Five Dry Shampoo Recipes for Dry Hair
If you have dry hair sometimes you may want to use dry shampoo to cleanse your hair without wetting it or as an alternative to damp sweat hair after gym or jogging between wet shampoo washes. This recipes are very simple and can solve many hair problems faced with dry hair type. Let's make five dry shampoo recipes for dry hair.
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Dry shampoos are hair cleansers that can reduce hair dirt and dandruff without the hassle of using water. If you are done with gym, jogging or any other exercise and you have sweaty hair then you can just sprinkle in your hair and comb through. Dry shampoos can provide the same benefits like any other traditional shampoos. Some of the benefits of using dry shampoos are
Help to remove greasiness and dirt
Make your hair bouncy
Absorb oil from the scalp and
Make hair appear fuller and thicker
Natural Dry Shampoos for Dry Hair
Natural dry shampoos can be made of natural substances such as cornstarch, clays, rice flour, talc, arrowroot powder and baking soda. Adding essential oils or plant extracts can make dry shampoos smell nice. When you use dry shampoos with citrusy, fresh, floral scents, they can leave your hair smelling nice and feeling refreshed.
Between weekly washes you can use dry shampoos to clean and boost the hair volume during styling. It should be known that experts advise on using dry shampoo once in a while and not entirely be substituted with regular shampoos. These five recipes can be very beneficial for dry hair. These series will later include other hair types. Dry hair type can be challenging to deal with but still from time to time you may want to use natural dry shampoos. It is better to make your own handcrafted one that you'd like.
Five Dry Shampoos Recipes for Dry Hair
These dry shampoos are designed to address specifically dry hair giving it an easy convenient clean look while keeping your hair bouncy. Brace yourself and make these recipes!
Cleansing Dry Shampoo
Ingredients
½ cup of rhassoul clay
2 tablespoon of baking soda
40 drops of lemon essential oil
15 drops of peppermint essential oil
This dry shampoo can support your scalp health and make you feel light-headed and hair clean. Your secret ingredient here are lemon essential oil and peppermint essential oil because of their anti-dandruff and anti-inflammatory properties that can help to cleanse the scalp without stripping it of its natural oils.
Directions: Blend all your ingredients in the blender or food processor. Don't worry if you don't have these tools, get a glass bowl and a wooden spoon or spatula. Put all your ingredients in the glass bowl and mix with your wooden spoon or spatula till you get a uniform blend. Transfer your blend in a sprinkler bottle.
Rose-scented and Refreshing Hair Polish
Ingredients
½ cup of rice flour powder
2 tablespoons of kaolin clay
2 tablespoons of baking soda
20 drops of Bulgarian rose essential oil
15 drops of patchouli essential oil
This dry shampoo recipe contains rice flour powder and kaolin clay that can quickly improve the look of sweaty or oily hair. Another good ingredient is baking soda which can neutralize hair and scalp pH. Essential oils add another nice component to this recipe. For nice-scented and refreshing aroma use Bulgarian rose essential oil and patchouli essential oil which can be used to quickly polish your hair and make it more shinier and silky.
Directions: Get a blender or food processor and toss all your ingredients in, then blend till you get a uniform powder. Add your essential oils to the powder and transfer your powder to a salt shaker or a bottle with multi-holed lid. Use when convenient.
Bouncy Hair Powder Polish
Ingredients
¼ cup of oat powder
2 tablespoons of arrowroot powder
2 tablespoons of baking soda
20 drops of spearmint essential oil
Oat powder contains polysaccharides and fatty acids that can soften hair and make it voluminous. This dry shampoo recipe can make your hair appear fuller and thicker. Add it to your scalp and it'll make it bouncy. You can do a quick touch up without the need to wet your hair strands. Spearmint essential oil has beneficial to soothe and calm the scalp or fight scalp fungus, last thing you want to have is scratching your head so hard in public!
Directions: Simply put all your ingredients in a mixing bowl and mix with a wooden spoon or simplify the process by using a blender/food processor. Transfer to a bottle with holed lid like a salt shaker that you can easily sprinkle to your hair.
Hydrating and Moisturizing Dry Shampoo
Ingredients
¼ cup of orris root powder
¼ cup of green tea powder
2 tablespoons of charcoal
25 drops of lavender essential oil
This recipe is going to be bombastic for any hair type but I've crafted it to fit the needs of dry hair type. Our main ingredients are orris root powder green tea and lavender essential oil which are filled with fatty acids and charcoal. Activated charcoal is good ingredient which help to absorb water moisture in the air and keep your hair hydrated. At the same time you don't want your hair to be so strong and brittle, right?, then orris root powder comes in. Orris root powder can soften and add elasticity of your hair.
Directions: Measure out your ingredients and put them in a food processor. Blend them well and put your mixture in bottle with multi-holed lid for easy sprinkling into your beautiful locks. If possible use aerosol bottle spray instead.
Hair Growth and Hair Retention Dry Shampoo
Ingredients
½ cup of rice powder
1 tablespoon of kaolin clay
1 tablespoon of baking soda
25 drops of rosemary essential oil
15 drops of lavender essential oil
Over-washing your hair with regular shampoos can strip moisture and oils leaving your hair cuticles open and become more prone to breakage. Skipping some wash days during the week or replacing them with dry shampooing can help your reduce chances of wear and tear, leaving a room for growth and making your hair less dry. This can help hair retention. Both rosemary essential oil and lavender essential oil have been studied and found to help promoting hair growth.
Directions: Just measure out your ingredients and put them in a glass bowl and simply mix with a wooden spoon or spatula. Use a food processor for more convenience. Put your mixture in a salt shaker or any other kind of sprinkler bottle.
How to Use Dry Shampoo
Just sprinkle a generous amount into your head of hair.
Use your fingertips to massage your scalp and hair, from the roots to hair ends.
Comb through your hair with a bristle brush to remove dirt and excess sebum or dandruff.
Style your hair as usual. You're ready to go!
Enjoy the bouncy hair, whip it!
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