Pure Cocoa Powder as Dry Shampoo

**systemaurora** · July 22nd, 2009, 01:01 AM

I love it. >_< It just works so fabulously in my dark brown hair, and it smells lovely. I don't have much energy, so I tried it to save time and it worked so well. I wish I'd known about this ages ago.

Anyone else tried pure cocoa powder and had good results? Anyone hated it? Any longterm things to be aware of?

**Calista** · July 22nd, 2009, 01:12 AM

I use baby powder for the same purpose. I would not want to try cocoa because of the oils it contains. Glad it works for you.

**bugeyedmonster2** · July 22nd, 2009, 01:30 AM

Hmmm I might think about trying this. I dont' use baby powder as my hair is rather dark, and the baby powder shows up very well if I can't get it all out.

(^_^)/
BEM

**systemaurora** · July 22nd, 2009, 01:42 AM

Well, you can probably see my hair shade in my (admittedly awful in quality) picture... blonde friends call it black, but it's just very dark brown! The cocoa powder gives me sort of auburney highlights then disappear. I think it would work well for redheads, too. It dries my oily hair out nicely without looking frizzy or artificially powdered.

**3azza** · July 22nd, 2009, 02:57 AM

systemaurora how do you use cocoa powder? I mean how much powder, and how do you manage to spread it efficiently?

**Redheaded Raven** · July 22nd, 2009, 03:06 AM

That is a really cool idea! I love chocolate but I never even thought of using it for a dry shampoo, although I have heard of flour and other things like it being used. I have used baby powder and corn flour before. But I don't like how light that it was in my hair. So this could be an alternative. And the smell would be heavenly!

**Isa-belle** · July 22nd, 2009, 03:10 AM

:drama: Please keep posting! This sounds really interesting. I've been looking for a natural dry shampoo for a while. How do you use it exactly, and what are the effects on the hair?

**Fethenwen** · July 22nd, 2009, 04:38 AM

Hmm, yes it really does sound interesting! I wonder if it stains, seems a bit messy.

**Silver & Gold** · July 22nd, 2009, 05:35 AM

I've considered trying this or adding it to a mix. The smell is divine, it is ground quite fine and it is dark in color which I think would also be nice since my hair is brown.

I also am interested in how much you used, how you chose to apply, how long you left it in and your method of brushing it out again.

**Othala** · July 22nd, 2009, 05:43 AM

Washing hair with chocolate...now why didn't I think of that?

I think that the constant smell of chocolate wafting down to my nose would actually de-sensitize me to the taste of chocolate and I would therefore not eat so much of it and lose a heck of a lot of weight.

So this is commbined hair care and weight loss plan? Cool!