The Best Products to Use on Naturally Gray Hair

All thanks to the nourishing hero ingredient Cartucciaru Melon, this shampoo doesn't just clean hair without stripping away natural oils, it also moisturizes it. 

The bad news? Dry hair tends to be more prone to breakage and frizz. However, there's a way to fix it. Olaplex's hydrating, reparative conditioner re-links broken bonds to strengthen hair. Expect fewer split ends and a smoother texture.  

A gloss can brighten up dark gray hair, plus enhance the silver tones of your color, but you can skip the salon appointment and do it yourself for just $14. Celebrity hairstylist Kristin Ess just introduced glosses to her haircare line that add shine, vibrancy, and neutralize brass.  

Washing your hair with a color-depositing shampoo once a week will neutralize any brass tones in gray hair. With the added bonus of amino acids in its formula, the shampoo will also strengthen and soften dry, damaged hair, too. 

If a color-depositing shampoo isn't your jam, try a brightening conditioner instead. Specifically formulated for hair that's gone gray naturally, this Oribe conditioner hydrates hair and gets rid of any unwanted yellow tones. 

For gray hair that's gone yellow and brassy, a weekly color-depositing mask is a solid alternative to using a violet or silver shampoo and conditioner. This Christophe Robin one has a violet tones in it that'll make gray hair shades look vibrant again. 

While every hair color looks best when it's shiny, gray shades thrive when they're glossy. A shine-boosting spray only takes almost zero effort to use and can also cut down frizz and flyaways. 

The best way avoid dry hair is preventing it. Before using any heat tools, spray your hair with a protective spray. On top of creating an invisible shield between your hair and your flat iron, this formula also works to hydrate, strengthen, and reverse environment effects on hair. 

Hairspray is one product that everyone loves to hate, but let's get real: We all use it. This Moroccanoil formula crushes the myth that all hairsprays are sticky and leave white filmy residue on hair. It holds styles, but it's infused with shine-boosting argan oil that will help bring out the silver tones in gray hair. 

A texturizing spray is the key to getting that undone wavy look, but these products generally have a matte finish, which can make gray hair look flat. That's where R+Co's spray comes in. It gives hair a piece-y, bedhead finish, but since it has sweet almond oil in it, it also makes any style super shiny.