The key to a perfectly bouncy blowout doesn’t just lie with a new blow dryer or curling iron. The best dry shampoos can extend the time between washes—allowing those voluminous curls, that sleek ponytail, or the perfectly tousled beach look to hold strong for another day or two. (Let’s face it, who has the time to wash their hair daily when you’ve got a full calendar of work and personal life?)
Vogue’s Favorite Dry Shampoos
Dry shampoo, the hero of non-wash days, extends your fresh-from-the-salon hair with key ingredients like rice starch to absorb excess oil and refresh your scalp. Need a little extra lift in the roots or a dash of texture? When dry shampoo absorbs excess oil, it also gives your roots an additional lift, quite literally removing what weighs follicles down; plus, the powder-based ingredients add a bit of texture, which helps hold hairstyles flexibly. Below, the best dry shampoos, according to experts and Vogue editors.
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Best Overall: Oribe Gold Lust Dry Shampoo
- Why we love it: There’s a reason you’ll find Oribe’s dry shampoo in most salons. Thanks to rice powder and soothing lavender and chamomile extracts, this iconic product targets excess oil and build-up on the scalp, leaving it itch-free and revived. The lightweight, fine mist formula applies gently to the hair, ensuring a refresh to your blowout weighing hair down with an excess of gritty texture from rice powder.
- Key Ingredients: Rice powder, chamomile extract, lavender extract
- Type: Aerosol spray
- Best For: A blowout refresh
- Size: 3.6 oz
Best for Sensitive Scalps: Klorane Dry Shampoo with Oat Milk
- Why We Love It: Professional hairstylist Karen Miller suggests this formula for those with sensitive scalps as it features soothing oat milk to combat irritation. Developed to absorb excess oil, the formulation is also great for those with dark hair, as no residue appears on the scalp.
- Key Ingredients: Organically harvested oat milk, corn and rice starch, absorbent silica, natural mineral pigments
- Type: Aerosol spray
- Size: 3.2 oz
Best for Curly Hair: Living Proof Perfect Hair Day (PhD) Dry Shampoo
- Why We Love It: Hair texture is a key consideration when picking the best possible dry shampoo formulation for yourself. While Living Proof’s dry shampoo works all hair textures, according to Miller, those with curly hair should especially consider this Living Proof formula. “This absorbs oils and leaves the curls feeling refreshed and doesn’t flake up,” she says. Besides absorbing excess oil, this formula goes above and beyond to absorb sweat and odor, making hair look clean and smell freshly washed.
- Key Ingredients: Rice starch, odor neutralizers
- Type: Aerosol spray
- Size: 5.5 oz
Best for On-the-Go: Briogeo Style + Treat Dry Shampoo Puff
- Why We Love It: For those needing touchups throughout the day, say after a workout or a long day at the office before going to happy hour, Brigeo’s dry shampoo puff is a mess-free, aerosol-free, and portable alternative. Keep it in your bag to refresh your roots anywhere, anytime. Simply twist to unlock, and pat your scalp with the mini dry shampoo’s powder puff (just as you would powder your face with a compact). The 92% naturally derived ingredients feature copper peptides (a known hair growth promoter), biotin for hair follicle strengthening, and coffee seed oil (for caffeine’s natural antioxidant properties that protect against free radical damage).
- Key Ingredients: Copper peptides, biotin, coffee seed oil soybean oil
- Type: Powder
- Size: 0.5 oz
Best for Volume: Kérastase Fresh Affair Fine Fragrance & Oil-Absorbing Dry Shampoo
- Why We Love It: The fresh neroli scent of this Kérastase dry shampoo isn’t the only reason to keep it stocked in your beauty cabinet. Both a hair perfume and dry shampoo, it absorbs oils on the scalp and strands without leaving any white residue behinds, so even those with darker hair can experience the benefits. The star ingredient, rice starch, adds extra volume to the roots. At the same time, vitamin E deeply moisturizes hair to prevent further breakage.
- Key Ingredients: Rice starch, vitamin E
- Type: Aerosol mist
- Size: 5.3 oz
Best for Color-Treated Hair: Pureology Style + Protect Refresh & Go Dry Shampoo
- Why We Love It: This high-performance dry shampoo, specifically designed for color-treated hair, won’t strip your color prematurely—even if you use it multiple times a week. This formula also works as a texturizing spray, adding body back into limp, oily hair to create movement without making your tresses feel stiff from too much product. Plus, it features a light scent of tuberose, almond, and cedarwood.
- Key Ingredients: Rice starch, sunflower seed extract
- Type: Aerosol spray
- Size: 6 oz
Best for Dark Hair: Moroccanoil Dry Shampoo Dark Tones
- Why We Love It: Those with dark-colored hair might shy away from dry shampoo, fearing powdery product build-up. Luckily, this formula “gives you all the benefits of a dry shampoo with added tint for dark-colored hair,” says Miller. If flaking is your concern, she advises not to apply dry shampoo directly to the scalp, instead but rather in sections. Morrocanoil didn’t forget about those with lighter hair either—there’s an option for light tones, too. The star in the formulation of all Moroccanoil products, argan oil, is rich in fatty acids, antioxidants, and vitamin E. This powerful trio act as key nourishing ingredients for hair, adding a dose of moisture while absorbing unwanted oily roots.
- Key Ingredients: Argan oil, rice starch
- Type: Aerosol spray
- Size: 5.4 oz
Best Custom: Prose Custom Dry Shampoo
- Why We Love It: Take the hassle out of figuring out what dry shampoo is best for your hair concerns and texture: Prose will determine it out for you. After a quick online quiz, the brand will customize a translucent powder, catered specifically to your hair texture and specific concerns, to extend time in between washes while still maintaining a healthy scalp. Best of all, the brand’s formulas are free from harsh ingredients.
- Key Ingredients: Ingredients vary per customized formula and concerns. Prose draws from a catalog of hundreds of clean ingredients, all sustainably sourced. According to the brand, tapioca starch and witch hazel extract are two common ingredients in most customized dry shampoos. Tapioca starch absorbs excess oil, while witch hazel is an astringent, tightening pores to reduce further oil production.
- Type: Spray
- Size: 1.3 oz
How to Pick the Right Dry Shampoo:
Picking the perfect formula for your hair type makes all the difference. “All textures can use dry shampoo, but it may not be necessary or as beneficial for someone with coily hair,” says celebrity hairstylist Erinn Courtney. “Straight, wavy, or loosely curled hair benefits from dry shampoo most. Some dry shampoos are made for more oily hair, so they should be picked accordingly to what kind of help your hair needs to feel fresh again.”
Brooklyn-based hairstylist Mickiela Smith—also a trichologist and founder of hair-care platform—adds that for those with allergies or sensitive skin, it may be worth having a conversation with your doctor as they can provide a medicated, waterless shampoo to ease scalp woes. But for those in search of a shoppable solution, here are the 11 best dry shampoo to use this season and beyond—according to the pros and Vogue editors.
How often should I use dry shampoo?
Trichologist and colorist Bridgette Hill says that depending on hair type and texture, a dry shampoo can be used up to twice a day. “The important factor is ensuring there is a healthy hair care routine that balances the use of dry shampoo,” she notes. “If someone is using a dry shampoo daily, a proper shampoo with water should be performed at least every two to three days.”
