11 Best Drugstore Shampoo Brands for Styling on a Budget

OGX Thick and Full Biotin and Collagen Shampoo

This OGX shampoo is the perfect option to create thicker, fuller hair using Vitamin B7 biotin, collagen, and hydrolyzed wheat protein. 

This healthy alternative to expensive shampoo is available at Walgreens, Ulta, Walmart, and more for only $7.99. 

Tresemme 24 Hour Volume Shampoo

Tresemme’s volumizing formula is lightweight and meant for everyday use on fine hair to create extra volume and cleanliness for each strand. 

This shampoo is made with a vitamin blend and silk proteins to get that extra shine. It’s also PETA-approved, so get this shampoo for $3.99 at Walgreens or a pack of three for $29.99 at Walmart!

Herbal Essences Bamboo + Potent Aloe Sulfate Free Shampoo

Herbal Essences has crafted a Royal Botanic Gardens and Environmental Working Group’s certified shampoo that hydrates, softens, and strengthens hair. This shampoo is also PETA-approved and only $5.99 at your local Target and Walmart.  

Maui Moisture Heal and Hydrate + Shea Butter Shampoo

Maui’s Heal and Hydrate shampoo is for damaged hair in need of nourishment. It provides healthy-looking hair from the shea butter, coconut milk, and macadamia oil mix. In addition, this shampoo is silicone and sulfate-free and only $6.99. 

L’Oreal Paris Everpure Sulfate Free Moisture Shampoo

L’Oreal Paris’s sulfate, paraben, and harsh salt-free shampoo gently cleanses color-treated or natural hair in need of moisture and shine. This rosemary-scented shampoo is only $15.99 for both the shampoo and conditioner or just $7.99 for the shampoo. 

Shea Moisture Purple Rice Water Strength and Color Care Shampoo

This color-treated specialty shampoo is meant to repair color-damaged and brittle hair to a strong and healthy mane for only $10.99.

The top-notch repairs occur through the mineral-rich cleanser combining Purple Rice, Wild Orchid, and Sweet Violet extract while also bringing in Shea Butter, Argan Oil, and Jojoba Oil for a blinding shine. 

Paul Mitchell Tea Tree Special Shampoo

Paul Mitchell offers a paraben-free and vegan shampoo great for all hair types. It makes use of their Tingle Complex, a mixture of tea tree, peppermint, and lavender oils. This is a clean, refreshing, and brightening shampoo for only $15.00. 

Carol’s Daughter Black Vanilla Moisture & Shine Sulfate Free Shampoo

Carol’s Daughter is a sulfate, silicone, paraben, and petroleum-free shampoo that is safe and healthy for dry, brittle, and damaged hair. 

This shampoo uses Aloe Leaf Juice, Calendula Flowers, Rose Extract, and Sweet Clover to hydrate and repair hair for only $10.99. 

Pantene Gold Series Deep Hydrating Co-Wash

Pantene’s Gold Series is the new standard in hair moisturizers because of its strengthening and protecting power against damage. 

The Gold Series is also paraben, sulfate, and dye-free making it gentle on hair and an easy replacement for generic shampoos and conditioners at only $9.99. 

Love, Beauty, and Planet Blooming Color Shampoo Bar

Love, Beauty, and Planet’s Shampoo Bars are sustainably sourced, vegan, and dye, paraben, silicone, and cruelty-free. 

The Blooming Color Shampoo Bar is specifically designed to protect and enhance color-treated hair using Murumuru Butter and Rose Absolute al for just $4.99. 

Neutrogena Gentle and Soft Healthy Scalp Shampoo

Neutrogena has crafted an extremely gentle shampoo for sensitive scalps to cleanse the scalp and give lightweight moisture back to hair. This pH-balanced shampoo is paraben and sulfate-free with a non-medicated or drying formula for just $9.59.