 percent. Kenra Volumizing Shampoo decreases breakage and protects color-treated hair with lightweight hydration.
2. BIOLAGE Volumebloom Shampoo for Fine Hair
BIOLAGE is known for high-quality botanical hair products. Volumebloom is no exception. This affordable volumizing shampoo is inspired by the expansive powers of the cotton flower. This hair plumping formula is paraben-free, gently cleansing hair with minimum stripping, making it safe for both color-treated and natural hair. BIOLAGE products are favored by professional stylists and can provide quality hair care in your own home.
3. L’Oréal Paris EverPure Sulfate-Free Volume Shampoo with Lotus Flower
Designed for color-treated hair, L’Oréal Paris EverPure gently cleanses without stripping hair of its natural oils. EverPure Volume boosts body and revives fine, flat hair without harsh sulfates, surfactants, or salts. This rich volumizing formula helps preserve the color for up to four weeks, extending the life of color-treated hair. EverPure volume shampoo is an inexpensive option that will spoil you with luxurious lather and aromatic fragrance.
4. Bumble and Bumble Thickening Volume Shampoo
Bumble and Bumble Thickening Volume Shampoo repairs split ends and tames flyaways with its revolutionary formula made from panthenol (pro-vitamin B5 and acetamide MEA), wheat protein and aloe vera gel. Bumble and Bumble is a cruelty-free brand that does not test on animals and does not contain parabens, phthalates, mineral oils, and formaldehyde. This thickening shampoo moisturizes with softness and shine. Bumble and Bumble Thickening Volume Shampoo is suitable for normal hair with fine to medium density and straight to wavy texture.
5. Fekkai Full Blown Volume Shampoo
This Frederick Fekkai volumizing shampoo works for all hair types and will infuse body and shine after just one use. Fekkai upholds the reputation of his internationally renowned salons by designing quality hair care products. Made with ginseng and citrus extract, this refreshing formula smells great and leaves your scalp feeling invigorated. Fekkai Full Blown Volume Shampoo protects against the heat of daily styling while still feeling lightweight. This unique hair product is silicone-free, aluminum-free, and paraben-free to provide a gentle cleansing experience.
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6. Joico Body Luxe Volumizing Shampoo
Joico Body Luxe Volumizing Shampoo reconstructs damaged hair from the inside out with oat amino acids, adding body and volume by adding lightweight moisture to each strand. The bio-advanced peptide complex uses hair-identical keratins to actively seek out damage to repair and protect each strand. This volumizing shampoo is ideal for fine-to-normal hair and provides a rich lather that smells great. Joico Body Luxe Volumizing Shampoo lathers well, cleans thoroughly, rinses completely, and smells great. This volumizing shampoo is an excellent foundation for other hair styling products.
7. Luxurious Volume Full Splendor Shampoo by John Frieda
John Frieda has been designing products that address specific hair care issues for over three decades. With his Luxurious Volume Full Splendor Shampoo, John Frieda has created a gentle shampoo infused with Caffeine Vitality Complex to soften hair and improve fullness. This unique formula is intended to be the first step in a John Frieda hair care routine, so it gently cleanses and prepares hair for conditioning and styling products. In fact, this shampoo is gentle enough to be used every day and is safe for color-treated hair.
8. Burt’s Bees Very Volumizing Pomegranate Shampoo
Yes, the famous Burt’s Bees makes volumizing shampoo. This volumizing shampoo is infused with antioxidant-rich pomegranate seed oil and avocado oil that naturally repairs flat, lackluster hair. This sulfate-free shampoo naturally adds volume, body, and shine. Jojobas proteins moisturize to reduce frizz. This 99.6 percent natural formula does not contain harmful phthalates, parabens, petrolatum or synthetic fragrances. Burt’s Bees Very Volumizing Pomegranate Shampoo is an inexpensive way to get that all-natural hair care experience.
9. Paul Mitchell Awapuhi Shampoo
Paul Mitchell uses Hawaiian awapuhi to create a luxurious shampoo that prevents moisture loss. This unique volumizing shampoo infuses unruly locks with special conditioners to improve hair texture. This vegan, paraben-free shampoo works well with any hair type and is safe for color-treated hair. Awapuhi Shampoo produces a rich lather and smells great as it deep cleans, removing dulling build-up. It also rinses away completely and easily to avoid future product buildup.
10. OGX Thick & Full + Biotin & Collagen Shampoo
This nutrient-rich shampoo is infused with ProVitamin B7, biotin, hydrolyzed wheat protein, and collagen to create fuller, thicker, healthier hair. OGX uses sustainable ingredients to texturize individual strands while making hair shiny and smooth. This sulfate-free surfactant hair care system is gentle enough for everyday use and suitable for oily, damaged, color-treated, frizzy, or straight hair. Shampoo works into a rich lather with a slight shea butter scent.
Whether you are looking for the epitome of engineered nutrients or the simplicity of all-natural ingredients, there is a solution for tired, lack-luster hair. Achieving a full-bodied look begins with a quality volumizing shampoo. You can feel confident starting with any one of these products on our top 10 list.
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By BCR Staff
August 2019
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