Best Shampoos For Wavy Hair for More Bounce and Luster

Remove buildup and restore volume with these refreshing hair-healthy shampoos.

As our obsession with curling irons and wands comes to show, we’re obsessed with wavy hair. But maintaining naturally wavy hair is usually hardly an easy task. There are some days where they’ll achieve that beautiful, voluminous bounce that we dream of for beach days. Other times it’ll be a frizzy uncontrollable mess, or maybe lie limp against your head. While certain treatments and styling products will help you get to your hair goals, it all starts with how you wash your hair. We’ve outlined a list of the best silicone-free shampoos that are compatible with wavy hair.

How to choose the best shampoo for wavy hair

A shampoo is the first product you apply to get your hair clean and ready to style.  If you’re having hair trouble, it might be worth looking into the shampoo you use! 

To get that frizz-free look, look for a shampoo that doesn’t strip your hair of its natural oils. Plant oils like jojoba oil, argan oil, and saponified coconut oil will help replenish moisture, while purifying your scalp and hair without clogged your pores. Harsh detergents like sulfates are a definite no! While they may help accomplish that satisfying squeaky clean cleanse, they’ll usually remove more essential moisture than necessary from your scalp.

Is your hair feeling dull or weighed down? Consider skipping silicone ingredients that are difficult to rinse off and may increase unnecessary buildup on your strands, weighing down your hair. Even certain natural ingredients like coconut oil and cocoa butter can cause unwanted buildup on your hair if you’re not careful to rinse it out, or if it’s in too high of a concentration in your shampoo! Look for hair-compatible oils such as jojoba oil, argan oil, almond oil, and grapeseed if you’re really keen on avoiding that grease. These hair-friendly oils cleanse and moisturize, without feeling greasy or clogging pores!

Best shampoos for wavy hair

Voluminous Shampoo from Rahua
Like to pack multiple styling products on your hair? While hair serums, balms, and sprays can still be nourishing for your hair, you’re better off washing them off regularly for maximum volume and shine. Remove product and grease buildup with citrus juices and lemongrass in this volumizing shampoo, while deeply nourishing your hair with Omega 9 fatty acid rich rahua oil.

Glossing Shampoo from 100% Pure
Wavy hair and curly hair look their best in their full natural shine! This shine-boosting shampoo doubles as a conditioner with brightening green apple, sake, and apple cider vinegar that restore your hair’s natural brilliance. It replenishes moisture with lightweight ingredients such as aloe, rose water, and seaweed collagen that are perfect for wavy and thick hair types!

Wave & Curl Color Wellness Shampoo from Acure
If you’ve color treated your wavy hair, you’ll need a more heavy duty moisturizing shampoo. This shampoo is packed with ingredients such as citrus oils and blue tansy oil that help promote vibrancy and color in your hair. Sunflower seed oil and argan oil provide intense moisturizing that leave hair feeling silky, not greasy.

Feed Your Moisture from Yarok
This shampoo may be full of oils, but don’t let that scare you off! It’s made with a base of lightweight yet intensely moisturizing plant oils that won’t weigh down on thick or curly natural hair. We’re talking about deluxe organic oils from jojoba, hemp seed, argan, and apricot that create a creamy texture to cleanse your hair gently, without stripping your hair of its natural oils.

Salty Waves Texturizing Shampoo from Pacifica
Ready to rock those waves at the beach? Get a helpful boost and define your curls with this texturizing shampoo. Strengthen your scalp and hair with Vitamin B and E, while cleansing away dirt and oil with sea algae and chia extract to reveal your hair’s natural waves and your inner mermaid.

Thickening Shampoo from Avalon Organics
Everyone’s hair is different, and wavy hair doesn’t always mean you’ll automatically thick hair. But if you notice your hair strands thinning over time, you could benefit from using a thickening shampoo. This hair-boosting shampoo works to restore volume with degreasing essential oils, while helping to strengthen hair strands in the long run with biotin and Vitamin E.

The Do-All Wash from Meant
Dealing with a clogged up, itchy scalp? Get relief with willow bark extract, that contains salicylic acid to help purify and cleanse pores and hair follicles. This handy shampoo is actually a 3-in-1 product that you can use as a body wash and face wash! Now there’s no excuse for being too lazy to take care of your hair.

Moondust Collection: Hair Wash from OWA Haircare
Having a difficult time working shampoo into your tangled thick hair? Give this powder shampoo a try! Nope, it’s not a dry shampoo, but activates upon contact with water. You can control exactly how runny or thick you want the formula to be, making it easy to massage into your scalp. 

Additional hair-washing tips for wavy hair

• Love blow drying your hair? We highly recommend applying a heat protectant spray to your hair first, or put down the blow dryer ever now and then to give your hair a break.
• It’s true, you can over-brush your hair! While brushing every now and then can restore shape back to your waves, over-brushing can remove too much moisture from your scalp and hair, leading to more frizz.
• Use fingers or a wide-tooth comb to tease apart wet wavy hair. 
• Overwashing your hair can dry out your scalp too. Need a little extra life to your curls? Try a texturizing spray or dry shampoo to bring back some oomph. 
• Lighten up on hair oil. While hair oil does boost your shine and deeply moisturizes, too much of it can weigh down your hair.
• Use shampoo and conditioner every time you wash your hair, as well as follow up with a deep conditioner or hair mask once a week for an anti-frizz treatment routine.

By practicing a regular hair cleansing routine with a hardworking shampoo that’s still gentle on your hair, you can lessen the number of bad hair days you have, and regularly enjoy the bouncy wavy locks of your dreams. It’s time to pamper your hair and let it shine in its natural glory!