Dry hair shampoo
Each girl faced the problem of lack of time when she was in such a hurry that she was unable to wash, dry and put her hair in time. To in this case look spectacular, you can use such a tool as a dry shampoo.
What it is
Dry shampoo can not be called shampoo in the usual sense. It is generally not a detergent, but it performs the same functions as its classic counterpart. Regular wet shampoo removes dirt, dead skin and skin oil from hair and scalp; dry shampoo performs the same functions.
In the video - care for damaged hair with a dry shampoo.
The term “dry shampoo” can be confusing, but it has nothing to do with cleansing the hair in the same way as traditional shampoo. The appearance of the method of dry hair cleaning is attributed to the reign of the French kings. Then talcum powder or powder was used for this, which was applied to the hair roots and scalp with the help of a powder puff, rubbed into the skin and left for some time. The composition absorbed excess sebum along with contaminants. After which he was combed out of the hair. Thereby it was possible to keep a fresh look of a hairdress even in the conditions of long travel, on hunting or during numerous military campaigns. Used this tool as ladies and gentlemen.
Cosmetologists returned to this tool in the 70s of the last century, proposing to use various absorbents of natural origin, removed in the form of tiles and packaged in sachets, to remove contaminants from the head. To use such a bag it was necessary to crush, without opening, then apply the contents to the scalp.
Today, dry shampoo is available in cans and it is a spray that contains an absorbent that is sprayed on your head. This is a convenient and fast way to tidy up your hair in a situation when there is no opportunity or time to wash it in the traditional way: on a business trip or while traveling or simply when the water is suddenly turned off in the apartment.
Composition
Dry shampoo is available in aerosol and powder form and the composition of both of these options is about the same, but in the spray will always be such an ingredient as a nebulizer gas.
Components may vary depending on the manufacturer, but any of the gases will always be in the first place in the list of components: butane, isobutane or propane, due to which the agent can be distributed evenly over the entire head. Next are the active ingredients: aluminum, starch, talc and silica, which absorb moisture and oily films covering the hair. These particles, when applied, act as small sponges, absorbing fat on the hair roots. These ingredients are not currently considered harmful to hair or general health, but some manufacturers replace them with rice starch powder to achieve the same effect.
The composition of the usual dry shampoo also includes alcohol, disdialydimnium chloride, which is a conductor of substances to the hair, synthetic dyes, triclosan and perfume fragrances, for example, coumarin and phthalates.
Many well-known brands, for example, Klorane, use natural ingredients, for example, soothing nettle extracts and rice powder, or bamboo extract and blue Yucca root - Alterna, which produces a clear dry shampoo. Dry shampoos advertised as natural will cost about twice as much as regular versions. In this case, the buyer pays for goods produced by companies with high standards of ethics. Ingredients certified organic dry shampoos are grown in accordance with eco-standards, hence their high price tag.
Benefit
In the event that a girl sleeps at work, if she was unexpectedly invited to a date or to a party after work, and her hair is not in order - in this case it is useful to have a spray can on the dresser or purse that can freshen hair in 5 minutes . Dry shampoo can save hair for a day or two, until it is possible to wash your hair in the usual way. After its application, the hair becomes not only visually cleaner, but their fat content decreases, a pleasant smell and volume appear.
Stylists have found another use for the properties of dry shampoo, using it as an aid in styling hair to give it a spectacular volume without weighting.
Some dry shampoos are specially designed to give the hair the necessary texture for styling. They are not intended to replace wet shampooing, they are used for special occasions that require additional volume of hair. They are called "hair powder" or "powder to give hair volume." When applying such a spray to the roots, the volume needed to create a hairstyle will last a whole day and will remain at night.
For those who do not like to use hairspray, such a “powder to give volume” will be the best option. With it, you can quickly put light, airy hair in a French pigtail, fix unruly hairpins or lightly spray the underside of the bangs so that it does not stick to the forehead.
Blondes This tool will help hide the regrown roots or add brightness and color, because most dry shampoos are sprayed with white powder. Famous couturier Karl Lagerfeld made a good advertisement for this tool, telling in an interview with Harper Bazar in 2012 that this is how he maintains his famous hair color.
Use dry shampoo for brunettes a bit problematic, because you always need to carefully comb the whitish dust from the hair. But lately, for the dark, as well as for the red hair, the corresponding variants of sprays have been developed, spraying the dark absorbent.
You can replace the store can with the composition prepared at home. The recipe is simple:
- Glass of mineral water;
- A quarter cup of starch or rice flour;
- A quarter cup of alcohol or vodka;
- Essential oils that will give flavor to the composition.
The ingredients are mixed and evenly applied to the hair. After complete drying, the mixture should be carefully combed out of the hair. For brunettes you can notice starch on cocoa powder - beans. You should not use for these purposes talcum powder or baby powder, as they heavily clog pores.
Harm
For girls with thin or loose hair, dry shampoo can be a two-faced ally. They are tempted to apply this miracle remedy as often as possible, but excessive use of it can harm the scalp: it will become too oily due to blockage of the sebaceous ducts with absorbent particles, hair will be weighted and brittle, dandruff may appear.
There are diseases of the scalp, in which the use of this cleaning method is completely contraindicated. These are contact dermatitis, allergies, psoriasis, or seborrheic dermatitis. You should also not use dry shampoo if your hair is undergoing a regenerative treatment, for example, using a liquid version of minoxidil solution to restore hair growth, otherwise known as rogaine.With abundant hair loss, the use of dry shampoo is also categorically contraindicated, as this may aggravate the problem.
Popular brands
Dry shampoos are offered by many well-known manufacturers:
Batiste
Batiste is considered the creator of a modern dry shampoo; women of the whole world are grateful for the development of this particular brand for the appearance of their usual spray can. To date, this brand has not lost its leadership position, producing several lines of dry shampoos, of which the most fastidious customer can choose the right product.
This series:
- "Fraganse", presented by classic dry shampoo "Original;
- "Volume" and shampooXXL Volume», Allowing you to create the most voluminous hairstyle in a short time;
- "Care"in which shampoo is offered "Strength & Shine" which includes a component such as L-Arginine, which has a firming effect and nourishes weakened roots, the products of this series are suitable for weakened hair;
- "Color"shampoo "Ligt brilliant blond"that was designed specifically for blondes, it includes a yellowish pigment that adapts to the hair color and masks the regrown roots and a tool created for brunettes "Batiste Medium & Brunette".
The composition of shampoos of this brand is such an absorbent as rice powder, gas-sprayers, perfume, chloride and benzene compounds.
Avon
The chip of this manufacturer is a significantly lower price tag of dry shampoo. "Advance tehniques" compared to peers. In addition to the dispensers, the composition includes starch, perfume and 18 chemical compounds. The cost of 199 rubles for 150 ml.
Dove
This brand offers dry shampoos "Refresh + Care Invigorating", "Dove Hair Therapy". The manufacturer indicates that these products do not dry out the hair due to the natural ingredients in the composition, which have a calming effect. Aluminum starch acts as an absorbent, there are useful substances: green tea extract and silk proteins. The cost of 399 rubles for 200 ml.
Klorane
This brand offers dry shampoos with various natural ingredients: with oat extract, nettle, which make it possible to use it even on dry hair. The composition includes a complex of absorbents based on polysaccharides, rice and corn, alcohol, seboregulator. Cons - not too economical. The cost of 600 rubles for 150 ml.
Oriflame
Offers dry shampoo for both oily and dry hair and a product called Expert Balance. Ingredients include rice bran wax, vitamins E, B6, PP and brewer's yeast extract. Budget price tag: 270 rubles for 150 ml.
Bielita-Vitex
Belarusian brand offers dry shampoo «Bielita-Vitex Deep. Made on the basis of rice powder, in the composition there is castor oil. 200 ml cost 180 rubles.
Colab
This brand offers such dry shampoos: "Active", "Sheer + invisible Dry Shampoo Rio", "Extreme Volume Monaco". Ingredients: sprayers, alcohol, aluminum starch, octenylsuccinate, perfume. "Extreme Volume" contains talc, silicon and limonene, absorbing sebum. 200 ml cost 600 rubles.
Lush
Lush "No Drought Dry Shampoo» It is not a spray, it should be applied to the hair with your hands. This shampoo contains cornstarch, magnesium carbonate and talc. Antiseptics and flavors of natural origin: geraniol, limonene, linalool. Essential oils of lime and grapefruit. It costs 600 rubles for 115 g.
Wella
This brand offers dry shampoo "Eimi Dry Me". The composition includes an exotic absorbent - starch from cereals, which is called tapioca. 180 ml cost 964 re, kz.
Kapous
Dry shampoo, produced by the brand Kapous, is called "Studio Fast Help", belongs to the category of professional. Bamboo extract is used as an absorbent, there is also vitamin F in the composition. It costs 250 rubles per 150 ml.
Lee stafford
Dry shampoo "Dry Shampoo Dark" designed for various categories: brunettes, brown-haired women, blondes. For dark-haired in the composition there is a coloring pigment, for blondes produce a transparent shampoo. It costs 517 rubles for 150 ml.
Matrix
Dry shampoos Totall Results Miracle Extender, "Design Pulse Clean Remix"produced by Matrix are considered professional hair care products. The price is 800 rubles for 150 ml.
Cutrin
Dry shampoo "Chooz Refreshing Dry-Shampoo", which belongs to the professional, contains in its composition potato starch and aluminum powder. 200 ml cost 530 rubles.
"Horsepower"
Dry shampoo "Horse force - Horsepower. Refreshing'' It contains more than 20 ingredients, among which are birch and grass extracts, as well as vitamins. Positioned as a professional. It costs 500 rubles for 200 ml.
Moroccanoil
This manufacturer offers several types of dry shampoos:
- "Dry Shampoo Dark T" - for dark hair, which is composed of argan oil and a complex that protects against UV radiation;
- Dry Shampoo Light Tones - contains a violet dye that gives a cool shade to blond hair. The price is 1500-1700 rubles for 205 ml.
Schwarzkopf
Dry shampoo “Styliste Ultime Biotin + Volume” contains in its composition the caring complex Biotin. 200 ml can be bought for 400 rubles.
L’Oreal
L’Oreal presents two types of dry shampoos: "Professional Tecni Art Fresh Dust" and "Volumetry Powder Fresh"; as well as the Elseve line represented Clay-To-Spray Dry Shampoowhich is created using healing clay. The cost of 900 rubles for 150 ml.
Estel
Estel offers styling powder "Moire Haute Couture"which is applied to the roots, giving them volume. The cost of 290 rubles for 8 g.
How to use
A good dry shampoo will give your hair a fresh, pleasant smell and will help to increase their volume, but its use has its own nuances. We must be aware that dry shampoo cannot help a very heavily polluted head of hair.. It can be successfully used on those hairs that are just starting to get fat, and no more than two times in a row.
To spray spray you need to shake, split the hair into partings and treat the scalp and roots. Leave on for 3-5 minutes, massage the head, rubbing the product into the skin. Then comb the absorbent with a brush of bristle and wipe with a towel.
Still, it is better to wash the head, as it is advisable to wash off all dry hair cleanser for the night just as we remove makeup.
Which is better to choose
When choosing, be sure to consider several factors:
- Brunettes should buy dark absorbent shampoo;
- Blondes can choose a tool that emphasizes and refreshes their color;
- Spray is easier to apply than powder;
- The smell is better to check in the store;
- For the sample, it is better to take a mini version;
- Pay attention to the composition, as talc-containing products can quickly clog pores, rice powder in this regard is preferable.
Reviews
Shampoo reviews Batiste positive. They write that they can be easily applied to the skin, as they have a high-quality spray, and white patches that appear during use can be easily combed out, but only from straight hair. The effect of fresh hair remains at 6 o'clock. But it is very individual and depends on how the sebaceous glands are actively working. Minus - on dark clothes they leave white spots.
Reviews of dry shampoo "Avon Advance Techniques" they say that if there is a need not to wash my hair for three days, this tool will be 100% salvation, despite its “terrible” composition. Buyers consider it not economical, as there is enough spray for 4 applications.
Customer reviews on dry shampoos from Dove positive. It cleans the hair of sebum, creates volume, quickly applied and cleaned, does not harm the hair. The disadvantages include the fact that the feeling of a dirty head is retained, although the hair is externally clean. Ends quickly. Hair becomes electrified and their shine is lost.
Buyers "Klorane Shampooing Sec Extra-Doux" note the advantages of cleansing hair for 5 minutes and an increase in their volume by almost 2 times, the lightness of the hair remains. After the procedure, the hair remains in decent shape for more than one day.
To the positive properties of dry shampoo "Oriflame Pure Balance" include the fact that in a few minutes the oily shine of the hair disappears, the volume is acquired; cons: it does not add shine to the hair, there is no feeling of cleanliness, it has a cumulative effect upon repeated use.
Shampoo from Bielita-Vitex has very contradictory reviews, some of which are categorically negative, while others report that he manages to clean the roots and give the desired volume in a state. Minuses: the spray gun breaks, a lot of time is spent on combing the powder.
Judging by the reviews, shampoos from Colab give a feeling of clean hair, which is preserved even in the morning. They can be used as styling, especially the version. "Extreme Volume".
Dry shampoo "Lush No Drought Dry Shampoo", judging by the reviews, copes with cleansing hair and gives them a basal volume. Cons: not as easy to apply as spray; no loose hair, dries the skin.
Reviews of dry shampoo from Wella confirm its effectiveness in removing fat and cleansing hair, combed out without problems, creates volume, lasts up to 8 hours. As a minus mention the lack of shine hair.
Very inconsistent reviews on dry shampoo "Kapous Studio Fast Help"which is either very praised, or vice versa, is called useless. The obvious disadvantages include the smell that does not disappear for a long time.
Reviews on "Lee Stafford Dry Shampoo Dark" confirm that it tints well the grown roots, cleans them and gives them a basal volume, which lasts for 15 hours. Spray enough for a long time.
Reviews on Matrix shampoos are fundamentally different depending on the brand. Totall Results miracle Extender buyers consider it useless, and “Design pulse clean remix” is praised for the fact that the volume lasts for 12 hours, the absorbent is easily combed out of the hair, strands do not stick together.
Shampoo reviews Cutrin Chooz Refreshing positive, the volume lasts up to 5 hours, while applying removes the smell of unwashed hair. Not suitable for brunettes.
Shampoo reviews ''Horsepower. Refreshing'' positive, after its application, the hair becomes as if washed, even airy. The ratio of quality and price is called optimal. The buyers consider a sharp smell and quick consumption. Do not advise brunettes.
Shampoos from Moroccanoil do not have reviews in the Russian segment of the Internet.
Remedy for Schwarzkopf customers are not very satisfied, as it lasts for 4-5 hours, the volume loses to other shampoos, has a chemical smell. Its advantage is that it does not leave a raid, it is pleasant to touch the hair. You should not put it too much, because the effect will be the opposite.
Shampoo “L’Oreal Professional Tecni Art Fresh Dust Shampooing” Buyers are not particularly recommend, noting that for such money they expected more. Another remedy "L'Oreal Volumetry Powder Fresh"Judging by the reviews, it helps to refresh hair, keeping the best look for almost 8 hours.