Sometimes your hair just needs a reset.
Maybe you’re dealing with product build-up on your scalp and strands. Maybe your hair isn’t taking colour properly. Or maybe it’s just looking dull and lacking shine.
Regardless of specificities, it’s time to try a clarifying shampoo.
Thankfully, they’re not hard to find. In fact, you can shop some best selling affordable and premium clarifying shampoos from Chemist Warehouse — here are a handful we reckon you’ll rate just as much as we do.
2025’s TOP 3 Clarifying Shampoos From Chemist Warehouse
- Kristin Ess The One Signature Shampoo, $16.99, Chemist Warehouse
- L’Oréal Professionnel Metal Detox Shampoo, $51.99, Chemist Warehouse
- Aveeno Apple Cider Vinegar Clarifying Shampoo for Dull Hair, $16.99, Chemist Warehouse
The Best Clarifying Shampoo From Chemist Warehouse 2025
Kristin Ess The One Signature Shampoo
from $16.99 at Chemist Warehouse
Best for: Dry hair
If you’ve got dry hair then you know how particular you have to be about the shampoo you use. This moisturising formula helps to clarify the scalp and the lengths of the hair without stripping it of moisture.
Key features:
- Free of sulfates, parabens and phthalates
- Lightly clarifying
- Enhances shine
- Leaves hair feeling moisturised
- Fragranced with ambrette seed, magnolia, pear water, night violet, orris butter, New Caledonia sandalwood and white amber
Available at:
- $16.99 from Chemist Warehouse
L’Oréal Professionnel Metal Detox Shampoo
from $51.99 at Chemist Warehouse
Best for: Dyed hair
This shampoo acts as a detox for hair prior to colouring. It helps to remove a build-up of metal deposits present in unfiltered tap water, which can affect colour vitality.
Key features:
- Protection against hair breakage and colour fade
- Softens and smooths
- Adds shine
- Helps to maintain colour vibrancy
- Removes metal build-up from the hair prior to colour treatment
Available at:
- $51.99 (usually $55.91) from Chemist Warehouse
Aveeno Apple Cider Vinegar Clarifying Shampoo for Dull Hair
from $16.99 at Chemist Warehouse
Best for: Oily and dull hair
You know your hair is out of whack when its simultaneously oily and dull. Thankfully, this shampoo has been formulated with a combination of clarifying and nourishing ingredients to help rebalance things.
Key features:
- Contains soothing colloidal oatmeal extract and clarifying apple cider vinegar
- Enhances shine
- Helps to nourish and hydrate
- Fragranced with juicy apple, anjou pear and spicy saffron
Available at:
- $16.99 from Chemist Warehouse
K18 Peptide Prep Ph Maintenance Shampoo
from $49.99 at Chemist Warehouse
Best for: Damaged hair
This clarifying shampoo contains the same patented K18Peptide™ complex that you’ll find in the brand’s viral hair mask, and it boasts the same reinforcing properties.
Key features:
- Optimised pH protects hair’s natural moisture levels
- Enriched with K18Peptide™ complex
- Plant-derived surfactants cleanse product build-up from the scalp
- Free from sulfates, parabens, phthalates, lilial, silicones, artificial colours, sodium chloride, formaldehyde, and formaldehyde donors
Available at:
- $49.99 (usually $59) from Chemist Warehouse
Klorane Scalp Detox Shampoo with Aquatic Mint
from $20.99 at Chemist Warehouse
Best for: Imbalanced scalps
Klorane has infused this detox shampoo with a refreshing hit of aquatic mint, which helps to revitalise the scalp, while the non-stripping formula works to detox and balance.
Review: “The mint scent and cool mint feel on the scalp is what is best about this shampoo. Second to the fact that it also cleanses and refreshes the hair wonderfully. I feel like my hair has had a spa after using this. My scalp and hair feel fresh and clean… and while I often like to double cleanse my hair with a shampoo and definitely didn’t feel the need to do that with this one. With one wash, my hair is completely cleansed.” — clearcrystalwater
Read more Klorane Scalp Detox Shampoo with Aquatic Mint reviews
Key features:
- Enriched with refreshing mint extract
- Detoxes, cleanses and balances the scalp
- Removes impurities and product build-up
- Leaves hair shiny, smooth and lightweight
Available at:
- $20.99 from Chemist Warehouse
Dermal Therapy Sebum Control Shampoo
from $18.99 at Chemist Warehouse
Best for: Seriously oily hair
If you cleanse and you scrub and you just can’t seem to get rid of that oily buildup then this sebum controlling shampoo is for you. Yes, it’ll take a little more effort than a once a week wash, but we swear it’s going to be worth it in the long run when you’ve got squeaky clean strands.
Key features:
- Supports healthy scalp microbiome
- Addresses oil at the root cause
- Sweet peach scent
- Unique oil control formula
Available at:
- $18.99 from Chemist Warehouse
What is the most effective clarifying shampoo?
A clarifying shampoo is most effective when it helps to remove build-up from the scalp. A shampoo formula can include a myriad of revitalising, purifying and exfoliating ingredients to achieve this result, which is why it pays to check what other ingredients are in the shampoo to ensure you’re picking the right shampoo for your hair needs too.
I have only tried the Klorane and it was very good. I’d like to try the others, especially the Aveeno Apple Cider Vinegar shampoo.
yes I would like to try the Apple Cider one too.
I also wonder what the Aveeno apple cider vinegar will be like??
Same here
k18 is sold in CW! Will have a look
Yes CW is a good place to find most of the products I want.
The Klorane clarifying shampoo is excellent!
I used Aveeno shampoo, it is quite good.
Bebore I got the Bed Head trial shampoo, I had been using Aveeno but the oatmeal and that is really good for my hair. I have used a few of the Aveeno shampoos but can’t use the apple vinegar in my hair due to allergic to that product.
I had heard of clarifying shampoo but didn’t know what is did.Good article
I like to use one regularly, the only one I’ve tried from this list is the metal detox.
I like Eleven Deep Clean
I have never used this, will check it out
I haven’t tried yet …
I have used the Kristin Ess shampoo before. Never thought of it as a clarifying shampoo. She has products that are clarifying.
I love these as they remove all the excess styling products
I haven’t tried any of the mentioned products.
I should put one of these into my routine.
I have been happy using the brand eleven clarifying shampoo but good to have options in Chemist Warehouse too.
Chemist Warehouse always have a good selection of most things and prices are good.
I tried Klorane Scalp Detox Shampoo with Aquatic Mint shampoo. It was so lovely and give refreshing feeling to the scalp.
Never tried clarifying shampoo. I always go for volume, lol
The Aveeno apple cider vinegar shampoo sounds interesting; it could be too harsh for sensitive types
Sulfate free shampoos are honestly my go to nowadays too
I’ve only tried the Klorane one on the list
I like Tresemmé Cleanse Replenish.
Would be keen to try the Klorane.
If I remember correctly the Klorane Scalp Detox Shampoo with Aquatic Mint is the shampoo that I have been trying to buy from the RR but it is out of stock. Pity.
I’ve tried Klorane in a sample, thought it was great
I’ve used the L’Oreal metal detox and I don’t think it did anything for my scalp it was more moisturising
The Aveeno ACV shampoo sounds nice
I haven’t tried any of these
so many choices to try
I should probably give one of these a go to see if it helps my hair.