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8 New Dry Shampoos For Keeping Your Protective Styles Fresh

These hair sprays are a great way to cleanse your scalp without disrupting your hairstyle, and there's no better time than now to stock up.
8 New Dry Shampoos For Keeping Your Protective Styles Fresh
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By Jennifer Ford · Updated December 6, 2020
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Since hair salons are closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, everything from box-color to dry shampoo is in high demand. And if you’re rocking a protective style, it’s in your best interest to stock up on the latter.

Dry shampoos are a great way to keep braids, twists, faux-locs and extensions looking and feeling fresh. By dousing your roots with the oil-absorbing sprays, you stave off dandruff and build-up, eliminate stale odors, and the feeling of wanting to take your protective style out prematurely due to an itchy and irritable scalp.

And considering that we may not have access to hairstylists for a few more weeks, it’s probably in your best interest to keep the low maintenance dos intact for as long as possible. So to help you, we rounded up 8 of the best dry shampoos in the game.

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Authentic Beauty Concept Dry Shampoo
8 New Dry Shampoos For Keeping Your Protective Styles Fresh
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available at Ulta Beauty $25 Shop Now
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TRESemme Pro Pure Dry Shampoo
8 New Dry Shampoos For Keeping Your Protective Styles Fresh
Photo: Target
available at Target $6 Shop Now
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Billie Floof Dry Shampoo
8 New Dry Shampoos For Keeping Your Protective Styles Fresh
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available at Billie $14 Shop Now
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Kerastase Fresh Affair Dry Shampoo
8 New Dry Shampoos For Keeping Your Protective Styles Fresh
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available at Kerastase $36 Shop Now
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Cleo+Coco Dry Shampoo + Body Powder In Sweet Surrender
8 New Dry Shampoos For Keeping Your Protective Styles Fresh
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available at Celo+Coco. $16 Shop Now
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Batiste De-Frizzing Dry Shampoo
8 New Dry Shampoos For Keeping Your Protective Styles Fresh
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available at Target $7 Shop Now
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Colab Original Dry Shampoo
8 New Dry Shampoos For Keeping Your Protective Styles Fresh
Photo: Target
available at Target $5 Shop Now
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Alterna My Hair My Canvas Another Day Dry Shampoo
8 New Dry Shampoos For Keeping Your Protective Styles Fresh
Photo: Alterna
available at Ulta Beauty $29 Shop Now
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