The Best Hair Products for Squeaky Clean Strands

Redken Clean Maniac Micellar

You know how micellar water has long been the secret to removing long-wearing makeup? Well that dirt-magnet technology has now been infused into a shampoo. It helps to remove dirt and oil, but is gentle on strands. In fact, this is one of the only clarifying, squeaky-clean formulas not to contain sulfates, making it a no-brainer for hair that’s been through a straightening or color process.

Matrix Total Results Pro-Solutionist Alternate Action Clarifying Shampoo

If you still only shampoo your hair a couple of times a week, make sure this is the one you’re using. It provides a deeper-than-deep clean that’s effective enough to melt away days upon days of product buildup, dry shampoo, Soul Cycle sweat, oil, and whatever else is going on under that mid-week bun. Plus it won’t overdry hair.

Kerastase Reflection Bain Chromatique Sulfate-Free

If you have color-treated hair, this deep-cleansing formula should be your daily go-to. It’s potent enough to get rid of color-killing summer ick like chlorine and sunscreen, but doesn’t mess with your color. Seriously, it can be the difference between being the perfect “natural” summer blonde and plain old brassy.

Kerastase Bain Chronologiste

The luxe lock’s brand’s most concentrated shampoo was recreated to revive flat, lifeless strands. It does so by incorporating ingredients like salicylic acid, while adding in hair-healthy oils like safflower and camellia.

Carol’s Daughter Lisa’s Hair Elixir Clarifying Sulfate-free Shampoo

This incredibly gentle purifying shampoo leans on eucalyptus, sage and lemon oils to hydrate, while coconut-derived surfactants deep clean your strands so hair and scalp stay clean and healthy.

L’Oréal Hair Expert Extraordinary Clay Shampoo

A blend of three refined clays work to clean and hydrate strands, including oily roots, without weighing hair down.

Matrix Biolage Scalpsync Cooling MInt Shampoo

Inspired by the mint leaf, this invigorating shampoo washes away oil and dirt from the hair and scalp, and also leaves is smelling minty fresh.