I’ve seen a lot of this on the shelves recently, made by lots of different brands. Does anyone here use it? Does it actually work? From what I gather, you spray it on your hair and it absorbs oils. I can see it being useful for someone with cornrows or dreadlocks, but do people also just use it for days when they don’t have time or access to a shower?
Wow, this was news to me. I worked in the hair-care industry for a number of years, and historically, dry shampoos have been a really small, niche category, mostly used by people who can’t get their hair wet (i.e., bedridden, hospital patients, etc.).
I was unaware that there were all of these new products (mostly sprays, apparently) out there now. Reading about a few of them, it sounds like they’re meant to “refresh” hair between washes. At least one of them specifically references getting “club smell” (cigarette smoke?) out of your hair.
I’ve used it when in a hospital. It does restore a better fresh feel, but is no substitute for a shower.
Also, I note that a lot of these products (at least, the ones I found on Amazon) are “salon brands” – those brands tend to be early introducers of new products and forms in hair care. Some of those new types of products make it into the mass-market (drug store) brands, but many don’t. I begin to suspect that this is a product in search of a need. 
I was at Target looking for another hair product and came across lots of these. Everyone from Suave to Aussie to Dove to Tresemme is making this product.
My family is involved in 18th century reenacting (revolutionary war). Modern society does not encourage public bathing in a stream “au natural,” so my wife requires an alternative to not washing her hair. (Basic “body corner” washing can be done with wet wipes, or a small basin in the tent)
She uses the dry shampoo and loves it. What she doesn’t like is that her brand (a powder) has been discontinued at Sally’s Beauty Supply, and only the aerosol can version is available. It’s not the same as a full wash, but it certainly extends the time she’s willing to go without a full shower.
I know that the Suave product is in their “Professionals” line (mass-market products “inspired” by salon products). Suave, Dove, and Tresemme (which was, once upon a time, a salon brand) are all made by the same company (Unilever, my former employer).
Big fan of these. Especially when either on Ex with the army and no access to showers or after the gym in the winter.
I wouldn’t use it for days on end, but it does fluff up the hair and keep you from looking like an oil slick.
Yup, great for music festivals, or in an emergency! I do usually find the fragrance very strong, that’s the only thing. It’s certainly not a substitute for actually washing your hair, just tides you over by removing grease and smell.
Before these sprays were about I used to put talcum powder in my hair and then brush thoroughly to get it out. I think this stuff is similar, because it leaves a bit of white powder that you need to brush out.
My roommate purchases it all the time, but he has dreadlocks. I’ve seen that hairstyle getting more popular in recent years, among both black and white young-ish people. Perhaps that’s part of the reason for the increase in popularity?
I’ve used two different brands, Got2B and Dove. The G2B stuff worked a lot better, possibly something to do with the fact that it’s made with a different kind of starch (rice starch for Got2B, aluminum starch for Dove). Both of them had very strong fragrances. I shower every other day so dry shampoo is great for keeping my bangs looking clean on the second day.
FWIW, I remember a magazine article back in about 2000 that mentioned Bumble & Bumble developing a dry shampoo since they were finding that women were shaking cornstarch onto their hair and brushing it to get rid of greasy hair. I’ve been meaning to try just straight cornstarch, it’ll probably be messier but at least it won’t smell so strong.
Wow… back in the late 70’s I used a brand called Pssssst, and loved it. I didn’t know they were making them again! Will have to look into this…
I like Suave’s, mostly for camping, but sometimes, I admit, on those mornings when it’s just too freaking cold to leave the house with a wet head. (My hair dryer blows the circuit breaker, and I don’t have time for it anyhow…)
It breaks up the greasy strand effect from a hairbrush on not-too-clean hair, and it adds quite a bit of nice body to my otherwise limp roots, which is a nice bonus. And I like the smell; I get more compliments on how my hair smells when I use the dry shampoo than my regular stuff. (My head is in people’s faces while I work.)
I use the Got2B one, and I think it smells amazing! I use it when I straighten my hair and would like to extend the style for another day. I still shower, but don’t wet my hair. IME it prevents my hair from looking greasy (especially at the roots, which it is very prone to do when it’s been flatironed) and makes it smell great, but no matter how well I brush it through, I can still feel the powder residue. I use it maybe twice a month? But I do love it for that application alone!
While I shower daily, I don’t like to wash my hair that often. I usually hair wash every other day, and the dry shampoo lets me extend that an extra day if I need/want to. My hair gets damaged easily because it’s so super-fine, so the less washing, blow-drying, flat-ironing, etc, the better.
My hairdresser suggested it several years ago when the super-expensive salon brands were starting to make it, so I didn’t take it up then because it was too expensive. Since then, though, the regular store brands started carrying it one by one and I buy the stuff fairly regularly now. I don’t find it any stronger in smell than hair spray.
I just saw this at Walgreens on the bottom shelf under the dadruff products.
I have naturally curly hair which I normally blowdry straight and flat iron. I try to minimize the damage by only washing it every 2-3 days, so I use dry shampoo just at the roots on the last day when it’s getting a little oily.
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Many years ago, I learned about the use of baby powder on oily hair when washing wasn’t an option. I used it and while it did make my hair look less oily, it also never completely shook out, which make my hair sort of gray looking.
More recently (last year), I was in the hospital (about 10 years after my last baby powder try, so things should have gotten better by then, right?). My mother brought me some Tresemme FreshStart. Basically the same thing. Same effects. I could see it in my hair. My hair still felt nasty.
Just today I was reading Packing for Mars, and the author indicated that astronauts use something similar in space. Apparently the “space shower” was a bust, so modern astronauts use a damp cloths and a “rinseless shampoo” that sounds a lot like your dry shampoo.