Day After™ Brush

4.4 · 896 verified reviews

A better way to dry shampoo.

The Day After™ Brush keeps the powder inside the bristles, so it lands on your hair and never on your scalp. Oil gone, volume back. No spray, no white cast, no butane.

  • Not an aerosol. No butane, propane or isobutane.
  • Powder never touches your scalp, so nothing itches or builds up.
  • Brushes in clear. No white residue, even on dark hair.
  • One brush lasts up to 2 years. Swap the pod, keep the brush.
Scent Same formula, light clean scent
Choose your set One pod lasts a daily user about 3 months
Add to cart$86
Free US shipping on this orderShips next business day
30days

30-day money-back guarantee

Try it through a few wash cycles. If it isn’t the dry shampoo you keep reaching for, email us and we’ll sort out a return. No forms, no hoops.

Patented brush applicator
Reusable up to 2 years, refillable
Fits a purse, gym bag or carry-on
Sulfate-, paraben- and cruelty-free
What’s in the box
  • 1 Day After™ Brush with a pod of dry shampoo powder loaded inside
  • Protective cap
Ingredients

Original Fragrance: Colloidal Oatmeal, Arrowroot Powder, Silica, Fragrance.

Fragrance-Free: Colloidal Oatmeal, Arrowroot Powder, Silica.

Oatmeal and arrowroot absorb the oil. Silica keeps the powder flowing through the bristles. That is the whole list. No alcohol, no propellants, no talc, no sulfates, no parabens.

How to use
  1. Pull off the cap and twist the sleeve to your setting: middle for light, last for heavy.
  2. Starting from the front, brush backwards through your roots where the oil is.
  3. Give it a minute, then brush or fluff through. Done.

Curly or coily hair: dab rather than brush through, so your pattern stays put. Works on every hair type and color.

Shipping & returns

Orders ship the next business day. US ground arrives in about 5 days; international in 5 to 9. Free US shipping on orders over $50, which every set on this page qualifies for.

Not for you? You have 30 days. Email info@mchel.co and we’ll take care of it.

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Why switch

Everything you hate about dry shampoo is the spray.

The itch, the buildup, the residue, the crunchy texture. None of that is your hair’s fault. Aerosol dry shampoo fires powder, alcohol and propellant straight at your scalp, which causes irritation.

Aerosol dry shampoo

Scalp camera view after aerosol dry shampoo: white flakes clumped on the strands and the scalp Flakes on the scalp
  • Itchy, flaky scalp

    Powder sprayed onto your scalp stays on your scalp. It clogs, it itches, and by day three it flakes.

  • White residue

    A cloud settles wherever it lands. On dark hair it shows, and it dusts your sink and shoulders too.

  • Butane, propane, isobutane

    The gases that push product out of the can. You breathe them in every morning, inches from your face.

  • Ends up in the landfill

    A can a month, emptied and thrown away. Most aerosol cans are never recycled.

Day After™ Brush

Scalp camera view after the Day After™ Brush: clean dark strands with a clear scalp Powder on the strand, scalp clear
  • All-Natural Ingredients

    Colloidal oatmeal, arrowroot and silica. No alcohol, propellants or talc. Paraben-, sulfate- and cruelty-free.

  • No White Residue

    The bristles work powder into the hair and lift the oil out with it. Nothing is left sitting on top, on any hair color.

  • Refillable & Reusable

    One brush for up to two years. Swap in a $28 pod every three months or so. The pod is a single material, so it recycles.

  • Absorbs up to 50% more oil

    Than an ordinary spray, without the stiffness or the crunch. Oil out, volume back, hair that looks washed.

How it works

The powder goes on your hair. Never on your scalp.

The Day After™ Brush is the only dry shampoo with a patented brush applicator. The bristles do the work a spray can’t: they put powder exactly where the oil is and keep it off the scalp.

1

Twist the sleeve

Middle setting for a light application, last setting for heavy. A measured dose of powder moves up into the bristles. No cloud, no guessing.

2

Brush front to back

Start at the front and brush backwards through your roots. The bristles carry powder onto the hair shaft, where the oil actually lives, and lift it out as they go. The scalp never gets touched.

3

Walk out the door

Oil absorbed, volume back, nothing left behind. Hair that looks and feels washed, in about a minute.

PPatented. Twelve formula iterations and six years of testing before the first one shipped.
Same light. Same day.

Day three hair. Day one confidence.

The next time you wake up in the morning and it’s not hair wash day, reach for The Day After™ Brush. It saves you time, gives you great volume and makes you look like you just stepped out of the shower.

Before → After Fine, straight hair with bangs
Split before and after on wavy auburn hair: flat oily roots on the left, lifted clean roots on the right Wavy, color-treated
Split before and after on dark straight hair: oily part on the left, clean matte part on the right with no white cast Dark, straight, no white cast
Fresh hair, anywhere

Purse. Gym bag. Carry-on.

It weighs about as much as a lipstick and a half, caps shut, and doesn’t leak, hiss or rattle. Because it isn’t an aerosol and it isn’t a liquid, it goes wherever a hairbrush goes.

In your purse

Snooze-button mornings, second-day blowouts, the 4pm slump. Two minutes in a bathroom mirror and you look like you washed it.

In your gym bag

6am workout, 9am meeting, one brush in between. No spray cloud in the locker room, no explaining anything to your coworkers.

In your carry-on

No pressurized can, no liquid limit. Pack it next to your toothbrush and land with hair that looks washed.

2.4 oz / 68 gPalm-sizedSnap-on capNot an aerosol
Refillable, not disposable

Better for your hair, and the planet.

Aerosol dry shampoo is a can-a-month habit. The Day After™ Brush is dry shampoo you keep for years. Swap the pod when it runs out, and the brush stays on your shelf.

Aerosol, 2 years24

cans bought, emptied and thrown away at roughly one a month.

Day After™ Brush, 2 years1

brush, plus about seven recyclable refill pods.

  • Refill pod is one material, so it recycles. Most aerosol cans don’t.
  • A $28 pod lasts a daily user about 3 months. That is about $9 a month once you own the brush.
  • Swapping takes seconds: unthread the top, drop in a new pod, thread it back on.
  • Brush head worn after a couple of years? Replacement heads exist, so the base keeps going.
From the founder
“I tried dry shampoo for six years before I gave up and built my own.”

Hi - Michelle here! I started m’Chel Haircare with a simple goal: to create a dry shampoo that actually works for sensitive scalps—without harming our planet.

After struggling to find a clean, effective solution that didn’t irritate my skin or rely on aerosols, I knew there had to be a better way. Since day one, every detail—from our patented applicator to our gentle formula—has been designed with care, intention, and love for both people and the planet.

Michelle KimFounder, m’Chel Haircare · San Francisco

We are setting a high bar for hair care

We’re always searching through the latest innovations, labs, factories and journals to bring our great ideas to life.

Our focus

Quality ingredients, thoughtfully designed packaging, and less harm to the environment.

Pick your set

Start with the brush. Stay for the refills.

Every set includes the brush with a pod already inside. Add refills now and your cost per month drops, and you won’t be reaching for a can the week the first pod runs out.

About 3 months

The Brush

$58about $19 / month
  • Day After™ Brush with one pod loaded
  • Protective cap
  • Free US shipping
Add the Brush
Most popular About 6 months

Brush + 1 Refill

$86about $14 / month
  • Everything in The Brush
  • 1 extra refill pod, ready when the first runs low
  • Free US shipping
Add Brush + 1 Refill
Best value About 9 months

Brush + 2 Refills

$114about $13 / month
  • Everything in The Brush
  • 2 extra refill pods, most of a year covered
  • Free US shipping
Add Brush + 2 Refills

Sets ship in the scent selected above: Original Fragrance. Change

Questions

Before you brush

How long does one pod last?
For someone using it most days, about three months. If you only reach for it on second- and third-day hair, longer. The brush itself is built to last up to two years of daily use.
Will it show on dark hair?
No. Sprays leave a white cast because powder sits on top of the hair. The brush works powder in as you go and lifts the oil out with it, so nothing is left sitting on the surface. Our reviewers with dark hair are the loudest about this.
What about curly, coily or textured hair?
It works on every hair type. For curly to coily hair, dab the bristles onto your roots rather than brushing through, so your curl pattern stays exactly as you styled it.
Fragrance-Free or Original?
Same formula: colloidal oatmeal, arrowroot powder and silica. Original adds a light, clean scent that fades within the hour. Fragrance-Free is exactly that, and the pick for anyone with a sensitive nose or a signature perfume.
Can I take it on a plane?
Yes. It isn’t an aerosol and it isn’t a liquid, so it goes in your carry-on like any other hairbrush.
Is it safe for a sensitive scalp?
The whole design exists so powder never touches your scalp. The formula is three ingredients, with no alcohol, propellants, talc, sulfates or parabens, and it is cruelty-free. If you have a diagnosed scalp condition, check with your dermatologist as you would with any product.
How do I swap a refill?
Unthread the brush top counter-clockwise, lift out the empty pod, drop in the new one, and thread the top back on clockwise. About ten seconds.
How do I clean the brush?
Spray the bristles with 70 to 80% alcohol, work through with a wet or makeup wipe, and let it air dry. Don’t submerge it in water; that loosens the bristles.
What if I don’t love it?
You have 30 days. Email info@mchel.co to start a return. Refunds go back to your original payment method once we receive the brush, usually within 7 to 10 business days.

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frequently asked questions

Yes, in order to offer wholesale pricing we have a minimum order quantity of 10 units

We provide a booklet with your order that covers all the wonderful benefits to using the Day After Brush so that you can inform your clients and help them with their purchase. However if it's not a good fit for your store we are happy to take unopened products back and issue a refund.

All items that are returned to us are not sent to the landfill. Instead, they are disassembled, disinfected, and refurbished. These refurbished products are then sent to our wholesale parters as samples.

Yes, we provide a sample with your first wholesale order!