How To Get Rid Of Oily Hair Fast

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Going days between shampoos has become something of a competition in recent years (Kim Kardashian famously revealed she only washes her hair every five days!). But if you have feel like you can't go day without washing or even rewashing, you may want to switch to a specially-formulated shampoo for oily hair.

The best shampoos for oily and greasy hair typically contain stronger surfactants — the ingredients that cleanse strands — to remove excess sebum (a.k.a. oil). "They are also usually made with very few conditioning ingredients compared to ones for dry, damaged hair," says Danusia Wnek, chemist at Good Housekeeping Institute Beauty Lab.

Look at the color and texture of the shampoo for a cue, suggests GH Beauty Lab senior chemist Sabina Wizemann. "In general, the rule of thumb should be to look for clear shampoos, not milky ones," she explains. One upside if you have super-oily hair: You may not need to condition at all. But if you do, focus conditioner only on the ends of your hair — applying it to roots may make hair look extra-greasy.

Our Good Housekeeping Institute Beauty Lab experts share some of their top-tested and trusted shampoo picks for oily and greasy hair to help you get the cleanest (and best-looking!) strands ever:

Best Overall Shampoo for Oily Hair

Naturals Daily Clarifying Shampoo

Clarifying formulas are the powerhouse cleansers of shampoos, delivering the most purificationand easily removing oil and dirt. This super lightweight Suave formula is the GH Beauty Lab go-to for deeply cleaning strands in all their hair swatch studies! Plus, you truly cannot beat the price.

Best Shampoo For Thin Oily Hair

Full & Plush Shampoo

Garnier Fructis garnierusa.com

$4.49

An extra-oily scalp can leave hair feeling weighed down. If you want to add some oomph to your locks, you need Garnier's shampoo (and matching conditioner). This pair won the GH Beauty Lab's latest hair volumizing and thickening shampoos test, clinching the top spot for adding volume and body to hair. It'll leave hair looking full and feeling clean — without weighing it down— at a great price.

Best Shampoo for Oily Hair and Dandruff

Instant Oil Control Anti-Dandruff Shampoo

Head & Shoulders walmart.com

Great if you haveoily hair and a dry, itchy scalp, this Head & Shoulders shampoo tackles both issues. Formulated with the flake-fighting active ingredient zinc pyrithione, there's a reason the brand has become the most trusted pick for combatting combat dandruff. The citrusy scent is a fun bonus, too!

Best Shampoo For Greasy Hair And Dry Ends

Elvive Extraordinary Clay Rebalancing Shampoo

L'Oréal Paris amazon.com

$3.97

Oily strands and parched ends are a tough combo — but luckily are no match for this multi-tasking L'Oréal shampoo. A blend of three types of refined clay help reduce oil at the roots, while keeping the rest of your hair nourished and healthy. Win, win!

Best Shampoo For Oily, Color-Treated Hair

Blue Ginger & Micellar Water Shampoo

Herbal Essences walmart.com

$9.29

Thanks to a blend of botanicals, blue ginger and micellar water, this lightweight Herbal Essences formula, Wizemann's recommendation,cleans well and conditions color-treated hair without weighing it down or stripping your shade.

Best Natural Shampoo For Oily Hair

Voluminous Shampoo

Rahua dermstore.com

$34.00

Top-rated at Dermstore, this Rahua organic shampoo uses lemongrass and green tea to remove excess oil and balance the scalp, while helping to enhance body and volume. Plus, the soothing lavender scent makes washing your hair a spa-like experience. "It tends to get oily fast and my hair is very flat," a reviewer said. "This natural shampoo cleans well and gives a squeaky clean feeling without drying my hair out."

Best Shampoo For Oily Scalp and Hair Loss

Shampoo with Nettle

Klorane dermstore.com

$20.00

When it comes to greasy hair and hair loss, it's super important to treat your scalp in addition to your strands. Klorane's Shampoo with Nettle, a Dermstore top seller, uses it's namesake ingredient to help purify and soothe the scalp and control excess sebum production, all while cleansing the hair and enhancing volume.

Best Volumizing Shampoo for Oily Hair

Densifique Bodifying Shampoo

Kérastase sephora.com

$35.00

A salon splurge that's worth it, Kérastase's shampoo (and complementary conditioner) were stars in GH Beauty Lab testing for plumping strands but feeling featherlight. Theywon for thickening strands and making styles fuller compared with regular shampoo and conditioner and also earned top points for weightlessnessin Lab evaluations. "I have at least 10 bottles of 'bodifying' shampoo, and this is the best I've found for my super-straight hair," a fan raved. "It never felt weighed down and didn't go limp midday," another said.

Best Clarifying Shampoo for Oily Hair

Sunday Clarifying Shampoo

Bumble and bumble sephora.com

$27.00

This Bumble and Bumble weekly intensive deep cleanser is known to remove every last drop of oil, product build-up, dirt and pollutants from your hair and scalp. This Sephora best-seller is great for fine or thick hair, but you may want to skip if you color to prevent fading.

Dori Price Freelance Beauty Editor Dori Price is a Boston-born, New York City-based freelance writer, editor and beauty, style, and wellness expert who was the Beauty & Fashion Director at Family Circle for 13 years before she joined Good Housekeeping, Prevention and Woman's Day as a freelance beauty editor.

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