12 of the Best Shampoos For Brunettes

Diminish brassiness with the Virtue ColorKick Debrassing Blue-Purple Shampoo ($42). This blue-purple shampoo has a hue that helps tone brunette and blonde hair as well as red and gray hair. It's sulfate-free and helps to add vibrancy to your hair, whether it's color-treated or natural. No matter how much you switch your hair up, this shampoo will keep it looking fresh.

If you're a fan of a cooler-toned brown, the Bondi Boost Brunette Booster Color Depositing Blue Shampoo ($30) reduces warmth and eliminates orange tones. The hydrating shampoo has deep-blue pigments that neutralize unwanted brassy tones. It also contains baobab seed extract, kakadu plum, and saw palmetto to help infuse the hair with moisture and deliver vibrancy and shine.

The Eva NYC Brass to Sass Brunette Shampoo ($13) is a great drugstore blue shampoo that will help remove brassy tones from brown hair. It contains hydrating ingredients that are great for those with drier hair types to get that softer, silkier hair.

The Not Your Mother's Triple Threat Brunette Shampoo ($16) is a great option for those with natural and color-treated brown hair. It can neutralize brassy tones while enhancing shine and vibrancy. You can use this up to twice a week in place of a traditional shampoo. This is also a fantastic option for those with balayage or highlighted hair to really bring out the dimensional look. It also comes with the accompanying conditioner.

The John Frieda Brilliant Brunette Color Vibrancy Multi-Tone Shampoo ($9) is a drugstore color-protecting option that helps revive dullness and enhance vibrancy of brown tones. It's great for those with multidimensional hair with highlights and lowlights. It can help with adding shine back into your hair, as well as softening the texture and infusing it with moisture.

If you have dark-brown hair, the L'ange Dark Brown Enhancing Shampoo ($15) is a gentle cleanser that will help revive dullness, enhance shine, and make your hair more manageable. It contains coffee, glycerin, and rosemary extracts that can help with mirror-like shine and vibrancy. It can help strengthen the hair and reduce breakage. You can use this on natural brown hair, color-treated hair, and even on keratin-treated hair.

You've probably heard of purple shampoo for blonds, but John Frieda made a drugstore blue-toned color-correcting shampoo called John Frieda Blue Crush Shampoo ($13) for brunettes. It's meant to get rid of stubborn orange tones in brown hair that's been color processed in the past. Use it once a week, and leave it in your hair for two to three minutes for perfectly toned hair.

When your hair needs a hit of hydration and could use a tone, look no further than the L'ange Brunette Boost Shampoo ($14, originally $23). It's a blue shampoo that will remove and neutralize brassy tones while infusing your hair with moisture. Leave this in your hair for two to three minutes to let the color deposit and do its job.

Straight from Hollywood colorist Justin Anderson (who works with everyone from Kristin Cavallari to Jennifer Aniston) comes the dpHue Cool Brunette Shampoo ($28) — a blue-hued shampoo meant to neutralize brassy highlights. It's perfect for those who prefer a cooler-toned brunette look and a great option for those with multidimensional brown hair. It's the perfect pick-me-up between salon visits.

This Matrix Total Results Brass Off Shampoo ($20-$38) deposits blue-violet pigments in your hair that will take out those coppery tones you don't want. It's suitable for all brunettes, including those with highlights, lowlights, and balayage hair. Keep this in your hair for three to five minutes to provide a cooler-toned brown and neutralize all brassiness.