The 9 Best Dry Shampoos for Humidity, Heat and Greasy Roots

COLOR WOW Insta-WOW Advanced Dry Shampoo ($32)

Color Wow has built its reputation on smart, problem-solving formulas—Dream Coat being the obvious icon. But its Advanced Dry Shampoo makes a strong case for joining the brand’s greatest hits, earning the 2026 NewBeauty Award for “Best Dry Shampoo” in the process.

What sets it apart is that it doesn’t just soak up oil where it sits; it’s made to help break it down, absorb it and brush it away for a fresher, softer, less coated feel.

K18 Biomimetic Hairscience AirWash Dry Shampoo ($48)

Though this dry shampoo is relatively new to the beauty scene (it launched in 2024), it’s already earned its place among the best of the best. Unlike most dry shampoos, the non-aerosol formula applies as a wet mist, then gets massaged into the scalp like a traditional version.

“I try dozens of new beauty products a month, but this one actually has me awe-struck,” wrote our former managing editor in her review of the dry shampoo. “On three-day-old hair, I spritzed the mist twice, at an arm's length away, to my roots and massaged it in for a minute or so. My oily strands immediately disappeared in place of just-blown-out-like hair. What's more, the non-aerosol formula left my felt incredibly bouncy and soft. Brushing only enhanced the benefits.”

Plus, a little goes a long way, so the bottle lasts longer than you might expect.

Living Proof Perfect Hair Day Dry Shampoo ($33)

For years, this has been a beauty-editor gold standard—and one of the early prestige formulas to make dry shampoo feel less like a powdery cover-up and more like an actual cleanse. Its triple-action cleansing technology is designed to absorb and remove oil, sweat and odor, then brush away so hair feels cleaner instead of coated.

Kristin Ess Style Reviving Dry Shampoo ($15)

Leave it to celebrity hairstylist Kristin Ess to make the most affordable dry shampoo on our list feel more elevated than its price tag. This translucent powder is made for targeted root touch-ups, using arrowroot powder and rice starch to cut down on oil and add just enough lift where hair tends to fall flat. It’s lightweight enough for fine strands, easy to toss in a bag and proof that a great dry shampoo doesn’t have to cost more than your actual shampoo.

Moroccanoil Dry Shampoo for Dark Tones ($30)

This second-day-hair wonder-worker boasts the brand's beloved signature scent and contains natural volumizing and deodorizing agents that instantly revitalize a blowout. Added bonus: It also comes in a version for light hair colors—so everyone can benefit.

Klorane Dry Shampoo With Oat Milk ($26)

Klorane is the dry shampoo equivalent of a French-pharmacy classic: not the flashiest bottle on the shelf, but the one beauty editors keep repurchasing because it never lets them down. The oat milk formula has a soft, clean feel that revives a lived-in blowout without making hair feel overly perfumed, powdery or stiff.

amika Perk Up Talc-Free Dry Shampoo ($29)

We’re not sure how many cans of this dry shampoo NewBeauty Beauty Director Britt Fallon has personally finished since first getting her hands on it years ago, but needless to say, it’s one of her favorite beauty secret weapons.

The talc-free formula jump-starts flat, do-nothing strands, absorbs oil and refreshes roots without leaving behind the chalky residue some dry shampoos do. And if you’ve never smelled an amika product before, consider this a very good introduction.

LolaVie Powder Perfect Dry Shampoo ($25)

Jennifer Aniston has been hair-care inspo for decades, from her iconic Rachel haircut on Friends to LolaVie, the hair-care line she launched in 2021. Among the brand’s standouts is its Powder Perfect Dry Shampoo, a non-aerosol, travel-friendly formula with a targeted applicator that lets you tap the talc-free powder exactly where your roots need a refresh. It absorbs oil, adds lift, and helps hair feel revived without the overspray of an aerosol or the messiness of a shaker-style powder.

Briogeo Style + Treat Non-Aerosol & Talc-Free Dry Shampoo Powder Puff ($28)

As implied by its name, this dry shampoo powder pulls double duty. In addition to soaking up oil that’s weighing hair down, the ingredient list also includes caffeine, adenosine, copper peptides and biotin, ingredients often found in formulas for fuller-looking, healthier-feeling hair. It comes in a universal colorless hue for all hair colors and a tinted version for darker hair, too.