Uncategorized

Review: Living Proof’s Perfect Hair Day Advanced Clean Has Everything I Need in a Dry Shampoo

What I personally look for in a dry shampoo is one that’s oil-absorbing but not drying and volumizing but not gritty because fine hair is not forgiving and styling mistakes are often wildly visible for me. Oh, and if it’s unscented or has a nice scent that’s not overwhelming, it gets bonus points. 

PhD Advanced Clean ticks all of those boxes, primarily thanks to the addition of conditioning agents such as glycerin, a humectant known for its moisturizing properties. “Glycerin is a colorless and odorless liquid that comes from plant sources,” cosmetic chemist Perry Romanowski previously explained to Allure. “It is a humectant, which means it has the property of attracting water to itself.” 

When using this dry shampoo, I hold the bottle a few inches from my roots and spray using “sweeping motions” as PhD’s instructions suggest because the spray nozzle on this sucker is strong. Its light floral smell, a slightly subtler iteration of the original, fills the room instantly, but not so much that it makes my head spin (I usually despise floral scents but find this one totally palatable; that’s saying a lot coming from a scent snob such as myself). 

The barely-there formula sinks in immediately to eat up just the right amount of oil that my hair feels fresh but not stripped, and it stays that way all day — it’s the kind of formula you can spritz on before going to bed or first thing in the morning. Either way, you’re getting that clean feeling without looking or feeling dusty. And, after you shake out the product as instructed, you get the added benefit of a little extra volume at the base.

Courtesy of brand

With a dry shampoo like this, it’s not only doable but more than easy to go a week or more without shampooing. Now I can help my scalp get back to its original state a little more easily — which, at this rate, is all I can truly ask of a hair product. 

Living Proof Perfect Hair Day Advanced Clean Dry Shampoo is $30 and available now on sephora.com.


More on hair care:


Now, see how long hair has evolved within the past 100 years:

Don’t forget to follow Allure on Instagram and Twitter.

What's your reaction?

Excited
0
Happy
0
In Love
0
Not Sure
0
Silly
0

You may also like

Comments are closed.