Curly, Coloured or Fine? The Right Natural Shampoo for Your Hair Type

Switching to a natural shampoo is an easy decision. Picking the right one for your specific hair type is slightly less obvious. The good news is that once you understand what your hair is actually doing, it is straightforward to match it to the right formula.

Step one: identify what your hair is doing, not just how it looks

• Oily at roots, dry at ends: your scalp is overcompensating, usually because your current shampoo is too stripping
• Limp and lifeless by evening: fine hair weighed down by silicone build-up
• Dull, rough, faded colour: damaged cuticles and mineral build-up
• Frizzy, parched, tangles easily: moisture-starved curls or coils
• Itchy and flaky: irritated scalp from harsh surfactants or fragrance

Fine, oily or limp hair: Dot & Lola Clarity

The Clarity Shampoo uses organic lemon essential oil and eucalyptus to gently balance sebum at the follicle, with lupine seed extract to strengthen fine hair against breakage. It clears away product build-up without stripping, so your hair has genuine volume rather than volume that disappears by 3pm.

Dry, damaged or coloured hair: Dot & Lola Repair

The Repair Shampoo is formulated with organic aloe vera, fig extract and vitamin E to treat and strengthen hair that has been put through colour, heat styling or environmental stress. Bergamot and rosemary support the cuticle, geranium soothes and encourages a healthy scalp, and the whole formula smells genuinely beautiful.

All hair types, sensitive scalps or curls: Dot & Lola Balance

The Balance Shampoo with lavender, mandarin, argan oil and vitamin E is the all-rounder. It is gentle enough for sensitive skin and conditions like mild dermatitis, supports natural hair growth, and works across the whole household. Curly and coily hair responds particularly well because nothing is stripping the moisture it needs to hold shape.

Pair your shampoo with the matching conditioner

Each shampoo is formulated to work with its partner conditioner. Clarity with Clarity, Repair with Repair, Balance with Balance. You can mix, but you will see the best results when the pair is used together: scalp care from the shampoo, length and ends from the conditioner.

Still not sure?

If in doubt, start with Balance. It is the most versatile of the three, and most people settle there permanently. You can always add a Clarity wash once a week for a deeper clean, or a Repair treatment when your hair needs rescuing.

Explore the full Dot & Lola range and find the shampoo and conditioner duo made for your hair.