5 clarifying shampoos for men who use styling products on the daily
Clean as a whistle
If you’re a gent who’s found themselves addicted to styling products and subsequently lived through the nightmare that is product build-up, been struck with a bad bout of dandruff or have a scalp that over-produces oil like nobody’s business – then you’re probably in the market for a clarifying shampoo.
These deep-cleansing shampoo formulas are a cut above the rest when it comes to powering through product build-up, dandruff and excess oil and sebum. They’re excellent at keeping those hair follicles clean, unclogged and stimulated, so you can maintain your scalp and hair health in the long run – meaning less hair fall-out and strong, shiny, soft strands.
Get around these five clarifying shampoos, lads – your scalp can thank us later.
Kérastase Specifique Balancing Shampoo
This purifying pick somehow manages to strike the perfect balance, deeply cleansing the scalp of oil, excess sebum, product build-up and impurities, while being uber gentle on strands. Rich in glycerin and vitamin B6, this botanical-infused formula forgoes traditional cleansing agents for gentle naturally-derived ingredients for a balanced and healthy scalp.
Kérastase Specifique Balancing Shampoo
Redken Detox Hair Cleansing Cream Shampoo
Sulphate-free and colour-safe, this clarifier helps to remove pollutants as well as excess oil, sebum, unwanted minerals from tap water and product build-up, without stripping strands of precious moisture. Use once a week for a hair detox and reset that leaves hair looking and feeling shiny and soft.
Redken Detox Hair Cleansing Cream Shampoo
Klorane Shampoo with Aquatic Mint
Our budget-friendly pick, this mint-infused formula revitalises and stimulates the scalp, while also boasting a vegan-friendly and sulphate-free ingredients list. Enjoy a cooling sensation on your ol’ noggin and enviably shiny, smooth strands post-shower.
Klorane Shampoo with Aquatic Mint
KEVIN.MURPHY Maxi.Wash
Excess oil, build-up, and a flaky scalp are no match for this spring clean in a bottle. Suitable for sensitive scalps, damaged or colour-treated hair, this dedicated offering utilises a botanically-enriched pH-balanced formula to effectively cleanse your scalp and hair without stripping it dry. Lightweight, healthy hair here we come.
KEVIN.MURPHY Maxi.Wash
Mr. Smith Stimulating Shampoo
If you like to wash your hair every day, then this pick is for you. Gentle enough for daily use while still being tough on product build-up, this stimulating shampoo is enriched with peppermint oil and caffeine-rich green tea extract to help promote scalp circulation and subsequently encourage hair growth. And with a UVA/UVB protecting formula, this is a great pick for the self-professed beach bum.
Mr. Smith Stimulating Shampoo
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Briar Clark got her start in the media industry in 2017, as an intern for Marie Claire and InStyle. Since then, her keen interest in fashion and beauty has landed her gigs as a Digital Content Producer and Beauty Editor with titles like Girlfriend, Refinery29, BEAUTYcrew and beautyheaven. She loves the way seemingly innocuous topics like skin care and style have the ability to put a smile on people’s faces or make them think about themselves a little differently. A big believer in self love and experimentation, Briar has made a point of becoming the Australian beauty industry’s unofficial guinea pig for unusual treatments and daring hair trends. When she’s not testing out the latest beauty launches, Briar is big on broadening her horizons, mostly in the form of food but she’s also partial to travelling to new destinations both near and far (and of course, allocating an extra bag to bring their best beauty offerings home with her).
