Dry shampoo saves you for a day, but used badly it leaves the roots white, rough and dirtier than before. The technique is simple.
Short answer: Spray dry shampoo about twenty centimetres from the roots, in sections, only on the area that looks greasy. Wait thirty seconds for it to absorb the sebum, then massage with your fingertips or brush it through. Use it to put off washing for a day, not to replace it.
In short
- Distance: about twenty centimetres. Any closer and it concentrates in one spot and leaves a mark.
- Time: thirty seconds before massaging or brushing.
- Use: one or two days between washes, not several days in a row.
Step by step
- On dry hair, lift sections and spray at the roots.
- Wait thirty seconds.
- Massage with your fingertips as if you were washing your hair.
- Brush to distribute it and remove the excess.
Common mistakes
- Spraying too close or in a single spot.
- Applying it to the lengths: it only goes on the roots.
- Going several days in a row without washing: the product builds up and the roots feel heavy.
If you use it often, a clarifying shampoo once a week removes what gets left behind.
How dry shampoo works
Dry shampoo does not wash: it absorbs. Most contain very fine powders, usually rice, maize or tapioca starch, that soak up sebum at the roots. That is why the roots look cleaner and fuller even though the scalp has not been washed.
If you have dark hair
Massage a little longer so the powder disappears, or choose a formula with no white residue. And whatever your hair colour: never apply it to wet hair, because the powder clumps.
Which Nitiel product fits
DRY SHAMPOO is a dry shampoo in a fine mist, with no propellant gas and no white residue. It absorbs excess sebum at the roots in thirty seconds and the 100 ml bottle gives about forty applications. It is vegan. It does not have ECOCERT certification.
Sources and references
- Tips for healthy hair. American Academy of Dermatology (AAD). Dermatologists’ guidance on how often to wash depending on the scalp and where to apply shampoo and conditioner.
- CosIng. European Commission. Official database of cosmetic ingredients: look up any INCI name on a label and see its function.
Frequently asked questions
Is dry shampoo bad for your hair?
Used now and then, no. The problem is using it daily instead of washing: the residue builds up on the scalp.
Does it add volume?
Yes. As it absorbs the sebum, the roots lift and fine hair gains body.
How many days in a row can you use dry shampoo?
One or two days between washes. After that it is time to shampoo, because powder and sebum build up on the scalp.
Can you use dry shampoo at night?
Yes, and it often works better: the product has all night to absorb the sebum and in the morning you only need to brush.