New Dove Silver Care premium shampoo is tailored nourishment, crafted as a shampoo for grey hair and a shampoo for blonde hair, for keeping your vibrant colour.
Redken's Graydiant Shampoo is specifically formulated to nourish and brighten gray and silver hair. The anti-yellow properties of this formula will tone gray to be its brightest yet. Even better than a brighter color, this shampoo helps dramatically strengthen your hair due to its amino acid formula.
Dove Hair Fall Rescue Shampoo strengthens from root to tip with the clinically proven formula. It helps revitalizes hair with every wash, making hair stronger and more resistant to breakage. It is gentle for everyday use and even protects color-treated hair.
Dove shampoos can cause an itchy scalp, especially on dry and sensitive scalps. A lot of the brand's products still contains Sodium Lauryl Sulfate and other allergens that can trigger irritations on the scalp. However, the brand has also sulfate-free and fragrance-free options.
And since gray hair is more likely to turn yellow or brassy, folks should use purple and blue shampoos to correct these undertones. If you want more advice on using purple shampoo, check out our guide to the product.
Use a Clarifying Shampoo
To keep the gray hair more bright and shiny, I suggest switching your favorite hair cleanser for a clarifying shampoo like Living Proof Triple Detox Shampoo once a week. This will remove impurities and surface buildup from your gray hair which will result in a nicer tone.
As we mentioned, gray hair's lack of sebum can make it feel dry. To reduce further dryness, you'll want to wash it as infrequently as possible. "Washing every other day or three to four times a week can help with this," says Mazzei.
Using a purple shampoo on grey hair can help to remove brassy yellow shades, leaving you with a flattering silver undertone.
Shampooing your hair 1-3 times per week should be perfect. Make sure you are using very moisturizing conditioner, and perhaps include a weekly hair mask in your regimen. Seal in moisture after the shower with a good leave-in conditioner, hair oil or moisture serum. This will calm unruly hair and soften your strands.
Since baking soda is a scrubbing agent, washing your hair with it can gradually strip the dye from your locks. Baking soda can lighten all hair colors, but it might take a few washes to get your hair to the desired color.
Best overall: Moroccanoil Blonde Perfecting Purple Conditioner, $26. Best for frizzy gray hair: Pureology Hydrate Soft Softening Treatment, $41. Best for natural gray hair: Pattern Lightweight Conditioner, $25. Best for short gray hair: Kérastase Blond Absolu Strengthening Conditioner, $44.
Don't overuse the purple shampoo, or you'll dry out your hair. Once a week should be more than enough.
A weekly moisture mask will help soften coarse gray strands. You'll also want to switch to a violet-tinged shampoo to help neutralize yellow tones; even white hair can turn brassy from UV rays and minerals in the water.
Use natural, SLS-free shampoos or choose products with mild surfactants like cocamidopropyl betaine. Go for hydrating conditioners and hair masks that contain plant oils like shea butter, argan, jojoba, and coconut oils. These will keep the strands moisturized and minimize frizz.
Because gray hair needs more moisture than other hair (more on that below), you must get regular cuts to avoid split ends. Split ends can easily travel up the shaft and become a major source of frizzy gray hair.
Unilever's recall pertains to products made prior to October 2021. Unilever has recalled popular brands of aerosol dry shampoo, including Dove, after discovering they were contaminated with a chemical called benzene that may cause cancer.
According to US drug regulator, the Dove dry shampoos - particularly manufactured before October 2021 – have elevated levels of benzene that may cause “leukemia and blood cancer of the bone marrow and blood disorders which can be life threatening”.
Suitable for daily use. This shampoo for dry hair is Certified Cruelty Free by PETA and is made in 100% recycled plastic bottles, so you can feel good about switching to Dove.