Which MONAT shampoo is right for me?

Which MONAT shampoo suits you isn't decided by the price or the biggest set. It follows your most important goal and the two things that shape your hair the most: your scalp and how thick your hair is. Sort out those three points for yourself and you'll almost always land on the right base. And most of the time it takes exactly one shampoo, not the whole shelf.

What this means at MONAT

MONAT doesn't sort care by labels like "dry" or "oily", but by what your scalp, strand thickness, hair condition and main goal actually need. Each line has a clear job, and with shampoo it isn't the richest one that counts, but the one that suits your individual hair.

MONAT shampoos are also concentrated: you need less than usual and emulsify them in your hands in well-saturated hair. Exactly how that works is in the guide how to wash your hair.

Start with your main goal

Hair rarely has just one issue. Yours might be dry, fine and a little damaged all at once. Even so, it helps to pick a main goal, the thing that bothers you most day to day. That's what your base formula should follow, and everything else you round out with one or two targeted extras. A whole shelf full of products doesn't make your care better, only more confusing.

Two more things decide alongside your goal: how quickly your scalp turns oily, and how thick each individual strand is. Fine hair is weighed down fast by rich formulas; strong hair often tolerates and needs more nourishment. Keep that in mind and you'll find your shampoo here at a glance:

• Dry, dull lengths, fine to medium hair: Advanced Hydration.
• Dry lengths, strong hair: the richer Renew™ system.
• Flat, limp, fine hair: Revive™ for volume.
• Breakage and damage: the strengthening Bond IQ™ system.
• Thinner-looking hair: the densifying IR Clinical™ line.
• Oily roots or build-up: the clarifying Purifying Vinegar line.
• Frizz and unruly lengths: Smoothing Anti-Frizz™.

The individual lines side by side, with what they're for and what they're less suited to, are laid out in the overview MONAT systems compared.

For dryness: Advanced Hydration or Renew

If your hair feels straw-like, is hard to comb or barely shines anymore, moisture takes priority. Here MONAT offers two routes. The Advanced Hydration line is tailored to fine-to-medium hair: it delivers noticeable moisture without weighing hair down. For medium-to-strong, clearly dry hair, the richer Renew™ line is the more natural choice, because thicker hair takes up more.

Which of the two suits you comes down almost entirely to your strand thickness, and that's settled in the guide Advanced Hydration or Renew. Because dryness has many causes, it's worth first reading the guide to dry hair.

For more volume in fine hair: Revive

If your hair mainly looks flat and limp and collapses right at the roots, you don't need a heavy moisture treatment but lightness. The Revive™ line is made exactly for this: it cleanses thoroughly, adds grip and makes fine hair look fuller and more defined without weighing it down. Rich repair formulas often achieve the opposite on fine hair and press it flat.

Volume is largely a question of the right product choice and technique. What actually gives fine hair more fullness is covered in the guide to fine hair and volume.

For breakage and damage: Bond IQ

If your hair snaps easily, frays, or feels weakened after colouring, bleaching or frequent heat styling, resilience is the goal. The strengthening Bond IQ™ system is built for stressed, breakage-prone hair: it helps hair look and feel suppler and more resilient and protects the lengths while combing and styling. That won't replace scissors on existing split ends, but it can help prevent new breakage.

For thinner-looking hair: IR Clinical

If your part looks wider than it used to and you're missing fullness overall, the densifying IR Clinical™ line is the fitting system. It's designed to make hair look denser and fuller and to care for the scalp, where fullness is decided. This is a cosmetic care routine for the visible impression, not a medicine.

So here's an important note from our consultations: genuine, ongoing hair loss, meaning bald patches, a noticeably wider part or hair coming out in clumps, belongs in the hands of a doctor. The causes range from hormones to medical conditions. What care can realistically do, and when a medical check is due, is set out in the guide to thinning-looking hair.

The scalp decides the frequency: Purifying

If your roots turn oily fast, your scalp feels tight, or after a while you feel a film of product residue (build-up), your scalp is the theme. The Purifying Vinegar line cleanses more deeply and helps gently dissolve deposits, ideal as an occasional clarify, not necessarily for every wash. Because your scalp above all determines how often you wash at all: oily roots rather more often, a dry scalp rather less.

For frizz: Smoothing Anti-Frizz

If your hair frizzes in humidity, develops flyaways and is hard to keep smooth, the Smoothing Anti-Frizz™ line is the fitting base. It supports a smoother, calmer surface and makes hair more manageable and easier to style, especially on muggy days.

Quick questions

Do I need the whole set?

No. For most people a base of shampoo and conditioner is enough, plus at most one or two targeted extras for a secondary concern. More products don't automatically mean better hair.

What if several goals apply to me?

Choose your base by your main goal and address the secondary one selectively, for example a moisture masque if you're also dry, or an oil on the ends against frizz.

Can a shampoo help with hair loss?

A shampoo is a cosmetic product that can care for your hair and make it look fuller, but it can't treat medical hair loss. If shedding is persistent, a medical assessment is the right path.

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Still unsure which base suits you? Take the free hair analysis. In a few minutes you see your hair profile by strand thickness, scalp, damage and volume. Which shampoo fits it exactly is then put together for you by a personal advisor from our team.