Need an easy way to keep your hair looking fresh and clean? This DIY dry shampoo tutoria is east to make and costs just pennies!
I’ve never been a wash-my-hair-everyday kind of girl. Quite frankly, between the shampoo and the conditioner and the blow-drying and flat-ironing, it is just way too much effort. But it’s not just laziness–over-washing and too much blow-drying or straightening is also really hard on your hair.
Thus, unless I am doing a lot of sweating (which isn’t often), most of the time I usually only wash my hair about twice a week. In between washings, I keep any greasy roots at bay with this super easy homemade dry shampoo.
I actually used to use baby powder, but over the years I have found that this combination seems to work the best, especially for my dark hair. It also smells fantastic! You can also buy an aerosol version, but honestly, this works just as well and is SO much cheaper!
DIY Dry Shampoo
Here is what you need:
1/4 cup corn starch 2 tablespoons cocoa powder 2-4 drops of essential oil A small glass or plastic container with lid
Step 1: Place 1/4 cup of corn starch into your container. (Mine was a small glass mason jar from Wal-mart.)
Step 2: Add 2 tablespoons of the cocoa powder and mix well. The cocoa powder is used to darken the corn starch, so if your hair is very light you may want to add less cocoa powder, or if your hair is very dark, add more.
Step 3: Next add 2 drops of your favorite essential oil. I personally like the way cinnamon smells with the cocoa powder, but peppermint is nice too.
Step 4: Place lid on container and shake until all ingredients are combined.
Step 5: Apply to scalp using a dry brush, then brush through hair.
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My hair is mostly gray, how would it work with the cocoa? Wouldn’t it give it a brown tint? I do like the idea of it. Just wondering how it would work with gray hair.
I would suggest omitting the cocoa and using baking soda instead.
I don’t even use shampoo very often. some baking soda diluted in some water and poured into my hair during my shower cleans it great and leaves it soft.
Would this be safe for color treated hair? Mine isn’t, but I reccomend a lot of homemade products to my friends, who do, and I know a lot of it will strip the color.
I have very dark brown hair and I’ve tried this. The problem is that I had to add so much cocoa that there’s more cocoa than cornstarch. I wonder if there’s something else I could try instead? And then when I wash my hair I smell like chocolate pudding. 🙂 not all bad, but a little weird.
I have tried this and the cocoa seemed to make my hair a little bit … I don’t know… sorta sticky or something so I came up with an idea— I went to the dollar store and bought a really dark eye shadow and crushed it up with a spoon and mixed it in– works great! I have also used dark face powder. Either one works well. I wish the cocoa would have worked for me because it would have been less work. 😉
Thanks! I like that idea. I will try it.
Anna
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