We've all had those days: the scalp is dirty, the hair needs urgent tending too but there's just no way you can find the time to shampoo and condition. What do you do? Step out looking like something the cat dragged in or sacrifice important plans at the altar of healthy hair? Neither. Thankfully, the beauty gods have taken pity on our plight and given us a product for just such a beauty emergency. Enter, stage right, the dry shampoo.
As the name suggest, a dry shampoo's formula is completely dry and, when sprayed, all you will be left with is a dry, powdery residue. On days when you just can't get yourself to wash your hair, dry shampoo can come to your rescue by soaking up excess grease and giving the hair an extra lift at the root. Best suited for an oily scalp, dry shampoo is a saviour for hectic mornings and lazy nights. But don't push your luck too far; dry shampoo can extend the life of clean hair for two or three days, but beyond that, you're out of luck and will have to bite the bullet and shampoo-condition-rinse-repeat.
These are our top five picks of dry shampoos.
1. Batiste Dry Shampoo Instant Hair Refresh
First, the classic. Batiste Original aka the big daddy of dry shampoos is favoured across the globe for its quick hit of refreshment. Its soapy fragrance smells like you just walked out of a bath and its quick oil-absorption formula will almost convince even you that you really did.
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2. BBlunt Mini Back To Life Dry Shampoo
Don't let greasy hair come in the way of a fun night on the town because you chose to, gasp, wash your hair instead. With the miniature BBlunt Back To Life shampoo, you really can do it all. It promises to soak up the grease and breathe life into limp hair even on the go, with its portable size.
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3. L'Oreal Techni Art Fresh Dust Dry Shampoo
For whatever reason, if you need just one extra day before you give your two day-old mane the attention it deserves, turn to the L'Oreal Fresh Dust Dry Shampoo. The wonderfully scented freshening dust makes the oiliness vanish from the scalp so effectively that it doesn't feel itchy or dirty at all, just refreshed.
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4. TIGI Rockaholic Dry Shampoo
Why yes, it is possible to put off the hair wash for just a couple of days more. All you need is TIGI's Rockaholic Dry Shampoo. Just a few sprays are enough to absorb all the grease from the scalp, giving your hair a clean, healthy shine. If you're still not convinced, you can spritz it on your hair even if all it needs is a little volume. Plus, its nearly colourless formula won't show up on your clothes. Triple whammy, this one.
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5. Batiste Divine Dark Dry Shampoo Plus
Now here's a dry shampoo that's quite unlike the rest. The formula of the Divine Dark Dry Shampoo has a brown tint to it and is specially created for brunettes so that when sprayed, it won't leave an unflattering white residue. In addition to that, it also adds volume and texture to the hair while fighting oil and limpness.
With these dry shampoos to have your back, you can go ahead and make the plans you were hemming and hawing about due to unshampooed hair.
