# Shampoo **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 12, 2010, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shampoo/560487 "2010-11-12T21:51:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BigBertha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d78d45/32.png) [@BigBertha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigBertha)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2010, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shampoo/560487/1 "2010-11-12T21:51:43Z")
Instead of trying every shampoo out there (I’m talking store brands) tell me what you prefer, and its a majority, then thats the one I will go with. My hair is long and thin. ---
**Author:** ![EmAnJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d2c977/32.png) [@EmAnJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmAnJ)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2010, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shampoo/560487/2 "2010-11-12T22:27:02Z")
For store brands, I’d go with Pantene or Dove. For salon brands, I swear by Redkin products. For being nice to the environment and my body, I chose Burt’s Bees products. ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2010, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shampoo/560487/3 "2010-11-12T22:47:03Z")
Bed Head is the best you can find in a store, imo. It’s expensive though. Do NOT recommend Pantene, it’s chock full of wax. It might make your hair glossy at first, but over time it will weigh it down a lot. For a cheaper store brand, garnier fructis is very good, light, and smells awesome. Salon products-I also vote for Redken. You can go to a hair salon and they will tell you which product line is best for your hair type. I use the “smooth curls” line because my hair is medium thickness and curly texture. And when I get a deep conditioning done, they use the “all soft.” It all smells great, too. Overall I like Bed Head the best. It’s cheaper than redken, available at your retail outlet of choice, works \*\*very \*\*well, and it comes in pump bottles. Also, some of the Bed Head products don’t use SLS (sodium laureth/laurel sulfates), which some people find to be a huge plus. ---
**Author:** ![EmAnJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d2c977/32.png) [@EmAnJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmAnJ)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2010, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shampoo/560487/4 "2010-11-12T22:57:24Z")
Now that I think about it, Redkin actually isn’t that expensive if you buy the bulk containers. I buy the 1L bottles for $23.00 each. I use All Soft and it’s fantastic. ---
**Author:** ![Kalypso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/df705f/32.png) [@Kalypso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalypso)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2010, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shampoo/560487/5 "2010-11-12T23:09:36Z")
I just use cheap shampoo, Suave in whatever smell suits me the day I buy it. The main trick I used to keep my long hair healthy is to only wash it once a week, and when I did wash it, I always used conditioner after. ---
**Author:** ![nikonikosuru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f8ce5/32.png) [@nikonikosuru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nikonikosuru)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2010, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shampoo/560487/6 "2010-11-12T23:11:41Z")
> [@EmAnJ](#): > > For store brands, I’d go with Pantene or Dove. > > For salon brands, I swear by Redkin products. > > For being nice to the environment and my body, I chose Burt’s Bees products. Ditto Redkin. I have long, straight hair and I love this stuff. I always go for the dark blue bottles or the brown bottles (All Soft). You don’t need much and I can definitely tell the difference. A bottle of shampoo and condition costs about $30 and it lasts me at least three months. I wanted to like Burt’s Bees products, but they reacted badly to my skin and I ended up breaking out all along my scalp. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2010, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shampoo/560487/7 "2010-11-12T23:19:39Z")
> [@EmAnJ](#): > > Now that I think about it, Redkin actually isn’t that expensive if you buy the bulk containers. I buy the 1L bottles for $23.00 each. I use All Soft and it’s fantastic. Where do you buy yours? Is it a chain salon or a local place? ---
**Author:** ![EmAnJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d2c977/32.png) [@EmAnJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmAnJ)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2010, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shampoo/560487/8 "2010-11-12T23:39:17Z")
> [@rachelellogram](#): > > Where do you buy yours? Is it a chain salon or a local place? Chatters. It’s a beauty supply store (and some places have salons). I think it’s in Canada only though. ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2010, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shampoo/560487/9 "2010-11-12T23:53:24Z")
I’m a total weirdo, but a year ago I switched to using a baking soda/sea salt mix for washing. (1c warm water, 1Tbsp soda, 1tsp salt) and haven’t looked back. I have very oily skin/hair and this has been the solution. I never liked washing every day or every other day, and now I can go three and once in a while 4 days between washing. I don’t do the vinegar conditioning rinse that other no-pooers do, though. I use either an organic conditioner, or, more often, I use a dab out of the tube of stuff that comes with my box of hair color. That tube usually lasts me until the next coloring, sometimes longer - I have 3 extra tubes under the sink. Probably not helpful for your purposes, **BigBertha** , but that’s my coupla pennies… ---
**Author:** ![moejoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de053/32.png) [@moejoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moejoe)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2010, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shampoo/560487/10 "2010-11-13T06:02:49Z")
Depends on your budget. If you’re broke: Suave actually makes a great conditioner (ocean rain or something weird like that-light blue color) that makes hair much shinier and softer than one might expect from such a low rent product. I found it during an emergency 7-11 run on a vacation to nowheresville and was surprised by how much I loved it. Didn’t try the shampoo, but chances are it’s just as good. If you’re rolling in greenbacks: Kerastase products are amazing. You have to buy them in a chichi salon, but they do amazing things to your hair. ---
**Author:** ![Soliloquy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5ac83/32.png) [@Soliloquy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soliloquy)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2010, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shampoo/560487/11 "2010-11-13T06:48:31Z")
I’m a natural blonde with baby fine hair, and I use John Frieda’s Sheer Blonde formula for darker hued blonde. I like it quite a lot. Smells nice, and it doesn’t weigh my hair down much. I have to wash every single day, so I need something that is not too expensive. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2010, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shampoo/560487/12 "2010-11-13T08:49:00Z")
Twice a week I wash my hair. I use Suave coconut smellin’ shampoo and conditioner. Does well for me. ---
**Author:** ![Serenata67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/serenata67/32/10646_2.png) [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2010, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shampoo/560487/13 "2010-11-13T16:25:31Z")
I have shorter, thick, curly hair… so what I use prolly won’t work for you. But I have heard good things about Aussie products. I personally use Tressume’s curl care line, which I love. They may have other good products for your hair type. ---
**Author:** ![even\_sven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dfb087/32.png) [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2010, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shampoo/560487/14 "2010-11-13T16:33:24Z")
I’m a blonde, and I’m a sucker for Lush Cosmetic’s [the blonde](http://www.lushusa.com/shop/products/haircare/solid-shampoos/) solid shampoo. I don’t even need to use conditioner with it, and I appreciate that it’s made out of real stuff, not formulated in a lab. ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2010, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shampoo/560487/15 "2010-11-13T17:05:10Z")
**BigBertha** , are you sure you aren’t doing consumer research? ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2010, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shampoo/560487/16 "2010-11-13T17:06:18Z")
I have dandruff. I go with Walgreen’s Coal Tar house brand. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2010, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shampoo/560487/17 "2010-11-13T17:12:26Z")
> [@SeaDragonTattoo](#): > > \ I use a dab out of the tube of stuff that comes with my box of hair color. That tube usually lasts me until the next coloring, sometimes longer - I have 3 extra tubes under the sink.\ Me, too. I use the conditioner that comes with the hair colour for shaving my legs, too - it works beautifully as a shaving “soap.” > [@even\_sven](#): > > I’m a blonde, and I’m a sucker for Lush Cosmetic’s [the blonde](http://www.lushusa.com/shop/products/haircare/solid-shampoos/) solid shampoo. I don’t even need to use conditioner with it, and I appreciate that it’s made out of real stuff, not formulated in a lab. Made from real blondes?!? :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Ronald\_C.Semone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/cc9497/32.png) [@Ronald\_C.Semone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ronald_C.Semone)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2010, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shampoo/560487/18 "2010-11-14T14:49:49Z")
I wash my hair two or three times a week and even though I can afford any shampoo I want to buy for thirty years I have sworn by Johnson’s Baby Shampoo. ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2010, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shampoo/560487/19 "2010-11-15T12:51:17Z")
The best shampoo for my hair is Infusium 23 – the one that builds body, not the moisture rich one. It’s middle of the road in price, but I love what it does for my hair. It’s difficult to find, though. Most stores only care the moisture rich kind, and that leaves my hair greasy.