It's 7:42am, the hair is firmly on day three, and washing it is simply not on the agenda. Neither, as it turns out, is the flat, greasy root situation.
TL;DR: A lightweight, residue-free dry shampoo from the Nioxin Density Defend range, built for fine and thinning hair. It absorbs excess oil at the root, adds texture and lift, and buys you extra days between washes. 180ml of instant fullness.
Product Details and Benefits
- Instant fullness. The formula increases the diameter of individual hair strands, making hair up to 2x fuller instantly.*
- Refreshes and revives. Absorbs excess oil and impurities, so hair feels fresh, clean and revitalised without going anywhere near a basin.
- Texture for better styling. Adds grip and body, making fine hair far easier to shape into the style you actually wanted.
- Extends time between washes. Clean, voluminous hair for longer — fewer washes, less heat styling, more time in bed.
- Lightweight and residue-free. No chalky white cast, no gritty build-up, no product weighing hair down.
- Peppermint oil. Can assist in regulating sebum production and controlling oiliness — useful if your roots turn on you by lunchtime.
- Wild mint (Mentha arvensis) leaf oil. Refreshing and invigorating, known to stimulate the scalp and promote circulation. It also feels brilliant.
- Made for fine and thinning hair. Nioxin has built its reputation on thicker, fuller-looking hair, and this sits in the Density Defend styling line-up.
- 180ml can. Handbag-adjacent, gym-bag friendly, desk-drawer essential.
How to Use
- Shake the can well before each use. Properly — this is not a gentle wiggle.
- Hold the can about 15–20cm (6–8 inches) from the hair and spray evenly onto the roots.
- Massage into the scalp and brush through to distribute evenly.
- Style as desired.
Pro tip: Don't save it for greasy days. Spray it through clean, completely dry roots before styling and it works as a texturising base — that extra grip is what stops fine hair from sliding out of a ponytail, bun or blow-wave by mid-morning. Oil absorption is the day-three job; texture is the day-one job.
Why You'll Love It
Because it's volume, dry shampoo and a styling primer in one can, and it means your good hair day doesn't have to end at day one. Add it to your cart and get a few more mornings back.
*Up to 2x fuller instantly, compared with hair carrying the average amount of sebum after 24 hours. Source: Nioxin official product page, nioxin.com.
