I have fine hair and an oily scalp, which means a fresh wash looks great for about a day before my roots start to fall flat and my bangs give up on me. For years, I’d wash my hair every morning, until I realized all that shampooing and blow-drying could be swapped for something much easier—dry shampoo. A little at the roots on day two buys me another day or two between washes, and it’s saved more than one blowout I wasn’t ready to let go of.
These days, a can lives on my vanity, another in my bag, and one permanently in my suitcase. Vogue’s Favorite Dry Shampoos Best Overall: Oribe Gold Lust Dry Shampoo, $48 Best Non-Aerosol: Crown Affair The Dry Shampoo, $48 Best for Sensitive Scalps: Klorane Dry Shampoo with Oat Milk, $26 Best for Curly Hair: Living Proof Perfect hair Day (PhD) Dry Shampoo, $43 Best for Dark Hair: Moroccanoil Dry Shampoo for Dark Tones, $26 Best for a Custom Formula: Prose Custom Dry Shampoo, $30 Best for On-the-Go: Ceremonia Dry Shampoo con Arrowroot, $28 The reason it works so well comes down to what’s inside. Most formulas rely on ingredients like rice starch to soak up the oil sitting at your roots, which is what makes hair look fresh again, but getting rid of that oil also takes away the weight that makes roots fall flat in the first place.
That’s why a good dry shampoo gives you a little lift almost instantly, and the powder leaves behind just enough texture to help a style hold without feeling stiff. If you’ve ever noticed that second-day hair is easier to style than freshly washed hair, that’s a big part of the reason. Below, the best dry shampoos to use this season and beyond—according to the pros and Vogue editors.
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. Some dry shampoos absorb oil but leave the hair feeling powdery, stiff, or overly textured,” says Pablo Macias, celebrity hairstylist and makeup artist. 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. Macias’s favorite way to apply? It helps revive the freshness of the hairstyle while keeping that beautiful, natural movement.” Editor’s Experience: A classic through and through, this continues to be the refresh day go-to for me.
When my hair is in need of an overall change, I opt for the Gold Lust Dry Shampoo from Oribe. It makes my wavy hair feel super refreshed—I usually take the smaller version on the road with me whenever I travel. —Valeriya Chupinina, contributor Love It Leave It Fine mist that won’t weigh hair down One of the pricier formulas on our list Soothes an itchy scalp Strong signature scent Best Non-Aerosol: Crown Affair The Dry Shampoo Why We Love It: If your color is the thing you guard most between salon visits, a gentle, non-aerosol powder like this one is an easy way to stretch time between washes, since every extra day without shampoo is one less chance for color to fade. It comes with a soft brush, so you can dust it exactly where you need it, whether that’s your part, your hairline or the face-framing pieces that always seem to get greasy first.
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