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Blue shampoo won't turn your hair blue. But what it can do is help fight the stubborn brassy, orange tones that can make brunette hair lose its luster. Think of it as simple color theory: the same way that purple shampoo can help brighten blonde hair by counteracting yellow tones, the same is true for blue shampoo and brown hair's orange tones. A great blue shampoo will help extend the quality of your hair color between salon or color appointments without accidentally redecorating your entire bathroom. Ahead, the 8 essential blue shampoo formulas for all hair types.
We trust John Frieda with all things hair color. This genius blue shampoo deposits a brass-fighting tint in hair without staining your hands (or shower).
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PHYTO PHYTARGENT Botanical Brightening Shampoo
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PHYTO PHYTARGENT Botanical Brightening Shampoo
With ingredients likecornflower extract, walnut leaf, rhatany root, and broom, this plant-forward shampoo gently cleanses hair while staving off yellow tones with each use.
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Not Your Mother's Triple Threat Brunette Shampoo
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Not Your Mother's Triple Threat Brunette Shampoo
This shampoo uses blue tansy oil to reduce brassy tones while also seriously boosting hair's gloss and shine.
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Redken Color Extend Brownlights Blue Toning Sulfate-Free Shampoo
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Redken Color Extend Brownlights Blue Toning Sulfate-Free Shampoo
This sulfate-free shampoo deposits a serious blue tint—but don't be intimidated by the color straight out of the bottle. The toning formula is the best we've found for seriously brassy hair. Just be sure to rinse your hands and shower immediately after use.
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DevaCurl DevaCurl No-Poo Blue Anti-Brass Zero Lather Curl Cleanser
This sulfate and silicone-free shampoo was made specifically for curly hair to help gently cleanse while also toning color.
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Matrix Total Results Brass Off Shampoo
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Matrix Total Results Brass Off Shampoo
This blue-violet shampoo was created for brunettes who lighten their hair, so it will help tone both yellow and orange shades in hair.
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Both sulfate and silicone free, this shampoo lathers beautifully while still protecting your hair color. It's the perfect shampoo to use if you dye your hair brown regularly.
This blue shampoo from Aveda doesn't just smell divine, it also deposits the perfect amount of blue pigment to leave all hair tones looking bright and glossy, like you just left the salon.
Beauty Director
Jenna Rosenstein is the Beauty Director at BAZAAR.com. While attending NYU, she held internships at Women’s Wear Daily, Bloomingdale’s, Harper’s BAZAAR (as Glenda’s intern!) and Allure, the latter of which she parlayed into her first job as the Beauty Assistant. She left Allure three years later as the Senior Beauty Editor, spent a few months at Refinery29 in the same title overseeing branded content, before finally landing back at BAZAAR to oversee all digital beauty content. When she's not testing every lipstick known to mankind, getting zapped by new lasers, or interviewing experts and celebrities, you can find Rosenstein re-watching Star Wars movies, reading books about new discoveries in science and health, and playing with her Bombay cat named Maddie.
