Baby powder to fight the greasies?

[ArienEllariel]

Okay, so I've heard that you can use baby powder on your scalp and brush it out to fight the greasies in between washings. The trouble is, I dislike the smell of baby powder. I mean, who wants to go walking around smelling like a baby's bottom? Do any of you know if an unscented baby powder is available? I was really hoping to try this.. ;)

[jasper]

you could get unscented talc, I'm sure. might take some searching. Or corn starch might do. I've also heard of people using cocoa powder for the same purpose. It wouldn't work for me- my hair is too light, but it wouldn't smell like a baby.

[Thinthondiel]

I've tried baby powder, and it made my hair really static! ??? It wouldn't lay down no matter what I did. Maybe there was something in addition to talcum powder in it, though, because I think baby powder has worked fine for other people on here.

But I agree, it doesn't smell very nice.

I've used corn starch several times with great results, though. But I had to brush a lot to make sure none of it was visible afterwards. I use a BBB - I imagine it would be harder to brush out with other brushes or combs, but I've never tried it, so I can't be sure.

[Dars]

Not sure on unscented baby powder. But corn starch powder works well and there is always commercial dry shampoos that don't cost an arm and leg.

[Gothic Lolita]

I use baby powder if my hair doesn't look very good anymore, but I don't want to was hyet (need to keep up my schedule or my scalp hates me). I brush very well wiht a BBB first and then apply the baby powder with a brush and leave it on overnight. I brush my hair the next morning very well again and usually, after putting my hair up, I'll put a drop of Perfume oil on my hand and "rub" it over my hair. It will smell like the oil, but not like baby's butt.

But, as Dars said, dry shampoo is also quite cheap and doesn't smell like much. For me, however, it's too drying.

[ArienEllariel]

Thanks for the advice. :) I have some cornstarch handy so that'll probably be the first thing I test. Also after writing this, I read somewhere that talc is really bad to inhale (hence using it on your head might not be the best option), so not sure if I would use it especially as I have asthma. :/ If that fails to work for me, I'll check for a dry shampoo. Thanks again!

[florenonite]

I use arrowroot powder, which doesn't have any smell that I can perceive.

[Naamah]

I actually just tried baby powder in my hair, and it worked amazing! :) I've never tried anything like this before between washing. The smell doesn't bother me that much, but I may try corn starch or something else unscented to see if I can get the same results.

[Copasetic]

I know my local drug store sells baby powers in a variety of scents, so you might be able to find one with a scent you like. Other than that, I am pretty sure that Live Clean has an unscented baby powder.

[teela1978]

I think someone once tried cocoa powder to avoid the powdered wig look. I can't remember how that turned out though. I've used corn-starch, but ended up with my hair looking even grayer than it is :)

[contradiction]

Baby powder never works to get the greasies out for me....it just makes my head smell like baby powder. My hair still looks and feels dirty. Only difference is I smell like a baby.

[mommy101405]

I've not had much luck with baby powder but do like dry shampoo. I find the dry shampoos very strong smelling and would rather the smell of baby powder:)

[Carolyn]

I used to use baby powder as a dry shampoo when I was a teenager, decades ago. It didn't work very well. Psssst was better.

[Liss]

[quote=ArienEllariel;896143] I read somewhere that talc is really bad to inhale (hence using it on your head might not be the best option), so not sure if I would use it especially as I have asthma. :/ quote]

The problem with inhaling talcum powder is that it is impossible to remove from the lungs. Once it's in there, it's there forever, which is bad news for babies that get covered in the stuff.

Arrowroot powder is supposed to be the much more user-friendly option to talc, but finding it is not always so easy.