Here we go.. after a looooong two months of testing dry shampoos its finally time to share my final thoughts on them! I knew this before I started but dry shampoos are NOT created equally lol but this experiment just made me know this even more. I also learned through all of this that you don’t have to spend $20+ on dry shampoo.. you really don’t. Especially if you are anything like me where you use A TON each time you use dry shampoo!
The way that I am writing this post is to the drug store dry shampoos and then also the more expensive dry shampoos. I did try a few like Living Proof and Moroccan Oil just to get an idea and to compare them all! So if you are interested in those, they are at the very bottom!
Drug Store Dry Shampoo Reviews
9. Tresemme Volumizing Dry Shampoo
Another one that smells really good and its from a trusted drug store brand but it wasn’t for me at all. Not as badly as the Herbal Essence, but still pretty badly made my hair feel like it had hairspray in it! I was so bummed! This one is $4.99 and does smell very fresh but in a weird take your breath away fresh scent if that makes ANY sense lol. I just wasn’t a fan!
8. Batiste - Volumizing Dry Shampoo
I absolutely love this brand, its the brand of dry shampoo that I have purchased over and over again. But when I bought all of these dry shampoos initially I hadn’t seen the VOLUMIZING kind yet so I decided to give it a try. It wasn’t for me, much like the Not Your Mothers, gave my hair too much grit when I was just trying to give my hair a refresh. And honestly, I don't feel like it gave my hair anymore volume than it already had. Its at a higher price point for these drug store options at $7.29.
7. Hask Chia Seed Dry Shampoo
This was a new brand to me but the brand was recommended by one of you guys so I decided to give it a try! I bought two different kinds from this brand and the Chia Seed was just kind of meh. I didn’t love it but didn’t hate it. The smell was okay but nothing special. I also had to reapply it later on to give myself a refresh which would suck if I worked in an office. It is affordable - its $4.79! Hint hint - I like the other kind from this brand more!
6. Not Your Mothers Dry Shampoo
I LOVE the smell of this one, I really do! I think if you have thicker hair that can handle a little more grit then this one could be a really good option for you! It didn’t so much hold like a hairspray but it made my hair feel more like I had texture spray in it rather than dry shampoo. I have pretty thin/fine hair and it just wasn’t good for that! If you do have thicker hair, it is affordable- only $4.97! I do know that a ton of people like this option though!
5. Dove Dry Shampoo
I was PLEASANTLY surprised with this product. I really purchased it expecting it to be number 9 or 1 on my list but honestly it was tied for 4th! It smells amazing, doesn't leave a residue and it lasts all day long! Which pretty much checks off all of the boxes of mine when looking for a dry shampoo. Another plus is that is is $4.89. The only downside and what made it 5th and not 4th was that it takes a lot of product, like I used it for 4-5 days and the can is pretty much gone. I maybe have one more use in the can.
I added this one into the mix just about two weeks ago and it is the last one that I tested, I am so glad that I tried it! This is another product that one of you guys picked out- I am actually currently trying this whole line and LOVING it! I like how the product lasts in my hair and the volume that it gives to my hair. The one downside of this dry shampoo is the initial smell-it is so strong and fills the room. But once the air circulates, it does smell good! It costs $7.94 and I would buy this again for the volume alone!
I love this one! It smells SOOO good, like citrus-y! I think the reason that I like this one over the other option from this brand is that this one is purifying, it actually feels like its cleaning my hair and not putting a ton of product into my hair. It actually says that it is oil absorbing which is really helpful on day 4-5 hair! It would also be really great for after a gym session! Its super affordable at $4.79 and I would definitely purchase this again!
This was my number one dry shampoo for like the last 4 years! I love this stuff and buy it over and over again. I feel like the bottles last a long time and not a whole lot of dry shampoo is needed to achieve clean hair. This is a travel sized bottle but a normal size bottle is $6.49. I Love the original and the tropical scent. They all smell great to me! I think that people with darker colored hair have problems with this dry shampoo because the white color that comes out but it blends right into my hair and you can’t tell once you massage it through my hair.
I have NEVER heard of this product before this review and it seriously bumped my tried and true dry shampoo from number one to number two! I was initially drawn to this one by the pretty bottle but wow its good! When I have this in my hair it feels fresh and clean again without the feeling of having product in my hair! I can’t believe how impressed I am with this dry shampoo. Its smells so good and its $6.99! There is no residue when its sprayed which is one of the reasons why it took number one because I think this is better for more hair types and colors!
Higher Priced Dry Shampoo Reviews
I only tried three of these because they are pricey and honestly I don’t plan to buy them again. I feel like there are enough people out there ranting and raving about these three and I only tried them to have something to sort of compare the others to! I tried the Living Proof Dry Shampoo, Moroccan Oil Dry Shampoo and the Pureology Dry shampoo.
3. Pureology Dry Shampoo
I seriously wouldn’t waste your money on this product…. Am I allowed to say that?! Haha I don’t know what I expected but for $28.00 for a regular sized can of dry shampoo I expect it to make my hair all shiny clean and new again. And it really didn’t.. at all. I don’t even think it smelled that great.
2. Moroccan Oil Dry Shampoo
I thought this dry shampoo smells SOO good. It’s $26.00 for a regular sized can and it’s an alright product. It worked well and that is great but still too much for me to buy it again. It made my hair look and feel nice but I just have about 5 more drugstore dry shampoos that I would purchase before this one.
1. Living Proof Dry Shampoo
This truly is a great product and I can see why it is popular. It doesn’t really feel like you have anything in your hair when you use this dry shampoo which is nice! Its $25.00 on Amazon which is nice to have it delivered with free 2 day shipping but other than that I really feel like I would buy the SGX NYC Dry Shampoo and the Batiste Dry Shampoo over this one in a minute! It smells good as well!