Dry Shampoo

All hairdressers tell you to wash your hair as little as possible to keep it as healthy as possible. But I hate the feeling of 2nd day hair and have always had a problem going more than a day. Enter Dry Shampoo - my favorite cure for the 2nd day blues. I've tried a couple and here's how they rate.


Johnson's Baby Powder
Where to get it: available at any grocery and drugstores, usually in the baby section.
Cost: $4

Not so good.
The old stand by, and what was first recommended to me, is Johnson's Baby Powder. While it does soak up the oily feeling, it replaces it with the smell of diapers (or your grandma) and leaves a slight grayish look to your hair. In my opinion, damaged hair is better.



KMS Hairplay Makeover Spray
Where to get it: available at most salons and beauty supply stores.
Cost: $19

The best so far.
KMS makes a product called Hairplay Makeover Spray. Although it comes with a steep price tag (approximately $20 a bottle), it is by far the best product I've used. The only downside that I can find is that the bottle doesn't last very long.

It has a light minty grape scent that smells really clean and doesn't discolor your hair. The added bonus is that it adds volume to your locks to give you a little boost - and who doesn't like that?



TRESemme Freshstart
Where to get it: available at most grocery and drugstores.
Cost: $6

Not as good, but works on a budget.
While I LOVE the KMS product, I wanted to see if I could get the equivalent in a cheaper product. Who doesn't want to save a buck? So, I tried TRESemme Freshstart. It comes at a fraction of the cost (around $5 per bottle), and promises to leave your hair clean and refreshed. I found the scent to be a little to strong for my liking, but if you're into heavy scents this might be for you. It also left a bit of a gray cast to my hair, but rubbing it in seemed to help the problem. In a nutshell, it's nowhere as good as KMS, but if you're on a budget it will do the trick in a pinch.