Dry shampoo dupes: Living Proof, Drybar, Oribe and amika
An aerosol dry shampoo is a propellant, alcohol and a starch that soaks up oil at the roots, at salon prices and drugstore prices alike.
What is the best drugstore dupe for Living Proof, Drybar or Oribe dry shampoo?
Dove Advanced Dry Shampoo Fresh Coconut, about $9.94 ($1.36 / oz), against the $43 Kérastase Fresh Affair Refreshing Dry Shampoo, 82% less. Same spray: butane, propane and alcohol with aluminum starch octenylsuccinate to absorb oil and an ester to keep it from feeling chalky. Kérastase adds rice starch, hectorite and vitamins E and C with a perfume-grade scent, while Dove uses isopropyl myristate and silica with coconut extract. Less than a fifth of the price per ounce.
| Dupe | Instead of | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Kérastase Fresh Affair Dry Shampoo, $43 | $9.94−82% per oz | Buy |
 | Living Proof PhD Dry Shampoo, $33 | $9.94−77% per oz | Buy |
 | Moroccanoil Dry Shampoo Dark Tones, $30 | $9.99−75% per oz | Buy |
 | Oribe Gold Lust Dry Shampoo, $52 | $7.94−73% per oz | Buy |
 | Amika Perk Up Dry Shampoo, $33.60 | $6.97 $7.99−71% per oz | Buy |
 | Drybar Detox Dry Shampoo, $30 | $11.25 $15−64% per oz | Buy |
1. Dove Advanced Dry Shampoo Fresh Coconut
for Kérastase Fresh Affair Refreshing Dry Shampoo
$9.94vs $43−82% per oz
#75 in Dry Shampoos on Amazon
Same spray: butane, propane and alcohol with aluminum starch octenylsuccinate to absorb oil and an ester to keep it from feeling chalky.
What it does worse: Kérastase adds rice starch, hectorite and vitamins E and C with a perfume-grade scent, while Dove uses isopropyl myristate and silica with coconut extract.
2. Dove Volume & Fullness Dry Shampoo
for Living Proof Perfect hair Day Dry Shampoo
$9.94vs $33−77% per oz
#39 in Hair Shampoo on Amazon
Built the same way: isobutane and propane propellants, denatured alcohol and a starch to soak up oil (rice starch in Living Proof, aluminum starch octenylsuccinate in Dove), with silica in both.
What it does worse: Living Proof adds its patented OFPMA molecule and cellulose, while Dove adds isopropyl myristate and cyclopentasiloxane for a softer feel.
3. Dove Advanced Dry Shampoo Brunette Brilliance
for Moroccanoil Dry Shampoo Dark Tones
$9.99vs $30−75% per oz
#79 in Dry Shampoos on Amazon
Same trick for dark hair: an aerosol of HFC-152a and butane with alcohol, a starch to absorb oil and iron-oxide pigments so no gray cast shows at the roots.
What it does worse: Moroccanoil uses rice starch with a little argan oil, while Dove uses aluminum starch octenylsuccinate with silica and isopropyl myristate.
4. Dove Advanced Dry Shampoo Detox & Purify
for Oribe Gold Lust Dry Shampoo
$7.94vs $52−73% per oz
Same basic spray: butane and propane with alcohol and a starch that soaks up oil at the roots and brushes out.
What it does worse: Oribe uses aluminum starch octenylsuccinate with rice hull and bamboo powders and adds algae and plant extracts, while Dove uses tapioca starch with silica and isopropyl myristate.
5. MONDAY Haircare Original Dry Shampoo
for Amika Perk Up Talc-Free Dry Shampoo
$6.97 $7.99vs $33.60 $42−71% per oz
#1 in Dry Shampoos on Amazon
Built the same way: butane and propane with alcohol and rice starch, which absorbs oil at the roots and dries clear.
What it does worse: Amika thickens it with hectorite and adds a silicone and sea buckthorn, while MONDAY adds keratin and cetrimonium chloride.
6. Kristin Ess Volumizing Dry Shampoo
for Drybar Detox Clear Invisible Dry Shampoo
$11.25 $15vs $30−64% per oz
#15 in Dry Shampoos on Amazon
Nearly the same can: isobutane propellant, the same modified rice starch (dimethylimidazolidinone rice starch), alcohol and aluminum starch octenylsuccinate, with panthenol, wheat protein, acrylates copolymer, magnesium carbonate and VP/VA copolymer on both labels.
What it does worse: Drybar scents it with its Blanc fragrance, while Kristin Ess adds pea protein and seaweed extracts and a pear scent.
How this list was made
These pairs match on the starch and the propellants: Drybar Detox and Kristin Ess use the same modified rice starch, Living Proof and Dove the same isobutane and propane. The salon can adds one thing of its own, Living Proof's patented OFPMA, Oribe's rice hull and bamboo powders, Kérastase's perfume-grade scent, and each comparison says what.
