DIY Dry Shampoo Recipe

Alexx Stuart ALEXX STUART

Next time you reach for the dry shampoo, flip that bottle over and take a look at the list of ingredients in that baby.

Although a convenient time-saving beauty hack, dry shampoo is packed with toxins! You can read all about them here.

Luckily, your pantry most-likely has the ingredients you need to make your own. Here are 3 DIY dry shampoo recipe to try at home:

DIY DRY SHAMPOO RECIPES

Makes 50 g (1. oz)

Making dry shampoo is super complicated ;-). All you need is some clean salt and pepper shaker bottles, and you’re away!

BLONDE

  • 45 g (1. oz / ⅓ cup) tapioca or arrowroot flour (see note)
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger

REDHEAD

  • 45 g (1. oz / ⅓ cup) tapioca or arrowroot flour
  • 1–2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

BRUNETTE

  • 45 g (1. oz / ⅓ cup) tapioca or arrowroot flour
  • 1–3 teaspoons cacao powder

Method

  1. Mix in a small bowl and transfer to a shaker bottle.
  2. To use: Keep your hair dry and then after your shower – so that it won’t mess up your clothes – bend forward, turning your head upside down, and dust all around the roots, then give your head a good scratch to disperse it fully. Repeat if needed.

*NOTE

Arrowroot flour can contain E220, a preservative that can cause breathing difficulties, hives and other allergic reactions, so check the label.

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Alexx Stuart

BY ALEXX STUART

Alexx Stuart is an educator and change agent who founded Low Tox Life in 2010 after seeing the lack of transparency in our food system, personal care and cleaning products. She's built a movement that's non-judgmental, positive and says low tox peeps are a force to be reckoned with! A columnist for Wellbeing magazine, she is also a sought-after speaker and consultant to businesses committing to change for good.