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The Best Shampoo for Dry Hair: Best Moisturizing Shampoo and Conditioner

DKrunner | Sep 28, 2010 |

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It makes life easier to have a go-to hair product and brand that makes your hair look healthy and easy to work with, especially when you have dry hair. However, there are many different shampoo and conditioner hair products out there that battle for the title of "the best". It can be hard to choose which product might be a good choice when you are shopping for the best shampoo for dry hair.

Here is my numero uno favorite choice for the best shampoo for color treated hair, or for hair that is otherwise just a bit on the dry or frizzy side:

Matrix Essentials; specifically the "Sleek Look" line
Back in college, my roommate used the product line; I washed my hair with the shampoo and conditioner once and was hooked. It has a nice clean smell and it prevents frizzy hair because it makes your hair soft and manageable. I have fine straight hair and it makes it soft without making it lie flat because product weigh-down. For dry hair, this moisturizing shampoo will tame your locks and breathe a little hydration back into your hair.

Here are some additional tips for what to look for in a best moisturizing shampoo and/or conditioner. And yes, my above choice does not necessarily follow these "best shampoo for dry hair" rules!

Check the ingredients on the backs of the bottles of the "best moisturizing shampoo".

Watch the label of ingredient for drying chemicals.
Have you even taken notice to the ingredients on the backs of shampoo bottles? If you start reading them, you will notice that 95% of them have some form of alcohol as one of the main ingredients. As you can imagine, alcohol will only serve to dry the hair strand out further, leading one to the sound conclusion that these categories of hair product will likely not be the best shampoo for dry hair!

Look for natural, fatty ingredients to find your best moisturizing shampoo for dry hair.
Some of the best moisturizing shampoos I have used have had main ingredients that you typically find on your plate of lunch! For example, a shampoo for dry hair with coconut milk in it left my locks feeling clean (but not stripped) and silky smooth. It was lightweight but left my hair soft, and it smelled fresh and clean, too.
Another excellent best shampoo for dry hair might have avocado in it, another one of my favorites. These fats that are healthy for your body also do your hair strand favors as well. Give either of the two of these ingredients a whirl and you might be looking to vote them best shampoo and conditioner for dry hair as well.

Steer clear of moisturizing shampoo and conditioner for dry hair types that have added fragrance.
Back to the chemical agents that dry hair out (why is it that all of the supposed best shampoo for dry hair products all have things that specifically dry hair out!); the fragrances added via extra chemicals can make your hair dry and brittle; avoid these whenever possible if you are trying to get soft shiny hair that stays healthy.