What to look for in dry shampoo

Choosing the right dry shampoo can refresh your hair and extend your style between washes. Here are key factors to keep in mind.

1. Hair Type Compatibility

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Look for a dry shampoo formulated for your specific hair type, whether it's fine, thick, curly, or color-treated. Some formulas add volume for limp hair, while others control oil without weighing down strands.

2. Residue and Finish

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Some dry shampoos can leave a white cast or powdery residue, particularly on dark hair. Opt for translucent or tinted formulas if you want an invisible finish.

3. Oil Absorption Strength

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Consider how oily your scalp gets and select a product with strong oil-absorbing ingredients like rice starch or clay if you need extra freshness. Lighter formulas may be better for daily touch-ups.

4. Scent and Ingredients

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Fragrance can help mask odors, but if you have sensitivities, choose an unscented option. Also look for nourishing ingredients such as botanical extracts or vitamins to help care for your scalp and hair.

  1. 1
    Gold Lust Dry Shampoo
    1,189 REVIEWS
    BestSeller
    A textureless, weightless and invisible dry shampoo that leaves hair feeling refreshed.
  2. 2
    Serene Scalp Oil Control Dry Shampoo Powder
    437 REVIEWS
    Ultra-absorbing, talc-free dry shampoo powder.
  3. 3
    Fulvic Acid Volumizing Dry Shampoo
    574 REVIEWS
    A best-selling, category-leading dry shampoo derived from plant ingredients. Unscented and perfect for those in-between days.
  4. 4
    Dry Shampoo With Oat Milk
    291 REVIEWS
    This plant-based dry shampoo eliminates oil, dirt and odors leaving hair clean, refreshed, full of texture and volume and extends the life of blowouts. The ultra-fine powders blend invisibly into hair with no chalky residue.
  5. 5
    Scalp Revival Charcoal and Biotin Dry Shampoo
    249 REVIEWS
    A non-aerosol dry shampoo that refreshes hair and supports a healthy scalp.
  6. 6
    No. 4D Clean Volume Weightless Oil-Absorption Detox Dry Shampoo
    229 REVIEWS
    The healthy scalp dry shampoo with light-as-air dry cleansing technology for scalp and hair that feel just washed without buildup or powdery residue.
  7. 7
    Prêt-à-Powder Très Invisible Dry Shampoo
    166 REVIEWS
    UV-protective, 2-in-1 dry shampoo.
  8. 8
    Dry Shampoo With Nettle
    140 REVIEWS
    Ideal for oily hair, this fast-absorbing Dry shampoo rids hair and scalp of oil, in 25 seconds allowing more time between washes. Hair is clean, refreshed and feels light and bouncy. Invisible finish with no chalky residue.
  9. 9
    Prêt-à-Powder

    Bumble and Bumble

    134 REVIEWS
    Loose dry shampoo formulated from a translucent, ultra-fine blend of oat flour, pure silica and clay to refresh dry hair and create instant lift so you can take a day off from washing and heat styling.
  10. 10
    Prêt-à-Powder Très Invisible Nourishing Dry Shampoo
    128 REVIEWS
    An invisible, 2-in-1 style extender to cleanse roots and nourish ends.

What to look for in dry shampoo

Choosing the right dry shampoo can refresh your hair and extend your style between washes. Here are key factors to keep in mind.

1. Hair Type Compatibility

Citrus catapult arrow

Look for a dry shampoo formulated for your specific hair type, whether it's fine, thick, curly, or color-treated. Some formulas add volume for limp hair, while others control oil without weighing down strands.

2. Residue and Finish

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Some dry shampoos can leave a white cast or powdery residue, particularly on dark hair. Opt for translucent or tinted formulas if you want an invisible finish.

3. Oil Absorption Strength

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Consider how oily your scalp gets and select a product with strong oil-absorbing ingredients like rice starch or clay if you need extra freshness. Lighter formulas may be better for daily touch-ups.

4. Scent and Ingredients

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Fragrance can help mask odors, but if you have sensitivities, choose an unscented option. Also look for nourishing ingredients such as botanical extracts or vitamins to help care for your scalp and hair.