It takes your hair from looking greasy to looking fresh washed and it lasts for days. It is absolutely incredible. The best dry shampoo I have ever used, and I will repurchase over and over again.
10
out of 10
Brand
K18
Price
$48 · 4 oz (118 mL)
Where to Buy
Sephora ↗Key Ingredients
Smart-Release Microbeads, odorBIND Biotechnology, Mediterranean Microalgae
Pros
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Takes hair from greasy to genuinely fresh-washed looking
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Results last for days, not hours
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Completely unscented, rare for a dry shampoo
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Liquid with microbeads instead of a chalky powder
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Non-aerosol pump sprayer
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Works whether you air dry or style after
Cons
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Leaves little white dots on everything as it dries, apply before dressing
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Hair feels slightly tacky, it looks fresh washed rather than feels it
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Premium price at $48 for 4 oz
This is a bottom of the jar review, meaning I used the whole thing before giving you my honest opinion. And I'll just say it up front: this stuff is absolute sorcery.
The K18 AirWash Dry Shampoo is $48 for four ounces. It comes in a plastic sprayer with a non-aerosol pump, which is already a nice change from the aerosol cans most dry shampoos come in.
Here's the genuinely interesting part: it's not a powder like you'd typically expect from a dry shampoo. It's a liquid, with little beads inside it. You spray the liquid onto your hair, then either let it air dry or style it. I usually use my Dyson Airwrap with the brush attachment.
This is where it earns the "sorcery" label:
It takes your hair from looking greasy to looking fresh washed, and it lasts for days. It's absolutely incredible.
That's not a subtle refresh, it genuinely resets your hair. And unlike a lot of dry shampoos that buy you a few hours, this holds for days.
It doesn't have a scent, which I love. I hate how heavily scented most dry shampoos are, that cloud of perfume that announces to everyone that you didn't wash your hair. This one skips it entirely, and it's a big part of why I reach for it.
I want to be straight with you about the drawbacks, because there are two real ones.
When it dries, it leaves little white dots on absolutely everything. You can see them on my Milk Makeup setting spray bottle.
So do not use this after you've already gotten dressed, especially in dark colors. I've made that mistake. Apply it before you put your clothes on and you'll avoid the whole problem.
Your hair does feel slightly tacky afterward. So to be precise about the trade: it doesn't feel fresh washed, but it absolutely looks fresh washed. For me that trade is more than worth it, but it's worth knowing going in.
Yes. $48 is real money for a dry shampoo, and I don't say this lightly, but this is the best dry shampoo I have ever used. I will repurchase it over and over again. I'm genuinely so glad I found it.
Rating: 10/10. (I actually said 1,000 out of 10 in the video, and I stand by it.)
If you're a dry shampoo person, this is the one. Just get dressed after you use it. For more of what I actually keep using, see my other bottom of the jar reviews.