When was the last time you washed your hair? It has been three weeks since I last washed my hair, but don't worry, I still showered. Probably more like 4 weeks between shampoos. And no, I don't smell. I actually smell like Rosemary and Cedarwood because I reached for my DIY dry shampoo powder, and it is incredible. ⁣⁣⁣⁣

I make my own because it is safer, less expensive, better, less wasteful and pretty easy to make. ⁣⁣⁣Many dry shampoos have questionable ingredients, so there is that, and one of the controversial ingredients is #talc. Talc is inherently a powered silicate, basically ground-up rock. Silicate can also be a kind of salt. It is mined straight out of the earth, but can also be produced in factories. It is a carcinogenic and toxic ingredient.⁣⁣

Talc has been known to be linked to ovarian cancer and endometrial cancer. A woman in the USA was awarded 55M in damages because she used J&J baby powder for 35 years before being diagnosed with ovarian cancer. ⁣⁣

In 2006, the Canadian government classified talc as a “D2A, “very toxic,” and “cancer-causing substance under its workplace hazardous material information system. Asbestos also falls under this classification.  ⁣⁣

When I was looking for a dry shampoo, I wanted organic, corn starch-free, baking soda-free (baking soda isn't good for your hair) and talc-free. Of course, I found a few brands, but when I started paying attention to the ingredients, I noticed I could probably make my own. And that is exactly what I did. This is how and why my dry shampoo recipe was created.

DIY Dry Shampoo Powder

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Dry Shampoo Powder for Light and Dark Hair

This DIY dry shampoo powder works great as an everyday hair refresher. It absorbs excess oil and gives hair a volume boost. Keep it in a mason jar and apply with a make-up brush to the roots. 

Equipment

• mason jar (with non-metal top)
• make-up brush

Ingredients

Light Hair Base Mixture

• 1/2 cup organic tapioca flour
• 1/4 cup kaolin clay
• 5 - 10 drops rosemary essential oil
• 5 - 10 drops cedarwood essential oil

Dark Hair

• 1 recipe light hair base mixture
• 1 tsp (add more or less) organic raw cacao powder

Instructions

Blond Hair

• Add the tapioca flour, kaolin clay and essential oils to a mason jar and mix with a wooden spoon. Don't use metal since you are adding clay to the dry shampoo. 

Dark Hair

• Take the light dry shampoo base (recipe) and add the raw cacao until the desired tint.

Notes

Apply the dry shampoo at the roots of the hair. Brush the powder onto your scalp, massage it into the surrounding hair and let it sit for approximately two minutes - just enough time to absorb all that oil. When finished, comb through your hair with your fingers until it is no longer visible.

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