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Sometimes, our hair can feel a little flat and lifeless. While we're all aware of the volumizing wonders a dry shampoo can do, it also comes with a few other qualms, like stiff roots and white powder buildup. So, when the going gets tough on your strands, try pumping up the volume of your tresses with a hair texture powder instead. All of these hair volumizing powders will give you that laidback, California-cool texture with a realistic amount of volume.
10 Best Hair Texture and Hair Volume Powders
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Best Overall
Blossom & Bloom Ginseng + Biotin Volumizing Root Powder
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Best for All Hair Types
Powder Play Volumizing and Texturing Powder
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Long-Lasting Volume and Texture
Full Dry Volume and Texture Spray
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For Serious Texture
Puff.Me Root Volumizing Hair Powder
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How to Shop for Hair Texture and Hair Volume Powders
No matter your hair type, hair texture powders really make volumizing your hair incredibly easy. Simply sprinkle the powder into your roots, shake, and tousle — within a few seconds, your strands appear fuller and texturized. But before you start styling, there are a few things you should take into consideration.
Intensity
Are you looking for a light lift, or do you prefer a lion's mane fullness? Wherever your taste lies, you should find a hair texture powder that'll give you just the right amount of volume. One of the benefits of hair powders is that most of the current formulas on the market are buildable, so you can customize your look with just one product.
Your Hair Color
One of the downsides of texture powders is that they can leave behind a flaky white residue that looks a bit like dandruff. While blondes are able to disguise this more, the rest of us are left in the dust (literally.) However, brands have recently tackled this issue by creating formulas that easily blend and become transparent after lightly teasing or brushing your hair. Just remember to have a light hand when it comes to using or testing out new hair powders — a little will always go a long way!
Hair Powder Texture
This is really important: Make sure you test out your texturizing hair powder on a small part of your hair (preferably a hidden part, like the nape of your neck). Why? To ensure the texture of it works on your hair type. Some hair powder formulas are made to hydrate your scalp, while others are a bit flaky and work to absorb excess oil. Drier scalps and thicker hair types should stick to the hydrating, denser powder formulas, while greasy crowns and thinner strands should focus on the oil-absorbing options.
So the next time your ’do is looking a little flat (or your freshly washed hair could use a little more grip), reach for one of these 10 hair texture and volume powders that’ll take your look to the next level — no expert hair skills required. Now, get ready to take your hair to skyscraper heights with these volumizing hair powders.
Whether you need to add just a slight boost to thicker strands or desire an intense lift for thinner locks, this volumizing root powder will do the trick. Its buildable formula allows you to use as little (or as much) powder as you need to create tussled bedhead looks, sky-scraping updos, and everything in between.
“I became obsessed with this product from the moment I tried it,” says senior home and decor editor Melanie Yates. “It added dramatic volume to my hair without me having to do much of anything besides sprinkling it on my roots and giving my hair a quick tousle.”
Despite its small size (1.25 ounces), Yates only needs a light sprinkle to successfully style her hair. “It adds some grippiness to the hair like dry shampoo does, but not enough to be noticeable,” she notes.
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You don't have to splurge to achieve big, beautiful hair. Costing less than $19, you simply can't go wrong with this classic hair texture and volume powder.
Sexy Hair’s Powder Play will boost your strands without the need for backcombing! We appreciate that it instantly liquefies in your hair but absorbs quickly and doesn’t leave behind any residue. It features a weightless, odorless, and colorless formula that adds texture and gives any hair type some quick oomph.
This volumizing powder is a beauty staple for our very own deputy editor, Joana Mascioli. She says, “Honestly, I didn’t know much about hair texture powder, but after using this powder just once on my thin hair, my mind was literally blown. I like to use a little bit on my roots to build some volume — and while the bottle might be small, trust me, a little bit goes a long way.”
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Three-in-One
Prêt-à-Powder
Bumble and bumble’s Prêt-à-Powder has reached cult status in the beauty world, and after you use this hair volumizing and texture powder, you’ll understand why. Perfect for hair-powder junkies and hair-powder novices alike, this one kisses your strands with the perfect amount of volume while ensuring your strands stay silky and smooth.
After testing this hair texture powder, Yates notes it would be the perfect addition to your routine when you sport an updo. “Because I wear my hair down, I felt like I had to fuss with this product a lot more to get the effect I wanted,” she says.
However, the light, powdery hair volumizing powder still boasts many impressive capabilities. “Unlike a dry shampoo, the volume it provides lasts all day — you’d need to literally wash this product out to not feel it in your hair anymore,” notes Yates.
And we have some great news for our fellow brunettes and raven-haired friends: The white powder doesn’t show up on Yates’ dark strands! Instead, it adds some texture to her roots.
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Living Proof is well-loved among the beauty community because the brand consistently delivers across the board, plus all of its midrange price points make the line accessible to most.
Case in point: Isabel Tan, one of our favorite beauty influencers, is a huge fan of this impressive spray. Tan describes her color-treated hair as a little thick and stubborn and says this long-lasting and lightweight spray gets the job done.
“I’m always looking for products that don’t weigh my hair down and extend the life of my day two or three hair. I find that it always lightly absorbs any oil from my hair after a workout,” she says.
This Got2b hair volume and texture powder is a prime example of why you don't need to spend a lot of cash to have good hair. It will instantly lift your roots for a fuller, thicker effect without any residue or gross feel. But the best part is that this top-rated powder is less than $5 — it's cheaper than your favorite iced coffee!
You only need a few sprays of product to achieve intense volume with light control and zero stickiness and residue. We also love that it's made without parabens and sulfates.
The overgrown root trend has become very popular, but sometimes we just want a single gray-free color. So if you'd rather disguise your roots, camouflaging them is effortless with these tinted hair powders.
It comes in nine different shades to choose from, so you can easily find one that matches the rest of your head with ease.
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Here's another plus about hair texture powders: Some of them also act as oil-absorbing dry shampoos! Exhibit A: This grease-detoxing pick from Biosilk.
It's infused with silk and rice protein to absorb oil while volumizing and adding texture. These ingredients also work to protect your hair from harmful UV rays, so feel free to bask in the sun all day long (with sunscreen, of course!) while this powder works some damage control on your mane.
Texture addicts will have a new favorite in this hair volume powder. The formula packs plenty of style and lift, and the pump design allows you to add some texture right where you need it. It's easy to go overboard, so we suggest starting with a small amount and adding more until you reach the desired amount of volume.
Oribe can honestly do no wrong in our eyes. Yes, this is on the pricier end of the spectrum in the world of hair powders, but it's also one of the absolute best.
The Swept Up Hair Powder is paired with a handy pump, facilitating an effortless application process. Spray the powder directly on the roots, then rough up through your strands to increase texture and enhance your look.
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“I adore this formula for its ultra volumizing effects that take hair to new levels,” says our former beauty editor, Jennifer Hussein.
This hair volume powder uses the magic of vegan, botanically derived ingredients to treat your hair to Mother Nature's finest, sans the red-flag ingredients. Plus, it smells like invigorating eucalyptus and fresh lime.
Nicole Saunders
Beauty Editor
Nicole Saunders is the beauty editor at Best Products with over seven years of experience researching, writing, and editing lifestyle content. She specializes in breaking down complicated topics, like high-frequency wands and microcurrent devices, into easy-to-understand guides. She takes great pride in heavily researching and testing featured beauty products, — such as hairdryers and foundations — on our site, and spotlights her all-time seasonal favorites in her quarterly column Best New Beauty. And she tests quite literally thousands of launches for our Best New Beauty Awards package.
Jennifer Hussein
Beauty Editor
Jennifer is the former beauty editor for BestProducts.com, where she’s testing out everything from the latest lip gloss to the craziest skincare trend sweeping the online beauty-verse. Her work has been featured in Allure, Byrdie, HelloGiggles, and more. When she’s not swatching eyeshadow all over her arms, you can find the NYC-based editor scouring for hours on end for vintage finds, eating pad thai, and hanging out with her cat, Chunks.
