How to find the perfect shampoo for your hair goals

Not feeling the lob anymore? When you’re trying to grow out a haircut, it can feel like an eternity waiting for it to get longer. Thankfully, there are a whole range of stellar shampoos on the market specifically designed to speed up the process. To give your hair a bit of a nudge, look for shampoos that focus on nourishing the scalp (because a healthy scalp means healthy hair), as well as reducing oil build-up (this will help reduce breakage). We recommend trying Bondi Boost Hair Growth Shampoo. It switches out stuff like parabens and sulphates for hair-loving ingredients like vitamins, minerals, and amino acids that get to work on revitalising the hair shaft.

While Marcia Brady may have totally lied about the whole brushing your hair 100 times before bed, we’re here to tell you that using the right shampoo is the *real* key to glossy, shiny hair. Shampoos for shine are all about delivering hydration and nourishing ingredients that leave hair feeling soft and smooth. Formulated with a blend of amla extract and coriander seed oil, Redken Diamond Oil Glow Dry Gloss Shampoo is about to become your new BFF. It’ll provide complete nourishment from root to tip, giving you flawless, glossy hair.

If your hair is damaged and prone to breakage and split ends, the good news is that the right shampoo will help get it back in tip-top shape. Search for formulas that are infused with ingredients like aloe, keratin, argan oil and shea butter, and are free of sulphates (to prevent dryness and stripping). Something like Olaplex No.4 Bond Maintenance Shampoo is perfect for the job, because it not only cleanses your scalp, but also repairs and maintains broken bonds within the hair (it’s also colour safe and suits all hair types).

Curly girls, listen up! If your curls are frizzy and get even worse in the humidity, it’s because they’re thirsty! They’re literally reaching out for moisture – poor little things. The solution? Hit that fuzzy halo with a super moisturising shampoo. When your hair is well hydrated, it’s soft, silky and more manageable when the moisture in the air rises. We love Oribe Shampoo for Moisture & Control because it tames frizz and gives you bouncy, defined curls. Plus, it makes your hair smell ridiculously expensive.

If you’re blessed with fine, limp strands, volumising sprays and powders aren’t your only weapon - there are a whole bunch of shampoos that can pump up hair’s volume. Pureology Clean Volume Shampoo removes volume-inhibiting build-up on the scalp, and delivers flexible volumisers, fortifying wheat protein and refreshing eucalyptus to lift your hair and help stimulate the scalp.

Having blonde hair is fun and all, but when you use the wrong shampoo and your perfectly brightened hair suddenly has a yellow tinge to it, it’s not a good time. Maintaining blonde hair is a real pain, but there’s an easy fix. All you have to do is incorporate a purple or toning shampoo into your weekly hair routine. Reach for something like Kérastase® Blond Bain Ultra Violet – it contains ultra violet neutralisers that remove brassiness and yellow tones to boost the luminosity of your hair, while also restoring shine and softness. Getting rid of brassy tones? Easy as pie!

Looking for more ways to up your hair game? Check out these expert tips for getting perfect hair every day of the week, and find out how often you should really be washing your hair by clicking on the Get Lippy ep below.