I used to wash my hair daily. Sometimes twice a day when I was a gym rat. Those days are long gone and I now wash my hair every other day or third day. I have oily roots and with my new favorite shampoo, Lush Big Shampoo(see my post for a brief review), my hair is good till third day with the help of a good dry shampoo for volume.
I have tried a few drug store dry shampoo. Tresemme is one of them and that doesn't do much for controlling oil for my roots. Even the price is good, I don't like it as it does not make my hair feel refreshed and cleaner after application.
The two I am comparing is Oscar Blandi Volumizing Dry Shampoo and Batiste Original Dry Shampoo. I have been using Batiste for almost a year and a half now. They offer a few different scents and shades. This green yellow container is the original scent. It really gives my hair a lift with added volume and a clean feeling after application. Just spray at hair roots and wait a few seconds before brushing or flipping. It is available in most drug stores at $9.99. The only down side of this particular one is it does leave a white residue and I have dark hair so I have to be careful to really brush it out.
Oscar Blandi is a salon brand and is not as readily available in most drug stores. I have heard a lot of good reviews for their dry shampoo powder so I thought I would give this volumizing dry shampoo spray a try. I got mine at my local Winners for $9.99(retails usually at $25). It has a very nice lemon citrusy scent. Kind of remind me of lemon-scented Pledge. This does not leave a white residue so it is a plus. However, for the volumizing part, I don't find it overly-impressive. It does not give my hair a lift. It does help with the oil-controlling though.
Between the two, I much prefer Batiste. I have also bought a different Batiste which is for brunette/darker hair and I am hoping it wouldn't leave a white residue like the Original formula.
Do you use dry shampoo? Which brand is your favorite?
I haven't tried any dry shampoo but I'm really curious. I am just like you and wanna wash my hair a little less since it is never recommended to wash it everyday anyway.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comparison. Please let us know how you like the one for brunette! :)
I find the overall texture of my hair improves with less washing. I always blow dry my hair and my hair is so dry and dull. Will definitely do a review on the brunette one after I use up these two.
DeleteHi there, I have seen both Batiste and Oscar Blandi dry shampoos at Winners, so it is worth checking to see if you can get a better price on the Batiste brand. I use Ojon dry shampoo (review here), and find it is really good for oil absorption - works best if applied at night before going to bed.
ReplyDeletethanks for recommending Ojon. I read your review and will check it out next time I'm in Sephora.
DeleteI use the dove dry shampoo and it's not bad! But I need to find Batiste as I've heard so many good things!
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I don't know that Dove has dry shampoo. Will have to check it out. But try Batiste for sure. It is the best I have tried so far.
DeleteBatiste is my go-to drugstore dry shampoo! The one for darker hair is my new fav (there's so many in the range!), you still have to brush out the residue, but it's not white or as obvious. ;)
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