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ELLE Edit: 15 Of The Best Dry Shampoos For The Warm Days Of Summer
Sweat and grime don't stand a chance.
Whether you're spending a long weekend at an outdoor festival, boarding a long-haul flight or just need a post-Pilates refresh (a spritz under your fringe works wonders), dry shampoo is the multi-tasking hair product that has a firm place in our beauty bags. It's a product that hairstylists have been using for more than just a second-day hair refresher.
'There are many ways to use dry shampoo. It works as a texturiser, it gives that lived-in effect to a fresh 'do, and it adds volume to fine hair when sprayed into roots,' says Francesco de Chiara, colourist at John Frieda Salons.
As well as using it between washes to clarify greasy roots, dry shampoo is also the messy bun's best friend. Simply spritz into roots before styling for an injection of cool girl texture that doubles up as helpful grip to keep your top knot in place all day long.
It's brilliant as an overnight solution for limp, flat hair too. Before bed, spray a generous amount on the roots, massage in, and wear your hair up in a loose bun or braid for a bouncy, volumised hair come sunrise.
Most new-gen dry shampoos promise zero white residue but if you notice traces of product in your hair, don't fret. Living Proof's Global Creative Director Michael Shaun Corby has this clever hack: 'Use a bristle brush to remove excess powder, or use a hairdryer on the lowest heat setting to easily remove stubborn residue.' For an all-over, freshly-washed feel, you can also spray dry shampoo onto your hairbrush and comb it through the lengths.
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A transparent formula loaded with rice protein to strengthen damaged hair while vitamin E brings extra nourishment. It adds extra body and undone, beachy texture to limp locks, too.
Drybar Detox Clear Invisible Dry Shampoo
Drybar Detox Clear Invisible Dry Shampoo
This perfectly clear dry shampoo refreshes greasy hair with minimal product build-up on the scalp. It doesn't weigh down fine hair and you'll find no tell-tale signs of white powder thanks to the invisible formula. The coconutty, vanilla scent is delicious, too.
Olaplex No.4D Clean Volume Detox Dry Shampoo
Olaplex No.4D Clean Volume Detox Dry Shampoo
Everything Olaplex does is designed to be kind on very damaged strands, and this dry shampoo is no exception. Along with rice starch to absorb excess sebum, it also contains the brand's patented Bis-Aminopropyl Diglycol Dimaleate to leave hair feeling healthier. We love how it creates just enough texture for that tousled, French-girl look.
Oribe Serene Scalp Oil Control Dry Shampoo Powder
Aside from taking care of greasy roots and zhooshing flat-looking hair, this lightweight Oribe powder also contains mango leaf extracts to help maintain a healthy scalp microbiome along with glycerin and olive oil to restore hydration. Plus, the petite packaging is great for throwing into your handbag.
Amika Perk Up Plus Dry Shampoo
Amika Perk Up Plus Dry Shampoo
Lazy gals, listen up. This hard-hitting dry shampoo promises to refresh not just second and third day hair, but even fifth day locks and beyond. The clever formula, which contains mandelic acid and antioxidants to tackle unwanted odour and the effects of pollution respectively, revives unwashed hair without making the scalp feel heavy with product and it leaves no dusty residue behind. One to pack for all your summer festivals.
L'Oréal Paris Elvive Dream Length No Wash Air Volume Cleansing Dry Shampoo
L'Oréal Paris Elvive Dream Length No Wash Air Volume Cleansing Dry Shampoo
Yes, this dry shampoo ticks all the boxes when it comes to sorting out greasy hair. But more than that, it works as a 'style extender' to make sure your blowout stays bouncy fresh for days on end.
Trust hairstylist Adam Reed to formulate a dry shampoo that not only effectively takes care of excess oils, but does so without completely stripping away essential moisture and imparts an uplifting green scent of tomato leaves and bright rhubarb.
Living Proof Perfect Hair Day Advanced Clean Dry Shampoo
Living Proof Perfect Hair Day Advanced Clean Dry Shampoo
Can you improve on perfection? Living Proof certainly did. We loved the brand's original dry shampoo, but this latest version exceeds expectations by eliminating excess oils, sweat and grime all while promising noticeably softer strands. Our gym bags are never without one.
NGL, make-up artist Violette Serrat (better known as @violette_fr) has graced many of our beauty moodboards. She created this handy dry shampoo with a removable, washable brush to refresh her perfectly-imperfect French Girl hair on the go. Dust gently on the roots for a quick refresh or to perk up a lacklustre fringe. It's refillable too.
Philip Kingsley Flaky/Itchy Scalp Dry Shampoo
Philip Kingsley Flaky/Itchy Scalp Dry Shampoo
If your scalp's feeling itchy, flaky, or just generally unhappy, a spritz of this skin-caring formula will help calm things down. It's packed with aloe vera to soothe itching and zinc to target dandruff-causing bacteria.
This volcanic mineral and rice starch-infused dry shampoo is a dream for oily hair as it absorbs excess sebum without leaving your hair dusty and white. Formulated by A-list hair stylist Jen Atkin, you know you're in good hands.
Specially formulated for locs, protective braids, curls and coils, this gentle formula not only keeps your style feeling fresh, it also boosts hydration thanks to aloe juice, honey and plant extracts. There are probiotics in here to calm any scalp irritation too.
Klorane Dry Shampoo with Oat Milk
Klorane Dry Shampoo with Oat Milk
This classic French pharmacy staple absorbs excess oils and product build up whilst moisturising parched hair with oat milk extract.
Hair by Sam McKnight Lazy Girl Dry Shampoo
Hair by Sam McKnight Lazy Girl Dry Shampoo
When backstage legend and hair maestro Sam McKnight creates a dry shampoo, you know it's going to be good. An ultra lightweight spray, this gives any lank looking 'do a second day overhaul.
The first and (still) the best, you can't go wrong with Batiste's Original dry shampoo, and less than a fiver a pop, it's a bargain.
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