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7 dry shampoos for every hair concern

Clean, protect and add texture with these top picks

By Iantha Yu

Beauty Crew Beauty Editor / September 27 2016

Refresh your ‘do with these dry shampoos that can absorb excess oil and add grit and texture to your hairstyle. Here are our favourites according to your top hair concern…

Best for: Blonde hair

Moroccanoil Dry Shampoo in Light Tones features a rice powder formula to absorb excess hair oils. Bonus: it also contains Moroccanoil’s signature argan oil to nourish and leave strands looking healthy.

Best for: Brunette hair

A spritz of Cedel Retro Dry Shampoo For Dark Hair will cover roots instantly (all thanks to its dark powdery formula) and leave your hair smelling summery with its coconut scent.

Best for: Fine hair

Garnier Fructis Pure Volume Dry Shampoo can give limp locks a boost of volume and leave hair feeling fresh and clean in no time.

Best for: Pre-styling

Spritz your roots with Toni & Guy Glamour Sky High Dry Shampoo to gently cleanse the scalp, plus add it to your mid-lengths and ends to give hair grit and texture when styling.

Best for: Oily hair

The hero ingredient inside Klorane Nettle Oil Control Dry Shampoo is nettle extract, which helps soak up excess sebum and regulate secretion levels on the scalp.

Best for: Red hair

Ambiance Dry Shampoo Red features a red powdered formula captured in a brush bottle that you can use to cover oily roots or grey hairs.

Best for: Coloured hair

Goldwell Kerasilk Dry Shampoo combines keratins and Tamanu oil (a botanical ingredient) in its formula to protect coloured hair, soften, add shine and refresh hair without leaving any residue.

Iantha Yu

Iantha is BEAUTYcrew's Beauty Editor, and has been part of the team since the site launched in 2016. Besides pinky-nude nail polish and wispy false lashes, she has a healthy obsession with face masks and skin care ingredients. Her previous work can be found in Virgin Australia Voyeur, Women's Health, and SHOP Til You Drop.