Hydro Rush Intense Moisture Shampoo — Reddit Reviews
by Amika
Updated November 10, 2026
Moisture-rich shampoo with serious slip; can leave buildup and tangles.
What the community says
A rich, conditioning cleanser built around squalane, plant oils, sodium hyaluronate, and polyglutamic acid for dry, coarse, low-porosity hair. It gives finger-detangling slip, yet fine hair can find it heavy, with buildup and occasional straw-like results.
What this means for you
What people love
Watch out for
- Can tangle hair during washing
- Heavy on fine hair and prone to buildup
- Reports of straw-like hair or hair loss
Product details
Concerns
Based on limited Reddit discussion so far
Where to buy
Full ingredient list · 36
Amika Hydro Rush Intense Moisture Shampoo ingredients
Water/Eau/Aqua, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, Coco-Glucoside, Glycol Distearate, Squalane, Hippophae Rhamnoides (Sea Buckthorn/Argousier) Fruit/Seed Oil, Brassica Campestris (Rapeseed/Colza) Seed Oil, Sesamum Indicum (Sesame/SéSame) Seed Oil, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut/Nuix De Coco) Oil, Sodium Hyaluronate, Polyglutamic Acid, Spirulina Platensis (Blue Green Algae/Algues Bleu-Verte) Extract, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut/Nuix De Coco) Water, Emblica Officinalis (Gooseberry/Groseille à Maquereau) Fruit Extract, Curcuma Longa (Turmeric) Root Extract, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Cocamide MIPA, Coconut Acid, Polyester-11, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Polyquaternium-7, Polyquaternium-73, Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Sodium Benzoate, Sodium Isethionate, Sodium Hydroxide, Sodium Chloride, Citric Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Phenoxyethanol, Fragrance/Parfum, Benzyl Benzoate, Hydroxycitronellal, Limonene
Listed in label order, highest concentration first. Linked ingredients have their own page.
Real Reddit threads — 17 mentions across 11 threads
Amika Hydro Rush Intense Moisture Shampoo on Reddit, in one place — 11 threads from r/Naturalhair, r/Haircare and 1 more, summarized.
“-Amika Hydro Rush Shampoo”
Positive
“Here's the products I used during wash day:”
Positive
“I had samples of Amika hydro rush shampoo and conditioner we’ve been using for a few weeks.”
Positive
“Smells good but it’s just expensive af🤐”
Positive
“Also, I used the amika hydro rush shampoo and it made my hair worse, and I think it's because it has BTMS in it”
Cautionary
“I think it might be adding to the build up.”
Cautionary
“Amika Hydro Rush Intense moisture shampoo and conditioner (it was recommended by a friend)”
Positive
“Shampoo and conditioner wise I use”
Positive
“For hydration I love the Amika Hydrorush shampoo, the conditioner is a bit light and I have to cocktail it with something heavier.”
Positive
“I used the Amika hydro rush shampoo for three washes (less than a month) and on the first wash I saw a lot of hair loss”
Cautionary
“I realized that this was the things causing my hair loss”
Cautionary
“I got the hydro rush for my daughter and her hair started falling out”
Cautionary
