I’m fairly certain that when it comes to women and hair, the grass is always greener on the other side. Curly haired ladies want straight hair. Women with straight hair would kill for a little wave, any wave. Oily-haired people would rather have dry hair, and vice versa. Blondes, brunettes, red-heads, etc. We always want the exact opposite of what we have.
The paradox of fine hair is the Day 2 phenomenon: the second day after washing, many people with fine hair — many different hair types, for that matter — experience volume-building and texture. Styles hold better (it curls, even [gasp!]). Hair looks more vibrant, bouncy.
Washing fine hair every day can be a styling disaster: the method or shampoo matters not, the result is limp, lifeless, completely unbending, uncurling, unwavy hair.
The Best Hair Powders To Get Rid Of Bad Hair Days For Good
I’ve tried all manner of dry shampoos — sprays, powders, mousses. They all work to varying degrees, but they share one very annoying trait: they’re heavily scented (especially, ironically, the “unscented” versions). I also use hairspray, so by the time I apply dry shampoo, style, and spray, I have a chemical wondercloud hovering around me like Pig-Pen.
Corn starch or arrowroot powder, when applied lightly at the roots, absorb oil and distribute it invisibly along the hair strand. It also adds a bit of body and texture, with no gritty residue.
I’ve been using arrowroot powder with great success for about a year now, but only recently began playing with essential oils. When I first learned of organic supplier Mountain Rose Herbs, I sat googly-eyed at their enormous list of essential oils, and hit the add to cart button more times than I care to admit.
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Lavender, rosemary, eucalyptus, and lemongrass are my favorites, and they scent many things around my house now, including my hair powder. Equal parts of lavender and rosemary are simultaneously calming and energizing, which probably makes no sense at all — until you smell the combo — but it’s true.
Just a few drops of each added to arrowroot powder is all it takes to create a lovely solution to my 2nd day hair problems. The scent is far from overpowering, unlike the $20 bottle of lemon-verbena scented hair powder I once purchased at Sephora (the product worked, but my hair smelled like lemon furniture polish for
Here’s how it goes together: spoon 3 tablespoons of corn starch or arrowroot powder into a small bowl. Add 5 or 6 drops total of your favorite essential oil(s). Use your fingertips to thoroughly rub the oil into the powder (don’t worry, it won’t dissolve the powder).
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Pour the powder mixture into a medium-weave sieve and force the powder through it with the back of a spoon. This will declump the oil-powder mixture.
I won’t mislead you here: application can get a little messy. I apply this over the bathroom sink, before getting dressed for the day.
Shake out a bit of the powder into your palm and rub to coat your fingertips. Then drag your fingers through the roots of your hair to distribute the powder.
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Brunettes, I’ve read varying reports about a slight gray appearance after applying a white hair powder (even commercially made powders). My guess is that too much is being applied in those instances, but of course I can’t test that for myself.
One interesting solution I’ve heard about is to use cocoa powder instead of arrowroot (and mint or orange essential oils). Folks swear that their hair doesn’t turn chocolatey (and I believe them: you use so little powder, and even the oiliest hair isn’t damp enough to form a paste with either cocoa
Either way, even with the purchase of essential oils, this dry shampoo is far more economical than commercial solutions, and equally effective.It’s all about the volume. I notice more and more people going for the “big hair” look, and volumizing powders are selling like hot cakes.
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Firstly you’ll need to sift two parts cornstarch and one part cocoa powder. If you have light hair, you can just leave out the cocoa powder.
Add a few drops of essential oil to add a nice scent to the mixture. I used tea tree since it’s also really good for the scalp.
To use this, just sprinkle some powder directly onto the roots of your hair. If you’re using it as a dry shampoo, let it sit for a few moments before brushing it out. If you’re using it as a volumizing powder, you can go right ahead and scrunch the powder into your hair.
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