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Dry shampoo? Yes please! This quick-fix helper is becoming a styling staple

Dry shampoo is one of my beauty non-negotiables; a practical staple, it’s an easy blow-dry extender, hair refresher and time saver.

Clearly, it’s also a stalwart for many, as at Space NK sales of dry shampoo are up 95 per cent since this time last year. Its bestseller Living Proof Perfect Hair Day (from £10, spacenk.com) is my favourite, too – and has just had a revamp. Don’t panic – if you think PHD is perfect as it is, the original isn’t going anywhere, it’s just that now it has Perfect Hair Day Advanced Clean Dry Shampoo (from £13, livingproof. co.uk) to stand alongside it.

This newer offering is more about cleaning the hair as if you are shampooing without water,

It’s an easy hair refresher, time saver and blowdry extender

rather than simply mopping up oils and adding volume. It grabs the dirt, which can then be brushed out rather than masking it, and you won’t feel residue in your hair afterwards. Plus it leaves my hair incredibly shiny. A new nozzle also means a finer mist and distribution of product, so it’s easier to rub in – and even better for darker hair tones. However, if you prefer more volume to your dry shampoo, then the original is probably the best one for you. From next year the brand is partnering with Terracycle so all the packaging components can be repurposed.

If you want a cheery fragrant option, Sol de Janeiro’s new Brazilian Joia Dry Shampoo (from £14, cultbeauty.co.uk) has its signature sweet caramel, vanilla and jasmine perfume – and no white cast when applied. Or, of course, there’s always the Batiste Original (£3.25, boots.com), which is available in different aromas or a volume version. It’s the UK’S top seller and for good reasons: it works brilliantly and is very inexpensive.

For a very eco choice try Foamie Dry Shampoo powder (£6, foamie.co.uk), which is housed in a cardboard container and is dispensed via one hole at the top – as it doesn’t come pouring out, you can shake it directly on to hair, I find. It comes in two shades – Berry Blonde and Berry Brunette – and uses finely ground rice and orange peel to soak up those hair oils. OK, it isn’t quite as powerful an option as an aerosol offers but it does work.