They say time is money—so that makes finding a good dry shampoo equivocal to winning the lottery. These 9 hard-working formulas do more than just soak up excess oil and extend a blow-out, they also boost volume and make limp hair look instantly revived. Because when you’re not spending excess hours washing, drying, and styling your hair, you can spend time doing things you’re really passionate about. All you need is one of these best dry shampoos for all hair types and budgets.
Contents
- Best Dry Shampoos
- Batiste Dry Shampoo
- Klorane Dry Shampoo with Oat Milk
- TIGI Bed Head Rockaholic Dirty Secret Dry Shampoo
- Aveeno Fresh Greens Blend Dry Shampoo
- Redken Deep Clean Dry Shampoo
- Waterl<ss Dry Shampoo No Residue
- Living Proof Perfect Hair Day (PhD) Dry Shampoo
- Cake Beauty The ‘Do Gooder Volumizing Dry Shampoo
- Tresemmé Pro Pure Dry Shampoo
Best Dry Shampoos
Batiste Dry Shampoo
This dry shampoo is by far one of the most popular—if not the most popular—options out there for all hair types. Put simply, this classic formula checks off all of the boxes. It refreshes hair instantly, masks odor, and adds va-va volume at the roots without leaving behind a noticeable chalky residue. All that at such an affordable price? You bet we’re giving this one top honor.
Klorane Dry Shampoo with Oat Milk
This offering from French pharmacy brand Klorane is formulated with rice and corn starches to absorb oil and oat milk to soothe the scalp. It leaves hair fresh and clean without leaving it tangled or caked up with product.
It’s also a fave of hairstylist Clariss Rubenstein, whose clients include January Jones, Mindy Kaling, and Katie Lowes. “Klorane Dry Shampoo with Oat Milk is a great one that is good for everybody,” she says. “It’s easy to use and hard to go wrong. It does the trick, revives a day old blow dry without any funky residue.”
TIGI Bed Head Rockaholic Dirty Secret Dry Shampoo
“One of my secret weapons is the Rockaholic Dirty Secret Dry Shampoo TIGI,” says hairstylist Clariss Rubenstein. “It is the driest of the dry. It can go on a little white if you spray too closely, but this can easily be brushed out. It’s the best for absorbing oil and adds great volume and texture, the bottle is big, and the price is nice too! Every girl that gets greasy should have this in her arsenal.”
The quick-dry detail in Aveeno’s Fresh Greens Blend Dry Shampoo is ideal for hair types like curly textures that can get frizzy when any bit of moisture is applied. This 2020 Best of Beauty Award winner also has the brand’s signature colloidal oatmeal in it to soothe any irritation on the scalp as you absorb excess oil.
Not that we’re encouraging not washing our hair, but Redken’s Deep Clean Dry Shampoo will make it easy to forget you’ve gone days without a water wash. The 2020 Allure Best of Beauty Winner uses rice and tapioca starch in a silicone and sulfate-free formula to remove dirt, grease, and debris from hair.
Unlike other powder-first formulas, the mousse-like texture of the Waterl<ss Dry Shampoo No Residue truly cleans fine and oily hair without leaving anything behind. Hence why it took top honors as a 2020 Allure Best of Beauty Award winner.
Living Proof Perfect Hair Day (PhD) Dry Shampoo
This fan-favorite dry shampoo contains a molecule (called OFPMA) that’s effective at protecting hair from frizz and oil, so—as the name suggests—you can have a perfect hair day every single day. The formula absorbs oil, adds volume (even to clean hair), and refreshes strands for a fresh look. There’s also a time-released fragrance that leaves hair smelling actually amazing, so nobody will be able to tell you’re three-plus days in from your last shower.
Curls have always been Cake Beauty’s specialty, so it’s no surprise its ‘Do Gooder dry shampoo revives bounce and volume with a just a couple spritzes. The simple corn starch-based formula leaves zero stick or residue in its wake, so you won’t need to worry about brushing hair out.
