What was life before dry shampoo? The category defying beauty staple is a modern phenomenon that we can’t live without. A good dry shampoo lifts, volumizes and extends a wash for days – the stuff of a busy, but stylish girl’s dreams.

True to our toxic-load reducing ways, we’re constantly on the hunt for a natural dry shampoo that can perform – without the guilt that aerosol-based products can bring and without the suspicious “hair product cloud” full of fumes and mystery chemicals. Beauty comes at a price, sure – but how high? Anytime we can reduce the danger of toxicity and still get results, you can count us in.

Here are two recent – and intriguing – finds we were overjoyed to come across…

La Tierra Sagrada Dry Shampoo: This brush-on dry shampoo comes in two colors. The cacao-drenched version is for brunettes, which finally gives us brown-haired ladies the advantage we’ve been looking for! Not only does La Tierra Sagrada’s formula brush into roots with the chicest brush (much like a men’s shaving brush), but it’s packed with nutrient-rich ingredients for the scalp like we’ve never seen before in a haircare product – we’re talking Sun Potion He Shou Wu and Mucuna Pruriens. Impressive, chic, great for your health and fun to apply. TRY HERE

Playa’s Pure Dry Shampoo: We’re loving everything in the new capsule line by Playa, but their dry shampoo is the one we’ve been waiting for. With an innovative new spray technology that utilizes a much safer propellant than traditional spray shampoos, this stuff delivers great performance. Ingredients include rose petal powder and star anise and – no surprise – smells amazing! TRY HERE