At some point in the history of motherhood I imagine there was a magical light bulb moment when a women was running her fingers through her greasy limp unwashed hair and thought to herself – There’s got to be a fix for this. Then, BOOM, dry shampoo was born.
Whether you have kiddos running around, a demanding job, or maybe you just choose to not wash your hair every day to help maintain the strength and integrity of your hair you know that after a day or so your hair will get… gross. For me, having very fine and thin hair, my hair loses its “just washed” beauty within 12hrs of being washed. Yep, 12 hours because my hair is so fine the natural oils on my scalp will grease it up in no time.
That being said – I don’t have the time or the desire to wash my hair every time I shower. I like my hair long, and excessive washing can cause dryness and damage to the ends as well as extra breakage as the hair is much more fragile when wet. Despite all that, though, I have an eight year old and a seven month old and I am B.U.S.Y.
Enter: Dry Shampoo!
Below I tried out a few different Dry Shampoo’s on my fine hair and I will tell you what worked, what didn’t, and which is the WINNER for keeping my hair look beautiful even when it’s grungy!
1. BATISTE – I happen to have the Blush scented version as it was what was available in travel size.
Conclusion: Save some $ on dry shampoos and pick up some organic baby powder or organic corn starch. No funny perfumes, no spray cans to deal with, no fuss, and it WORKS. I’d skip the Johnsons & Johnsons because of the scent as well as the questionable health concerns we’ve all seen on the news lately, but the Honest Co. Organic Baby Powder is a winner for me. The Lafes dry shampoo works well for the same reasons (clay based, I believe, rather than powder or starch) but I just can’t claim it’s a winner in my book because of the stupid nozzle.
What’s your favorite Dry Shampoo? There are tons out there!
Whether you have kiddos running around, a demanding job, or maybe you just choose to not wash your hair every day to help maintain the strength and integrity of your hair you know that after a day or so your hair will get… gross. For me, having very fine and thin hair, my hair loses its “just washed” beauty within 12hrs of being washed. Yep, 12 hours because my hair is so fine the natural oils on my scalp will grease it up in no time.
That being said – I don’t have the time or the desire to wash my hair every time I shower. I like my hair long, and excessive washing can cause dryness and damage to the ends as well as extra breakage as the hair is much more fragile when wet. Despite all that, though, I have an eight year old and a seven month old and I am B.U.S.Y.
Enter: Dry Shampoo!
Below I tried out a few different Dry Shampoo’s on my fine hair and I will tell you what worked, what didn’t, and which is the WINNER for keeping my hair look beautiful even when it’s grungy!
1. BATISTE – I happen to have the Blush scented version as it was what was available in travel size.
- Scent: VERY STRONG. If Batiste has an “unscented” version go for that, or live with a strongly perfumed head.
- Spray: Nice strong spray with a wide radius. This is excellent to stop a lot of product from being concentrated in one area. This particular scent doesn’t have a colored product. So if you have dark hair it will leave a white cast on the hair. Which can be tough to brush out.
- Degreasing: I’d give it 4/5 stars for its degreasing abilities. Once you spray it in the hair, let it set for a minute, and then brush it through. Do NOT use your hands to work it in. The oils from your fingers will just make the issue worse.
- Scent: Mild but Perfumed.
- Spray: Doesn’t come out as hard/fast as the Batiste but also has a wide radius so it doesn’t go on too concentrated. The air pressure in this can seemed to lose power rather quickly though. Could be an issue with just the travel size.
- Degreasing: 1/5 Stars! This product didn’t work for me. I sprayed it on, brushed it through (again, DON’T use your hands), and it would look good for a minute but by the time I finished styling my hair it looked weighed down and greasy anyway.
- Scent: Pictured is a travel size J&J baby powder. If you use this your head will smell like baby butt. I have an Honest Company Organic Baby Powder that I actually use on my baby. That one is unscented and is much nicer to use in the hair.
- Spray: Doesn’t spray, but it sprinkles. The downside to this is if you sprinkle directly on your head you can end up with some very powdery looking spots. I recommend sprinkling onto a brush or comb and then working it through the hair to avoid that.
- Degreasing: 4/5 stars! This hack works. That’s probably why so many people talk about it. That being said – depending upon the level of yuck in your hair you may just end up with some cakey baby powder on your scalp. Not cute.
- Scent: Doesn’t have one! Big bonus for me.
- Spray: Doesn’t Spray, and the “sprinkle” nozzle needs a revamp. Doesn’t come out with any consistency and makes it hard to get a light even sprinkle. This is made worse when you have a colored variety since it can cause [red] blotches on your scalp or forehead if you’re not careful.
- Degreasing: 4/5 Stars! Similar to the baby powder this product doesn’t have any moisture in it to aid in weighing down the hair. Therefore it works much better to degrease and give the hair volume. This product would be my favorite by far if the nozzle wasn’t seemingly IMPOSSIBLE to use.
Conclusion: Save some $ on dry shampoos and pick up some organic baby powder or organic corn starch. No funny perfumes, no spray cans to deal with, no fuss, and it WORKS. I’d skip the Johnsons & Johnsons because of the scent as well as the questionable health concerns we’ve all seen on the news lately, but the Honest Co. Organic Baby Powder is a winner for me. The Lafes dry shampoo works well for the same reasons (clay based, I believe, rather than powder or starch) but I just can’t claim it’s a winner in my book because of the stupid nozzle.
What’s your favorite Dry Shampoo? There are tons out there!