DIY Dry Shampoo

“We are going to go broke from buying dry shampoo and throw pillows” … My husband tells me this about every other day hahaha There is a hatred for the dry shampoo and throw pillow purchases in my house because David just can’t understand why they cost so much for what they do. Well, I wanted to try and prove David wrong and figure out a way to save some money, at least on one of those things… Dry Shampoo!

One of my best friends also named Emily, introduced me to this awesome DIY dry shampoo recipe. Now that I have been using it for over two months I just had to share it with all of you!

Let me talk a little more about the ingredients first:

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Arrowroot Powder

I had only heard of this powder a few times before Emily introduced me to this recipe. Arrowroot powder is used as a thickening agent when cooking (kind of like corn starch). This powder is an all natural ingredient and in this DIY recipe it is the main agent soaking up the grease in our hair. And it is very affordable in bulk!

Essential Oils

I think essentials oils smell amazing and have so many great benefits to our physical and emotional health. Lavender oil is my favorite oil because it not only smells amazing but is great for skin support. So adding it to this DIY dry shampoo is a must!

This recipe also contains rosemary and cedarwood essential oil. Rosemary and cedarwood are said to promote hair growth and shine. Now I am not an expert on oils, but I am an “oil believer” and have had essentials oils benefit not only my emotional health but physical health as well! So adding rosemary and cedarwood was a no brainer 🙂

I use Young Living Essential Oils and I love them! If you want to purchase Young Living oils click here and then search for the oil you want to purchase.

Cocoa Powder

Cocoa powder is optional, but totally recommend if you have dark hair. The cocoa powder gives the dry shampoo a brown tint and makes it easier to blend the dry shampoo into darker hair.

Makeup Brush + Container

You will also need a container and makeup brush for storing and easy application.

Recipe

Ingredients:

Blonde hair:
¼ cup arrowroot powder
-2 drops Lavender oil
-2 drops Rosemary oil
-2 drops Cedarwood oil

Darker hair:
-3 tablespoons arrowroot powder
-2 tablespoons cocoa powder
-3 drops Lavender oil
-2 drops Rosemary oil
-2 drops Cedarwood oil

**If you want to purchase Young Living oils click here and then search for the oil you want to purchase.

*This recipe would work without the essential oils, but you won’t get that amazing smell or hair support the oils offer.

Instructions

Combine all ingredients in a food processor and mix until fully combined. Put mixed dry shampoo into container and brush onto greasy hair with a makeup brush.

Since I already had the essential oils and cocoa powder, this DIY Dry Shampoo only cost me the price of the 16oz bag of arrowroot powder (That I only used 2 tablspoons from).

One batch of my DIY Dry Shampoo will last me about four months!!! WHAT??? CRAZY!! One bottle of store bought dry shampoo only lasts me about 3-4 weeks. So I would say this is a win!

This recipe has been a great addition to my beauty routine and now my husband can no longer say that dry shampoo is going to make us go broke!! But throw pillows might…. 😉