Dry shampoo roundup: Klorane, Lush, Suave

(L-R) Klorane, Lush, Suave

So you ladies know my love for Batiste, but I've been making a few dry shampoo discoveries since then. Here's a quick review of three more dry shampoos:

Klorane - expensive and worth every penny

This version is Klorane Dry Shampoo with Nettle for oily hair and boy does it ever perform. It's invisible, gives great volume and turns greasy hair into freshly washed shiny bouncy locks - which will last about 24 hours believe it or not. It's scent is fresh and it's paraben-free. Love!

It IS pricey though so if you swing by France stock up on these babies. They're about 8 Euros there and double the price in Hong Kong at HKD169. But if I run out I will totally repurchase at that price, it's that good.  

I save this for days when I know I'm going to have to look great after work. 

Check out Eli's review of the Oat Milk version for normal - dry hair. 

Lush No Drought Dry Shampoo - Smells great, performs... not so great. 

This was a major disappointment for me. I picked it up because it smells of grapefruit (duh!) is silicone free and doesn't come in an aerosol can making it plane-friendly. 

BUT, it's awful to brush out of dark hair as it's very white, it's heavy and it doesn't LAST. My hair's greasy again in a few hours! Plus, the dispenser's awful, always use it on your hands first then run it through your hair - even then, it'l be messy. Even worse, it's expensive at HKD130 - you do get a massive amount with 115g.

I'm using this right now, very lightly, on clean hair that needs some texture. 

Suave Professional Dry Shampoo - Very transparent, doesn't last all day, smells delish, cheap

This is probably my cheapie-fave, beating Bastiste. At HKD40 from Fanda it won't break the bank and unlike Batiste, it's very translucent - even with light brushing, it won't show up on dark hair. It's not the longest lasting though - your hair will be rather greasy again by the end of the work day, but it's often enough for the 8 hours or so you need to look presentable. It's also awesome for adding volume and texture to clean hair. Oh and it smells of sweet peaches. Yum. 

I use this on normal days when I skip the morning hair wash and just-because days. 

Malaysian Dry Shampoo: Comfy Care

Do you know I wash my hair daily here? Every. Single. Day. Once in a week I try to give my hair a bit of a break and wash it Saturday evening and then not wash it till Monday morning. Unfortunately, by 5pm, my hair is greaaasyy. Hence the mourning Syen and I have over the lack of Batiste in this country.

Well the other day I was out for dinner with Eli in Tropicana City Mall and dropped by the newly opened Guardian. Eli spotted this local brand of dry shampoo - in Malaysia the stuff is marketed at (rather unglamorously I feel) new moms still in confinement and unable to wash their hair. Still Dry Shampoo is Dry Shampoo and we each bought a bottle to try.

Product
This is a silica-based white powder that's mostly translucent, especially when it comes into contact with oil. The bottle itself is JUST like a small shampoo bottle and loose white powder dispenses quite well. It really isn't as messy as you expect.

It's hard to compare, as Batiste is an aerosol formula, but I feel like I need more Comfy Care to tackle my hair's greasies.

About this much.

It has a faint talcum baby powder scent which I prefer to Batiste's stronger perfume. And there is an advantage to it not being in an aerosol can - it's absolutely travel and plane friendly!

WARNING Icky Greasy Hair Photo coming up!

To use, carefully rub your palms over your head to dispense powder and then run hands through hair, vigorously massaging powder into scalp.
Brush thoroughly or hair will look grey. If you brush enough the powder shouldn't be visible.

Before

After (needs more brushing!)

As you can see it absorbed the oil and added volume to my poor hair. Granted it now has a whitish caste - something I think Batiste may tackle better. This is a case of less is more. Try a little first and keep going till your hair looks refreshed.

Conclusion
While not the best dry shampoo on earth, at about RM15 it's an affordable, handy product to have on hand and I can see how great it'll be on long plane journeys.

Batiste Dry Shampoo

Since I left for Europe, I've been letting my hair grow, and grow and grow. It's just more affordable than paying £30 for a haircut. In general, my hair causes me no problems. It's fine, naturally straight and very well behaved.

So what's the catch? Well, my hair has grown SO long (it's waist length) that it's developed different climatic regions. My roots are greasy and my ends are dry. If I don't wash my hair everyday (something I actually love to do), my roots grease up and my hair loses volume. If I do, my ends get frizzy and start threatening to split. What is a girl to do?

Thank God for the English's girl's secret weapon - Batiste Dry Shampoo (£2.09). This is basically an oil absorbing, deodourising powder in an aerosol. You spray it on your hair around the roots (turning yourself temporarily grey / white) and work it in with your fingers. After leaving it a bit to bind to the grease and oils on my scalp and hair I then brush it out.

It does take quite a lot of brushing to make sure there's no grey left, and to get my hair shiny again. But it's faster than blowdrying, and the results are utterly worth it. Volume, clean fluffy hair, and no grease. This lets me go a day or two without washing, and my hair ends are thanking me for it. 

Update: I still have no idea if this is obtainable in Malaysia, try Sephora!