Dry Shampoo Recipies

[LittleOrca]

I have seen two threads about dry shampoos. Interested, I looked some up and it seems that they are mostly just corn starch or other starches and fragrances and other chemicals. So I thought to myself, there has to be some home made recipes that some people can try; I looked it up and I found this site with not one or two, but seven natural dry shampoo recipes.

7 Dry Shampoo Recipes To Make Your Own Dry Shampoo With Items From Your Own Kitchen. (http://beauty.thefuntimesguide.com/2010/01/dry_shampoo.php)

I am not sure if this has already been posted or not as I was a bad girl and did not do a search, but I thought this might help a few people so I posted it anyways.

Note: I have not used any of these (yet) so I cannot say which I like better versus the others. I just thought some women and men around here could use them if they wanted to give them a try.

[DoubleCrowned]

I have experimented with homemade dry shampoo over the years, and would not use most of the recipes in the link because of my very fine hair. Cornmeal broke my hair; ground oatmeal did, too, but might have been okay if I had been able to get it fine enough with my blender. The clay that was recommended in the recipe I tried was diatomaceous earth--definitely very hard on fine hair because it cut it. Because of my experiments I would never attempt to clean my hair with salt, baking soda, or almonds meal. Actually I have a vague recollection of using the latter two, the ensuing breakage probably being the reason my memory has mercifully blotted out the details. I know they are on my "do not try this again" list.

Baby powder or cornstarch did not directly damage my hair, but again, because of the fineness of my hair, were not completely satisfactory. They both left the hair looking dusty. By the time the dustiness from them was brushed out, the stimulation of the brushing had created a new case of the greasies! I have been able to use cornstarch to some extent, but it is definitely an emergency measure.

Fuller's earth is very drying, so be aware that if you use too much, you risk drying out the length rather than just the roots when brushing out the excess.

Another thing to point out (I don't know if the article did) is that orris powder is highly irritating to many people, so be certain that you do not inhale any. It bothered me, and I am not sensitive to dust, pollen, or animal dander.

[CaityBear]

I've only ever used baby powder and cocoa powder. I found it worked pretty good. I just dumped a whole bunch on my head and works in into my roots with my fingers and then shook most of it out. I didn't have to brush too much out so I didn't worry about breakage from excess brushing.

I wouldn't mind trying a few other things.

[madeline_]

Dry shampoo is a guilty pleasure of mine... I've recently discovered the joys of overstyling with coconut oil and aloe vera and then dusting some dry shampoo over it to have hair is that is plumper than it usually would be. But I've been going through about a spraycan a week and for someone who tries to be as ecological as possible, I'm torn.

I also like that it makes my roots a little lighter, since my last bleach session was over four months ago.

I've read multani mitti (or Fuller's earth clay) makes a good dry shampoo, I've ordered some and I'm eager to try.

EDIT: Oh, I just read the above posting: does dry shampoo really make hair break off?

[In2wishin]

Just a suggestion about the ground oatmeal: if you are serious about trying a dry shampoo, you can get colloidal oatmeal. It is ground so fine that it disperses in water so you shouldn't have the issue of breakage. Most suppliers of soapmaking ingredients will carry it or you can just buy some Aveeno Oatmeal Bath which is 100% colloidal oatmeal (a lot more expensive but if you don't like it you can always take a bath with it, especially good for itchies and sunburn)

[DoubleCrowned]

Dry shampoo is a guilty pleasure of mine... I've recently discovered the joys of overstyling with coconut oil and aloe vera and then dusting some dry shampoo over it to have hair is that is plumper than it usually would be. But I've been going through about a spraycan a week and for someone who tries to be as ecological as possible, I'm torn.

I also like that it makes my roots a little lighter, since my last bleach session was over four months ago.

I've read multani mitti (or Fuller's earth clay) makes a good dry shampoo, I've ordered some and I'm eager to try.

EDIT: Oh, I just read the above posting: does dry shampoo really make hair break off?

I have very fine hair, hence the breakage from dry shampoos. Yes, coarse products like corn meal and bran definitely broke my hair.

I mentioned Fuller's Earth as a dry shampoo which cut the hairs. Sorry, I was thinking of diatomaceous earth, which is also used as a flea repellent because the particles are so sharp that they cut the flea's body, fatally dehydrating it. Diatomaceous earth is recommended in at least one book on home-made natural body care products--a book which had other inaccuracies in it as well.

I will try to edit that post...

CaityBear, In2Wishin--Thanks for the tips.

[MinderMutsig]

A little kick because I'm thinking of making my own dry shampoo but I don't want it to be just a white powder because my experience is that white powders leave my fine blonde hair looking grey. And not in a good way!

So I was contemplating ways to color my dry shampoo with an ingredient that might even be helpful or good for my hair and it hit me: ground cinnamon.

Pros:
- astringent
- antibacterial
- antifungal
- good color powder for my hair when used in moderation
- nice smell

cons:
- might possibly lighten my hair?
- might possibly give my hair a reddish tint?
- might be irritating to the scalp?


My plan was to add a little bit of cinnamon to rice flour, just to make it less white and maybe blend in my hair better. Could a little bit of cinnamon in a dry powder lighten my hair or give it a reddish tint? What do you think?

[pink.sara]

A little kick because I'm thinking of making my own dry shampoo but I don't want it to be just a white powder because my experience is that white powders leave my fine blonde hair looking grey. And not in a good way!

So I was contemplating ways to color my dry shampoo with an ingredient that might even be helpful or good for my hair and it hit me: ground cinnamon.

Pros:
- astringent
- antibacterial
- antifungal
- good color powder for my hair when used in moderation
- nice smell

cons:
- might possibly lighten my hair?
- might possibly give my hair a reddish tint?
- might be irritating to the scalp?


My plan was to add a little bit of cinnamon to rice flour, just to make it less white and maybe blend in my hair better. Could a little bit of cinnamon in a dry powder lighten my hair or give it a reddish tint? What do you think?

I've used cinnamon mixed in with rice flour and cocoa powder as a dry shampoo before, 50/50 rice/cocoa, about half a cupful, then just a teaspoon of cinnamon mixed in. It lasted well didn't change the colour of my hair and smelt great, but if you got hot and broke a sweat it did make your scalp tingle!

I'm back on the old batiste tropical now as it's easier to use when it's just sprayed in!

[MinderMutsig]

Thanks pink.sara! I guess I'll give it a try then. I don't often use dry shampoo so I'm going to make a small batch for 2-3 applications to test first.