Dry shampoo as a styling paste — that's the format REF Stockholm built with N°205. Not a spray that leaves a powdery trace, not a powder that requires brushing out, but a paste that you apply with your fingertips to absorb excess oil at the roots, add matte texture through the lengths, and style into a fresh, second-day look in one step. Oil absorption and texture styling simultaneously, with Zeolite mineral absorption and a nourishing oil complex that leaves hair feeling refreshed and conditioned rather than stripped. The product that makes wash day less urgent.

Dry Shampoo Paste N°205 is an anhydrous-base paste — the oil-absorption and styling system operates in an almost entirely oil-phase formula with mineral actives rather than the water-and-alcohol base of aerosol dry shampoos. This is what gives the paste its characteristic texture and its multi-functional performance.

Zeolite is the primary oil-absorbing active and the ingredient that defines this product's performance advantage over starch-based dry shampoos. Zeolite is a naturally occurring aluminosilicate mineral with an exceptionally high surface area and porous, cage-like molecular structure. This structure acts like a molecular sponge — each cage traps and holds sebum and oil molecules within its framework rather than simply coating them, as starch does. The result is more thorough, longer-lasting oil absorption per gram of active than starch-based formulas can provide, and no white cast on dark or brunette hair (because the mineral is transparent rather than white). Silica and Magnesium Sulfate reinforce the oil-absorption system — hydrated silica provides additional surface-area-based sebum absorption, and magnesium sulfate (the same sea mineral in REF's Ocean Mist N°303) provides texture-building bulk.

Stearalkonium Hectorite is a clay-based thickener — a surface-treated hectorite clay that gives the paste its smooth, malleable texture and provides the grip and micro-texture that creates the styling control. Clay-based texturisers deposit at the hair shaft surface and create the micro-friction between strands that makes them feel thicker and more substantial, supporting the styling capacity of the formula.

Cocos Nucifera (Organic Coconut) Oil is the formula's primary emollient — the same hero ingredient that appears in REF Stockholm's Signature Collection Leave In Serum. Here it serves a different function: in a dry shampoo paste, the Coconut Oil counteracts the drying tendency of the mineral absorption complex, keeping hair feeling soft and conditioned while the zeolite is absorbing oil. Sclerocarya Birrea (Marula) Seed Oil provides additional emollient conditioning — rich in Oleic acid with rapid absorption and a characteristic silky, non-greasy feel. Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil provides lightweight emollient and antioxidant support. Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil contributes additional emollient fatty acids. Trihydroxystearin is a hydrogenated castor oil-derived emollient that contributes to the paste's smooth body and texture stability.

Chenopodium Quinoa Seed Extract delivers the REF Stockholm care signature protein and amino acid support. Tocopherol (Vitamin E) provides antioxidant protection and oil-phase stabilisation. Helianthus Annuus Seed Extract provides UV and antioxidant protection including the REF Colour Preserve System.

The REF Colour Preserve System is active in this formula — protecting colour-treated hair from UV-driven fade even on days when you're refreshing rather than washing.

Fragrance: fresh citrus (Citrus Aurantium / bitter orange) with warm floral base notes — light and clean for a dry shampoo context.

100% vegan. Cruelty-free. Colour-safe. Paraben-free. Sulfate-free.

Metro Vancouver note: Coastal humidity drives scalp warmth and accelerated sebum production locally — the damp, mild conditions of Metro Vancouver's Pacific climate create a sebum cycle that can make every-day washing feel necessary for many customers. A zeolite-based dry shampoo paste used on day two or three meaningfully extends the wash cycle while leaving the hair styled and fresh-looking rather than limp and oily.

Who It's For All hair types, long and short. Particularly effective for colour-treated hair (the Colour Preserve System works even between washes), and for hair types that accumulate oil quickly but find aerosol dry shampoos too drying, powdery, or difficult to distribute. The paste format is especially useful on day-two or day-three hair where both oil absorption and texture styling are needed simultaneously. Apply to dry or towel-dried hair at the roots for oil absorption, or through mid-lengths and ends for texture and matte finish.

Key Ingredients

• Zeolite — Naturally occurring volcanic aluminosilicate mineral with cage-like molecular structure; absorbs and traps sebum molecules more thoroughly and lastingly than starch-based dry shampoos; no white cast
• Silica & Magnesium Sulfate — Supporting mineral oil-absorption complex; adds texture-building bulk
• Stearalkonium Hectorite — Clay-based thickener; creates the paste's malleable texture and the micro-friction between strands that supports grip and styling control
• Cocos Nucifera (Organic Coconut) Oil — Penetrating emollient; counteracts the drying tendency of the mineral absorption complex and conditions the hair shaft during use
• Sclerocarya Birrea (Marula) Seed Oil — Rapidly absorbing emollient rich in Oleic acid; silky, non-greasy conditioning
• Chenopodium Quinoa Seed Extract — Protein and amino acid reinforcement at the hair surface
• Tocopherol (Vitamin E) — Antioxidant protection and oil-phase stabilisation

How to Use Apply a small amount to dry or towel-dried hair.

For oil absorption (roots): Work a pea-sized amount between palms to warm, then work into the roots and scalp area with fingertips. Massage to distribute and absorb oil. Style as desired.

For texture and matte finish (lengths and ends): Work a small amount through mid-lengths and ends for definition, grip, and a matte, second-day finish.

Can be used on both roots and lengths in a single application for a complete dry refresh and styling in one step.