For those of us who have neither the time nor patience to wash and style our hair every day, dry shampoo is a small miracle in our getting ready routine. It helps to absorb oil from your roots, adds volume for a bit of oomph, and can even help to texturize your hair if it’s too clean to hold teasing or curls. Especially since I chopped off my locks, dry shampoo does wonders for me with freshening up my day old hair.  

Brunettes often have a harder time finding a good dry shampoo because it has a tendency to make darker hair look a bit greyish if you spray it on too close to the roots or if the shampoo formula is mixed with powder. For those of us who can’t afford salon-priced products on the regular, naturally we turn to the more budget-friendly drugstore brands, and I’ve found two dry shampoos in particular that hold up quite well! Most days  Every day I wish I could just do a hair flip like Beyonce and have my hair fall perfectly into place, but sadly after several neck sprains I’ve learned this is, in fact, impossible.

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So instead I’m sharing three drugstore dry shampoos and rating them to see how they compare. First up - Tresemme Volumizing Dry Shampoo. This was my least favourite out of the bunch. The “grey tinge” that I mentioned above was definitely noticeable once I sprayed the shampoo on my roots. If I used less product, it didn’t work well to absorb the oiliness, so I was stuck in a catch 22. Plus it didn’t smell that great. 3 / 5 rating.

Second - Dove Invigorating Dry Shampoo. I usually love Dove products… their soaps/body washes, deodorant, chocolates too! (Wait, is that even the same company? After a quick google search, apparently not. Anyway...) Unfortunately their dry shampoo was not what I expected. My biggest con? Too flaky! 3.5 / 5 rating. 
The best drugstore dry shampoo (in my opinion) is Got2b Rockin It Encore Fresh Dry Shampoo. I hadn’t really used this brand before giving its dry shampoo a shot and was pleasantly surprised by how well it worked! The product jets out of the nozzle and is great at absorbing oil. I spray it about 6 inches away from my hair then rub the shampoo directly into my roots. A little tease, a little tousle, then I am good to go! Two minor downsides though - I do notice some flaky residue if I try to push my hair onto day three. I also go through product quite quickly. I wash my hair every two or three days, which is normal for the average woman, so I don’t think I use that much dry shampoo. I’ve repurchased this particular dry shampoo at least four times though, so despite going through it quickly I think that says something about how much I love it! My Got2b will be coming with me to Central America too! 4.5 / 5 rating.

Now get on with ya bad self and go have an awesome hair day.