5 Best Korean Scalp Shampoos (2026), by Olive Young Sales Data
Five shampoos registered in Korea as functional cosmetics for the relief of hair-loss symptoms, picked by rule from Olive Young Korea's sales rankings (24 Aug to 14 Oct 2026). We did not test them on anyone's scalp.
5 products compared · Korean data as of Olive Young Korea 14 Oct 2026 · Hwahae 14 Oct 2026 · Olive Young Korea 1 Oct 2026
If you want the scalp shampoo Koreans buy most, get LABO-H's original: #1 in Olive Young Korea's hair-care ranking on 14 Oct 2026, and the only pick here in its overall Top 100 three times. Dr.FORHAIR and AROMATICA are the easiest of the five to order in the US.
These are cosmetics: Korea's functional label means the claim wording was reviewed, and it promises no result. For real hair loss, see a doctor.
Our 5 picks at a glance
LABO-H Scalp Strengthening Shampoo · best for: The shampoo Korea buys most#1 in Olive Young Korea's hair-care ranking and #1 among shampoos on 14 Oct 2026.
LABO-H Cooling & No Sebum Shampoo · best for: Oily scalps, cold rinseHair-care ranking #57 at Olive Young Korea on 14 Oct 2026; overall Top 100 once.
BIORGA Biotin Shampoo · best for: Big bottle, shopping in Korea#8 in Olive Young Korea's hair-care ranking and #3 among shampoos on 14 Oct 2026.
Dr.FORHAIR Folligen Shampoo · best for: US orders from the brand's store#9 in Olive Young Korea's hair-care ranking and #5 among shampoos on 14 Oct 2026.
AROMATICA Rosemary Shampoo · best for: Rosemary fans and vegan routines#62 in Olive Young Korea's hair-care ranking and #12 among shampoos on 14 Oct 2026.
How we picked · Research-based — not personally tested · Korean data as of Olive Young Korea 14 Oct 2026 · Hwahae 14 Oct 2026 · Olive Young Korea 1 Oct 2026 · How we research →
The 5 picks, one by one
Where the Korean figures on each card come from:Sales position = Olive Young Korea — hair-care ranking by sales (position) (Olive Young Korea, 14 Oct 2026) · Hwahae rating (reviews) (Hwahae, 14 Oct 2026) · All categories rank = Olive Young Korea — all categories rank (Olive Young Korea, 1 Oct 2026) · Sales position = Olive Young Korea — shampoos by sales (position) (Olive Young Korea, 14 Oct 2026)
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LABO-H Scalp Strengthening Shampoo
best for: The shampoo Korea buys most
Korean figures:Sales position: #1(Olive Young Korea, 14 Oct 2026) · Hwahae rating: 4.69 (54)(Hwahae, 14 Oct 2026)
LABO-H
Scalp Strengthening Shampoo
750 ml
LABO-H's original scalp shampoo, from Amorepacific, topped Olive Young Korea's hair-care ranking on 14 Oct 2026 and led the shampoo category by sales the same day. It is also the only pick that reached the store's overall Top 100, at #66 on 24 Aug, #57 on 13 Sep and #14 on 1 Oct 2026. Its Korean notice lists it as a reviewed functional cosmetic, and the listing name gives the category: relief of hair-loss symptoms.
Good for
You want the shampoo with the strongest Korean sales record
You like a minty, cooling wash: menthol and peppermint oil are on the list
Skip it if
You need the US bottle to match the Korean formula
Watch out: The Amazon US listing we read on 14 Oct 2026 has a different ingredient list from the renewed Korean bottle. Hwahae's score for the renewed formula, 4.69, rests on only 54 reviews.
Texture: White pump bottle; the brand says to leave it on for 2 to 3 minutes before rinsing.
Images: LABO-H Olive Young product page
See price on Amazon · Amazon US
Different formula from the Korean version (ingredient list compared 14 Oct 2026): Amazon US
LABO-H's Cooling & No Sebum version is the same line built for oily scalps, and it ranks second here because it entered Olive Young Korea's overall Top 100 once, at #75 on 13 Sep 2026. On 14 Oct it was #57 in the hair-care ranking and #16 among shampoos by sales. Its Korean list puts alcohol third, ahead of menthol and caffeine, and another Olive Young listing of the same shampoo names its functional category as relief of hair-loss symptoms.
Good for
Oily scalps that want a strong cooling feel
Skip it if
Dry or easily irritated scalps: alcohol is the third ingredient
You want a long Korean review record
Watch out: Its single Top 100 entry is thin evidence next to the original's three. The Amazon US version lists onsen-sui and sea salt and lacks the madecassoside and niacinamide on the Korean list: a different formula.
Texture: Clear gel with suspended capsules, in a pump bottle.
Images: LABO-H Olive Young product page
See price on Amazon · Amazon US
Different formula from the Korean version (ingredient list compared 14 Oct 2026): Amazon US
Korean figures:Sales position: #8(Olive Young Korea, 14 Oct 2026) · Hwahae rating: 3.99 (92)(Hwahae, 14 Oct 2026)
BIORGA
Biotin Damaged Hair Repair Anti Hair Loss Shampoo
1,000 ml
BIORGA's biotin shampoo was #8 in Olive Young Korea's hair-care ranking on 14 Oct 2026 and #3 among shampoos by sales, in a 1,000 ml bottle. Its Korean list declares biotin at 500 ppm next to soybean germ extract, and its listing names the functional category, relief of hair-loss symptoms. Hwahae gives it 3.99 from 92 reviews, the lowest score of the five.
Good for
You are in Korea and want a large bottle for a household
Skip it if
You want to order it from the US
Fragrance-free routines: fragrance is on the list
Watch out: We link no US store for it. On Hwahae, reviewers tagged itching (11) and dandruff (6) among their downsides.
Texture: Tall white 1,000 ml pump bottle.
Images: BIORGA Olive Young product page
Searched once, not found · US: one search at Amazon US, Olive Young US, YesStyle (14 Oct 2026) found nothing — one search is not proof it isn't sold there.
Korean figures:Sales position: #9(Olive Young Korea, 14 Oct 2026) · Hwahae rating: 4.44 (18)(Hwahae, 14 Oct 2026)
Dr.FORHAIR
Folligen Thickening Shampoo
750 ml
Dr.FORHAIR's Folligen shampoo was #9 in Olive Young Korea's hair-care ranking on 14 Oct 2026, #5 among shampoos by sales, and its Olive Young listing carries 22,511 reviews. Dr.FORHAIR's own Korean store files it under relief of hair-loss symptoms, and Olive Young's notice lists it as a reviewed functional cosmetic. The Amazon US listing is sold by DR.FORHAIR OFFICIAL with the same ingredient names in a slightly different order.
Good for
US shoppers who want the brand's own Amazon store
A scalp wash with salicylic acid and piroctone olamine on the list
Skip it if
Fragrance-sensitive scalps: linalool, hexyl cinnamal and other fragrance allergens are listed
Watch out: Hwahae shows 4.44, but from only 18 reviews. Its rank comes from a 750 ml set with two 100 ml gift bottles.
Texture: White bottle with a red flip cap.
Images: Dr.FORHAIR Olive Young product page
See price on Amazon · Amazon US
Not confirmed to be the same formula as the Korean version (as of 14 Oct 2026): Amazon US, YesStyle
Korean figures:Sales position: #62(Olive Young Korea, 14 Oct 2026) · Hwahae rating: 4.12 (129)(Hwahae, 14 Oct 2026)
AROMATICA
Rosemary Scalp Scaling Shampoo
400 ml
AROMATICA's Rosemary Scalp Scaling Shampoo was #62 in Olive Young Korea's hair-care ranking on 14 Oct 2026 and #12 among shampoos by sales. Its Korean list declares rosemary leaf oil at 4,630 ppm, with salicylic acid and panthenol, and the listing names the functional category as relief of hair-loss symptoms. Hwahae shows 4.12 from 129 reviews, the largest review count among the Hwahae figures we use here.
Good for
You like an herbal, rosemary-led scent
US orders from the brand's own Amazon store
Skip it if
You want the top-ranked shampoo in Korea right now
Watch out: Its 14 Oct rank is the lowest of the five. Hwahae reviewers tagged stiff hair (16) as their top downside; the label asks for a patch test on the inner arm first.
Texture: Clear pale-yellow shampoo in a pump bottle.
Images: AROMATICA Olive Young product page
See price on Amazon · Amazon US
Not confirmed to be the same formula as the Korean version (as of 14 Oct 2026): Amazon US, YesStyle
Korean data in this table:Sales position = Olive Young Korea — hair-care ranking by sales (position) (Olive Young Korea, 14 Oct 2026) · Hwahae rating (reviews) (Hwahae, 14 Oct 2026) · All categories rank = Olive Young Korea — all categories rank (Olive Young Korea, 1 Oct 2026) · Sales position = Olive Young Korea — shampoos by sales (position) (Olive Young Korea, 14 Oct 2026)
Ingredients from the Korean ingredient notice at Olive Young Korea (14 Oct 2026). The functional category is a Korean regulatory label from the product notice or the brand's Korean store; it is not a test result or a promise of effect.
How we picked
Pool: every shampoo in Olive Young Korea's hair-care sales ranking Top 100 on 14 Oct 2026 that Olive Young's product notice lists as a reviewed functional cosmetic, where a Korean source names the function as relief of hair-loss symptoms. Only one snapshot of the hair-care ranking exists.
Left out: shampoos whose notice lists no functional-cosmetic review (repair, fragrance, dandruff and oily-scalp shampoos), listings that let you choose among several shampoos, scalp scalers, tonics and dry shampoos.
Order: appearances in Olive Young Korea's overall sales Top 100 (24 Aug, 6 Sep, 13 Sep, 1 Oct 2026), then median overall rank (missing = 101), then the 14 Oct hair-care rank. Price and commission play no part.
2 of the 5 products with an Olive Young Korea rank reached it through a promotional listing (influencer pick, Olive Young pick, collab or sale).
Ranked products that came from a gift-set or bonus listing (an extra item or a second unit in the pack): 3 of 5 — a rank can partly reflect the deal.
We have not tried these on skin, so the picks lean only on the Korean data shown here.
For most readers, LABO-H's original scalp shampoo is the pick.
It was #1 in Olive Young Korea's hair-care ranking on 14 Oct 2026 and the only shampoo here in the store's overall Top 100 on three of the four dates we checked, ending at #14 on 1 Oct 2026. If the US formula has to match Korea's, buy it in Korea or take one of the alternatives.
Which scalp shampoo do Koreans buy the most right now?
LABO-H's original scalp shampoo. It was #1 in Olive Young Korea's hair-care ranking on 14 Oct 2026, #1 among shampoos by sales that day, and #14 in the store's overall Top 100 on 1 Oct 2026, the only shampoo on this page to reach that list three times.
What does 'functional cosmetic for hair-loss symptoms' mean in Korea?
Korea's functional-cosmetic system lets a shampoo use the wording 'helps relieve hair-loss symptoms' after the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety reviews it or receives a report on it. All five picks carry that category. It is a cosmetic label, not a medicine, and it promises no result.
Are these shampoos a medicine for hair loss?
No. All five are cosmetics, and we make no medical claim for any of them. In the US, hair-loss medicines are regulated as drugs and sold under their own labels. If you are losing hair, see a doctor before relying on a shampoo.
Is LABO-H on Amazon US the same as in Korea?
No, as far as the ingredient list goes. The Amazon US listing we read on 14 Oct 2026 lists tetrasodium EDTA and green tea seed extract and lacks the squalane and black soybean oil printed on Olive Young Korea's notice for the renewed bottle.
How do I use a Korean scalp shampoo?
LABO-H's notice says to wet hair and scalp with lukewarm water, spread the shampoo over both, wait 2 to 3 minutes and rinse well. All five notices warn that leaving shampoo on without rinsing can cause hair loss or discoloration, so rinse every time.
More questionsWhich Korean scalp shampoo is right for my scalp?
LABO-H's Cooling & No Sebum version is built for oily scalps but puts alcohol third on its list, so dry or easily irritated scalps may prefer the original LABO-H or BIORGA. AROMATICA suits you if you like rosemary, and its label asks for a patch test first.
Why are Ryo, Kérastase and Head & Shoulders not on this list?
Ryo's ranked hair item on 14 Oct 2026 was a scalp essence, not a shampoo, and the Kérastase shampoos in the ranking carry no Korean functional-cosmetic listing. Head & Shoulders' ranked listing lets you choose among four shampoos, so one rank cannot be given to one product.
Do these shampoos contain fragrance?
BIORGA and Dr.FORHAIR list fragrance, and Dr.FORHAIR also lists fragrance allergens such as linalool and hexyl cinnamal. The LABO-H and AROMATICA lists rely on essential oils such as peppermint and rosemary, which can bother sensitive scalps too.
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