Dry Shampoo

Okay, so I was reading this beauty/style blog called Veronika’s Blushing and watching her do her gorgeous hair in a video tutorial. She was talking about 2day or 3day hair and it got me thinking about how often I wash my hair.

I had heard of not washing every day, but I just was in a routine of washing daily and it never occurred to me to question it.

So, we had a little chat about it on Facebook and learned a lot of you are on the not-every-day plan. Especially, people with dry, curly or frizzy hair.

Intrigued, I started to experiment. I have been washing every other day lately. What I learned: I can totally skip a day. On wash day, my hair seems to look better. It’s softer and looks good when I fix it. But I don’t know if that’s just because my hair is happy to be clean or happy to be washed less. I will say, I do enjoy the time-saving factor of the every-other-day plan.

Two days was doable, so how about three?  Mmmm, my 3day hair was not going to happen. Going for a third day, would require assistance.

Dry Shampoo Products

Thanks so much for telling me what you do and products you use including Bed Head, Suave and (my personal favorite name – thank you Sara!) Big Sexy Hair.

I FINALLY remembered to buy some this week when I was at Kroger with my kids. (I guess I thought it would be a bottle, but it looks like hairspray). For the record, there are 8 zillion kinds of shampoo at Kroger and dry shampoo is sparse but mixed in there.

My kids were getting impatient, so I grabbed one that matched your recommendations – I got Rockaholic by Tigi (Bed Head’s line) for $18.93.

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Um, that’s kind of expensive for an experiment, but I did it anyway. My niece told me Suave is better for blonde hair and that since I have dark hair it might look like I have dandruff. She recommended I get a salon brand, which supported my just-pick-one-and-go-before-the-kids-misbehave decision.

Day Three Hair: Dry Shampoo

So, what is dry shampoo? Well, it’s more sham than poo (meaning, it’s not really shampoo at all!). I would describe the one I bought as baby-powder hair freshener spray. I sprayed some in my palm and you couldn’t really see it. When I sprayed it on my hair, I held the can too close to my head and ended up with a pale powdery spot on my dark hair on the front side near my temple. Uhhh, you could totally see it (D’er!). So, note to self, put some distance in there!

I sprayed it in the root area, which was greasy and it totally took the greasiness away. I curled my hair and it was okay, but sort of limp. I am going to continue to experiment with the dry shampoo – maybe I didn’t use enough – and see how it goes.

In summary, I can save time (and not strip good oils out of my hair) on the every other day plan. And if it looks a little greasy, a tiny bit of dry shampoo spray can freshen it up. But I have more experimenting to do …

That said, everyone’s hair is different – this is just my experience with my hair.

Questions for you dry shampoo fans:

What about when you go to the gym and work out, do you use dry shampoo after that? And do you wash more in the summer when it’s hot?

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10 Responses to Dry Shampoo

  1. melissa January 9, 2013 at 8:07 pm #

    My can of dry shampoo says spray 6-8 inches away from hair and then rub in. I also brush it through and the powdery goes away after that. Works great after gym and especially in summer.

    • Heather January 9, 2013 at 8:30 pm #

      Mine has NO instructions other than shake well before use. So, I was all, wull, what do I do? Spray it I guess. I will try brushing it out. How much do you use? I just used a tiny bit – like hair spray.

  2. Julia o January 9, 2013 at 8:08 pm #

    HEY! This stuff is awesome. Love it. HOWEVER -BEWARE do not travel with it or leave it on the side….. It will leak out and go empty much faster!!! Seriously, it happened to me not one, two, or three times… It happened every time I bought a can…. But I loved the product so I kept buying it. Then I found catwalk by tigi! It works just as well and I can travel with it!

    • Heather January 9, 2013 at 8:32 pm #

      Great tips, thank you, Julia. Yeah, it’s pricy. So if it was all gone because it got knocked over I would be UNhappy.

  3. Shell January 9, 2013 at 8:09 pm #

    I heart dry shampoo. Though I’d like to find some that smells better. I use Ocar Blondi(probably spelled wrong but I’m being lazy) and it sort of smells like lemon pledge.

    • Heather January 9, 2013 at 8:28 pm #

      Thanks. It’s a whole world I never knew about.

  4. Janet January 9, 2013 at 8:46 pm #

    OMG so that is what happened to mine while I was traveling!! I have blonde hair so it is easier to use it then darker hair, but I usually use it after the gym, and then on day 2/3. I most likely still put my hair in a pony, or up in some fashion, but it doesn’t “look” as greasy, and anyone who has light hair knows, if it looks greasy, roots show more and your hair just looks dark and dreadful. There are some brands that have colored options, like Bumble and Bumble. Those work great for concealing your roots a little bit longer!

    • Heather January 9, 2013 at 11:32 pm #

      D’oh! Now that I see your comment, I realize you said that when we were talking about it on FB before, Janet! I should have put Bumble & bumble in the blog post, too. Will update it.
      Hedda

  5. Susan January 9, 2013 at 9:34 pm #

    Hehe…why do u think I have my hair in a bun EVERYDAY!!…cause I’m lazy and don’t want to spend the time fixing it!! If I spend the hour blowing it out, I can make it two days. Day three turns to a pony tail, I hv to wash it on day FOUR(eekkk!!)…..and so comes the bun;)… I tried dry shampoo….my kids said I smelled like a baby…..that was that:)…..u know, my Hair totally changed texture when I had baby, I’ve been battling it ever since!

    • Heather January 9, 2013 at 11:37 pm #

      That’s interesting that it changed texture after pregnancy. I know it falls out for a while, or mine did anyway. That’s funny they said you smelled like a baby. I get my hair dyed tomorrow. I hate that I have to do that so often, but it is what it is.

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