The primary actives in this are tapioca starch, clay, and organic star anise. The organic food-grade tapioca starch helps absorb oil and sweat—while giving hairstyling some texture and grit (as the name suggests, this can double as a volumizing product). The star anise offers a warming fragrance and antimicrobial properties for scalp health. 

Voluminous Dry Shampoo, Rahua ($32) 

How chic is this? The primary oil-absorber is rose petal powder, a super lightweight option that keeps hair soft and your style lifted. (Read: Reach for this if your hair is thin or gets flat easily.) There's also sunflower extract to add nutrients to the strand and star anise for the potent antimicrobial properties. 

Pure Dry Shampoo, Playa ($24)

Sprays work wonders for curly hair, as the water can help refresh the curl pattern—while cleansing the scalp. This spray blends together micellar water and apple cider vinegar, both natural ingredients that have an impressive ability to absorb oil and nix impurities. Micellar water contains both oil and water, which means the oil is able to dissolve oil while the water helps with dirt. The ACV can help manage sebum production and helps balance the skin's natural pH. And because this isn't a powder-based formula, you don't have to worry about clogged pores. 

Root Refresh Micellar Rinse, Sunday2Sunday ($31)

Refreshing waters actually make for impressive second-day products. (Dry shampoos don't just need to be powders and thickening sprays!) This uses rose water, which is hydrating, anti-inflammatory, and astringent to help balance the excess sebum.

Instant Volumizing Mist With Rose Water, Christophe Robin ($39)

We love this option, which goes hard on the hair-healthy ingredients. There's binchotan charcoal to draw impurities from the scalp and hair. A blend of clay, tapioca, and rice starches acts as oil absorbers. Then there's witch hazel, which is a beloved scalp ingredient that can even help regulate sebum production, and biotin, a B vitamin that helps strengthen the hair follicle.  

Hair Scalp Revival Charcoal Biotin Dry Shampoo, Briogeo ($24)

We've seen sprays, powders, aerosols, and mousses. Now here's a gel. Gels are particularly handy dry shampoos for those wearing protective styling as there's more precision. Apply this directly to the scalp—the bamboo, peppermint, witch hazel, and avocado will get to work refreshing and nurturing the skin. Give your scalp a massage, and then wipe off any excess product.

Refresh & So Clean Bamboo, Avocado & Peppermint Dry Gel Shampoo, Taliah Waajid ($10.77)

This brand is known for paying tremendously close attention to your scalp—so really it's no wonder that their dry shampoo would be this good. The rice powder helps absorb oil, no matter your hair color, while the fulvic acid delivers 65 minerals into the follicle to restore the scalp microbiome.

Plant-Based Dry Shampoo, Act + Acre ($22)

Not only does this contain innovative plant proteins and clays—arrowroot and kaolin are two favorites that don't irritate the skin—but it also contains biome-friendly ingredients. The prebiotic chlorella vulgaris extract, which can help balance your microflora (the scalp is an often overlooked part of your microbiome) soothes skin and inflammation. 

Dry Shampoo, Odele Beauty ($11.99)

While the oil-absorbing properties come from tapioca starch, it's also infused with coconut water to help hydrate strands and soothe the skin. Plus, it's perfumed with a refreshing mimosa flower, to mask any odor. We also love the packaging, which uses nitrogen, as a more eco-friendly, non-greenhouse-gas propellant.

Coconut Water Dry Shampoo, Love, Beauty & Planet ($6.99)

For an innovative texture, look no further than this mousse-to-powder number. Many complain that sprays are difficult to apply with precision to roots—whereas you can use your fingers to work this foam in just where you need it. But, of course, we love it for its ingredients, too: There's tapioca starch for the powder, witch hazel for sebum control, and honey for hydration and shine. 

Refresh Dry Shampoo, InnerSence Beauty ($24)

One of the pioneers in natural and sustainable hair care, Aveda continually astounds with their formulas. This option blends several oil-absorbing ingredients like cornstarch, tapioca, and oat kernel flour. (The last of which is very soothing for an inflamed scalp.) We also love that the brand is powered by sustainable energy and uses 100% PCR plastic. 

Shampower Dry Shampoo, Aveda ($32)

We love this light-as-air rice and charcoal blend thanks to the bright citrus scent (courtesy of essential oils). The charcoal helps lift off and absorb impurities and dirty—so it's not just saving you from excess oil. 

Charcoal Purifying Dry Shampoo, Hask ($8)