12 dry shampoos to make your hair look cleaner and fuller instantly

No.4D Clean Volume Detox Dry Shampoo, $48.50, Olaplex from Lookfantastic

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This dry shampoo is expertly crafted to refresh roots between washes and soothe the scalp. Formulated with skincare-inspired ingredients and patented Bond Building Technology, the dry shampoo works to detoxify strands, leaving hair light as air. The formula is made with rice starch for oil absorption and rambutan seed extract to repel odours, enhance volume, provide control, and breathe new life into styles.

Virtue Dry Shampoo, $58.50, Virtue from Lookfantastic

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Designed to give the impression of freshly-washed hair, this dry shampoo boasts a lightweight formula, enriched with tapioca starch and kaolin clay, which swiftly absorbs excess oil and impurities without leaving any residue. Infused with a refreshing blend of cedar leaf, frangipani, and lemon, it offers an invigorating fragrance. On top of that, it's also enhanced with Virtue's Alpha Keratin 60ku™, which nourishes and promotes a renewed, glossy appearance for your hair.

Hair Benefits Hydrate Dry Shampoo, $14.05, Batiste from Watsons

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Batiste is a brand synonymous with its extensive line of dry shampoos. This iteration has avocado extracts to nourish parched strands, and an invisible formula suitable for all hair colours. The Hair Benefits line also has dry shampoos targeting frizz, damage control and volume.

Oat Milk Dry Shampoo, $15.20, Klorane from Amazon

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This Klorane dry shampoo uses ultra-fine powders that soak up oil and sweat without leaving a white residue. Meanwhile, oat milk imparts soothing and protecting qualities.

Perfect Hair Day (PhD) Dry Shampoo, $61, Living Proof from Sephora

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Living Proof employs a triple-action cleaning system that combines Healthy Hair Molecule technology and fast-absorbing powders. The former reduces surface friction so that the oil- and sweat-absorbing powders can be removed to leave little to no white cast.



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Oil Control Spray, $9.70, Lucido-L from Amazon

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A compact-sized spray that is easy to tote around, the Lucido-L dry shampoo contains green tea and witch hazel extracts to moisturise the hair and scalp. It has a UV-protection formula.

First Class Detoxifying Charcoal Shampoo, $52 for 236ml, IGK from Sephora

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IGK has three different dry shampoos offering low, medium and high levels of cleansing. This First Class iteration offers the deepest cleanse and it contains detoxifying charcoal, oil- and sweat-wicking white tea powder and soothing witch hazel and tea tree oil. This dry shampoo also provides UV protection.

Moroccanoil Dry Shampoo Dark Tones, $35.55, Moroccanoil from Amazon

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Morrocanoil uses ultra-fine rice starch to mop up sebum while argan oil nourishes the hair. And as the name suggests, there is a Light Tones version made for people with light-coloured hair. Both have UV-protection properties.

Kristin Ess Style Reviving Dry Shampoo, $29.95, Kristin Ess Hair from Amazon

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Kristin Ess' dry shampoo is enriched with vitamin C, hydrolysed keratin and various botanical extracts. While the talc-free formulation uses rice starch to soak up oils, it touts minimal to no white cast.


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Drop Dead Gorgeous Dry Shampoo, $16.90, Drop Dead Gorgeous from Handmade Heroes

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Handmade Heroes is a Singaporean label with the aim of creating efficacious, affordable beauty products that are sustainable and have clean formulas. This dry shampoo uses kaolin clay and rice powder to absorb oil and sweat while bamboo charcoal and various essential oils deodorise and scent.

Dry Clean Volume Powder, USD$20 (S$26.62), Frank Body

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This dry shampoo uses rice bran and tapioca starch to absorb excess oil and sweat while silica and hydrolysed keratin provide nourishment and protection to your strands.

No Drought Dry Shampoo, $31, LUSH froml Zalora

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LUSH employs cornstarch and talc to absorb oil while citrus oil imparts a nice scent and masks odour. Like many of the dry shampoos here, it is a cruelty-free and vegan formula. It is also made to be self-preserving.