The 9 Best Shampoos for Fine Hair to Add Weightless Volume and Shine

Best Overall

Living Proof Full Shampoo

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Key Ingredients: Peptides, amino acids, marine algae, phyantriol | Hair Type: Fine, thin | Sulfate-Free: Yes | Cruelty-Free: Yes | Scent: Floral, fresh | Size: 2–32 oz

Living Proof makes our favorite hair wash for the fine-haired set. Their Full Shampoo contains the brand's proprietary cleansing complex, which is rich in fortifying amino acids and peptides that plump strands to create a more voluminous mane. This sulfate-free formula is great for a deep cleanse to remove oil, grease, and product buildup, leaving you with clean, hydrated hair ready for styling. It's also silicone-free, so you won't have to worry about added residue. Plus, it contains marine algae, which protects your locks from environmental damage. Just a heads up, it might not be ideal if you don't wash your hair every day, as some have noted flat or somewhat greasy hair when they skipped a wash—though this is pretty common for thin hair.

Best Budget

Monday Haircare Volume Shampoo

$7 at Amazon $8 at Ulta $7 at Target

Key Ingredients: Coconut oil, ginger root extract, glycerin, vitamin E | Hair Type: Fine, thin, damaged | Sulfate-Free: Yes | Cruelty-Free: Yes | Scent: Floral | Size: 12 oz

This cutely packaged offering from New Zealand-born Monday Haircare is everything we want in a fine hair shampoo at an affordable price. The volumizing formula claims to add body and shine to limp hair with ginger extract-, vitamin E-, and coconut oil-infused formula. It gives your hair that added volume you're after without weighing it down. We also appreciate the handy pump bottle, which you can recycle once it runs out. It can be a bit drying, especially if you have dry hair to begin with, so we recommend following up with a deep conditioner on the ends of your hair.

Adi Giesey, beauty editor with 1C hair: “This is my favorite drugstore shampoo because it reminds me of an expensive product in a fun, value-sized bottle. Over the years, it has quickly become one of my most recommended products and garnered the most compliments.”

Best for Color-Treated Hair

L'Oréal Paris EverPure Moisture Shampoo

$14 at Amazon $18 at Ulta $16 at Target

Key Ingredients: Rosemary botanicals | Hair Type: Fine, dry, color-treated | Sulfate-Free: Yes | Cruelty-Free: No | Scent: Original | Size: 8.5–23 oz

Those with colored-treated hair may already appreciate a sulfate-free formula as it doesn't strip the hair. L'Oréal EverPure Moisture Shampoo checks that box and then some. Aside from preserving color, preventing dullness, and adding shine, it offers a deep yet nourishing clean—the result: Hair that's glossy, bouncy, and full. Our tester, Ashley, used it regularly for years and said it absolutely worked to keep her hair color vibrant for longer—and still lathers despite being sulfate-free. This drugstore option is good enough to rival most luxury options; we suggest using it only a few times a week since it can be a bit drying.

Ashley Rubell, writer and hair stylist: "I was surprised by the results I got from using this shampoo. The first time around my hair felt immediately softer, even while it was still wet."

Best for Thinning Hair

Olaplex No. 4 Bond Maintenance Shampoo

$30 $28 at Amazon $32 $16 at Sephora $30 at Ulta

Key Ingredients: Bis-aminopropyl diglycol dimaleate | Hair Type: All | Sulfate-Free: Yes | Cruelty-Free: Yes | Scent: Sweet citrus | Size: 3.3–8.5 oz

Touchable, softer hair? Sign us up. Olaplex's No.4 Bond Shampoo is part of a multiple-step system to repair and revitalize damaged, brittle strands, leaving them stronger and healthier. This means more manageable hair, fewer split ends, and all-around gorgeous hair. The formula is especially great for thinning hair as it helps mend broken bonds and encourage healthy growth, but it really works well on all hair types. It even seems to help color last longer. We're also big fans of the sweet, citrusy scent. We just wish it came in larger sizes, but we've noticed a little goes a long way with this shampoo.

Loren Savini, writer: “I love how healthy and fresh my hair feels after using the Bond Maintenance shampoo. It’s a relief to find a nourishing product that actually works on all hair types (I often feel like we thin-haired folk are left behind). My hair went from feeling brittle and frayed to smooth, shiny, and healthy—without having to sacrifice any volume.”

Best Strengthening

Ouai Fine Hair Shampoo

$32 at Amazon $32 at Sephora $64 at Ulta

Key Ingredients: Biotin, chia seed oil, hydrolyzed keratin | Hair Type: Fine, thin | Sulfate-Free: Yes | Cruelty-Free: Yes | Scent: Mercer Street | Size: 10–32 oz

Ouai's Fine Hair Shampoo will strengthen your hair from roots to ends and bring your color back to life (or at least prevent it from getting washed out). Containing biotin and keratin, it does everything from hydrate to encourage new growth. We think it's a perfect match for fine-haired folks, but this shampoo works well for all hair types needing color protection and revitalizing measures. This shampoo boasts the brand's Mercer Street fragrance. It's a delightful scent with a musky citrus base and subtle floral notes, which we love but may be too much for some.

Adi Giesey, beauty editor with 1C hair: "This duo is perfect if you are looking to add extra volume and hydration but not weigh down your strands. Plus, it’s in the brand’s iconic Mercer Street scent, which lasts for days post-wash."

Best for Oily Hair

AG Care Apple Cider Vinegar Shampoo

$34 $17 at Amazon $34 at Ulta View on Ag.care

Key Ingredients: Apple cider vinegar, argan oil, glycerin | Hair Type: Fine, oily | Sulfate-Free: Yes | Cruelty-Free: Yes | Scent: Fruity | Size: 12 oz

Having fine and oily hair can feel extra challenging, as your hair often ends up flat and greasy. When testing the best shampoos for oily hair, this one stood out as a winner for those with fine hair. The sulfate-free formula uses organic apple cider vinegar to balance the scalp and increase shine, while argan oil nourishes your hair without weighing it down. Our tester saw a reduction in oil right away, and she could go for four days without washing her hair while using this product.

Christine, tester with fine, oily hair: "I like how clean and light my hair and scalp feel. It's strikes a perfect balance of oil control with volume and shine."

Best Splurge

Oribe Shampoo for Magnificent Volume

$49 at Amazon $49 at Sephora $35 at Walmart

Key Ingredients: Lupine protein, saw palmetto extract | Hair Type: Fine, thin | Sulfate-Free: Yes | Cruelty-Free: Yes | Scent: Côte d'Azur | Size: 8.5 oz

Yes, Oribe is undoubtedly expensive, but it always makes for a supremely luxurious hair-washing experience. The brand's Magnificent Volume iteration is all kinds of wonderful: super frothy and really light with a fragrance reminiscent of designer perfume (bergamot with jasmine and sandalwood). Instead of sulfates, it contains body-building polymers to plump up the hair shaft and create weightless, bouncy volume. Vegetable and lupin proteins are in the mix to strengthen hair and repair damage. We love that it's paraben and sulfate-free, but we wish it lathered better.

Best for Dry Hair

OGX Thick & Full + Biotin & Collagen Shampoo

$10 $7 at Amazon $11 at Ulta $7 at Target

Key Ingredients: Collagen, biotin, hydrolyzed wheat protein | Hair Type: Fine, dry, thinning | Sulfate-Free: Yes | Cruelty-Free: No | Scent: Floral | Size: 13 oz

Finding a volumizing shampoo that hydrates is challenging, as added moisture often weighs hair down. That's why we're enamored with this unicorn formula from OGX. Instead of coating the hair, it penetrates the hair shaft with vitamin B7 and hydrolyzed wheat protein, bringing it back to life and making it full and plump from the inside out. You'll be left with subtle thickness and an all-around soft feel, but the results aren't super noticeable.

Best Thickening

R+Co Dallas Thickening Shampoo

$38 $32 at Amazon $38 $33 at Nordstrom $96 at Dermstore

Key Ingredients: Vitamin B5, coconut oil, biotin, saw palmetto berry extract | Hair Type: Fine, thin | Sulfate-Free: Yes | Cruelty-Free: Yes | Scent: Dark Waves | Size: 2–33.8 oz

This product is for you if you want big, bouncy, old Hollywood blowout hair. R+Co's Dallas Shampoo is infused with biotin, vitamin B5, and saw palmetto (often included in hair growth supplements) and claims to add touchable volume and serious shine. It's also one of those rare formulas that creates volume while still nourishing the hair, so it's ideal if you're dealing with damage or dryness. Combining citrus and woody notes with a hint of spice, the brand describes the Dark Waves fragrance as a "warm, romantic scent." We're all about it, but if you're sensitive to fragrance in cosmetics, you may want to skip this one.