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Detox Clear Invisible Dry Shampoo

Dry shampoo

  • Dry shampoo
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
  • Protein-free
SizeFull Size: 100g/3.5 oz.
Priceabout $30commonly seen · 3.5 oz

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Scent:

The ingredient list declares fragrance. What it smells of is not stated, and we do not guess.

Manufacturer page: drybar.com

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Price and stores

Great for

Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
Silicone-free routinesno silicones appear in the list
Matte, textured stylesabsorbent powders do the mattifying

Maybe skip if

this product has a scent
Very dry or damaged hairit contains fast-drying alcohol
Aerosol avoidancethis is a pressurised can
Tight budgetsit sits in the upper price tiers
Picking it up locallywe’ve only seen it sold in one channel

Dry shampoo absorbs excess oil between washes. It does not replace washing your hair and scalp.

What the formula actually does

Read from the label, not the marketing

Each row says where it comes from: F means we derived it from this product’s own ingredient list, S means it is a claim the brand makes that the formula neither confirms nor contradicts.

Oil-absorbing ingredients High in the list

Absorbent powders or starches high in the list.

Fast-drying alcohol High in the list

Fast-drying alcohol in the first three ingredients.

Needs detergent to remove No

Nothing here needs a detergent wash to remove.

Fragrance Present

Fragrance is listed; it sits below the working ingredients.

from the formula stated by the brand reported by reviewers Scale: 1 dot low · 5 dots high, within this product type.

Ingredients that matter

The ingredients that change a decision

The workhorse ingredients, plus anything lower down that changes a decision. The chips name what an ingredient does. They are not safety scores, and no ingredient here is rated good or bad on its own.

IngredientWhat it doesWhy it mattersChip
Isobutane propellant Pushes the product out of the can Neutral
Propane propellant Pushes the product out of the can Neutral
Alcohol Denat.Alcohol Denat drying alcohol Speeds drying but can leave hair feeling dry Drying
Dimethylimidazolidinone Rice Starch absorbent — Stabilizes
Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate starch Soaks up oil and adds grip Neutral
Solanum Tuberosum (Potato) Starch starch Soaks up oil and adds grip Neutral
Actinidia Chinensis (Kiwi) Fruit Extract botanical extract A plant extract, there as much for marketing as for function Neutral
Achillea Millefolium Extract botanical extract A plant extract, there as much for marketing as for function Neutral
FragranceParfum (Fragrance) fragrance The scent Fragrance
Coumarin fragrance The scent Fragrance
What the list leaves out, and what it carriesThe list carries no sulfates or silicones. Fragrance is on the label. This is a pressurised can. Contains fast-drying alcohol.
Full ingredient list (25)

In the US, ingredients above 1% are listed from most to least. Below 1% they can appear in any order. Each note keeps three things apart: what the ingredient generally does, its role in this type of product, and what its position can tell you.

  • 1 Isobutane
    General function

    A pressurised gas that pushes an aerosol out of the can and evaporates on contact.

    Leading ingredient

    Listed in the first three ingredients, it is likely a structural part of this formula.

    PubChem
    • propellant
  • 2 Propane
    General function

    An aerosol propellant, usually blended with butane to set the spray pressure.

    Leading ingredient

    Listed in the first three ingredients, it is likely a structural part of this formula.

    PubChem
    • propellant
  • 3 Alcohol Denat. · Alcohol Denat
    General function

    Fast-drying alcohol used to make sprays set quickly. In leave-on products it can leave hair feeling dry, especially in high position on the list.

    Leading ingredient

    Listed in the first three ingredients, it is likely a structural part of this formula.

    May suitFine or easily flattened hair

    Evaporates on contact, which is how a spray sets almost instantly and leaves no weight behind it.

    May not suitDry, coarse, or high-porosity hair

    Porous hair gives water up easily as it is; a fast-evaporating solvent high on the list accelerates that.

    May not suitVery dry or highly damaged hair

    It evaporates quickly and takes some water with it. On hair already short of moisture, a formula built on a lot of it can finish drier than it started.

    PubChem
    • drying alcohol
    • solvent
  • 4 Dimethylimidazolidinone Rice Starch
    • absorbent
    • starch
    • thickener
  • 5 Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate
    General function

    A modified starch that absorbs oil and leaves a dry, matte feel.

    Supporting ingredient

    Listed in positions 4–8, it likely makes a meaningful contribution alongside the formula's main ingredients.

    May suitFine or easily flattened hair

    Adds grip and body with no oil attached, which is what lifts fine hair at the root instead of weighing it down.

    DependsMaximum-hold styling

    Starch gives texture and grip rather than a set film; firm hold usually needs a polymer alongside it.

    • starch
    • powder
  • 6 Solanum Tuberosum (Potato) Starch
    General function

    A starch used to absorb oil at the roots and add grip.

    Supporting ingredient

    Listed in positions 4–8, it likely makes a meaningful contribution alongside the formula's main ingredients.

    • starch
    • powder
  • 7 Actinidia Chinensis (Kiwi) Fruit Extract
    General function

    An extract from the fruit of Kiwi (Actinidia Chinensis). Plant extracts are used across a wide range of levels, and label order is the best guide to how much is here.

    Supporting ingredient

    Listed in positions 4–8, it likely makes a meaningful contribution alongside the formula's main ingredients.

    • botanical extract
  • 8 Achillea Millefolium Extract
    General function

    An extract of Achillea Millefolium. Plant extracts are used across a wide range of levels, and label order is the best guide to how much is here.

    Supporting ingredient

    Listed in positions 4–8, it likely makes a meaningful contribution alongside the formula's main ingredients.

    • botanical extract
  • 9 Emblica Officinalis Fruit Extract
    • botanical extract
  • 10 Mangifera Indica (Mango) Fruit Extract
    • botanical extract
  • 11 Brassica Campestris (Rapeseed) Seed Oil
    General function

    A light, inexpensive plant oil used as a base emollient.

    Secondary ingredient

    Lower in the ordered portion of the list, it is more likely playing a supporting role than defining the formula.

    May suitDry, coarse, or high-porosity hair

    Coats the surface and slows water leaving the strand, which is usually what coarse hair that dries out fast is missing.

    May suitFrizz-prone, damaged, or high-friction hair

    A thin oil layer lowers friction between strands and flattens the raised cuticle that scatters light and catches on its neighbours.

    • oil
    • emollient
  • 12 Sesamum Indicum (Sesame) Seed Oil
    General function

    A medium-weight oil used for conditioning and scalp application.

    Secondary ingredient

    Lower in the ordered portion of the list, it is more likely playing a supporting role than defining the formula.

    May suitDry, coarse, or high-porosity hair

    Coats the surface and slows water leaving the strand, which is usually what coarse hair that dries out fast is missing.

    May suitFrizz-prone, damaged, or high-friction hair

    A thin oil layer lowers friction between strands and flattens the raised cuticle that scatters light and catches on its neighbours.

    • oil
    • emollient
  • 13 Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
    General function

    A concentrated aloe extract used for light moisture and a soothing claim.

    Secondary ingredient

    Lower in the ordered portion of the list, it is more likely playing a supporting role than defining the formula.

    May suitFine or easily flattened hair

    Hydration with no oil attached, so it adds very little weight even high on a list.

    May suitVery dry or highly damaged hair

    Aloe is mostly water carrying sugars that bind more of it, which is why it turns up as the base of moisture-first formulas.

    DependsClimate-sensitive or frizz-prone hair

    A humectant follows the air: it holds water in humid conditions and can give it up in very dry ones. Climate decides what it does more than the label does.

    • botanical extract
    • humectant
  • 14 Hedychium Coronarium Root Extract
    • botanical extract
  • 15 Passiflora Incarnata Flower Extract
    • botanical extract
  • 16 Butylene Glycol
    General function

    A light humectant and carrier that helps extracts dissolve.

    Secondary ingredient

    Lower in the ordered portion of the list, it is more likely playing a supporting role than defining the formula.

    May suitFine or easily flattened hair

    Light and water-binding rather than oily, so it adds less weight than oils or butters do.

    May suitVery dry or highly damaged hair

    A small water-binding solvent. It holds moisture and helps the rest of the formula spread evenly over the strand.

    DependsClimate-sensitive or frizz-prone hair

    A humectant follows the air: it holds water in humid conditions and can give it up in very dry ones. Climate decides what it does more than the label does.

    PubChem
    • humectant
    • solvent
  • 17 Isopropyl Palmitate
    General function

    A light ester that spreads quickly and leaves a smooth, non-greasy feel.

    Secondary ingredient

    Lower in the ordered portion of the list, it is more likely playing a supporting role than defining the formula.

    May suitFine or easily flattened hair

    A light emollient: it softens the surface with noticeably less weight than an oil or a butter.

    May suitFrizz-prone, damaged, or high-friction hair

    Spreads thin and lowers friction between strands without the heaviness of a fixed oil.

    PubChem
    • light ester
    • emollient
  • 18 Silica · Hydrated Silica
    General function

    A fine mineral powder that absorbs oil and adds grip. It is what makes texture powders and matte pastes feel dry to the touch.

    Secondary ingredient

    Lower in the ordered portion of the list, it is more likely playing a supporting role than defining the formula.

    May suitFine or easily flattened hair

    A dry powder takes up oil and adds friction between strands, which is most of what root lift in fine hair actually is.

    PubChem
    • powder
    • thickener
    • mineral
  • 19 Water · Aqua (Water, Eau)
    • solvent
  • ▾Below about here, the order stops meaning much. These are usually used at 1% or less.
  • 20 Fragrance · Parfum (Fragrance)
    General function

    An undisclosed blend of scent ingredients. Regulations let it stay unlisted, so a fragrance-free product is the only way to be certain what is not in it.

    Estimated lower-concentration zone

    It appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.

    May not suitFragrance-sensitive routines

    Declared fragrance. On a fragrance-sensitive routine this is the line that decides it, wherever it sits on the label.

    • fragrance
    • declared fragrance
  • 21 Chlorphenesin
    • preservative
  • 22 Benzoic Acid
    • preservative
  • 23 Sorbic Acid
    • preservative
  • 24 Phenoxyethanol
    • preservative
  • 25 Coumarin
    General function

    A sweet, hay-like fragrance component listed separately as a recognised allergen.

    Estimated lower-concentration zone

    It appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.

    May not suitFragrance-sensitive routines

    One of the 26 scent components the EU requires to be named individually above a threshold. It is named because it is a known contact allergen, not because it is unusual.

    PubChem
    • fragrance
    • named fragrance allergen

What the whole list adds up to

  • 7 botanical extracts
  • 4 preservatives
  • 3 solvents
  • 3 starchs
  • 3 powders
  • 3 emollients
  • 2 propellants
  • 2 thickeners
  • 2 oils
  • 2 humectants
  • 2 fragrances
  • 1 drying alcohol
  • 1 absorbent
  • 1 light ester

Ingredient list captured 2026-10-07. Formulas change, so check the package in your hand when an ingredient matters to you.

Price · 3.5 oz

Commonly seen about $30 Midpoint $30 · 3 stores · checked Oct 8
Good value under $5 Under $1.54/oz it costs less than three-quarters of the 8 products we score as doing the same job

Priced above the products that do the same job. Stores sell it above the $5 line; products that do this job typically go for about $13 at this size.

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Where we’ve seen it4 listings · 4 stores

Sorted by price per ounce. Dated observations from our research, not live prices. Direct store pages, no affiliate links. We don’t sell this product.

How we work this out
  1. 3.5 oz is the size stores list most often; every comparison on this page is made at it. Other sizes are shown in the Sizes row and the store list.
  2. Commonly seen is the middle half of current prices for the 3.5 oz at recognised stores. We leave out the cheapest and most expensive quarters, so one sale or one overpriced listing can’t move it.
  3. Good value under $5 comes from the 8 products we score as doing the same job as this one. A quarter of them cost less than $1.54/oz; at 3.5 oz that is $5. Under that line you are paying less than most of them.
  4. About $13 is what those same products typically cost at this size: the midpoint of their prices per ounce, scaled to 3.5 oz.

Dry shampoo refreshes hair between washes. We describe its ingredient functions without assigning a formula score.

Does the same job

Formulas that do the same things (cleanse, condition, coat or hold) for less per ounce. Scent, texture and where you buy them can still differ.

Bed HeadSame function Dirty Secret™ Instant Refresh Dry Shampoo $2.80/oz
  • Protein-free
  • Silicone-free
Differs
  • Masstige tier
  • 7.5 oz bottle
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DoveSame function Fresh Coconut Advanced Dry Shampoo $1.37/oz
  • Protein-free
  • Silicone-free
  • Budget
Differs
  • Cruelty-free
  • Drugstore tier
  • 7.3 oz bottle
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TRESemmeLowest cost per oz Volume Clean Paraben Free Dry Shampoo for Fine Hair $0.96/oz
  • Protein-free
  • Silicone-free
  • Budget
· Same function
Differs
  • Cruelty-free
  • Drugstore tier
  • 7.3 oz bottle
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Final decision

Should you buy it?

Depends on your hair: see who it suits
Best user

Hair that stiffens on protein who want a protein-free formula and a silicone-free formula

Biggest tradeoff

Less suited to anyone sensitive to fragrance, very dry or high-damage hair, or people avoiding aerosols

Best alternative if not

Nothing in our library matches it closely at a lower price.

We do not sell products or take placement fees. This page states what the formula and the prices show; the consultation is what matches it to a person.

Reviewers

What people report

Themes that come up again and again in sourced reviews, written by our researchers in their own words. We don’t store or scrape star ratings.

Several reviewers say it refreshes second- and third-day hair with a light feel.

Reviewers who used it on day-two or day-three hair, including one who wears braids and one who works out most days.

Several reviewers with dark or brunette hair say it leaves a white cast or powdery residue.

Reviewers with dark, brown or brunette hair, drawn from both the default and the lowest-rated sort orders.

Many reviewers say it failed to absorb oil and left hair greasy.

Reviewers who described their own hair as fine, thin or very oily, including several one-star and two-star reviews.

Reviewers split on scent, with several calling it strong or lingering.

Reviewers of mixed hair types; several praised the fragrance and several said it was overpowering or stayed on the scalp.

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How this page was made

  • Everything above comes from our researched product record: identity, the ingredient list as printed, the brand's own claims, dated prices and review themes our researchers wrote in their own words. No part of this page is written by hand for one product.
  • The value band is a fixed label over two stored numbers: this product’s cost per ounce as a percentile of every product of this type we have priced, each at the size it is most often sold in, and how many products we score as doing the same job cost at least a quarter less per ounce.
  • This library-only category has no formula-completeness score or personal routine recommendation.
  • 3 sources consulted for this product (0 manufacturer or regulatory, 1 retailer, 2 editorial), last checked 2026-10-31.
  • Ingredient references are linked for 5 of 10 product-aware annotations on this page. Fit notes are general formulation guidance. They aren’t a verdict on the finished product or on you.
  • We haven’t tested this product in a lab, and we don’t physically test your hair. Formula readings come from the ingredient list. Claims about how it behaves are labelled as the brand's.
  • Ingredient order tells you relative amount only above roughly 1%. Prices are what we saw on the dates shown and can change.
  • Ingredient names link to our ingredient library, where each entry shows what it does, which product types use it, and where it usually sits on a label across everything we have researched.
  • This is cosmetic information, not medical advice, and nothing here diagnoses or treats a health condition.
  • Formula readings: derivation v23. Record last updated 2026-10-31.

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