Dry Shampoo. Best Practices.

Dry shampoo. How do I love thee?  Let me count the ways… 

Truth: The day I learned how to use dry shampoo was the day I was forever a changed woman.   

As a person with fine, but THICC long hair that goes heavy and flat at the first sign of humidity, the battle for shiny, bouncing locks has always been one fought with countless hours of cleaning, heating, and re-cleaning my massive mop of hair. 

I’m talking at least an hour of every day.  

I realize that some people relish a daily hour spent cleaning and heating their hair.

I a’int got time for that. 

Enter: Dry Shampoo.  Particularly this (inexpensive!) brand. It just WORKS. It also comes in various scents and shades, but I really dig the classic version.

As with anything, you have to use it well or it won’t serve you well. Knowing HOW to use dry shampoo is just as important as actually using dry shampoo.

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This is precisely how I successfully use it literally. every. day.:

1. Bend at the waist and flip your head over so your hair is all hanging down (up?). 
   
2. Shake the can lightly, then hold it 6-8 inches from your hair (the instructions say 10-12 inches, but you do you.)
   
3. While you’re still upside down, spray your roots all along your hairline, along your part line, and into the root of your entire scalp. I like short bursts of spray while moving the can to be sure too much product doesn’t gather in one place. Kind of like spray paint. (Why do I know that?)

4. Flip your head back over, (big Brittany Spears early 2000’s vibes). Shake your hair lightly into the general part you’re used to wearing. If any areas still look a little flat or oily, use a vented wire-bristle brush to lift that section of strands straight up and give that section of roots an extra puff of product.

1. Flip back upright and use your fingers to lightly adjust your part and use a brush to gently comb the top layer of strands into place and further work the product into invisibility. I like using a vented wire–bristle brush so I can easily rinse any gathered powder out of it later.
   *Don’t brush too hard or you’ll deflate the volume you just created with the hair flip. 
   
2. BOOM. Hair. Washed. In. 2. Minutes.  It might take a time or two to perfect your method, but once you do, you’ll never go back to washing your hair every day. Darling, what a bore.

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The beautiful thing is that you can do this literally anywhere. 

Airport bathrooms, gym locker rooms, hotel rooms, the beach, your boyfriend’s kitchen, wherever.  

My favorite brand comes in a travel-sized version for easy carrying as well as a full-sized version, which I buy in packs of 6 because I dread running out.

NOTE: You will occasionally need to rinse your hairbrush to wash away the excess powder that collects in the bristles. I really recommend using a vented wire-bristle brush so the excess comes right off with a quick run under the tap and dries quickly- no prob. 

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