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Living Proof Perfect Hair Day Dry Shampoo.

About this product

A dry shampoo spray designed to absorb oil, refresh hair between washes, and add texture and body without leaving visible residue.

Full ingredients

Isobutane, Propane, Alcohol Denat, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Starch, Cellulose, Octafluoropentyl Methacrylate (Ofpma), Caprylyl Glycol, Dipropylene Glycol, Citronellyl Methylcrotonate, Hydroxypropylcellulose, Hydrated Silica, Cetrimonium Chloride, Zeolite, Ethylcellulose, Octoxynol-10, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Water, Fragrance, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenethyl Alcohol, Benzyl Benzoate, Hexyl Cinnamal, Linalool, Coumarin

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Guru Score

82%

Yay

8 experts · Strong agreement

What the gurus are saying

This dry shampoo earns strong praise for absorbing oil cleanly and letting people stretch washes to three or more days, with several gurus calling it their go-to or holy grail. The main split: a handful found it left hair looking or feeling off, or objected to its strong fragrance, while others (including dermatologists) love that it doesn't leave a chalky residue, especially on darker hair. One caveat worth knowing is that some bottles have arrived with clogged nozzles, making them unusable straight out of the box, though most who've used it call it one of the best dry shampoos they've tried.
Synthesized from 8 expert reviews · most recent take July 2026

What they liked

  • Absorbs without leaving a film
  • Cuts frizz and smooths hair
  • Works well between washes for fine, greasy hair

What they flagged

  • Nozzle clogs after a few uses
  • Strong fragrance that lingers all day
  • Feels wet going on

Type

HaircareSpray & mist

Formula notes

Contains fragranceContains drying alcohol

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What the gurus are saying.

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✓Yay
"This is a really fabulous dry shampoo. Living Proof makes really good texture sprays and dry shampoos, and this one is fabulous."
✓Yay
"Living Proof is also one of my favorite dry shampoos, it's a great deal if you love this. I already have two backstocked so I'm not picking it up, but if you need to stock up this is the time to do it."
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"The Perfect Hair Day is a dry shampoo that I use on occasion between washes. I also will use it occasionally right after washing just on the ends to give my hair some soft manageability and body. It cuts the frizz after I shampoo my hair. I've been loving this treatment by Living Proof."
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"Living Proof is also one of my favorite dry shampoos, it's a great deal if you love this. I already have two backstocked so I'm not picking it up, but if you need to stock up this is the time to do it."
✓Yay
"Living Proof and IGK are my favorite dry shampoos, but I'm on a tight budget right now so I'm trying to be more flexible about what I buy."
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"Living Proof and IGK are my favorite dry shampoos, but I'm on a tight budget right now so I'm trying to be more flexible about what I buy."
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"I do like Living Proof's dry shampoo, I'm out of it at the moment."
✓Nay
"Try to run it under some warm water, the nozzle nope, nothing worked, nothing at all. This is a full full dry shampoo, can't use it, completely unusable. [...] I switched to another brand because that was just happening way too often and I was over it. [...] A lot of you have been having that same struggle with Living Proof. It's really disappointing. Hopefully it's just a manufacturing error, [...] but until I can be sure that I will not be receiving a dud, I am not buying it anymore."
Top Pick: dry shampoo
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"My living proof has been getting clogged. This is actually the second time that I've been using the Living Proof dry shampoo and after a few days the nozzle won't go anymore. This is a second bottle where it's been like a full bottle and I've just been like so sucks."
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"Living Proof dry shampoo is the best dry shampoo I've ever used ever. It actually makes my hair feel clean. My process is I wash my hair at night, then in the morning I'll mist my hair, blow dry, don't really need any additional product. The next day, same thing, mist my hair, blow dry, dry shampoo. Now I can push that one more day if I need to. When I do that I'll mist my hair with a little bit of water, then mist it with a little bit of leave-in conditioner, blow dry, and then dry shampoo."
It's a NOPE for me
"Try to run it under some warm water, the nozzle nope, nothing worked, nothing at all. This is a full full dry shampoo, can't use it, completely unusable. [...] I switched to another brand because that was just happening way too often and I was over it. [...] A lot of you have been having that same struggle with Living Proof. It's really disappointing. Hopefully it's just a manufacturing error, [...] but until I can be sure that I will not be receiving a dud, I am not buying it anymore."
Everything in my travel bag, minis GALORE
"I have a dry shampoo, Living Proof mini dry shampoo, it's a necessity for me when I'm traveling. I try to only wash my hair every like three days or so, and [...] I usually can get away with using a dry shampoo only once before I have to wash it. [...] Living Proof is the best one, it's the only one that keeps my hair feeling clean, actually cleans hair."
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"When the bleach is gone my hair gets [...] greasy and I'm not trying to wash my hair every day because that just kind of exacerbates the problem. The Living Proof dry shampoo is the only one that keeps my hair clean. [...] It's just the best, [...] the only one that I would ever recommend, and this is coming from a girl with very very fine greasy hair."
✓Yay
"I went back to my Living Proof dry shampoo."
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"I went back to my Living Proof dry shampoo."
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"Living Proof it's the dry shampoo, the Perfect Hair Day. It's one of the best dry shampoos I've ever used. I literally have it in my hair right now. I'm stocking up on it and I'm not going to be paying full price for Living Proof ever again if it is on sale."
✓Yay
"The one that I always use is from Living Proof, their Perfect Hair Day PhD dry shampoo. This is just a great refreshing, I really love this scent, makes me feel instantly refreshed when I use it. It helps to absorb any excessive oil, sebum, and odor from your scalp. I spray it the night before before I sleep, so [...] it's best to use it at night before you sleep. It's really easy to use and I love the fact it doesn't leave any visible particles, especially with my darker hair."
✓Nay
"I tried it and it really didn't work better than any other dry shampoo. As a matter of fact, I liked it much less than most other dry shampoos I've tried. This one felt really wet going on, but it's almost like they just went overboard with the masking fragrance. The fragrance was just too much for me. [...] I didn't like how it made my hair look. I didn't like how it made my hair feel. And I really couldn't stand the smell of it. The smell is so strong and it was with me all day long."
✓Yay
"My Living Proof Perfect Hair Day Dry Shampoo is like a holy grail hair product for me, and in case my hair just needs a little bit of love and revival, I'm going to pack that with me."
Top Pick: dry shampoo
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"My Living Proof Perfect Hair Day Dry Shampoo is like a holy grail hair product for me, and in case my hair just needs a little bit of love and revival, I'm going to pack that with me."
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"I love the Living Proof Perfect Hair Day PhD Dry Shampoo because it's a really nice balance of absorbing the oil in your hair so it doesn't look greasy, but it also doesn't deposit so much residue that it looks like you have a bunch of crap in your hair. [...] With some dry shampoos, you put them in the morning and your hair looks great, but by midday your hair looks greasy again. That's not the case with this one."

Frequently asked.

What is Living Proof Perfect Hair Day Dry Shampoo?

A dry shampoo spray designed to absorb oil, refresh hair between washes, and add texture and body without leaving visible residue.

Is Living Proof Perfect Hair Day Dry Shampoo worth it?

Mostly yes. 6 of the 8 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 82%.

What is Living Proof Perfect Hair Day Dry Shampoo's Guru Score?

Living Proof Perfect Hair Day Dry Shampoo holds a Guru Score of 82%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 8 expert reviewers we have collected. At least one expert has named it a Top Pick in its category.

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