Why Are All the New Dry Shampoos Wet?

Living Proof’s original Perfect Hair Day Dry Shampoo is a staple, but even the iconic brand is jumping on the wet bandwagon. Its new dry shampoo mist uses a bi-phase, micellar formula that cleans hair while leaving a sheer veil of oil-absorbing powder. “It absorbs oil, sweat, and odor, and I love that it leaves an invisible finish, so the hair looks clean and still moves naturally,” Ramazon explains. “It’s an easy way to refresh a style between washes without making the hair feel coated and while still feeling weightless.”

K18’s Airwash disrupted the wet-dry shampoo category by positioning it as a true dry shampoo rather than a rinseless wash. On days when your hair looks extra greasy or oily, reach for Airwash. The water-based formula features hardworking ingredients, including oil-absorbing microbeads, bond-repair peptides, and odorBind biotechnology that captures sweat and unwanted scent in hair within seconds.

This wet dry shampoo from Kenra Professional not only keeps oil at bay but also reduces scalp buildup and increases root volume, so it works like a two-in-one volumizing and style-extending spray. It also neutralizes unwanted odors, making it the perfect post-gym accessory.

Another micellar-based formula, R+Co’s Dry Shampoo Mist, suspends cleansing powders that leave hair looking and feeling cleaner. It is so lightweight and infused with nourishing ingredients like castor oil and glycerin that it can be used to add volume throughout the hair.

While this root refresh spray absorbs excess sweat and sebum, it also balances the scalp, helping your hair last for days on end without compromising the scalp microbiome.