The 7 best purple shampoos and conditioners, tested to beat brassiness

One trip to the salon will have you earning your bachelor’s degree in shampoo usage.What are the best shampoos for fine hair? How about ones suited for dandruff? If your stylist doesn’t inform you, we certainly will.Much like hair type and texture, hair tone and color also impact the specific formulation you should be using.

Enter purple shampoos and conditioners — the dynamic duo well-suited for blonde and gray hair alike.They’re exactly what they sound like (shampoo spotted with purple pigments): they help eliminate unwanted brassiness and yellow tones to ensure your hair is Barbie-perfect.Personally, as someone with naturally light hair but who periodically has it chemically lightened as well, I’m a fan of purple shampoos.

I’ve tried many in search of the one that isn’t drying (as purple shampoos tend to be), has evenly distributable texture, and is perfectly pigmented.Along with celebrity hair stylist, blonde specialist, and hair extension expert Olivia Thompson, I think I’ve found the best of the best.“Purple shampoo is your hair’s best friend!” Thompson told the New York Post.

“It’s a special type of shampoo that works wonders for blonde, silver, or highlighted hair.Packed with purple or violet pigments, it acts as a color corrector, restoring a cooler and more balanced tone to your hair.”Ahead, our haircare experts dish out the deets on what to look for in purple shampoos and conditioners in our in-depth FAQ section.

Moreover, they hand-picked the best ones on the market.Pros:Cons:“The Redken Blondage Color-Depositing Purple Shampoo uses Acid Violet to eliminate any undesired brassy tones in your hair,” Dr.Green explains.

“It also uses amino acids such as Arginine and Serine to help protect against breakage and hydrate hair.”This is the one I kept in my shower year-round when I was properly blonde.It’s pigmented enough to knock out brass in one wash but doesn’t leave that weird purple cast if I rinse thoroughly.

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