Best products

The shampoos, treatments, and tools our stylists actually reach for on fine & thin hair — plus the popular buys we tell clients to skip.

How we pick

Every roundup is written by a working stylist and reflects hands-on use, not a paid placement. When you buy through our links we may earn a commission — it never changes what we recommend. Full affiliate disclosure.

Best Shampoo for Fine Hair
Cleanse
Best Shampoo for Fine Hair
Megan Holloway · 9 min
Best Shampoo for Fine, Curly Hair
Cleanse
Best Shampoo for Fine, Curly Hair
Megan Holloway · 11 min
Best Shampoo for Thinning Hair
Cleanse
Best Shampoo for Thinning Hair
Megan Holloway · 13 min
Best men's shampoo for thinning hair
Cleanse
Best Men's Shampoo for Thinning Hair
Megan Holloway · 10 min
Best Shampoo for Dry Fine Hair
Cleanse
Best Shampoo for Dry Fine Hair
Megan Holloway · 12 min
Best Shampoo for Fine Oily Hair
Cleanse
Best Shampoo for Fine Oily Hair
Megan Holloway · 11 min
Best Shampoo for Fine, Wavy Hair
Cleanse
Best Shampoo for Fine, Wavy Hair
Megan Holloway · 10 min
Best Conditioner for Fine Hair
Condition
Best Conditioner for Fine Hair
Megan Holloway · 8 min
Best Hair Mask for Fine Hair
Treatment
Best Hair Mask for Fine Hair
Megan Holloway · 8 min
Best Dry Shampoo for Fine Hair
Refresh
Best Dry Shampoo for Fine Hair
Megan Holloway · 8 min
Best Mousse for Fine Hair
Volume
Best Mousse for Fine Hair
Megan Holloway · 8 min
Best Root Lifter for Fine Hair
Volume
Best Root Lifter for Fine Hair
Megan Holloway · 8 min
Best Texture Spray for Fine Hair
Texture
Best Texture Spray for Fine Hair
Megan Holloway · 8 min
Best Heat Protectant for Fine Hair
Heat
Best Heat Protectant for Fine Hair
Megan Holloway · 8 min
Best Hair Dryer for Fine Hair
Tools
Best Hair Dryer for Fine Hair
Megan Holloway · 9 min
Best Round Brush for Fine Hair
Tools
Best Round Brush for Fine Hair
Megan Holloway · 8 min
Best Hairspray for Fine Hair
Styling
Best Hairspray for Fine Hair
Megan Holloway · 8 min
Six shampoo bottles for fine color-treated hair lined up on a pale plain surface in soft daylight, labels facing forward, no hands or people
Cleansing
Best Shampoo for Fine, Color-Treated Hair
Megan Holloway · 9 min
Best Clarifying Shampoo for Fine Hair
Cleanse
Best Clarifying Shampoo for Fine Hair
Megan Holloway · 8 min
Best drugstore products for fine, flat hair
Budget
Best Drugstore Products for Fine, Flat Hair
Megan Holloway · 9 min
Best leave-in conditioner for fine & thin hair
Condition
Best Leave-In Conditioner for Fine & Thin Hair
Megan Holloway · 8 min
Best hair oil for fine hair
Finish
Best Hair Oil for Fine Hair
Megan Holloway · 8 min
Best volumizing spray for fine & thin hair
Volume
Best Volumizing Spray for Fine & Thin Hair
Megan Holloway · 8 min
six flat irons for fine hair lined up, plate widths visible
Tools
Best Flat Iron for Fine & Thin Hair
Megan Holloway · 9 min
six hair serum bottles for fine hair, droppers and pumps visible
Finish
Best Serum for Fine & Thin Hair
Megan Holloway · 9 min
six styling gels for fine hair, clear gel textures visible
Style
Best Gel for Fine & Thin Hair
Megan Holloway · 8 min
six hairbrushes for fine hair laid out, bristle spacing visible
Tools
Best Hair Brush for Fine Hair
Megan Holloway · 9 min
a dryer with concentrator nozzle, a ceramic round brush and velcro rollers laid out together
Tools
Best Styling Tools for Fine & Thin Hair
Simone Baptiste · 10 min
barrettes, snap clips, a silk scrunchie and a velvet headband arranged on pale linen
Accessories
Best Barrettes for Thin Hair
Simone Baptiste · 9 min
Hair ties and elastics for fine and thin hair laid out by size, from mini elastics to small coils
Accessories
Best Hair Ties for Fine & Thin Hair
Simone Baptiste · 9 min
six combs laid out in a row — sawcut acetate, carbon fiber, rat-tail and shower combs
Tools
Best Comb for Fine & Thin Hair
Megan Holloway · 8 min
six lightweight styling cream tubes and bottles grouped on a pale surface
Style
Best Styling Cream for Fine Hair
Megan Holloway · 9 min
six lightweight curl creams for fine wavy hair, tubes and bottles
Style
Best Curl Cream for Fine Hair
Megan Holloway · 8 min
hot rollers, velcro rollers and satin heatless rods for fine hair
Tools
Best Hair Rollers for Fine & Thin Hair
Simone Baptiste · 9 min
small claw clips, a flat clip and a spiral hair tie for fine hair
Accessories
Best Hair Clips for Fine & Thin Hair
Simone Baptiste · 8 min
open jars of matte styling clay, water-based paste and matte pomade for fine hair
Style
Best Pomade, Paste & Clay for Fine & Thin Hair
Megan Holloway · 9 min
root powder compacts, a tinted root spray and a fiber shaker for fine hair grouped together with a short angled brush
Coverage
Best Scalp Concealers & Root Powders for Fine & Thin Hair
Megan Holloway · 11 min
six hair building fiber bottles in shaker and pump form grouped on a pale surface, labels forward
Coverage
Hair Building Fibers & Fiber Sprays for Thinning Hair
Megan Holloway · 10 min
Two shampoo bottles on a pale bathroom surface, one medicated and one everyday, beside sectioning clips
Scalp
Best Dandruff and Scalp Shampoos for Fine Hair
Megan Holloway · 11 min
A silicone scalp brush and a smooth stone scalp tool beside a folded microfiber towel
Tools
Best Scalp Brushes and Shampoo Brushes for Fine Hair
Megan Holloway · 10 min
A filtered showerhead and a replacement filter cartridge on a pale tiled surface
Tools
Best Shower Filters for Fine Hair — and What They Can't Fix
Megan Holloway · 10 min
A smooth ivory silk pillowcase on a made bed with the corner turned back to show the envelope closure
Sleep
Best Silk Pillowcases for Fine & Thin Hair
Megan Holloway · 10 min
Two hot air brushes with different barrel widths lying beside a sectioning clip
Tools
Best Blow-Dry Brushes and Hot Air Brushes for Fine Hair
Megan Holloway · 10 min
Three bond repair treatments in different formats beside a section of fine hair
Repair
Best Bond Builders for Fine Hair
Megan Holloway · 11 min
six sea salt and wave spray bottles for fine hair grouped together
Style
Best Sea Salt Spray for Fine Hair
Megan Holloway · 8 min
flat-lay of a fine-hair product kit: shampoo, conditioner, mousse, dry shampoo, heat protectant
The kit
Best Hair Products for Fine Hair: The Honest Kit
Megan Holloway · 10 min

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