If you're wishing for thick, healthy hair [1] with no luck, you may be sabotageing your shampoo-commercial dreams without even knowing it. Even things that seem to be good choices — like conditioning [2] and brushing — may be hurting your chances at an Ariana Grande-level ponytail [3].
Or, perhaps you're like me (and many others [4]) and your hair grows in very full [5] . . . but has a tendency to break off [6] at the edges, or has thinned from chemical processes [7]. Whether you're trying to get your hair to grow or trying to get it not to thin, know that you're not alone.
Plenty of Sephora shoppers have faced these same problems and discovered helpful solutions. Ahead, find the top-rated products for hair growth (and healthier scalps), including serums, shampoos, and sprays.
The Ordinary Multi-Peptide Serum for Hair Density
The Ordinary Multi-Peptide Serum for Hair Density [8] ($18) packs three different peptide complexes to improve thickness and fullness. Beyond adding density, this product also helps increase blood flow in the scalp so that — and follicles — are well-hydrated so hair grows in healthier, too.
Rossano Ferretti Parma Prodigio Regenerating Treatment
One key way to encourage growth is making sure your existing hair is in the best possible shape, and going from there. This Rossano Ferretti Parma Prodigio Regenerating Treatment [9] ($98) helps repair damage with richly hydrating butters. and supports thicker, healthier hair coming in moving forward.
Ouai Hair Supplement for Thinning Hair
Ouai Hair Supplement for Thinning Hair [10] ($28) packs biotin, amino acids, and sulfur-based MSM which all worth together to increase hair growth. Oh, and there's also ashwagandha inside to reduce the stress hormone cortisol in the body (as high levels of cortisone can damage follicles that help hair grow).
Alterna Haircare Caviar Anti-Ageing Clinical Densifying Shampoo
Not only does the top-rated Alterna Haircare Caviar Anti-Ageing Clinical Densifying Shampoo [11] ($34) cleanse, it helps block DHT which often leads to hair loss. This shampoo also features a red clover complex to thicken, and adds in ingredients to slow natural, chemical, and environmental ageing, too.
Alterna Haircare Caviar Anti-Ageing Clinical Densifying Styling Mousse
This Alterna Haircare Caviar Anti-Ageing Clinical Densifying Styling Mousse [12] ($38) also features the brand's red clover growth complex (to stimulate the growth of healthier, denser hair in the future), but its non-sticky polymers can make styles look instantly fuller with just a few scrunches.
Briogeo Blossom and Bloom Hair Thickening + Volumizing Travel Kit
The travel-sized goodies inside this Briogeo Blossom and Bloom Hair Thickening + Volumizing Travel Kit [13] ($25) help thin hair in the short term, thanks to follicle-stimulating ginger and ginseng that support blood flow to the scalp. There's also strengthening biotin right inside to promote growth at the same time.
Better Not Younger Superpower Fortifying Hair and Scalp Serum
The lightweight Better Not Younger Superpower Fortifying Hair and Scalp Serum [14] ($47) has centella asiatica inside to strengthen hair follicles and caffeine for extra support, too. Those ingredients — along with other vitamins — leave your whole head healthier so hair can grow in thicker and fuller, and there's a 91 percent recommendation rating from other Sephora shoppers, too.
Reverie Cake Restorative Scalp Tonic
This top-rated Reverie Cake Restorative Scalp Tonic [15] ($72) uses active ingredients like Swiss apple stem cells to delay the ageing of hair follicles and also promote hair growth. There's also a blend of eight essential oils to ensure hair is smoothed on the outside, while restructuring is going on in the inside.
Sephora Collection x OLLY: Lustrous Hair
Sephora Collection x OLLY: Lustrous Hair [16] ($7) are grapefruit-flavoured gummies packed with biotin, keratin, and vitamins C and E for stronger, fuller hair.
Seed Phytonutrients Hair and Body Castor Oil
Much loved for promoting hair growth [17], castor oil is the main ingredient in this Seed Phytonutrients Hair and Body Castor Oil [18] ($28). The product also helps condition and hydrate, and packs antioxidant-rich argan oil with vitamin E to increase circulation in the scalp so hair can grow in stronger, too.
Better Not Younger Scalp Detox and Hair Volumizing Kit
Give a scalp a reset with the top-rated Better Not Younger Scalp Detox and Hair Volumizing Kit [19] ($44) with a full-sized charcoal cleanser and a volumizing shampoo and conditioner, too. The three products work together to remove dead skin cells and build-up at the roots before adding in hair-strengthening ingredients like moisturising bamboo and antioxidant-rich, conditioning hops.
Briogeo B. Well Vegan Omegas + Biotin Supplements for Hair Thinning
With an average 4.7-star rating and 92 percent of other Sephora purchasers willing to vouch for it, this Briogeo B. Well Vegan Omegas + Biotin Supplements for Hair Thinning [20] ($38) is a popular choice to strengthen hair. It's loaded with vitamins along with a vegan omega-3 complex (from microalgae), plus there's biotin to make the shaft and follicle stronger so less hair breaks off, too.
Better Not Younger Lift Me Up Hair Thickener
The niacinamide and biotin in the top-rated Better Not Younger Lift Me Up Hair Thickener [21] ($34) support hair follicle function to rebuild keratin for thicker, healthier hair. The spray gel also coats hair with ceramide NG to protect the shaft and lock in moisture so hair looks instantly sleeker.
Kérastase Initialiste Advanced Scalp and Hair Serum
The top-rated Kérastase Initialiste Advanced Scalp and Hair Serum [22] ($40) features the SP94 peptide which penetrates roots to help reinforce hair fibres. There are also ceramides inside to strengthen against breakage as well.
Hum Nutrition Hair Sweet Hair Growth - Vegan Gummies
Naturally these Hum Nutrition Hair Sweet Hair Growth - Vegan Gummies [23] ($10-$25) have biotin and folic acid to help with hair growth, but they also add in the tonic herb, fo-ti, which is used in traditional Chinese medicine to help scalps stay healthy, too.
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