DYI Dry Shampoo Recipes For Different Coloured Hair – Thinc Eco

DYI Dry Shampoo Recipes For Different Coloured Hair

by Thinc Eco

Dry Shampoo can be a real saviour, but it can also be costly and many contain harmful ingredients that our scalps don't like. So we've put together a few recipes depending on your hair colour!

Dark Brown or Black Hair

Ingredients 

  • 1 tbsp activated charcoal powder
  • 1/4 cup raw cacao powder (add more or less to match your hair colour)
  • 1/2 cup arrowroot powder or cornstarch
  • 2 tbsp bentonite 
  • 1 tbsp baking soda
  • 15 drops your choice of essential oils (if you wish)

Method

  1. Combine all ingredients together in a measuring cup and mix using a whisk or fork.
  2. Use a funnel to transfer the mixture into your repurposed shaker or spoon it into a shaker container. Tighten your lid.
  3. Sprinkle generously onto your roots as needed.
  4. You can rub the mixture in with your fingers or a brush. Another recommendation from Blankenship: use a hair dryer to disperse quickly throughout the hair.

Blonde Hair

Ingredients 

  • 1/2 cup arrowroot powder or cornstarch
  • 2 tbsp bentonite or kaolin clay
  • 1 tbsp baking soda

Instructions

  1. Combine all ingredients together in a measuring cup and mix using a whisk or fork.
  2. Use a funnel to transfer the mixture into your repurposed shaker or spoon it into a shaker container. Tighten your lid.
  3. Sprinkle generously onto your roots as needed.
  4. You can rub the mixture in with your fingers or a brush. Another recommendation from Blankenship: use a hair dryer to disperse quickly throughout the hair.

Brunette Hair

Ingredients 

  • 1/4 cup raw cacao powder (add more or less to match the exact coloring for your hair)
  • 1/2 cup arrowroot powder or cornstarch
  • 2 tbsp bentonite or kaolin clay
  • 1 tbsp baking soda

Instructions

  1. Combine all ingredients together in a measuring cup and mix using a whisk or fork.
  2. Use a funnel to transfer the mixture into your repurposed shaker or spoon it into a shaker container. Tighten your lid.
  3. Sprinkle generously onto your roots as needed.
  4. You can rub the mixture in with your fingers or a brush. Another recommendation from Blankenship: use a hair dryer to disperse quickly throughout the hair.

 

Add your choice of essential oils to any recipe, if you wish 

 

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