If you are on Pinterest, you’ve probably seen how to make your own “just about anything”, from deodorant to laundry detergent and more. One of the hot topics that I’ve come across on many occasions is the dry shampoo debate. Since I work out 5 days a week (and most of those days I teach multiple classes), I wanted to give insight on how I use homemade dry shampoo to prolong a nice blow out and protect my hair from damage.
- First up, the most important part is to take the time blow out your hair after a shower. This is key in lasting days without actually shampooing/conditioning the hair in the shower.
- Secondly, when you do workout, pull all of your hair away from your face and neck. Use the popular elastic hair ties (as seen below) – they will not tug at your hair or create creases like the Goody’s brand at the store.
- Third, when I get home from class, I brush my hair out and let it air dry. Most of the times this is all I do (since most of my classes are in the evenings), but when I teach a morning class I’ll let it dry and then add the dry shampoo.
- The dry shampoo (for brunettes) is simple: you need 5 teaspoons of cocoa powder and 2 teaspoons of cornstarch. Add to a jar, shake and you are ready to go! At one time, I was just adding the shampoo to my hands and then massaging it into my scalp. While that worked, it went everywhere! Then after some research, I discovered that many people use a makeup brush to apply it. This has revolutionized my dry shampooing days!!
- I dip the brush into the jar, tap the sides to remove excess, add to my head, allow the shampoo to sit for 5-8 minutes (usually this is the time I brush my teeth and begin applying makeup!), then really work it into the scalp like you would normal shampoo. It’s really that easy and you know exactly what you are putting on your head.
- Once the shampoo has been worked, I use a large tooth comb to make sure there aren’t any big clumps that I missed. The other comb pictured below is a teasing comb. This is essential – go out now and buy one. I finish my hair off with the teasing at the roots to give volume where it was lost after working out and sleeping. I don’t use hairspray, and rarely feel like my hair needs it to give it volume.
Here is my workout schedule along with when I normally wash my hair.
Monday: 1 Adult Zumba in the morning + 1 Zumba Kids in the evening
Tuesday: 3 Zumba Kids back to back in the evening
Wednesday: 1 Zumba Kids + 1 Adult Zumba in the evening
Thursday: 1 Adult Zumba in the evening
Friday: 1 Zumba Kids in the evening
I try to wash my hair on Sundays, which sets me up for a week of washing every other day or so. If I wash on Sunday, then I’ll wash on Tuesday and Friday. If I don’t wash on Sunday, then I’ll wash after my Monday morning Zumba, Wednesday and Saturday.
If you are looking for different and unique ways to style your hair, check out A Lover’s Anthology’s 30 Days of Hair.
