I'm back to the writing grind with a quick post about dry shampoo.
I used to be the kind of girl who shampooed her hair daily. Seriously, every single day. I remember in my senior year of high school our hot water heater broke and I begged my father to let me stay home rather than face a day of school with unwashed hair. My hair is fine, but does tend to get oily rather quickly. With the myriad of articles and posts suggesting that shampooing daily is actually super damaging, my curiosity was peaked. The problem is, that I really cannot stand the feel of dirty, greasy hair. So I set out to do some research on dry shampoo. While I personally am not convinced that it is indeed a beauty sin to lather up each day, I do know that I then heat style my hair daily and that definitely takes a toll on my hair. In an effort to achieve longer, healthier locks I took to the store to stock up on dry shampoos.
The problem was, I didn't really know how to use a dry shampoo and the result was that I hated it and went right back to shampooing daily. When I was forced to chop my locks for the health of my hair, I knew I needed to do something to help keep my hair health and perhaps to help it grow. And I went right back to trying dry shampoo.
I found a method that works for me, and I now only wash my hair every other day. I love the way my hair feels healthier from reduced stress of styling and possibly shampooing. Dry shampoo is probably a complete no-brainer for most people, but I am seriously not even remotely good with hair or hairstyling, so it took me some major trial and error to get it right.
I personally love the Batiste brand of dry shampoo. You can pick it up at Ulta beauty stores or Walgreens.
It's also available on Amazon.com, but I would be careful when buying it that you don't end up over paying for a can. It retails for $7.99 at Ulta and $8.99 at Walgreens. You can also score cans at T.J. Maxx for about $5.99. My first few tries with dry shampoo were unsuccessful because I was terrified of the white cast that everybody warns against. However, it is nearly impossible to use a dry shampoo without this effect. What I do is spray my hair liberally, and this will mean that you see white in your hair where the dry shampoo was applied. I then throw on my shower cap and shower. If I've already showered for the day, then I'll put my hair up and off of my face and let the dry shampoo sit for 10-15 minutes. Giving the dry shampoo time to sit was the part of using it that I had been missing at first. When you allow the dry shampoo to sit, it gets a chance to fully absorb the oils and makes the white cast nothing to worry about. Once my hair is back down, I work my hands through my hair and over my scalp as if I were using regular shampoo. This helps to distribute the product, and a scalp massage always feels nice. Next, I brush out my hair to ensure that there is no white residue left behind and I'm good to go.
I love this so much, and the time that it saves me each day, that I am seriously considering attempting to go from shampooing every other day to going two days in between shampoos. I've also been playing around with baby powder as a dry shampoo. So far, I've had pretty good success with that as well.
What are your favorite second day hairstyles?
Have a wonderful Wednesday!
