Dr Dray vs Dr. Sam Ellis on K18 Airwash Dry Shampoo

Two independent experts reviewed K18 Airwash Dry Shampoo 8 days apart and disagreed: Dr Dray calls it mixed, Dr. Sam Ellis calls it yay. Here is what each of them actually said.

90%
Guru Score from 7 independent experts
Mixed or Yay?
9 May 2026
Mixed
I tried the K18 Airwash Dry Shampoo. It didn't leave any kind of white residue on the hair, but it was actually kind of hard to use. [...] I'm just not used to [...] pressing down on the pump at certain angles around your hair, it was more awkward than I expected. I found it a little awkward to use.
1 May 2026
Yay
You just do like one little spritz into each section of your hair, wait like 30 seconds, massage it in, it's pretty magical. If I had to rate this on a scale of 1 to 10, I would give it like a 9.5, which is very generous for me because I'm really picky about things.

Where they part company

Dr Dray calls K18 Airwash Dry Shampoo mixed. Dr. Sam Ellis calls it yay. Two experts, one product, takes 8 days apart, and opposite conclusions. Their own words are above; we are not going to tell you which of them is right.

What the whole panel says

These two are not the only voices on K18 Airwash Dry Shampoo. Across every independent expert take we hold, it carries a Guru Score of 90% from 7 experts, which is the share of them who approved it. The other 5 experts we hold takes from are counted in it too. See every take on it →

Why we only pair takes from the same month

A formula gets reworked, a price moves, and a product people loved in one year is not the product they are handed in the next. Two takes far apart in time can look like a disagreement when they are really a description of a product that changed. So a face-off only pairs experts whose videos went up within a month of each other, and neither take here is sponsored.

Common questions

Do Dr Dray and Dr. Sam Ellis agree about K18 Airwash Dry Shampoo?

No. Dr Dray calls it mixed and Dr. Sam Ellis calls it yay.

What is the Guru Score for K18 Airwash Dry Shampoo?

90%, drawn from 7 independent expert reviews. That is the share of the experts we hold takes from who approved it.

Are either of these takes sponsored?

No. A face-off excludes any pair where either expert's take is a paid placement, because a sponsored take set against an independent one is not a fair comparison.

When did each of them say this?

Dr Dray on 9 May 2026, and Dr. Sam Ellis on 1 May 2026, 8 days apart.

More on this product: every expert take we hold, or browse the experts themselves.