Revive Your Thin Strands With These Top Hair-Thickening Shampoos

Fact: everyone wants a full, thick head of hair. Unfortunately, that texture is not always easily attainable, especially if you're dealing with thinning hair.

Typically, genetics is one of the main culprits behind finer-looking strands, unwanted shedding, and hair loss. When sensitivity to DHT (a vital hormone for hair) occurs, says BosleyMD certified trichologist Gretchen Friese, the hormone "attacks the hair follicle, minimizing it, which in turn makes the hair thinner and weaker until it eventually falls out."

Not to mention, a slew of environmental factors like poor diet, illness, hormonal changes, and stressful events (we're looking at you, pandemic) can play a role in why your hair might be thinning, too. "Hair, being a non-essential tissue, is super sensitive to health and diet," says Anabel Kingsley, Philip Kingsley’s brand president and consultant trichologist. "If anything is amiss internally hair is often the first part of us to suffer."

But fret not! The right shampoo can be key in achieving a healthy, voluminous mane. "A shampoo can add body and volume to fine/thinning hair," notes Kingsley. "Regular shampooing also helps keep the scalp clean, flake-free, and healthy, which is important to hair growth."

Below, we rounded up the best shampoos for thinning hair that will restore, revive, and salvage your limp strands.