My hair is my nemesis. Y’all – like I live in South Florida (hello, humidity) & I have thick & wavy hair. I was the queen of the diffuser in High School & gave it up for mostly straight hair in college when I was in Virginia. Now that I’m back home & also hitting the gym almost every morning, I had to get my hair under control.
Sooooo I am the queen of dry shampoo. Like really – story time real quick. We have a new male principal at our school this year. He is a little bit older (like his daughter is in her late 20’s like me) and wasn’t really into the dry shampoo vibes that I was throwing out. I was telling him how long I have gone between washing my hair & now he will joke about “how longs it been since you washed your hair?” & I’m not sure I’ve ever been more proud of anything in my life (jokes, obvi)
One day I was talking to a friend about the switch to non-toxic shampoo. I was talking about how I hoped the detox process was quick because my hair was having a hard time detoxing. She asked me about the other products I was using…oh you mean like regular dry shampoo & salon leave in conditioner? You mean my hair can’t detox if I’m using non-toxic shampoo, but then filling my hair with toxic products right out of the shower.
Enter my non-toxic hair recipes that I will share in the coming days that I have used as I switch. Now I will say that I can’t guarantee everything works the same for you, because I have thick, wavy hair, but I HIGHLY recommend a non-toxic hair regimen if possible. It’s worth it.
This is my dry shampoo recipe that I adapted from the Young Living website. You’re gonna wanna save this one for sure!
Essential Oil Dry Shampoo1/4 cup arrowroot powder (can use cornstarch) 1 tablespoon baking soda 2 drops cedarwood essential oil 2 drops tea tree essential oil (Sometimes I also add in 2 drops of rosemary essential oil)
Mix it all together & add to your hair at night before you go to bed for a fresh, not greasy look the next morning
Application tip: use a makeup brush to dab it on your roots or put the whole mixture into a salt shaker & shake that thing babeeee
Why did I choose these oils?
Cedarwood: helps get the tangles out & restores thinning hair
Tea Tree: promotes a healthy scalp
If you try it, let me know by tagging me on Instagram or replying to this blog post! I love when y’all make the things I share!
Xoxo,
Hil
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