The original, what makes it special, the shelf parts we use and how to get closer. Add or swap parts and the score updates.
The original · Olaplex
$30 · 6.3 fl oz (aerosol)
An aerosol spray that deposits oil-absorbing powders (zeolite, bentonite, rice starch) on the roots.
Prices and listings checked Oct 28, 2026. Amazon prices change; the link shows today's price.
Step 2 · The build
Not Your Mother's
Not Your Mother's
Adds: Absorbent powder base
Partial credit means the part only partly matches that standout.
The 100 points
We split Olaplex No.4D Clean Volume Weightless Oil-Absorption Detox Dry Shampoo into 3 standout parts. Each bar shows what the build earns.
The absorbent base (Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate, Bentonite, Oryza Sativa Starch) soaks up oil at the roots, which is the whole point of a dry shampoo.
The conditioning base (Distearyldimonium Chloride, Cetrimonium Chloride) is what coats and detangles the hair after the rinse. A shelf formula with the same kind of base does the same job.
Humectants (Maltodextrin) pull in water and keep the hair feeling soft.
Optional
74 / 100. We have not found a shelf product that closes more of the gap yet.
Step 3 · Buy
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Your build
Running total ~$8.99
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Running total ~$17.98
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One bottle instead of a build. Sorted by match score; scores use the same standouts as above.
Not Your Mother's
No close match yet — we show the nearest formulas.
Why it is close. Volume-marketed dry shampoo with the same base.
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Not Your Mother's
Why it is close. Same aerosol starch-and-alcohol format at about a quarter of the price.
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Running total
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Adds: Absorbent powder base
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Not Your Mother's
Spectroscopy on bleached hair treated with maleate-based repair agents saw the agents interact with the hair and give a more regular surface, but found no sign of new disulfide bonds. The test did not use this product.
Di 2021 · Int J Biol MacromolButane, Propane, Alcohol Denat., Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate, Isobutane, Parfum/Fragrance, Bentonite, Zeolite, Aqua/Water/Eau, Oryza Sativa Starch, Distearyldimonium Chloride, Maltodextrin, Cetrimonium Chloride, Nephelium Lappaceum Seed Extract, Citric Acid, Bis-Aminopropyl Diglycol Dimaleate, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Benzoate, Citral, Linalool, Citronellol, Limonene, Hexyl Cinnamal
We split Olaplex No.4D Clean Volume Weightless Oil-Absorption Detox Dry Shampoo into 3 standout parts worth 100 points in total. The build earns 74 of a possible 100. A full 100 needs every standout fully covered.
Not Your Mother's Plump for Joy Body Building Dry Shampoo by Not Your Mother's is our closest single-product match at 68 out of 100 for ~$8.99 (7 oz). It shares Aerosol rice starch dry shampoo, Volume-oriented formula.
Olaplex No.4D Clean Volume Weightless Oil-Absorption Detox Dry Shampoo costs $30 for 6.3 fl oz (aerosol). The closest dupe costs ~$8.99, a saving of about $21.01. Prices change, so check the seller page.
No. Dupes share the key actives but can differ in concentration, vehicle and supporting ingredients. Missing from this one: Bentonite and zeolite. See our methodology for how we score.
Olaplex · bond-repair
$10.99our build, 1 partOriginal $34, build $10.99.
Not Your Mother's
Olaplex · conditioner
~$18.78our build, 2 partsOriginal $34, build ~$18.78.
Neutrogena + Not Your Mother's
Olaplex · hair-oil
$10our build, 1 partOriginal $32, build $10.
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