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Arey

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A science-backed powder dry shampoo that adds volume and includes a clinically efficacious peptide combined with antioxidants to preserve and stimulate pigment.

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Wait A Sec

0.53 oz / 15 g
$36
  • Overview
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  • How to use
  • Ingredients
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Highlights

Suitable for

All hair types, with a subtle tint that blends well with all hair colors.

Why we stand behind it

Arey Wait A Sec is a gentle, non-aerosol powder dry shampoo that adds volume and refreshes hair without leaving it feeling weighed down. Wait A Sec (A play on the French word “sec,“ meaning “dry“) is formulated for all hair types with a subtle tint that won′t leave a white residue, and includes a signature all-natural fragrance of cedar and sage to help even lived-in hair smell refreshed.

this product meets

The Credo Clean Standard™

Every product we offer meets our industry leading standards for safety and sustainability.

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This product is

Cruelty Free

Vegan

Gluten Free

Alcohol Free

What is an undertone?

An undertone is the color beneath the surface of your skin, which never changes (even with a tan). There are three types of undertones:

Pink/Cool

I see red or pink undertones around the perimeter of my face and neck.
My skin burns easily, but barely tans.
My skin looks better in silver jewelry than gold.

Neutral

I see both pink and yellow undertones around the perimeter of my face and neck.
My skin sometimes burns and sometimes tans.
My skin looks good in both gold and silver jewelry.

Yellow/Warm

I see yellow or golden undertones around the perimeter of my face and neck.
My skin rarely burns, but tans easily.
My skin looks better in gold jewelry than silver.

Find your shade match

Take our 1 minute quiz and get matched to real people with your skin tone and type.

Usage

Shake well and apply to dry hair and scalp in sections, holding the bottle about 1-2“ from the head. Use fingertips to distribute amongst scalp and hair.

Full ingredient list
Wait A Sec: Ingredients: mica || silica || aluminum starch octenylsuccinate || capryloyl glycine || glycerin || undecylenoyl glycine || polygonum multiflorum (fo-ti) root extract || zanthoxylum bungeanum fruit extract || tocopherol || palmitoyl tetrapeptide-20 amide || panax ginseng root extract || water (aqua) || sesamum indicum (sesame) seed extract || humulus lupulus (hops) flower extract || fragrance (parfum)
Fragrance

100% natural fragrance from cedar and sage.

Help us end beauty packaging waste

We co-founded the nonprofit Pact to demystify how to recycle your beauty packaging empties and divert waste from landfills.

How to recycle your empties

1. Disassemble and clean all components

2. Pick the right disposal bin

3. Drop off your empties at your nearest Pact bin

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Arey

Arey | 'a-ray': Derived from the French word arrêt, meaning “stop". Known as The Wrinkle Cream of Haircare™, Arey is the first functional beauty brand to target aging hair with a proactive, science-driven approach. The seedling for Arey originated when our co-founder Allison Conrad saw her first grey hairs, which prompted her to question why there wasn’t an alternative to accepting it, or covering it up with chemical dyes that have been shown to increase the risk of cancer. With a plethora of creams to prevent wrinkles, SPF to protect our skin and exercise regimens to keep our bodies in shape, there simply wasn’t a proactive solution for getting on top of aging hair. Upon discovering that science has shown there is only one gene (IRF4) that accounts for 30% of why we go grey, she began to research vitamins, minerals and antioxidants that could aide in replenishing the body with what it needs to preserve hair pigment and counteract oxidative stress. After creating a daily regimen that included more individual pills than she'd like to admit; she set out to create a single supplement to support hair color. Thus began a journey with her beloved hairstylist Jay Small, who shared the same passion for creating a solution to a problem he's seen many times over with his clients over the past 20 years. Along with a group of talented and experienced medical and scientific professionals, they created an entirely new category in haircare. From a daily supplement to topicals, Arey offers a full line of clean, innovative products formulated with vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and a clinically efficacious peptide to slow and repigment greys- with the added benefit of growing thicker, fuller, softer, and healthier hair.

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Overall rating: 4.3786407 / 5 from 103 reviews.

AI Generated Review Summary

Wait A Sec is a powder dry shampoo that adds volume and refreshes hair without leaving it feeling weighed down. It is suitable for all hair types and features a subtle tint that blends well with all hair colors. Customers find it effective, non-white, and with a pleasant scent, though opinions on the scent and feel vary.

Summary topics

  • Fragrance: 19%
  • Texture: 10%
  • Hair Effect: 26%
  • Powder Effectiveness: 7%
  • Color Variation: 10%

Review topics: ["absorbs","volume","color","scent","feels","fragrance","residue","buy","looks","bottle","hair","works","oil","alternative","shampoo","powder","tint","blends","greys","application","option","lift","cast","dryness"].

Review highlights

  • "I love the soft, clean scent and non-white powder."Emily M.
  • "Not only is it made with clean ingredients, but it smells nice and actually leaves your hair feeling clean!"Sarah
  • "The subtle tint is nice for blending into my dark hair and the dry shampoo adds a nice little boost of volume."Katie S.

Reviews

Doesn't leave me feeling more

"This adds back volume and feels like it actually cleans my hair, unlike other dry shampoos that just leave me feeling more gross. I do often end up re-applying once or twice if I'm trying to stretch it out for another day or 2. (Note: I'm a wash every 4-5 days girl)"

Francesca S. (4/5)

The best!

"This powder really works. The "spray" doesn't really disperse on its own so you have to work it through your hair, but once you do, it's looks clean and full of body. I love it!"

Leslie L. (5/5)

Wait a second

"Ive been using Arey Wait a Sec Shampoo and really like it It cleans well without drying out my hair and it leaves it feeling soft smooth"

Jose M. (4/5)

Best dry shampoo esp for blondes

"This is really the only powder based dry shampoo Ive found that truly works for the long term All other ones ive tried and ive tried about 100 of them works for 12 months and then just stop This one really works consistently and also adds volume It does make your hair not soft so you cant really run your fingers through it after but at least it keeps it not greasy"

Megan C. (5/5)

Great dry shampoo

"and Ive used a lot of different brands I really love this love how it adds some volume makes it look like I definitely just showered and best of all doesnt have a scent so I dont walk around perfumey like other brands make me smell Nice to think its helping my hair color too"

Andrea J. (5/5)

Works well!

"I have been alternating between using this and the R&Co Spiritualized Mist and think they are compatible, the difference being this is powder, vs the spray. The powder is a little light in color, and so I was concerned with my dark hair, but it disappears and works well."

A B. (4/5)

White cast on darker hair, but gives good volume!

"I purchased this as I was looking for a more cleaner version of Dry shampoo, it does give you great volume but I have. l dark hair and it definitely leaves a white cast unless you really scrub it in. Then when you do it gets a bit clumpy so I had to return."

Sophie (2/5)

Good for travel

"I like this as a non aerosol dry shampoo and easy to travel with"

Allyson K. (5/5)

Great Product

"The hair chalk is a light brown, so it blends into blonde hair well. My friend with darker hair used it and it blended very well. I like that the spray bottle isn't aerosol, but it did explode after a flight so be careful opening."

Alice Z. (4/5)

Fabulous

"I looove this dry shampoo. It does a great job with oil, but like all dry shampoo works best if apply it early. I'm only docking a star bc I tend to go thru it faster than I can afford refills, and the spray flow occasionally jams; I need to shake the bottle to get it flowing again."

Erica H. (4/5)

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