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Washing your hair every now and then is never healthy for your hair, as the scalp secretes natural oil that keeps hair shiny and healthy. And every time you wash your hair with water and shampoo, that oil gradually decreases, but this does not mean that you should not use wet shampoo, but you should use it in moderation.
But there is a method that has appeared recently to use shampoo without water, which is dry shampoo, and this does not mean ready-made types only, but you can use a simple and inexpensive type, and it can be found in any home easily, which is baby powder for hair.
Causes of oily hair
Some of the causes of oily hair range from genetic factors, general health, diet, personal hygiene, lifestyle, hair type as well as overuse of hair care products. All of these factors affect the hair and cause an increase in the rate of sebum secretion in the scalp.
Ingredients in baby powder
Talc: It is used to absorb excess fat and grease from your hair, which is what is intended to be achieved by using this powder. Talc contains the following minerals; Hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen and silicon. But try as much as possible to avoid baby powders that contain talc, which contains asbestos, as this ingredient has been linked to cancer infections.
Fragrance: After reducing the excess oil from your scalp, you will also need to smell a pleasant scent from your hair. Baby powder also meets your needs thanks to the fragrance in it. However, some baby powders are fragrance-free, and this is due to the type you prefer.
Color: Of course, you are now thinking that baby powder is naturally white, and this look is not desired by many women, but brown-haired women can add a little cocoa butter to the baby powder, while red-haired people can mix it with a little cinnamon before applying it on their hair.
How do you use baby powder as a dry shampoo?
You will realize that baby powder by itself is treated as a dry shampoo because you will only mist it directly on your hair, and there is no "precise" way to mix certain ingredients to make a dry shampoo out of baby powder. So; You can go ahead and use it in moderation on your hair, and if used well, the expected results will be more or less satisfactory.
Some baby powder products use alternatives to talc, and the alternative can be cornstarch or some other alternatives, but the results of these preparations are very similar to the ready-made dry shampoo available in pharmacies, because both baby powder and dry shampoo contain similar ingredients, only The difference in results most of the time will be the smell and the quality.
Before using baby powder, it is important to know the ingredients it contains, and to know how to use it as a dry shampoo on different hair types, as well as to know the way you are going to use baby powder.
A traditional way to use baby powder on hair is to apply baby powder to your head, massage the powder into your hair, and then brush it to hide the white color of the powder.