Battle Green’s Dry Shampoos (in paper packs)
Battle Green’s organic dry shampoos are made with cornstarch, arrowroot powder and kaolin clay, with aloe vera and almla fruit powder to soothe the scalp. Scented with mint & tea tree oil or orange & neroli, they are sold in a cardboard shaker pot, with refill sachets (store in a dry cool place).
Avoid essential oils for pregnancy/nursing (and avoid shea butter for latex allergies). Keep essential oils away from children and pets. And wash skin/hair before letting pets kiss you, if using cocoa butter products (and zinc oxide, found in sunscreens).
As well as avoiding paying for water to be shipped to your door (the ingredient in most liquid shampoos), dry shampoos are convenient if you have no regular access to a shower, and are also good for disabled people (and their carers who find it difficult to use a shower or lean over a sink).
They are also good for people with fine hair who find they need to ‘wash hair daily’, but prefer not to actually wet and shampoo their hair each day.
Sprinkle a little dry shampoo powder directly onto the roots of your hair (or into your palm) and apply with your fingers. Work into the roots, let it sit for 30 seconds to absorb oil, then brush through to remove excess powder.
Most dry shampoos are made with volatile organic compounds, which irritate the scalp and are made with talc (a mined substance with concerns over ovarian cancer). Some even contain flammable butane flammable gas (bin empty cans or take half-full ones to toxic waste).
The ‘no-poo method’ (not washing hair) is not advised by trichologists who say that ‘hair doesn’t clean itself’. You could end up with scalp infections. They say ‘pooh-pooh’ to ‘no-poo!’
Switching to zero waste hair care is good for your hair and good for the planet, plus use natural scents that biodegrade, rather than fragrance oils that cause algae bloom in our rivers and seas.
You can recycle empty containers of old bottles. For half-filled ones, take them to hazardous waste disposal at your local council depot.
