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Shampoo for grey hair - the best products
So, you've taken the plunge and embraced your grey, but wait...now you've got to reconsider your products. What's the best shampoo for grey hair? And don't forget conditioner and styling solutions! You might even notice you have some yellow tones while growing it out, so you'll need some lessons in neutralising brassy areas. Gransnetters share their favourite products and tips to keep your grey hair looking healthy, shiny and on the whiter shade of pale.
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The best shampoo for grey hair
Whether it's to brighten, lighten or simply leave your hair in great condition, you'll inevitably want to find the right shampoo. So we've picked out some of the best products for grey hair as recommended by the very women who have tried them out.
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| Pro:Voke Touch of Silver Purple Shampoo | Aveda Pure Plant Blue Malva Shampoo |
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This is a brilliant shampoo for brightening white or grey hair or reducing those yellow tones. Not only is it cost-effective, but you can see visible results after only one wash. |
"The Aveda product is lovely. My hair feels shiny and healthy-looking and it smells good too!" This shampoo is made with blue malva, which helps to intensify colour and bring dull hair to life. |
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Buy: £3.19, Superdrug |
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| Klorane Centaury Shampoo | Bleach London Silver Shampoo |
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"It isn't the cheapest, but it leaves my hair feeling really soft." Klorane helps to prevent yellowing and enhances colour, giving hair silver highlights. |
This shampoo and matching conditioner brightens and detangles white hair and eliminates yellow tones. Its protein and vitamin properties also help to moisturise your locks. |
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Buy: £6.50, Boots |
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| Daddy-O Shampoo | Philip Kingsley Pure Silver Regime |
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"Lush's Daddy-O shampoo smells lovely and gives my hair a silky finish." Its focus on shine and volume means it works well for colour, texture and condition. |
"The Philip Kingsley Pure Silver kit contains shampoo, conditioner and the famed Elasticiser. It's well worth the cost." Elasticiser is a pre-shampoo treatment that adds elasticity and bounce to your hair. |
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Buy: £6.75, Lush |
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| Pantene Pro-V AgeDefy Shampoo | White Hot Brilliant Shampoo |
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"This brings back the silky softness my hair used to have." While we're all about embracing grey hair (not defying age!), Pantene's product nourishes and protects, leaving hair feeling soft and moisturised. |
"I use products from a company called White Hot and get so many compliments. My hair is never dull or lifeless and it never turns yellow." |
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Buy: £2.99, Boots |
Buy: £12, Boots |
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| L’Oréal Serie Expert Silver | TIGI Moisturising Recovery Shampoo |
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"Love this stuff. It stops my hair looking rusty and leaves it feeling strong and looking glowy." |
"Firstly, this smells divine and, secondly, it has made my hair feel newborn fresh again." |
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Buy: £6.25, Feel Unique |
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Essential grey hair tips
Are you experiencing discolouration? Does your hair need a bit of a boost? When you've decided to embrace your grey locks you will, of course, want to make the most of them. Here's how:
1. Choose the right shampoo for grey hair
If you have grey or white hair and have noticed some unfortunate brassy tones popping up, you're not alone. As we age, our hair ages with us. For most of us, it turns grey - have you ever wondered what causes it? - and becomes more porous, making it subject to external nasties like chemicals, pollution and smoke, all of which enter the hair more easily and result in discolouration.
To banish unwanted tones, use a purple shampoo (they also work on blonde hair that's a little on the brassy side). The purple tones will combat the yellow, restoring your hair to its former glory.
2. Read the instructions
...on your grey haircare products, that is. Don't assume your newly-purchased purple or pure silver shampoo is a suitable replacement for your everyday shampoo. They're often once-a-week treatments and overuse will result in a purple tinge instead. More pleasing than the dreaded yellow, certainly, but still not the desired effect.
3. Fight flat or lifeless hair
Hair loses volume as it ages, which can sometimes mean a decidedly flat barnet. Not really the look we were going for. Use volume-boosting products to give your hair body and make thinning hair look full again.
4. Make it shine
Grey and white hair, in addition to becoming flatter and finer, lacks the shine that its coloured counterparts boast. To give your tresses a bit of dazzle, choose products such as brightening shampoo and those designed to boost shine.
5. And if you're still in the transitional stage...
If you're still in the process of going grey, your hairdresser will likely have started to swap a full head of hair colouring, for some more subtle highlights (or lowlights). Here's how to cover up any unwanted roots, and if you're losing patience in the in-between stage, just remember - it'll be worth it in the end.
Do you have a haircare product that you swear by? Let us know on our forums.
Prices correct as of 04/10/18
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