DIY Non-Toxic Dry Shampoo Recipe

Keep your hair fresh between washes with this homemade dry shampoo!

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Need a quick fix for greasy hair? Try our DIY non-toxic dry shampoo recipe.

Made with baking soda, arrowroot powder, and optional cocoa powder, this homemade dry shampoo absorbs excess oil and adds volume to your locks without any harmful chemicals.

How to make your own DIY non-toxic dry shampoo

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon baking soda
1 tablespoon arrowroot powder or cornstarch
Cacao powder (adjust for hair color)

Instructions:

Mix baking soda and arrowroot powder/cornstarch until clump-free.
For darker hair, add cacao powder/cocoa powder until desired shade is reached.
Apply along part and roots, then rub into hair and scalp. Style as usual.

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Authors

Camille May, Product Curator

Hey, I’m Camille—co-creator of Welpr and your go-to guide for all things clean living. After selling my last company in the health food space, I went non-toxic to heal an autoimmune condition. It did wonders for my health, but navigating which products to buy wasn’t easy. We built Welpr to make that journey feel a bit easier. When I’m not working on Welpr, you’ll usually find me in the sauna, sipping a raw milk latte while doing a puzzle, or walking with my pit bull Romeo in my hometown of Austin, TX.

Olushola M. Awoyemi, Medical Reviewer

Olushola M. Awoyemi (aka Shola) is a board-certified toxicologist and a research scientist with a PhD in Environmental Toxicology. Shola's long-term ambition is to be recognized as a world-renowned expert in toxicology, risk assessment, and management, with experience spanning across institutions like the US EPA, US FDA, NIEHS, USDA, UNEP, WHO, and possibly within Fortune 100 companies in the Chemical, Healthcare, Pharmaceutical, Consumer goods, or IT sectors.