Choosing a dry shampoo can be quite a task. Many phrases are thrown around, like talc free dry shampoo, which may mean nothing to you unless you dig into the ingredient list on your hair products regularly. But before you give up on the endeavor, know that picking a dry shampoo is not that complicated. It is as simple as finding one from a good brand like Amika or knowing the following handy-dandy information.
What Makes a Good Dry Shampoo?
The only way to verify “things that make a good shampoo” is to look at the reviews of a product before buying it. Make sure you go to Google or YouTube when you find a dry shampoo that you like, to look at reviews and make sure it is all that it claims to be. But here are things you should be looking out for.
- Sucking up the oil: Essentially,dry shampoos make you look less like a drowned rat during the week until your next wash day by sucking up the oil (sebum) in your hair. Finding a dry shampoo with something like starch or rice powder will probably mean the absorbency is great.
- Fine Texture: The dry shampoo should not cling to your hair because it is gritty. You only want to see its effects, in this case, making your hair look clean.
- Odor Neutralization: Let’s face it: dirty hair can smell unpleasant, so you want a dry shampoo that sucks up the oil, gives volume to the hair, and gets rid of the funky smell.
- Color Matching: You do not want to have dark hair with a white residue after you spray on dry shampoo. The good news is brands now have tinted dry shampoos that can match any color, so take advantage of this.
- Easy Application: There are loads of dry shampoos on the market, from mist sprays to pastes. Make sure you find one that is easy to apply. A mist spray or a powder applicator is your safest bet.
- Scalp Health: While you are putting dry shampoo on your strands and not on your scalp. That dry shampoo is probably going to find a way onto your scalp. So, you have to know that when it does it will keep said scalp happy and healthy!
What to Avoid in a Dry Shampoo
- Aerosol Propellants: You must really think about the ingredients of the dry shampoos you spray on, especially if they have aerosol propellants. As these may irritate your skin or, worse, get into your lungs.
- Heavy Fragrances: How bad your dirty hair smells may lure you into thinking you need a heavy fragrance to cover it up. But this is not such a great idea because of the allergies that come with heavy fragrances. Also, mixing a strong, heavy fragrance and the funk of dirty hair may create a scent you may not like.
- Silicones: Shampoos with silicone (dry or traditional) tend to give your hair a shiny glossy look, but don’t let this fool you. All the shine and gloss will fade away and give way to greasy hair after a few days. So avoid silicones.
- Alcohol-Based Formulas: Alcohol will certainly help to absorb the oil in your hair but might strip it and leave it feeling dry and brittle in the process, so maybe go for a dry shampoo that prioritizes moisture and has little to no alcohol.
- Harsh Ingredients: Sulphates and parabens are not great in traditional shampoos and dry shampoos so avoid them like the plague. Also talc is a not-so-great ingredient commonly used in dry shampoo that you should avoid.
Dry Shampoo to the Rescue
You have undoubtedly had mornings where you really do not have the time to clean up your hair and you found yourself in need of a hero to save you from having a bad hair day. Dry shampoo is that hero. Getting this hair hero to come to your aid is as simple as using this all-things-dry-shampoo guide as your calling card. And presto! You have hair that always looks good.
