# Shampoo for wavy hair Source: HiveTried, https://hivetried.com/beauty/shampoo/for-wavy-hair/ Category: Beauty > Shampoo. Updated 2026-10-08. Based on 306 counted first-hand reports from Ulta and Sephora shopper reviews, Jan 2016 to Aug 2026. **Question:** Which shampoo is good for wavy hair? **Short answer:** Moroccanoil Moisture Repair Shampoo has the best record for wavy hair: 16 of 18 shoppers said it left their waves soft, defined or full, though that is a smaller group than for any other shampoo here. Each record counts just shoppers who said they have wavy hair. Pureology Strength Cure Shampoo comes next at 30 of 38, and the other five shampoos sit close together behind it. **What stands out:** After the first two, the other five shampoos are hard to tell apart. The share of shoppers with wavy hair who said each one worked runs from 69% for Verb Ghost Weightless Shampoo to 73% for OUAI Fine Hair Shampoo. ## Ranking (buyers who said whether it worked) | Rank | Product | Soft, defined waves | Share | Amazon | |---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | Moroccanoil Moisture Repair Shampoo | 16 of 18 | 89% | yes | | 2 | Pureology Strength Cure Shampoo | 30 of 38 | 79% | yes | | 3 | Olaplex No. 4 Bond Maintenance Shampoo | 26 of 36 | 72% | yes | | 4 | OUAI Fine Hair Shampoo | 19 of 26 | 73% | yes | | 5 | Verb Ghost Weightless Shampoo | 27 of 39 | 69% | yes | | 6 | OUAI Detox Clarifying Shampoo | 18 of 25 | 72% | yes | | 7 | OUAI Thick Hair Shampoo | 19 of 27 | 70% | no | Ranked by the lower bound of a 90% Wilson confidence interval, so a product needs a high share and enough reports to rank high. An Amazon link is shown only when at least 60% say it works. ## Product notes ### 1. Moroccanoil Moisture Repair Shampoo It has the highest share here (89%), but from 18 shoppers with wavy hair, fewer than any other shampoo on this page. Of its 23 reviews, 26% praise the scent and 26% say hair feels soft, while 9% call it drying. - Praised for: Nice scent (26%), Leaves hair soft (26%), Good value (9%) - Complaints: Drying or stripping (9%) - Reports counted: 23 ### 2. Pureology Strength Cure Shampoo Praise centers on scent (54% of its 50 reviews) and softness (34%). 30 of 38 shoppers with wavy hair said it worked, though 12% of its reviews say it weighs fine hair down. - Praised for: Nice scent (54%), Leaves hair soft (34%), Doesn't strip curls (12%) - Complaints: Hair gets greasy fast (8%), Too expensive (8%), Bad or strong scent (4%) - Reports counted: 50 ### 3. Olaplex No. 4 Bond Maintenance Shampoo Of its 57 reviews, 25% say hair feels soft and 14% call it good value, but 12% call it drying. 26 of 36 shoppers with wavy hair said it left their waves soft, defined or full. - Praised for: Leaves hair soft (25%), Nice scent (18%), Good value (14%) - Complaints: Drying or stripping (12%), Hair gets greasy fast (7%), Too expensive (7%) - Reports counted: 57 ### 4. OUAI Fine Hair Shampoo 19 of 26 shoppers with wavy hair said it worked even though it is named for fine hair. Scent splits opinion, with 36% of its reviews praising it and others finding it bad or too strong, while 14% call the shampoo drying. - Praised for: Nice scent (36%), Doesn't strip curls (17%), Leaves hair soft (14%) - Complaints: Drying or stripping (14%), Bad or strong scent (11%), Hair gets greasy fast (6%) - Reports counted: 36 ### 5. Verb Ghost Weightless Shampoo More shoppers with wavy hair weighed in on this shampoo than on any other here (39), and its 69% is the lowest share, though just a few points below four others. Of its 54 reviews, 24% praise the scent, 22% say hair feels soft and 15% call it drying. - Praised for: Nice scent (24%), Leaves hair soft (22%), Hair looks fuller (9%) - Complaints: Drying or stripping (15%), Hair gets greasy fast (9%), Tangles hair (9%) - Reports counted: 54 ### 6. OUAI Detox Clarifying Shampoo 18 of 25 shoppers with wavy hair said this clarifying shampoo worked. Of its 49 reviews, 22% praise the scent, 14% say hair feels soft and 14% call it good value, while 12% call it drying. - Praised for: Nice scent (22%), Leaves hair soft (14%), Good value (14%) - Complaints: Drying or stripping (12%), Hair gets greasy fast (4%) - Reports counted: 49 ### 7. OUAI Thick Hair Shampoo 19 of 27 shoppers with wavy hair said this thick-hair shampoo worked for their waves. Of its 37 reviews, 27% praise the scent and 11% call it drying, while some find the scent bad or too strong. - Praised for: Nice scent (27%), Good value (16%), Leaves hair soft (16%) - Complaints: Bad or strong scent (14%), Drying or stripping (11%), Hair gets greasy fast (5%) - Reports counted: 37 ## Questions **Which shampoo works for wavy hair?** Moroccanoil Moisture Repair Shampoo has the best record (16 of 18), followed by Pureology Strength Cure Shampoo (30 of 38) and Olaplex No. 4 Bond Maintenance Shampoo (26 of 36). Each record counts just shoppers who said they have wavy hair, and the leader rests on a smaller group than any other shampoo here. **Which shampoo for wavy hair is sold on Amazon?** Four of the seven are sold on Amazon by an official seller: Moroccanoil Moisture Repair Shampoo (16 of 18), Pureology Strength Cure Shampoo (30 of 38), Olaplex No. 4 Bond Maintenance Shampoo (26 of 36) and Verb Ghost Weightless Shampoo (27 of 39). All three OUAI shampoos here are sold there by a third-party seller. The leader, Moroccanoil Moisture Repair Shampoo, is also the best pick sold on Amazon. **Can shampoo dry out wavy hair?** Some reviews say so. 15% of Verb Ghost Weightless Shampoo reviews call it drying, as do 14% of OUAI Fine Hair Shampoo reviews and 12% of Olaplex No. 4 Bond Maintenance Shampoo reviews. Pureology Strength Cure Shampoo draws other complaints, with fine hair weighed down (12%) and greasy hair (8%). **Do shampoos for fine or thick hair work on waves?** Often. Three of the seven shampoos here are aimed at fine or thick hair, and their records among shoppers with wavy hair are 19 of 26 for OUAI Fine Hair Shampoo, 27 of 39 for Verb Ghost Weightless Shampoo and 19 of 27 for OUAI Thick Hair Shampoo. ## Method HiveTried counts first-hand reports only, drops reviews written for free products, shows brand-site reviews without counting them, and never accepts payment for placement. 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