TotalBeauty.com average member rating: 8.8*
Why it's great: "Perfect Hair Day," indeed: "It absorbs any and all grease, leaves your hair looking (and smelling) fresh, and allows you to go days on end without washing your hair," says one reader. Others agree, saying the "authentic" dry shampoo "really cleanses" your strands, fooling people into thinking you washed it just this morning. "It smells amazing, gets the job done and even adds a bit of volume," one user says. "I am obsessed and in love."
TotalBeauty.com average member rating: 9.5*
Why it's great: One reviewer calls this dry shampoo a "must buy," and another agrees, saying it's "the perfect dry shampoo." An enamored reviewer explains: "It smells delicious, soaks up unwanted oil build-up and adds really lovely volume to the roots," which, in turn, refreshes your entire style.
If you're as busy as we are, you typically don't wash and dry your hair every morning — after all, it can be a long, arduous process full of waiting, heating and styling. Which is why we don't know what we ever did before the invention of dry shampoo. Talk about an absolute game changer.
Typically, dry shampoos come in spray or powder form, and the best dry shampoos not only soak up oil, they clean hair, water-free, and leave you smelling fresh. Plus, for those of you who have the time to wash your hair every day (or just happen to be a little less tolerant of dirt), dry shampoos give your hair a volume boost. At least, that's what the good dry shampoos do. Not all dry shampoos are created equal — and our readers can attest to that. In fact, they've been quite vocal about the best dry shampoos that forever simplify their lives, which ones are just alright and which ones fall flat.
Here are some of the best dry shampoos, as rated by our readers. Read on to find out why each one made the cut.