It’s all about the volume. I notice more and more people going for the “big hair” look, and volumizing powders are selling like hot cakes.
As these volumizing powders are often ridiculously overpriced, I wanted to show you an all-natural DIY alternative.
This particular volumizing powder is suitable for dark hair and can double as a dry shampoo. Sounds perfect, right?
You will need:
– Corn starch
– Unsweetened cocoa powder
– Essential oil (I went with tea tree, but mint or eucalyptus would be really nice as well!)
– A mixing bowl
– A teaspoon
– A sifter
– A salt or pepper shaker
Firstly you’ll need to sift two parts cornstarch and one part cocoa powder. If you have light hair, you can just leave out the cocoa powder.
Add a few drops of essential oil to add a nice scent to the mixture. I used tea tree since it’s also really good for the scalp.
Stir everything together and transfer it into your salt or pepper shaker.
To use this, just sprinkle some powder directly onto the roots of your hair. If you’re using it as a dry shampoo, let it sit for a few moments before brushing it out. If you’re using it as a volumizing powder, you can go right ahead and scrunch the powder into your hair.
This will leave you with beautiful volume, perfect for updo’s, braids, or just everyday wear!
Enjoy your DIY volumizing powder! :)
I use white kaolin clay powder from a shaker to volumize my too-fine grey hair. If you have blonde or grey hair, the white kaolin clay is great. Get a darker colour kaolin if you have darker hair. Each night I comb my hair to get most of the kaolin out, and massage my scalp so it can breathe. Next morning, I shake kaolin on my hair and pat it in (you will get powder everywhere, so do this in the bathroom rather than your bedroom or where there is a rug, and before you get dressed to keep it off you clothes.). I clean / wash the comb with an old toothbrush every day. I use a wide-tooth comb first, to carefully separate tangles, before using my regular comb to style.
People in the 18th century had “powder rooms” for a reason, to keep hair powder powder from settling on their furniture, etc. The reason they powdered their hair was to keep it clean, as clean running water to wash hair was hard to come by. A few drops of Clove or lavender oil ( natural bactericides) scented many hair powders; which was usually made from 1/4 powered orris (iris) root, (which you can get from your pharmacist) with the rest made of wheat powder (flour). It had to be combed in and out, –not brushed; because brushing makes the powder “pill” which you don’t want. Your scalp can breathe while you sleep. Sometimes I go months without wet-washing my hair, as kaolin is a natural dry shampoo which is pH neutral. My hair always smells clean. The only time I water wash is if I get caught in the rain and my head gets wet– I just wash out the kaolin, dry the hair, and powder with kaolin. Makes the hair look thicker, and it is easy to style.
Awesum possum, but volumizing powder has silica and binds hairs in a special way. Cornstarch can’t do that.
I use corn starch as a dry shampoo, but I find it doesn’t work for volume. For volume I use the all natural Davines Volume creator.
How much measure for cornstarch? And how much measure for unsweetened coca powder? And how much measure for mint,etc?let me know
She says in the article to use two parts cornstarch and one part cocoa powder. It’s up to you to determine how much you would like to use.
You are adorable!! Thanks for the DIY recipe; I’ve been looking for ways to keep my stick straight hair from slipping out of my French braids and I’m hoping this will do the trick. Cheers!
I used to have a shampoo based on rhassoul clay, it was really nice!
I love using corn starch as a dry shampoo, and as a finishing powder, it's super soft, translucent and matify the face without drying it (and let's say it, it costs nothing and lasts forever) :D
When I use it as a dry shampoo, I put it on the roots the evening before, tie my hair in a loose bun, get some beauty sleep and the next morning tadaaa clean hair :)
I never used essential oils with it, I will give it a try tonight ! With geranium or grapefruit oil *-* Thanks for the tip !
Oh and I was wondering, do you know the rhassoul clay ? It's a clay powder that you can use as a hair mask to wash your hair. It's very soft to the scalp, washes very well, and leaves your hair super soft :)