BEST dry shampoo (one on sale!) + how to NOT wash your hair for a week!

Quick version: Read our full list of dry shampoo faves below, PLUS score one of our faves (Living Proof!) 60% OFF total value rn!

There are a few things we feel like unite most of our female friends: a love for chocolate, a good Meg Ryan movie, and a passionate dislike for that dreaded day when you have to wash and dry your hair. Let’s just say, we feel your pain! So much so that today’s post is ALL about how to put off washing your hair as long as possible with the best dry shampoo and more. We’re sharing our step-by-step guide on all of the best tips and tricks for making your one wash last for days right here, right now!

In a hurry? Slide to see our fave picks below!

Deal Details

Right now you can get one of our tried and true most favorite dry shampoos for an incredible deal. This Living Proof special edition Believe in Dry Shampoo Set is on sale for $32.80 (reg. $83)- more than 60% OFF total value! It is SO rare to see this product this deeply discounted – we’re freaking out!

This set includes:

• 1 full size bottle of the Perfect Hair Day Dry Shampoo– OG fave dry shampoo with fast-absorbing powders that soak up and remove dirt and oil.
• 1 full size bottle of the Perfect hair Day Advanced Clean Dry Shampoo– An advanced version dry shampoo that cleanses while removing oil, sweat and odor; additionally adding softness and shine to your hair.
• Deluxe-size Triple Bond Complex– A weekly bond-building treatment that makes hair 8x stronger while treating and preventing further damage.

Our Favorite Dry Shampoo

First thing’s first: you’re going to need DRY SHAMPOO. We’ve tried just about everything out there from the most expensive dry shampoos to least expensive dry shampoos, all the drugstore kinds, and like most things, you get what you pay for!

We haven’t found anything we love that’s SUPER cheap to use for an entire week…a few that are good for a day or two, but none that’ll really help your hair hold out an entire week between washes without getting pretty gross in between. SO, if you want to invest in some of the good stuff, here are our top recommendations with our ratings, too:

Best at actually cleaning: Living Proof

9 out of 10: This Living Proof dry shampoo is the best at cleansing, it has a great smell, it’s easy to use for beginners. It shows just a little bit if you have darker hair which is why we give it 9/10, but you can massage/brush it out! Right now you can get this Living Proof dry shampoo set for only $32.80 (reg. $83)- that is 60% OFF!

Best for dry scalps: Pureology

9 out of 10: Pureology – Right after we’re done breastfeeding a baby (Corrine just had number five!) our scalps gets extremely dry as our milk dries up, too. We have to be extra careful during this window to use dry shampoo that’s moisturizing. This is one of the BEST we’ve tried and it’s also the very highest rated one at Sephora!

Best gentle dry shampoo: Bumble & Bumble

10 out of 10 – Bumble & Bumble: Similar to their powder formula, we LOVE this aerosol version that’s also very gentle on our scalp when we’re dealing with dryness, whether that’s visiting a super dry climate (We’re looking at you, Utah!), or we’re just finishing up nursing one of our babies. We love that this stuff has a very very light but pleasant smell.

Best for volume: Oribe

8 out of 10: This Oribe dry shampoo smells amazing, it works super well, DOESN’T create build-up, there’s no residue, but also doesn’t cleanse as well as others. AMAZING for volume and a day two or three look. Harder to use toward the end of your no-wash week.

Best smell: Drybar

8 out of 10: We LOVE the smell of this one from Drybar, it cleanses perfectly, but it does leave a slight white residue if you go overboard. Make sure you hold almost the entire arm’s length away!

Best powder dry shampoo: Bumble & Bumble

10 out of 10: This dry shampoo from Bumble & Bumble is the best powder dry shampoo around! Cuts grease without buildup, no smell (for those who don’t want any fragrance) and creates great volume, too.

Best oil absorption: Redken

9 out of 10: This dry shampoo not only really zaps the oil your hair, it’s a great volume builder and continual grease fighter that works several days in a row. We feel like it leaves very little to zero build up!

Best affordable: Hairitage

9 out of 10: this Hairitage dry shampoo is absolutely, hands down the very best bang for your buck dry shampoo! We genuinely like it better than several other way more expensive dry shampoos out there. It works incredibly well, lasts, creates volume and doesn’t break the bank! You do have to watch out for build-up with this one and really make sure you wash your scalp well in between. We feel like this ACV rinse helps a TON with this and it’s a must for us, too. Side note: if you need a dark-root dry shampoo, we love her tinted for brunette version. (Currently sold out!)

Moroccan Oil Dry Shampoo, dark tones

10 out of 10: When Corrine had her hair dyed darker, she noticed that her usual dry shampoo left a stripe of white wherever she sprayed it. Not the best look! Corrine was so excited to find this dark toned dry shampoo that DOES NOT leave a dark, filmy residue on her hands every time she would run her fingers through her hair! The bottle lasts forever, and true to brand, it smells like heaven. It’s a bit of a higher price point, but worth every penny!

Spray vs. powder dry shampoo

The thing that’s nice about a spray dry shampoo is it’s a little easier to distribute evenly all over your roots. But the powder dry shampoo is GREAT for travel or even a small bottle to have in your bag in case you look in your car mirror and see that your hair could use a little refresh!

How to use dry shampoo

STEP ONE: LAYERS

To use dry shampoo, you’ll want take your hair in layers, start at the top of your head, and work all the way down to the nape of your neck, adding a little dry shampoo to each layer, JUST at the root.

STEP TWO: SHAKE IT OUT

Then take a brush like this one and brush it through your hair to make sure it’s evenly distributed, OR you can just massage and shake through your roots to make sure it’s all spread out.

STEP THREE: REPEAT

You have to do this EVERY DAY of the week that you’re trying to get your hair to last between washes.

PRO TIP: We love to put dry shampoo in our hair at night before we go to bed. When we wake up in the morning it’s somehow totally evenly distributed all over the roots of our hair and usually we can’t see any residue at that point. Pretty awesome!

STEP FOUR: PULL IT UP

If you work out, try to keep your hair UP and out of the way of getting sweaty. If your hair does get sweaty at all, go home and use the dryer on “cool shot” to dry up any sweat before you use dry shampoo to cleanse.

See Corrine’s step by step tutorial below!

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Getting your curls to last

Sometimes if you’ve just curled your hair that day, and if you’re using a powder dry shampoo, it helps to put a little into the bottom of your hair where the curls are heavier, to make them last longer!

We also highly, highly recommend using the Beachwaver to curl your hair. There’s just something about that curling iron that makes curls last longer!! Try to use the 1″ barrel to curl the first day, then let the curls relax as the week goes on.

Throw a cap on it

One of our biggest tips is to be SURE you shower each day with a shower cap! Think about when you walk into a super humid atmosphere (We’re talking to you Texas, or Florida) and your hair suddenly loses its shape or curl or the straightening you just did 3 minutes ago. Same thing happens when you step into the shower with your hair just in a topknot! Throw those locks into a shower cap to protect your hair from the humidity of the shower to keep your look going all week long.

This shower cap is amazing because it’s terry cloth lined so it’s really soft AND stays on your head way better than one that’s just plastic that may slide around and not actually hold your hair very well.

Train your hair

And if you’ve been reading this going, “There’s no way! My hair gets greasy on day two!”

Girlfriend. We hear you. 

So many people feel this way! It’s literally a matter of training your hair. Add on a day or two each week, and you’ll be amazed at how your hair will start lasting longer when it’s not used to being washed so much!

One week later…

One last time, these are the best tools and products for making your hair last a whole week!! You don’t need ALL of these, just ONE good dry shampoo, a shower cap, a brush and maybe a good curling iron and you’re good to go!

For the BEST shampoos and conditioners, check out this post!