Going Gray? Check Out This Comprehensive List of Awesome Products
Inside: A list of the best gray hair products.
When I first decided to go gray, I was confused about which products were best for my graying hair.
There is a lot of information out there about products for gray or graying hair, but most of the articles I found online were written by companies trying to make a sale, and I really prefer to get personal recommendations.
Therefore, I went on a mission to survey my fellow Silver Sisters about which products to use, and I got a lot of responses. Thanks, ladies!
Disclaimer: I’m not made of money (I wish!!), so I haven’t tried all of the products listed below.
Instead, I tried some of these products myself, and the others were recommended to me by my fellow Silver Sisters in their Silver Hair Transition Stories or via Instagram.
Please note that this article may contain affiliate links. You can read my full disclosure at the bottom of the page.
Best Products for Gray Hair
To Reduce Brassiness in Brunette Dyed Hair and to Brighten Silvers
Joico Blue Shampoo
Aveda Blue Malva Shampoo
To Reduce Brassiness in Bleached/Lightened Hair and to Brighten Silvers:
Kerotin Purple Shampoo & Conditioner – use code KGP15 for 15% off!
Pravana Perfect Blonde Shampoo
Joico Color Balance Purple Shampoo
Hask Blue Chamomile & Argan Oil Shampoo & Conditioner
Clarifying Shampoos:
Neutrogena Anti-Residue Shampoo
Acure Curiously Clarifying Shampoo
To Brighten Silvers in Fully Gray Hair:
(There are too many to mention but these are my favorites)
Kerotin Purple Shampoo & Conditioner – use code KGP15 for 15% off!
Pantene Pro-V Silver Expressions Shampoo
QuickSilverHair Clay
Joico Color Balance Purple Shampoo
White Hot Hair Glorious Shampoo
White Hot Hair Luminous Conditioner
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Sulfate-Free Shampoos and Conditioners:
Kevin Murphy Blonde Angel Shampoo and Conditioners
Deep Conditioners:
Joico K-Pak Intense Hydrator Treatment
Maui Moisture Heal & Hydrate + Shea Butter Hair Mask
Best Products to make Gray Hair Shiny:
Enjoy Protect & Shine
OGX Anti-Breakage Serum Nourishing Coconut Milk
Best Products to Reduce Frizz or Flyaways
QuickSilverHair Oil
Almond Oil
Fractionated Coconut Oil
Kevin Murphy Easy Rider Cream
Styling Products:
Redken Wax Blast 10 High Impact Finishing Spray
D:fi D:struct Pliable Molding Creme
Suavecito Pomade Original Hold
Kiehl’s Silk Groom Serum
Best Hair Thickening Products:
Boldify Hair Thickening Spray (best for air drying)
** Use code KATIEGOESPLATINUM15 for 15% off
Boldify Hair Boost Serum (best for use with hot tools)
** Use code KATIEGOESPLATINUM15 for 15% off
Best Gray Hair Root Cover-Ups:
Color WOW Root Cover-Up
Everpro Gray Away Temporary Root Concealer
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I am happy to read this again. I will share it with my mom.
Hi,
I went gray about 2 years ago and I do miss how coloring my hair made it softer and look thicker and fuller. Is there a clear treatment for gray hair that can be applied to achieve this?
I already have fine curly hair proves to be a quite a challenge to deal with some days!
Thank you!!!
I tried Joico Color Balance shampoo and it is really great. It is really fine with my hair. Thank you for sharing.
Have you had any experience or opinions on using a semi-perm gloss conditioner such as dp hue gloss+ color while transitioning. I鈥檓 considering the dark brown to help blend the gray roots line and keep the orange at bay.
No, but that’s an interesting solution!
Hi Katie,
I absolutely love your articles and Silver Revolution. In a recent email I received you mentioned you spray your hair with coconut oil. I鈥檇 love to hear more about that and also the space buns (how many do you roll). I鈥檓 trying to get away from the heat. I appreciate your help through this journey. Thank you!
Lisa Bainter
Hi, Lisa! So glad you are enjoying the blog and SR! The coconut oil I use is this Oilology one. I love it!
And in terms of space buns, I just roll two – one on each side (like Princess Leia, but higher up on my head) – and I secure them with an elastic or clip. You could do more, but it comes out great even with just two. I’ll try to do a video about it soon!
I love, love, love the BTW life-changing leave-in conditioner. It smells so good and my wavy hair feels brand new. Especially in the winter when it is really dry here in Colorado.
I’m so glad you love it! Me, too – it’s my regular conditioner now (and my whole family uses it, too)!
Dear Katie
I have been relaxing and dying my hair since my twenties, now I am 80 and I really want to stop dying my hair dark blonde.
Could you give me some advice in how to go gray.
My hair has the tendency to go orange right after the relaxing procedures…In order to avoid dying I use a hair coloring that last 3 or 4 weeks..
Too much work. Please give me some advice. I live in the Republic of Panama in Central America. thanks
I began my real gray transition in October 2017, right before our daughter鈥檚 wedding. I actually had it, gray highlighted to get rid of my previous store bought dyes but have never colored it since. I only recently developed a yellow streak on the top of my head. I had it professionally deep treated and toned and have been using Joico Purple shampoo and conditioner regularly with no further result. I am placing an order for Overtone鈥檚 darkest silver treatment and can鈥檛 wait! My daughters love my gray hair and my husband has always teased about me being older (which I am not; I鈥檓 just more mature!) but he loves it too. Yes, Katie, going gray is freeing and it reminds me of all the things I loved about my grandparents and gives me hope that I will be a wonderful Grandma someday too!
Wonderful, Dee! I love that connection with your grandparents. It’s a great way to connect with our ancestors, that’s for sure!
Just thinking about going gray I am tired of the expense and I am nearly 70. I have read and asked questions of my salon and online. I want to know if I use a clarifying shampoo for a while or Head and Shoulders will this gradually strip away the color ( medium blond) and let the natural gray show. Will the gray show naturally or will it be some funky color? Is there something else I have to do at the same time? Purple shampoo? I can’t afford the salons near me for a process that would take hours and weekly visits. HELP! Could it be as easy as washing the permanent color away with shampoo? Thanks CONFUSED!!!
Hi, Roxanne! A lot of women (myself included) used clarifying shampoo once a week to fade the dye. It worked, but I think it DID make my dark brunette dye turn brassy orange. If your dyed hair is blonde, I don’t think it should affect you too much? (Head & Shoulders is another option). If your fading dye turns brassy yellow, use purple shampoo to help tone it down. It shouldn’t be too difficult! Good luck!
Hello, Have you heard of or reviewed a line of products out of the U.K. called White Hot? They carry an every day formula (if you’re so inclined), and a once weekly violet “luminous” line for silver hair. They ran a special where it was BOGO so I tried them. Ordered one from each line, and the product was nice, and smelled wonderful, but prohibitively expensive (shipping charges and all).
If you know of them, which products made here are comparable.
Thank you for your consideration on this subject.
Hi, Vickie – Yes, Louise from the UK recommended White Hot Hair products, if I remember correctly. I think any of the products I have listed above under “To Brighten Silvers” should work the same way. Also, have you tried the BTWCo. products yet? They are all listed above and they are excellent! Lauren, the founder of BTWCo. is a silver sister herself (with gorgeous long gray hair) and she invented them. I love the ones I’ve used and I’ve only heard good things from other silver sisters. You might want to try her purple shampoo and conditioner, and her life-changing leave-in conditioner is amazing! You don’t want to use purple shampoo every day (just once a week or so), so I would get her daily moisturizing shampoo for days in-between. I use it and really like it so far. Hope this helps!
Thank you, I’m trying to get rid of my blonde and go down the natural way of my hair. I’m fed up of having it coloured every couple of months for the grey to rear it’s pesky roots. I am going to try the head and shoulders anti dandruff shampoo, in between washes. Xx
Great, Karen! I think you’ll find that it helps. Just make sure to deep condition afterward, so your hair doesn’t get too dry. 馃檪
Hi Katie. I went natural about two years ago and love it. But I鈥檓 always in search of styling products that will provide good hold and a little shine without discoloring my grays. Could you add some styling product recommendations?
Sure, Kim! I’ll look into it and update the list soon. xoxo
Dear Katie,Thanks for your blog, it is the best!I am just at the very beginning of that journey.I have the exact same “conflict” to overcome that you have: a brunette hair dye growing out very slowly with a strong demarcation line.
I was looking in your blog for a weekly manual of how to fade out the dye gently at the beginning of that journey. The demarcation line is sometimes a challenge for me so I want to soften the brunette as much as possible!
So far I found:once a week a clarifying shampoo by neutrogena plus the quick silver Kaolin mask.
Is this correct?I did not find the clarifying shampoo amongst your products.Did you ever try Vitamin C?Do you have any recommendations? THanks Judith
Judith, so glad you like the blog! Oops – forgot to add the clarifying shampoo to this list. It’s on my Resources Page – it’s actually called Neutrogena Anti-Residue shampoo. I love it! I haven’t tried Vitamin C…what is it supposed to do?
Some people say that Anti-Dandruff Shampoo Fades the Dye. For me, the Neutrogena has really helped, and I always follow it up with the Joico K-Pak Intense Hydrator to deep condition as the Neutrogena can dry out your hair.
Regarding the blorange, check out my posts and videos on Blue Shampoo. I don’t know if that’s a problem for you yet, but faded brunette dye often takes on an orange tone (“blorange”) that gets really brassy. Just search my posts for blue shampoo and you’ll see the experiments I did with it.
Re: the QuickSilverHair mask, I use it every so often to brighten up my whites. It’s great!
I’ll do a post soon about my exact hair routine. Still relatively new to the blogging world and it’s hard to keep up! 馃檪