5 Best Dry Shampoos and Conditioners for Busy (AKA All) Parents
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For some of us, our hair texture simply doesn't need a daily shampoo. For others, our hair does need it, but super-demanding days don't allow it. Happily, there's an option to re-create a just-washed look for every texture.
If you have greasy hair, dry shampoo will coat your roots to soak up excess oil and add oomph. Aim it at your roots from 6 inches away to prevent white splotches. If you have dry, curly hair, opt for a dry conditioner to add hydration, shine, and a nice scent. Parents staffers put 12 formulas to the test. And the winners are...
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Best for Volume
Garnier Fructis Texturizing Invisible Dry Shampoo
Dry shampoos use powders, such as the rice starch in this formula, to absorb grease and give strands a lift. Testers liked that this tropical-scented spray gave a wash-day freshness.
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Best for Dark Hair Colors
Dove Care Between Washes Go Active Dry Shampoo
The moisture-soaking powder is so fine that it stayed invisible, even when testers sprayed it directly at a black T-shirt. Their hair stayed degreased all day.
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Best for Extra-Greasy Roots
Living Proof Perfect hair Day Dry Shampoo
This stuff is like the Magic Eraser of dry shampoos: Sweaty workout buns and hair past its wash-day prime didn’t stand a chance. The formula has a cleaning technology that sops up dirt, oil, and odor so hair becomes cleaner as you spray.
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Best for Oily Curls
Pantene Cheat Day Dry Shampoo Foam
Curly-haired moms could finger-comb this whipped foam through roots without disrupting their curl pattern. Then they added a bit more to strands to tame frizz.
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Best for Dry Curls
Drybar Detox Dry Conditioner
Testers aimed this argan-oil and mango-butter formula at mid-lengths and ends to moisturize and soften coils—and infuse them with an addictive jasmine-vanilla scent.
This article originally appeared in Parents magazine's February 2021 issue as "Refresh Without Water." Want more from the magazine? Sign up for a monthly print subscription here
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