DIY Dry Shampoo Recipes for Dark & Light Hair & Wet-Dry Shampoo

Homemade Dry Shampoo For Light or Dark Hair

Dry shampoo has saved many a celebrity and college student from looking rough and unkempt. Celebs love that they don’t have to primp every day and still look fabulous. College kids think, “I just spent all night cramming and don’t have the energy to stand in the shower before my exam.” Dry shampoo to the rescue!

The way this stuff works is by using a powder or chemical to soak up the oil in your hair, leaving you with all the volume of a freshly washed mane. The kicker about this is that commercial dry shampoos are full of nasty chemicals. When we have to worry about regular shampoos building up in out hair, the idea of putting more chemicals in makes me scalp itch.

There are easy, natural solutions to the dry shampoo movement. You can even customize these to your hair type! The cool thing is that styling and teasing work best on day-old hair, so this is the solution to looking rumpled or greasy.

DIY Dry Shampoo Recipe for Light Hair with Arrowroot

Dry Shampoo with Arrowroot Ingredients

• 1/4 cup of Arrowroot or Cornstarch – this is going to soak up the oil 
• an old make-up brush
• 5 drops of Essential Oils

Light Hair Dry Shampoo Directions

1. Add the drops of essential oil to arrowroot/cornstarch and mix.
2. Store this in a small jar or powder container.
3. Apply with the brush to your roots and oily spots. The brush really helps because then you don’t have to comb through your hair to even out the powder.

DIY Dry Shampoo Recipe for Dark Hair with Cocoa Powder

DIY Dark Hair Shampoo Recipe Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons Cocoa Powder
• 2 tablespoons Arrowroot or cornstarch
• old make-up brush
• 5 drops of Essential Oils

Dry Shampoo for Dark Hair Directions

1. Mix all the ingredients together and store in a small jar or powder container.
2. Apply with the brush or comb through your hair.

DIY Wet/Dry Spray Shampoo Recipe for Light or Dark Hair

Ingredients

• 1 cup of warm water 
• 1/4 cup of Arrowroot or cornstarch
• 1/4 cup of Vodka/rubbing alcohol/Witch Hazel
• Essential Oils or favorite perfume

Directions

1. Mix it all together in a spray bottle and shake, shake, shake!
2. This might separate in between uses, so shake every time you use it. Let you hair dry and viola!