Unfortunately I have an unfortunate scalp. If its not being oily, its being all sensitive and flaky. Its a hard scalp to look after – I know that I shouldn’t be washing it everyday but I can’t stand greasy hair. But at the same time I am stripping my scalp each time.
So, there’s the dry shampoo! I’ve tried quite a few – Bumble & Bumble’s Hair Powder I found a bit tricky to use because of the dye (brown streaks down my forehead!), Baptise is ok but chalky heaven on my brown hair (also takes away any shine).
So I thought I’d share with you my Dry Shampoo love I’ve had for over a year – the only one I will actually use and be able to leave the house with. Ojon Rub Out Dry Cleanser:
You spray it on (its an aerosol), it smells gorgeous and although theres still the powder element, its so fine that I don’t get any white residue in my hair or my scalp. It doesn’t kill the shine in an instant either.
You spray it in and give it a little rub (rather than brushing out) with, say, a towel.
They say:
Ojon® Rub-Out™ Dry Cleanser Our award-winning dry cleanser treats hair and scalp by instantly “”erasing”" impurities, excess oil and product. Formulated with Amazonian White Clay, Silk Powder, Rice and Potato Starches.
Mmm I love it, is smells good, I’d highly recommend it if you struggle with other Dry Shampoos and have dark hair like me. Its £16 from John Lewis. Costs more than Baptiste at 99p but its really very good.
What about you? Do you dry shampoo?
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I completly agree. I lov e the Ojon dry shampoo. Its the only one I’ve tried but love it. My reason is completly different from yours though. I can’t stand the smell of ciggerette smoke. My parents smoke and I tend to visit them a lot. So when I leave their house, I spray some in my hair and then smell is gone!
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I use Batiste, but not very often, but it doesn’t look powdery because I have blonde hair. They’ve released some new ones that are coloured (brown and black) so you avoid the whole grey hair scenario.
I used to use a Lee Stafford one but the can never lasted long and I didn’t like the smell, I also thought it didn’t actually do much good, felt like it was making my hair worse.
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This will sound crazy, but I’ve discovered that using silica powder (like MUFE HD) in my hair is an awesome alternative to dry shampoo. I just dust a small amount at the roots with a powder brush and brush it through really well, and it makes it look like new. It does take away a bit of shine, but it leaves it with a kind of neat looking semi-matte softness that’s hard to describe. It doesn’t leave my hair looking gray unless I use too much. I get at least one compliment on my hair every single time I use it. So, try it sometime.
Other than that, I have used Batiste, but I don’t like the smell at all.
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I like Ojon, but I wish it wasn’t in a spray form, the nozzle keeps clogging up…Dry shampoos are such a life saver though! No more walking around with greasy hair..
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I may look into this as the Oscar Blandi one is getting on my nerves (especially the fake ‘fresh lemon verbena’ fragrance)
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