A hair professional wouldn’t dream of using a pair of kitchen scissors to cut a client’s hair. And there’s good reason stylists use salon-grade shampoos to wash clients’ hair too.
Shampoos for salons are formulated with higher quality ingredients, target specific hair concerns and clean hair more effectively than supermarket shampoos.
And it’s not just the high-grade ingredients they have in them. It’s the nasties they don’t contain that ensure hair is left healthier, shinier and with less product build-up.
They’re more concentrated, so less product is used per wash, which makes them good value over the long term.
You’ve seen your clients leaving the salon wondering how they can maintain their professional look and feel at home. The solution: professional products. Offer your clients shampoo to buy and they’ll thank you for it.
Here’s our round-up of the best shampoos for salons in South Africa in 2025, available online exclusively to professionals. Professional shampoo is the first step to healthy hair and styling.
Best overall shampoo range for salons
Salon Fuels
Salon Fuels has earned itself a well-deserved reputation as an industry staple for its affordable, everyday salon shampoos.
Its pampering products gently cleanse hair to remove accumulated build-up and debris without stripping natural oils. They’re packed with gentle, high-grade ingredients.
Formulations cover all needs – from anti-frizz to dry, damaged hair. There are also sulphate-free and cocoa butter-enriched formulations.
They’re available with popular natural fragrances, in one, five and 25-litre containers, making them economical and convenient.
Best organic shampoo for salons
LOMA shampoos
Clients and professionals increasingly demand organic hair products. US brand LOMA’s high-performing shampoos are formulated with a base of pure water and certified organic aloe vera gel, then infused with healing ingredients and essential oils.
LOMA shampoos are the first step in a pure, natural cleanse. They’re all free of sulphates, parabens and sodium chloride. They’re also free of gluten and soy, and are animal- and vegan-friendly.
The company is dedicated to offering the purest, most environmentally-friendly hair solutions. Unusually, it handles every aspect of production, from sourcing the finest raw materials to packaging and labelling its own products. Organic shampoo that’s good for hair and the planet.
Best bulk shampoo for salons
Truzone Shampoo
Truzone’s range of five-litre shampoos are perfect for salons that want high-performing products at a great price. The bulk range is ideal for restoring hair’s vibrancy, manageability and texture.
The brand offers a range of highly researched and developed shampoos that are suited for all hair types, lengths, conditions and thicknesses. They’re all formulated with a balanced pH to return hair to its normal, healthy state, plus natural extracts with fresh fragrances that customers love.
Choose from the tropical nuttiness of almond or coconut oil, the fruity zest of fresh apple, lemon & lime, peach sorbet, rhubarb sorbet or tangerine, invigorating tea tree and herbal extracts.
Best shampoo for dry hair
OSMO Deep Moisture Shampoo
If your client wants a deeply hydrating cleanser that doesn’t weigh down hair, choose this OSMO Deep Moisture Shampoo. Extracts of patchouli oil and keratin complex intensely nourish hair that’s stressed, dry, heat-traumatised or chemically-abused.
Panthenol pro vitamin B5 penetrates the shaft to moisturise dry, damaged hair, while ylang-ylang soothes for a smooth finish. Hair is left soft, nourished and shiny. What’s more, it’s completely cruelty-free.
Best shampoo for treated/damaged hair
Brasil Cacau Extreme Repair Shampoo
Brasil Cacau shampoos are ideal for clients with dry, brittle, weak, damaged and chemically-abused hair in need of extreme hydration and moisture.
This shampoo uses the restorative properties of cocoa to treat, mend and repair damage caused by chemicals and excessive heat. Cationic peptides (amino acids) regenerate hair layers for smoother, shinier locks.
It can also be used on excessively dry hair that needs an injection of moisture or to extend the lifespan of a keratin treatment by taming frizz, reducing fly-aways and increasing shine.
Best shampoo for keratin-treated hair
Brasil Cacau Anti Frizz Shampoo
This mild, gentle shampoo is ideal for clients who’ve had a straightening and smoothing keratin reconstruction treatment. Active ingredients including keratin help regenerate inner and outer layers to promote smoother, shinier hair while reducing frizz.
This also makes it an ideal shampoo for anyone with coarse, unruly, frizzy locks, as hair is left more manageable, easier to style and shinier.
Best shampoo for curly hair
KAYPRO Curl Shampoo for Curly/Wavy Hair
If your client wants to control, define and enhance the shape of curls and waves, this is the shampoo to choose.
Honey and vitamin C complex delicately cleanse curls and waves, leaving them moisturised, supple and wrapped in a protective, glossy film. Curls and wavy hair are left hydrated and elastic with improved control and definition.
Best shampoo for brunette hair
OSMO Super Cool Zero Orange Shampoo
This is the ideal shampoo for clients suffering from unwanted red, orange and copper reflections. Super-blue pigments neutralise bright tones to create deeper, more intense shades in both light and dark brunettes.
The sulphate-free shampoo is ideal for all brunettes, both coloured and natural, to keep them cool and free of copper, red and brassy tones. The vegan and cruelty-free formula can be used as daily maintenance or after a colour service.
Best no-yellow shampoo
OSMO Super Silver No Yellow Shampoo
OSMO Silverising Shampoo
The extreme, super-violet pigments in OSMO’s Super Silver No Yellow Shampoo neutralise brassy yellow tones, leaving cool ash hues.
The 100% sulphate-free shampoo is the first choice for super-lightened, grey or bleached blonde hair. It can also be used as a toner after the bleaching process, and we love its gorgeous scent.
If you’re looking to revitalise silver tones in grey, white or blonde hair, pick the OSMO Silverising Shampoo. It banishes yellow tones while revitalising and adding lustre.
Best shampoo for fine/thin hair
Agiva Biotin & Collagen Shampoo
If your clients have fine, thin or brittle hair that’s prone to breakage and fall out, this is the shampoo to use. Active ingredients biotin and collagen work to promote hair growth and strength, while providing intense hydration, to create visibly thicker, more voluminous hair.
Biotin is an essential B vitamin that stimulates hair growth, prevents hair loss and improves elasticity. Collagen strengthens hair structure, making it more resistant to external damage.
Agiva Biotin and Collagen Shampoo is free of sulphates, parabens and silicones, and formulated without salt to prevent dryness or irritation. Its gentle formula cleanses hair without stripping it of its natural oils, leaving it fresh and clean.