Dry shampoo: what is it and how to use it

Late for a meeting? Spontaneous date? Did the alarm just go off in the morning? It’s good to have dry shampoo! It will quickly restore the feeling of cleanliness to the hair.

What is dry shampoo?

The idea for this tool comes from the XNUMXth century. It was the fashion of the time for gray hair, powdered wigs, and later – for talcum powdered hair, that gave impetus to the development of modern shampoo for “dry washing”. In the XNUMXth century, the image with powdered hair was popularized by fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld, who admitted in an interview: “Since childhood, I dreamed of having white hair, it seemed to me that it was wonderful. Over the years, the passion for them did not pass – even when I turned gray. Snow-white hair looks better than gray – such a beautiful, completely unnatural color. Do you know how I achieve this hairstyle? With dry hair shampoo. An additional plus is that the hair is always clean.

If in the days of Lagerfeld’s youth this cosmetic product was a curiosity, now everyone probably knows what dry shampoo is. It looks like a powder that is applied or sprayed on the hair when you need to get your head in order in a matter of minutes. Active substances-sorbents absorb excess sebum, hide dust particles and dead skin cells – in a word, they quickly “wash” their hair without water (the sorbents are then easily combed out with a comb). So dry shampoo in our vain age is a very useful thing. There is no division into funds by gender – the same dry shampoo is suitable for both men and women.

By the way, do you wash your hair often? Our test will tell you if you can do it less often.

Benefits of Dry Shampoo for Hair

What is dry shampoo for?

  • It allows you to increase the intervals between shampooing sessions, which means that you can preserve the color of dyed hair for a longer period and, for example, the effect of keratin straightening. Dry shampoo is a real godsend for oily hair.

  • Dry shampoo helps get rid of excess styling – this is a great solution if you accidentally applied too much gel or wax to your hair while styling.

  • Finally, dry shampoo gives the hair extra volume. The result is clean curls without weighting.

Dry shampoo for the head is an indispensable thing:

  • if the water was turned off or you were unexpectedly invited to a party (reception, date), and you do not have time to wash your hair;

  • travel and business trips;

  • in a hospital or maternity hospital;

  • if you have oily hair that needs to be washed very often.

In general, someday any of us may need it, and it would be nice to always have it on hand – just in case.

How to choose dry shampoo

There are not so many such funds, so there should be no torment of choice. In fact, you will have to choose between powders and sprays (the latest editions of Healthy-Food seem to be more convenient to use). And between shampoos with natural or synthetic absorbents (but most often they include both).

Perfectly absorb dirt:

  • vegetable components (oatmeal, rice, corn flour and starch, carob bark, gum, cocoa powder);

  • minerals (kaolin, silicon and talc);

  • synthesized ingredients (cyclodextrins and polysaccharides).

How to use dry shampoo correctly

Dry shampoo is, of course, a very useful and necessary tool, but still you should not use it several times in a row or change your usual shampoo to it in your daily care. Yes, and there is no point: after all, it does not completely remove sebum – gradually accumulating, it can lead to blockage of the sebaceous glands and dandruff.

Hair cleaned with regular and dry shampoo is easy to distinguish even in the photo. Of course, after dry shampoo, the strands will look noticeably cleaner than before using it, but still, they will be far from hair washed with the usual shampoo and water.

“I would consider dry shampoo as an addition to the usual,” says Garnier expert-creator Evgeny Sedoy. – For example, you wash your hair every 3-4 days, and use dry shampoo as needed in breaks, a couple of times a week. This will keep the hair clean and not deprive them of their natural shine due to frequent “wet cleaning”.

Dry shampoo will help get rid of excess styling and give your hair extra volume.

Spray

To make it more convenient to apply the product on the hair, the absorbent powder is placed in a spray can – this allows you to spray the contents onto the strands. Bottles with a dispenser “a la salt shaker” have recently become less and less common.

How to use dry shampoo spray?

  1. Shake the bottle.

  2. Spray a small amount evenly on the hair from a distance of 20-30 cm. Avoid contact with eyes!

  3. Leave for 2-5 minutes (exact time indicated on the package).

  4. Then carefully go through the strands with a comb from roots to ends (a brush will not work).

Introducing one of Healthy-Food’s favorites in this category.

Dry shampoo Dercos Nutrients, Vichy

Aerosol with a pleasant smell, moderately dosed spray and light texture. In the process of combing, the particles of dry shampoo become completely transparent and colorless. The formula contains kaolin and spirulina algae extract. Shampoo makes hair cleaner and fresher, protects them from pollution. Suitable even for sensitive scalp.

Powder

This dry shampoo is a bit like baby powder. To use it, you will have to adapt – the first couple of times it will not be easy to evenly distribute it through the hair.

  1. Take a shampoo bottle in one hand, a comb with often planted teeth in the other.

  2. Dividing the hair into partings, evenly sprinkle the scalp with powder, not forgetting the temporal, occipital zones and the area behind the ears.

  3. Leave for 2-5 minutes (exact time indicated on the package).

  4. Then carefully comb the hair from roots to ends with a comb (a brush will not work). Avoid contact with eyes!

What extra care does your hair need? Find out with our quiz.

Summary results

Briefly about the main thing.

How is dry shampoo different from regular shampoo? 

Dry shampoo is a powder or dry spray with sorbent actives that absorb impurities and excess sebum. A great way to get your head in order in minutes without water!

What does dry shampoo do to hair? 

Cleanliness and freshness without washing your hair! This is a very good and useful thing:

  • during travel and business trips;

  • in a hospital or maternity hospital;

  • under unforeseen circumstances (unexpected reception, party, date);

  • for oily hair that has to be washed frequently (with dry shampoo, this can be done less often).

Which is better – powder or spray? 

Which dry shampoo to choose depends on your preference. But we at Healthy-Food think it’s more convenient to use the spray.

What components to look for in the composition? 

The main active ingredients of dry shampoo are absorbents. Often in its composition natural and synthetic ingredients are combined:

  • vegetable (oatmeal, rice, corn flour and starch, carob bark, gum, cocoa powder);

  • mineral (kaolin, silicon, talc);

  • synthesized (cyclodextrins and polysaccharides).

How to use dry shampoo? 

  1. Apply it evenly to your hair.

  2. Leave on for 2-5 minutes (see package information).

  3. Comb your hair thoroughly from root to tip, removing dry shampoo and impurities along with it.

 

 

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